A World of Wonder: Early Childhood Wetlands Exhibit
Giggles of joy, squeals of excitement, oohs and ahhs of wonder. These are just a few of the sounds we expect to hear emanating from the upcoming Early Childhood Exhibit at the VINS Nature Center. This winter, we will open a new space dedicated to young audiences. The VINS Staff have been hard at work…
Broad-winged Hawks: Tracking a Migratory Journey
If you have felt a recent change in the air and are starting to get excited for fall, you may just be a Broad-winged Hawk. Okay, maybe broad-wings don’t get excited about fall, but they do experience Zugunruhe, which is German for migratory restless period. September is not just the start of pumpkin spice everything…
Farewell to Neddick
By Lindsay Garrett Honoring the Legacy of Our Red-tailed Hawk Ambassador At VINS, working with wildlife brings us immense joy, but also moments of deep heartache. It is with this sentiment that we share the news of the passing of Neddick, our beloved Red-tailed Hawk ambassador. Grae, VINS Director of the Center for Wild Bird…
Remarkable Reptiles – A New Exhibit
By Chris Collier, Senior Director, Operations & Exhibits VINS new exhibit – Scales and Shells: Remarkable Reptiles – is in a new location (next to the Birds Are Dinosaurs exhibit in the Neale Pavilion), which provides our reptile ambassadors much larger, updated, bioactive enclosures. While most well-known for our avian ambassadors, VINS is currently home…
Remembering VINS’ Recent Past
What do you like about working at VINS that has kept you here for so many years? LC: I love the people that I work with. I think we’re a good team, and we’re accepting of everyone’s new ideas. I also love working with the public and listening to their stories, especially during our private…