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, August 16, 2011

Earth Day at VMNH







April 15, 2010 Earth Day at VMNH is a conference style event where we have special presenters from community organizations to lead during concurrent sessions for students. We had over 400+ parents and students attend the museum. We broke the day into two time frames so more classes from Martinsville and Henry County schools can have an opportunity to attend this wonderful event! We had presenters from Danville Science Center, Southwestern Piedmont Master Naturalists, Martinsville SEMAA program, VMNH, and Master Gardeners. Programs took place in Frank Wilson Park, VMNH classrooms, and exhibit areas.

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