Burpee Goes Wild Thanksgiving weekend

November 7th, 2007 at 11:55am Jill Trojniar

Burpee Museum invites you & your extended family to join us for a weekend of wild activities November 23 & 24.  Wilderness Weekend activities encourage interactive family learning opportunities and fun for visitors of any age.
Grab you camera and get your family photo taken in front of our polar bear or Jane, the juvenile T.Rex (exclusive up close photo is $5 extra). Activities include:        
Friday, November 23     
11am-4pm   
Birds Galore!

“Hoo” Haven Wildlife & Education facility will be on hand for an adventure in aviary wildlife - complete with live birds of prey.  Specific show time at 12:15 pm, but birds and animals will be on display from 11am-4pm. Find out what to do if you find an injured or orphaned bird.  Dissect a pellet to determine the birds’ last meal.  Take-home wild bird crafts.

“Hoo” Haven is the North American facility where orphaned and injured birds and animals are brought for individual treatment and rehabilitation. This rehab allows them to be nursed back to health before being released back into the wild.

Activities are free with paid museum admission. 

Saturday, November 24    
11am -4pm    
Native American attractions
The fall harvest has been completed and winter is coming.  Experience the preparation that Native Americans made for survival during the long cold months in the wilderness. Participate in the ever-important harvest activities of shelling & grinding.  
Members of the Native American Awareness Community group will be on hand demonstrating beading, corn grinding, & storytelling.  Make & take wilderness crafts including corn husk dolls are included. Activities are free with paid museum admission. 

Saturday, November 24
11am, 1pm & 3pm
Behind the Scenes – Collections & Fossil Prep Lab Tour
Burpee’s Collections Manager, Scott Williams will host guided tour of Burpee’s Collections. Want to see how dinosaurs are prepared or view many of the mounted birds Burpee used to display when the museum was in the Barnes mansion?  Now is your chance! Join Scott as he gives an in-depth tour of the specimens behind closed doors. The collection houses over 1,000 mammals, 4,400 birds, 250 reptiles, African lion, 9 ft. polar bear, 14 ½ ft. American crocodile and other neat stuff. There is an additional $2 admission for the Collections & Prep Lab tour.  Special admission price to attend both days $6/museum members, $7.50/public. 

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours:           
Thursday, Nov 22 – closed           
Friday, Nov 23 – 10am-5pm           
Saturday, Nov 24 – 10am-5pm           
Sunday, Nov 25 – Noon -5pm  

For more info, phone 815-965-3433 or log on to www.burpee.org. 

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