Earth Day STEM Celebration
April 18 | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Where in eastern NC can you find fossils, flight simulators, fainting goats, AND over 2,000 feathered friends in one place? Well Sylvan Heights Bird Park of course!
On Saturday, April 18th from 10AM-2PM, Sylvan Heights Bird Park will celebrate Earth Day, the largest science event of the year. This event brings the public together with over 20 regional environmental and community organizations in an interactive event that highlights careers in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) field through fun hands-on demonstrations, experiments, and activities.
Visitors of all ages will have the chance to dig for fossils with the Aurora Fossil Museum and Scotland Neck’s Rock Museum, learn to fly with Elizabeth City State University’s Dept. of Aviation, learn about the latest in firefighting technology with Coopers Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, interact with fainting goats, miniature horses, reptiles and of course birds- just to name a few! All activities are free to the public with paid admission to the park.
Participating Organizations:
- Crafty Heffers
- Rocky Mount Children’s Museum & Science Center
- Imagination Station
- Fishing Creek Soil and Water Conservation District
- Gratitude Farm and Retreat, LLC
- Sylvan Heights Bird Park
- A Time for Science
- Shiny Exotics
- ROCK Museum
- Coopers Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
- North Carolina Wildlife Federation
- North Carolina Wildlife Federation – Red Wolf
- North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission
- Aurora Fossil Musuem
- Rocky Mount Wildlife Rehabbers
- Roanoke Cooperative
- Eastern Bluebird Rescue Group
- Halifax County Community College
- Roanoke/Cashie River Center
- Howell Woods ELC
- Elizabeth City State University
- Hawk Manor Falconry
- Cypress Group of the NC Sierra Club
- NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
- Faintin’ Acre Farm
- Dream Hunt and Fishing Program
This event is part of the North Carolina Science Festival. Find more activities at https://ncsciencefestival.org/!