6   Tracking Club with Andrew Dobos Primitive skills and nature awareness instructor, Andrew Dobos leads you on a trek through forests and wetlands. Search for and learn to read signs of animal inhabitants. Meet in front of the Museum. 10:00 A.M . . FREE

6   Frog Identification and Walk. Explore the wonderful world of native frogs with CT DEP Biologist, Laura Saucier. The program begins in the classroom with an overview of Connecticut's species and their natural history. We'll then head out into the field for a dusk walk to identify frogs by their calls. Dress for the weather! 7:30 P.M., A.B. Ceder Room...FREE

8 - 14   Museum Kids Free Week. In Memory of Louise W. Willson. Free admission to Children ages 12 and under when accompanied by an adult.

13   Exploring Five Ponds. WMCC member and Five Ponds Devotee, Sam Langley and Gerri Griswold share the many reasons why they love Five Ponds more than any other WMF destination...With the Mountain Laurel in full bloom this walk should not be missed! Bring a picnic lunch. Gerri supplies dessert. 10AM – 1PM. Meet at the Beaver Pond Trail entrance at the junctions of Routes 63/61...Call 860-567-0857 to pre-register...FREE

13   Kayaking 101. Dave and Cheryl Faber, Connecticut Outdoors, LLC host a basic outdoor class designed for persons interested in getting involved in recreational kayaking who do not own a boat. Topics will include choosing the proper boat, choosing the correct paddle type and length, fitting yourself properly in a kayak, basic paddling strokes, paddling safety, vehicle loading and transport, and protecting the paddling environment – invasive spices and plants. Class size is limited. Pre-register by calling 860-567-0857. 1:00P.M. until 3:30P.M. Meet in the Museum...FREE

13   Mattatuck Astronomical Society Public Observing Session Located at the observatory in the Mill Field behind the Conservation Center. Arrive before sundown. For more information visit their website: www.mastransit.org...FREE

14   Litchfield Hills Road Race. Museum Closed

20   A Serenade for the Bats of White Memorial Folk Guitarist Robert Messore makes beautiful music timed with the emergence of our bats from the Green Barn. Sit at picnic tables festooned with tea lights in the Carriage House field and celebrate the union of music and nature. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Rain or Shine. 7:00PM, A.B. Ceder Room, Pre-registration and pre-payment required. Members $4.00..Non members $7.00...Call 860-567-0857 for more information.

27   Tree Identification Walk with WMF Forest Superintendent, Lukas Hyder 10:00 A.M. Meet in the Parking Lot.

27   Mattatuck Astronomical Society Public Observing Session Located at the observatory in the Mill Field behind the Conservation Center. Arrive before sundown. For more information visit their website: www.mastransit.org...FREE

29 - July 5   Museum Kids Free Week. In Memory of Louise W. Willson Free admission to Children ages 12 and under when accompanied by an adult.

3   Independence Day. Museum Closed

4   Tracking Club with Andrew Dobos. Primitive skills and nature awareness instructor, Andrew Dobos leads you on a trek through forests and wetlands. Search for and learn to read signs of animal inhabitants. Meet in front of the Museum. 10:00 A.M . . .Admission is FREE

4   Bats: Earth Allies Gerri Griswold has been working with bats for seventeen years. With help from her Big Brown Bat, Theo, Griswold will dispel popular myths, introduce you to Connecticut's lesser known species, eaves drop on Theo's sonar, and brief you on the latest news about White Nose Syndrome. Celebrate the #1 controller of the night flying insects this July 4! For ages 8 and up. 10:00 A.M., A.B. Ceder Room . . FREE but pre-registration is required by calling 860-567-0857.

10   20 Anniversary Blowout! Tornados of Connecticut Meteorologist Tom Alena from Talcott Mountain Science Center returns to the WMCC on the 20 Anniversary of "The Big One of July 10, 1989". Participants are invited to bring their own account of that day. Alena will then present the meteorological factors that went into creating Connecticutıs biggest tornados and discuss latest forecast methods. There will be many hands-on activities including how tornados can be created in a lab. The evening will end with a special surprise! 7:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. A.B. Ceder Room . . . FREE but seating is limited. Please pre-register by calling 860-567-0857

11   Evening at Little Pond Wildlife Biologist Dave Rosgen leads a walk around this most ethereal place in search of herons, frogs, beavers, muskrats, and more. For ages 8 and up. Meet in front of the A.B. Ceder Room at 5:30 P.M. For ages 8 and up . . . FREE but pre-registration is required by calling 860-567-0857.

11   Mattatuck Astronomial Society Public Observing Session Located at the observatory in the Mill Field behind the Conservation Center. Arrive before sundown. For more information visit their website: www.mastransit.org...FREE

12   Kayaking with Robyn Dinda Explore Bantam River outlet. Bring a lunch! Meet in the Museum parking lot at 10:00 A.M. For more information call Robyn at 860-567-0738.

18   The Sky is Falling! Meteorites with Jon Wallace Learn all about celestial Fallout with Astronomer, Geologist, Teacher, Jon Wallace. Jon will display and discuss his collection of meteorites amassed over two decades. He has a surprise for each participant! The program is appropriate for all ages and is free but you must pre-register as class size is limited. 2:00 P.M., A.B. Ceder Room. Call 860-567-0857 to pre-register.

25   Bat House Workshop
Time: 1:00P.M. to 8:00P.M. includes dinner! Space is limited.
Fee: Members - $15.00, Non-Members - $20.00
A.B. Ceder Room
You have probably heard about the most recent problem that our bat population has been experiencing, White Nose Syndrome. So, what can you do about this that will still help bats on the property and in our own neighborhood? Build and install a bat house! Geoff Krukar, CT DEP Wildlife Division's very own "Bat Guy", will lead this hand-on workshop that introduces you to building bat houses and how to install them so that they are attractive to bats (they don't just sleep any ole' place). The bat houses you build will be installed on the property and will need to be monitored, so we'll cap the evening off with dinner while counting the bats as they leave one of our local roosts. You'll learn how to help these night hunters of biting insects and how your efforts can be useful for this region's conservation efforts. If after all of this, you want to take the bat house that you helped build because you have absolutely perfect bat conditions in your yard, then each bat house can be purchased for $50, which covers the cost of the materials.

25   Mattatuck Astronomial Society Public Observing Session Located at the observatory in the Mill Field behind the Conservation Center. Arrive before sundown. For more information visit their website: www.mastransit.org...FREE

31   Kayak Odysseys in the South PacificAdventurer and Photographer, Horst Antosch shares spectacular photographs and tales of his three month long kayak sojourn in Western Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Australia, and New Zealand. With all of that paddling you'll be working up an appetite. Refreshments served! 7:00 P.M. A.B. Ceder Room . . . FREE but please pre-register by calling 860-567-0857.