About the Martinsville-Henry County Community Nature Initiative

With the support of The Harvest Foundation of the Piedmont, Virginia Museum of Natural History and its partners, Dr. Denny Casey and Tamara Poles developed a new nature and outdoor initiative entitled the Martinsville Henry County Community Nature Initiative (MHC CNI). The CNI will serve as a clearinghouse for environmental information, use nature as a way to stimulate learning, develop opportunities for quality family time in the outdoors, and position VMNH as a leader in environmental education. CNI will serve as a means to provide hands-on, real-world opportunities for children, educators, and families to increase appreciation for nature and as an effective means to better understand and address community environmental issues.

Click the above CNI logo for official website and to access your Earth Week Passport!

Earth Week 2010 Highlights

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

TACO Week!

Take A Child Outside (TACO) Week is back!! This year is the third annual celebration to help break down obstacles that keep children from exploring the outdoors. Normally this week is from September 24 to September 30, however due to the excitment of our partners wanting to participate we have extended our TACO week to Ocotber 2, 2010. Our kickoff event is our Screen on the Green that will be taking place September 24, 2010 at Hooker Stadium!! :) Fun activities such as relay races with Marty the Mustang, face painting, crafts, and accuracy contests will begin at 8:00pm and the movie will begin at 8:30pm! We will be showing a hit animated film starring Robin Williams and Nicole Kidman!

We are currently coordinating a variety programs addressing various audiences that will take place throughout the week. Keep checking this page for updates!!
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