White background and green text reading “Sensory friendly Sundays paused for March 15th and 22nd due to high volume of visitation during March Break. Our next sensory friendly Sunday is March 29th.” And a green museum logo
Sensory Friendly Sundays will return in a couple of weeks!
#MNH #Museum #Halifax #Sunday #NovaScotia
Gus the gopher tortoise on white background facing camera
If you’re looking for our schedule of interpretive programs this #MarchBreak look no further! Here it is: naturalhistory.novascotia.ca/event/march-...
#MNH #NovaScotia
White background and green text reading "Can we eat in the Museum? You can, but only in our snack room please. This room will be open for all visitors over March Break. It is a shared space for food and extra coatracks. Please do not eat in the exhibits." with an image of the Pjila'si exhibit below the text.
White background and green text reading "When is the Museum open? Everyday, 9:30am - 4:30pm. Every visitor is different, but in general we recommend an hour to visit." with an image of a horned dinosaur below the text.
White background and green text reading "How can I get there? We have bike racks outside the front door and exit doors. Halifax Transit routes stop directly in front of the Museum every day, including weekends. There is a pay and display lot on site which is administered by Indigo Parking. This is a public lot and is frequently used by museum visitors and those visiting the area. Parking is $3.00 an hour."
White background with green text reading "Will I see Gus during my visit? Yes, but he will not be going for a public walk. On very busy days, like March Break, holidays, or anytime it is too busy in the exhibits, Gus is walked privately for his comfort and safety." an image of Gus is below the text.
White background with green text reading "Do we need to prebook a visit to the museum? Families and individuals do not! Just come visit and buy your admission at our front desk" with an image of the exterior of the museum.
White background with green text reading: "How much does it cost to visit the museum? Adult $10 Senior (Age 65+) $9 Youth (Age 6-17) $6 Child (Age 5 and under) Free Student (Age 18+ with valid Student ID card) $8 Family A (2 adults and their children 17 and under) $25 Family B (1 adult and their children 17 and under) $18"
White background, profile image of Gus the gopher tortoise, green text reading "Everything you need to know about March Break" with a green museum of natural history logo.
Left image is a photograph of Eastern White Cedar on the Hectanooga Conservation Lands. Central cedar tree surrounded by mossy groundcover and sunshining in the background. Image on the right is a hand drawn illustration of the cones, seeds and branches of an Eastern White Cedar. Labeled Figure 1. Thuja occidentalis with pollen cones, seed, seed cones and branchlets (with permission of the Flora od North America Association, Flora of North America. Vol. 2) Text: Eastern White Cedar, qaskusi, has been and continues to be a significant ceremonial plant in smudging ceremonies and medicinal plant for the Mi’kmaq within Mi’kma’ki. #NSWildifeSpotlight #EaasternWhiteCedar #SpeciesAtRisk. Logo: Museum of Natural History a part of the NSM.
#EasternWhiteCedar, #qaskusi, has been and continues to be a significant ceremonial plant for the Mi’kmaq within #Mi’kma’ki. Cedar wood is lightweight and easily to work with when constructing canoes and other crafts. #NSWildifeSpotlight #SpeciesAtRisk
Central photographic image by ©USDA, of unopened cones of an Eastern White Cedar. The Evergreen tree/shrub has green scale-like leaves that grown from the branches. Text: Eastern White Cedar. Pink circle. Vulnerable Species at Risk. Capable of reaching ages of 400 -700 years old, clearcutting is the highest threat to Cedar wood forests. #NSWildifeSpotlight #EaasternWhiteCedar #SpeciesAtRisk. Logo: Museum of Natural History a part of the NSM.
Learn more about conserving the remaining cedar forests: nsnt.ca/blog/newly-s...
#NSWildifeSpotlight #SpeciesAtRisk #EasternWhiteCedar
Title page: Nova Scotia Wildlife Spotlight. Species at Risk. Five coloured circles from left to right: Yellow is for endangered, orange is for threatened, pink is for vulnerable, violet is for extirpated, navy blue is for extinct. Image of the sky looking through trees from below. A weekly post spotlighting a different species currently at risk in Nova Scotia. #NSWildlifeSpotlight. Logo: Museum of Natural History a part of the NSM.
#EasternWhiteCedar is VULNERABLE in Nova Scotia.
Yarmouth, Digby, Annapolis, Kings and Cumberland, are the five specific counties where Eastern White Cedar is found growing in swamps, alongside brooks, streams, and lakeside forests.
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#NSWildifeSpotlight
This program runs on select Tuesday mornings, from 10am - 11am. It is included with the cost of museum admission or a museum membership. This program is not designed for daycares, schools, or other groups.
What’s Wee Wild Ones? It is a fun program where children under 5 years old and their caregivers explore the wonders of nature. Enjoy stories and puppet shows, explore real museum specimens, build with tree blocks, and learn through play!
Spring dates and topics:
April 7th - Frogs & Toads
April 14th - Salamanders
April 21st - Bees
April 28th - Butterflies
May 5th - Sea stars (and their cousins)
May 12th - Gaelic
May 19th - Birds & Colour
May 26th - Wood Turtles
White background with green text reading “Wee Wild Ones” and a green silhouette of a salamander. Black text reads “Returns April 7th!”
Our Wee Wild Ones program is taking its own March break until April.
Hop back into the Museum of Natural History with your wee one on April 7th to learn about frogs and toads 🐸.
#MNH #Museum #April #Halifax
Worker bee feeding a drone bee
The queen honeybee lays all the eggs in the hive, sometimes more than 1000 eggs a day. The eggs the queen lays? The workers care for them, and the larva, and keep all the brood toasty warm and safe.
The worker bees? They are female. 🐝💪
#InternationalWomensDay #Bees
Honeybees on a frame
In a honeybee hive, the hive is constructed, maintained, and defended by the worker bees. The workers also forage, bringing back pollen and nectar, to feed the hive.
#MNH #Bees #Nature
Visit a #museum this #weekend and take photos in unusual ways.
Here are two horned #dinosaur skulls, viewed through a hole on another dinosaur skull.
Gus the gopher tortoise in his log
Sometimes, it is too busy for a public Gus walk. On holidays, March Break, or a bustling weekend day, staff walk Gus privately. This is for his comfort and safety. We’re still happy to answer questions and talk about our beloved tortoise. And you can say hello to him the rest of the day!
Gus the gopher tortoise in an exhibit
A classic museum visit might include a walk with Gus. Every afternoon at 3pm, Gus enjoys a snack and a stroll. The menu and walk is his choice. In the late spring, summer, and early fall, we are outside in the museum’s backyard. In the colder weather, we’re exploring the exhibits.
Gus the gopher tortoise facing the camera on a white background
Gus. The tortoise, the myth, the legend.
Gus is 103 years old (we will celebrate 104 years in August 2026). He is the oldest known living gopher tortoise in the world and he has lived with the museum for more than eighty years.
#MNH #Halifax #NovaScotia #Museum
Left image is of a single Common Nighthawk resting on a sandy beach. The bird is a dark brown base colour with a speckling of dusty brown and white over the tips of the feathers. There is a soft yellow ring around the black eye and a tiny beak. Image on the right is a map of North and South America as it shows the breeding zone (orange), migrating zone (yellow) and wintering zone (blue). Text: Common Nighthawk. Common Nighthawks only raise 1 to 2 eggs per season. Nesting sites are consistently flat open spaces while the substrates can vary from sandy beaches, short grasslands, and even gravelly rooftops to railway beds. #NSWildifeSpotlight #SpeciesAtRisk #Birds. Logo: Museum of Natural History a part of the NSM.
#CommonNighthawks are most often sighted at dawn or dusk and are heard making sharp “peents” calls in flight. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qps...
#NSWildifeSpotlight #SpeciesAtRisk #Birds
Central image is of a male Common Nighthawk in flight, viewed from below. The body and wings are black with white strips near the tips of the wings and along the throat. Aerodynamic wing shape and streamline tail. Text: Common Nighthawk. Orange circle. Threatened Species at Risk. Common Nighthawks are aerial insectivores. Their diet requires regular access to large quantities of insects, especially during the breeding season. Due to Climate Change insectivore birds and the insect lifecycles, they depend upon may no longer be lining up effectively. #NSWildifeSpotlight #SpeciesAtRisk #Birds. Logo: Museum of Natural History a part of the NSM.
#CommonNighthawks are aerial insectivores, hunting insects during midflight as the source of their diet. Agricultural pesticides have decreased insect populations for decades, impacting the access to food for birds like the Common Nighthawks. #SpeciesAtRisk naturecanada.ca/discover-nat...
Title page: Nova Scotia Wildlife Spotlight. Species at Risk. Five coloured circles from left to right: Yellow is for endangered, orange is for threatened, pink is for vulnerable, violet is for extirpated, navy blue is for extinct. Image of the sky looking through trees from below. A weekly post spotlighting a different species currently at risk in Nova Scotia. #NSWildlifeSpotlight. Logo: Museum of Natural History a part of the NSM.
#CommonNighthawk is THREATHENED in Nova Scotia. They are a medium-sized bird, with an aerodynamic body, with white bars between the bends, and tips of their long-pointed wings. Males having a white tail band and white throat patch compared to females and juveniles. #NSWildifeSpotlight
Stegosaurus skeleton
Stegosaurus stuffed animal with a blue body and red plates.
The dinosaurs in Dinosaur Exploration 2 aren’t very snuggly but the ones on the gift shop are!
#MNH #Dinosaur #Stuffy #Museum
Love it. I want one with a wizard hat.
Green sea urchin in an ocean tank, with an empty blue mussel shell on top of it.
Is it #Monday? We don’t know anymore. We heard it’s #March too. Anyway, here’s a green sea urchin wearing an empty blue mussel shell.
#Museum #NovaScotia
Duck tracks across a frozen pond to an opening in the ice
Squirrel tracks in the snow to a tree
Are you making tracks to a museum this weekend?
You should be. 🐾👣
#MNH #Museum #NovaScotia
Today, February 24th, our Wee Wild Ones program is cancelled. It will return March 3rd.
What is Wee Wild Ones? It is a fun program where kids under 5 and their caregivers explore the wonders of nature.
This program runs on select Tuesdays, from 10-11am.
#MNH #Halifax #NovaScotia
