New Orleans brass band-meets-Mardi Gras Indian outfit Cha Wa radiates the energy of the city’s street culture. The band’s music feels like pure joy, a distillation of generations of New Orleans expression. But it also never fails to remind us how hard-won that joy was. “Mardi Gras Indian songs are inherently songs about freedom,” the…
Every animal has a weapon of one sort or another, but the overwhelming majority of weapons stay small. Yet, sprinkled through the tree of life are species where weapons become extreme. Occasionally, human-manufactured weapons also evolve to extremes. Emlen reveals that the same critical conditions trigger arms races in both cases, and the most crucial…
The annual Breeding Bird Survey is returning on June 29, 2024! Join us at the billy barr community center at 6:00 a.m. for a light breakfast. At 6:20 a.m. we will break up into smaller groups and then walk to our birding areas. Birding typically goes all morning, though people are welcome to leave at…
The Weldon and Rosalie Weekley Visitor Center and Store is ready to welcome guests on June 2nd, 2023! Opening Hours 10 am -5 pm, June 2nd – August 31st 10 am – 4 pm, September 1st – 30th* *closed for tours between 11 am – 12 pm and 2 pm – 3 pm About We…
Enjoying viewing through our iconic 30” telescope. Dome tours are offered each Friday & Saturday. All dome tours last 30 minutes and include viewing of several astronomical objects through the telescope. $15.00
Enjoying viewing through our iconic 30” telescope. Dome tours are offered each Friday & Saturday. All dome tours last 30 minutes and include viewing of several astronomical objects through the telescope. $10.00
Enjoying viewing through our iconic 30” telescope. Dome tours are offered each Friday & Saturday. All dome tours last 30 minutes and include viewing of several astronomical objects through the telescope. $10.00
Enjoy a family-friendly astronomy talk by one of our knowledgeable volunteers followed by viewing through a variety of small outside telescopes (weather permitting). Note: a separate Dome Tour ticket is required for viewing through our 30” telescope. Talk Title: The Prime Meridian, Where East Meets West Description: The Royal Observatory was established in 1676 in…
Enjoy a family-friendly astronomy talk by one of our knowledgeable volunteers followed by viewing through a variety of small outside telescopes (weather permitting). Note: a separate Dome Tour ticket is required for viewing through our 30” telescope. Title: Jupiter and Juno Speaker: Derek Brooks Description: It’s our solar system’s largest planet, and it has affected…
Enjoying viewing through our iconic 30” telescope. Dome tours are offered each Friday & Saturday. All dome tours last 30 minutes and include viewing of several astronomical objects through the telescope. $10.00