Wonderfully Wild

23/09/2024

Thank you so much to everyone who came to the programs today! You had so many great questions and stories. Please feel free to post your pictures in the comments. Thank you for a wonderful time Washington County Free Library

10/04/2024

Looking forward to seeing you this Saturday 🦔🐍🦎🐢. Here are some more details on all the wonderful things that will be going on. (Click the link for an itinerary and map)

The mission of the Conococheague Institute is to develop and foster awareness, understanding and stew

15/03/2024

Getting excited for April 13th at the Conococheague Institute!

13/03/2024

Come out to see us at the Conococheague Institute April 13th! 🦔🦎🐍🐢

15/11/2023

Happy Steve Irwin Day
"Conservation is my job, my life, my whole persona."

178.1K likes, 3507 comments. “Today, November 15 is Steve Irwin Day. A day to remember our dad, the greatest Wildlife Warrior on the planet. He was one man who changed the world forever and continues to inspire the next generations. ”

08/07/2022

It is a very bittersweet day for Wonderfully Wild.

Today marks our dear friend Brittany Wedd's final day at Discovery Station. 🥺

When I first started WW in 2018, it was a slow start and I was starting to think maybe this dream wouldn't come true.

I posted on a local page and someone asked if I did shows at Discovery Station. Before I had time to respond, Brittany jumped in and said she would be thrilled to have us!

A few days later, I met the wonderful Brittany Wedd in person. I had no idea then that I would be meeting one of the most amazing people I'd ever have the chance to meet. Or that I would be lucky enough to make a lifelong friend, whose fire and passion reignited my spark and continues to keep it lit.

Brittany's knowledge, love, compassion, kindness, fierceness, selflessness, and light has touched so many of us. She has changed mine (and my kid's) life, and I'm sure many people have experienced the same.

Her contribution to this community, especially it's children, cannot be overstated.

Thank you for being my lightmaker, and thank you for giving us the opportunity to have all of the wonderful experiences we've had teaching kid's and their families about the wonderfully wild world around them.

I look forward to continuing to watch you shine and to keep spreading our light (as we all know you will🥰).

WE LOVE YOU MISS BRITTANY!!
❤️Ms.Jenny, Mr.Lonnie, Kiera, Otto, Mr. Eko, Kurma, Mr. Noodle, and Thorn 🦎🐢🐍🦔

09/05/2022

Happy Birthday David Attenborough!

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24/04/2022

We had an amazing time at Discovery Station!
Thank you to everyone who came out to meet the critters🐢🦔🐍

22/04/2022

Join us at Discovery Station tomorrow for some animals and Earth Day fun🦔🐢🐍🪳🌳

26/03/2022

We had such a wonderful time at Discovery Station today! Thank you so much to everyone who came out to meet our critters!

*If you took pictures at the show, please feel free to share them in the comments. We love seeing your photos 📸*

03/03/2022

30/11/2021

It’s and that means it's your chance support Discovery Station by making a tax-deductible donation here: https://discoverystation.org/give/

A donation of $25 can support quality hands-on programs for children like Kiera and Otto!

29/11/2021

It’s almost —a global day of and one of your biggest chances to give back to causes for which you’re ! You can support Discovery Station this by making a tax-deductible donation here: https://discoverystation.org/give/

At Discovery Station, we are grateful to all of our families, supporters, volunteers, and staff members who help make Discovery Station the wonderful nonprofit children's museum that it is!

Since our founding in 1996, the mission of Discovery Station has been to create an environment that stimulates curiosity and promotes life-long learning. To date, more than 175,000 children and adults have enjoyed our exhibits and programs, and that number continues to grow!

That's why we would like to personally invite you to support Discovery Station's mission ahead of this Giving Tuesday!

In the past year, Discovery Station has:

🤖 Updated its Robotics Exhibit with Cognito neurotech, making Discovery Station one of the first children's museums in the country to give children access to technology that allows them to control the movement of robots with headsets

🐸 Installed an Exploration Rainforest Exhibit, allowing children to get up close and personal with rainforest animals from around the world.

📚 Developed and distributed 6,000 STEAM and Financial Literacy Kits to Washington County families at no cost to the families to support kindergarten readiness. The aim of the initiative is to distribute 24,000 STEAM and Financial Literacy Kits to Washington County families by 2025 to support kindergarten readiness.

👩‍👧‍👦 Developed and distributed 1,000 STEAM activities to Bester Community of Hope families in 2020-2021.

With the generous support of people like you, we will continue to provide this much-needed and worthwhile community asset. With more than 80% of our annual operating budget dedicated to exhibits and programming, you can rest assured that your donation will be used to help support our vision to be the premier children’s museum in the tristate area.

Please consider making a tax-deductible to Discovery Station so that we can continue to do the valuable work that we do at our nonprofit children's museum! now!

05/10/2021

Wonderful story about the Axolotl Guardian, how protecting axolotls helped him to overcome his own struggles, and how he is helping the axolotls overcome their own.

*content disclaimer- mentions drug and alcohol addiction *

In Xochimilco, Mexico, Manuel Rodriguez is on a mission to save the country’s native and endangered axolotl, a small amphibious animal that can regenerate it...

17/09/2021

*update- I spotted one! I was able to catch it, but beware, they truly have an impressive and startling jump. If you find one, don't forget to report it here:
https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/26f9dbec58674313b1bec03ddb8b5f0e. *

Normally, we never advocate for killing anything, insects included. This is the exception. The Spotted lanternfly threaten our local wildlife and our crops.

Please squish🥾 or capture immediately and report to MD DNR. 🪰

To report a sighting of Spotted Lanternfly or any egg masses, contact the Maryland Department of Agriculture at (410) 841-5920 or [email protected] as soon as possible. https://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/Pages/spotted-lantern-fly.aspx

19/08/2021

20/06/2021

If you live in DC, MD, VA, WV, please read.
There is an unidentified illness killing birds in our area.
Please take down feeders and empty your baths.
There is plenty of food and water for the birds in the wild right now, they will be just fine.
Congregation at feeders/baths spreads illness.

I know this isn't fun, I love seeing the birds at my feeders. But if you want to continue seeing them, take them down for now. 🐦

26/05/2021

Here's a great comparison of our two species of tent caterpillars courtesy of MBP editor Brandon Woo. Forest Tent Caterpillar larvae (left) do not create tents and feature a cool "footprint" pattern that makes them easy to ID. Eastern Tent Caterpillars (right) are easily spotted by their distinctive tents in trees at this time of year. Both are frequently encountered while out foraging and commuting to and from new food sources.

Thumbnail photos of both species at Maryland Biodiversity Project: http://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewThumbnails.php?genus=Malacosoma.