Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    THE MUSEUM IS ONE OF ONLY FOURTEEN MUSEUMS IN THE US DUALLY ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA) AND THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS (AAM.) THESE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN THE INDUSTRY ARE THE HALLMARK OF QUALITY. THE MUSEUM DELIVERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS LEAD BY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS AND CURATORS AND SUPPORTED BY A VOLUNTEER CORPS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS (THE EQUIVALENT OF 17- 21 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES.) EXCEPTIONAL GUEST EXPERIENCES ARE CREATED FOR OVER 270,000 ANNUAL VISITORS AND OVER 8,000 MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS. OVER 35,000 STUDENTS ARE EDUCATED UTILIZING VIRGINIA STATE STANDARDS OF LEARNING CORRELATED INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS IN LIFE, PHYSICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCE, STEM, AND NATURAL HISTORY. QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS ALLOW EVERY VISITOR A HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCE ABOUT VIRGINIA'S ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY. TEN ENDANGERED SPECIES ARE EXHIBITED AND OVER 21 FIELD CONSERVATION PROJECTS CONNECT STUDENTS, VISITORS, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO LOCAL ACTIVE CONSERVATION PROJECTS. MORE THAN 250 SPECIES OF NATIVE ANIMALS, MANY THAT HAVE BEEN INJURED, REHABILITATED AND ARE NON-RELEASABLE, SUPPORT CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $3.4M

  • Connecting People to Nature Education

    WE CONNECT PEOPLE TO NATURE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, IN CLASSROOMS, ON THE MUSEUM FLOOR, OUTSIDE, OR OFFSITE AND VIRTUALLY. LEARNING IS MULTIGENERATIONAL THROUGH INDIVIDUAL ENCOUNTERS, SMALL GROUP OR LARGE AUDIENCES. PROGRAMS INCORPORATE NATURAL SCIENCE BASED EDUCATION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES. SEASONAL EXHIBITS, SIGNAGE, ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS, PRESENTATIONS, TOURS, DISCOVERY CARTS AND INTERACTIVE DEMONSTRATIONS EDUCATE IN FUN AND ENGAGING WAYS. OVER 950 ANNUAL PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED BY PROFESSIONAL MUSEUM EDUCATORS AND OVER 484 MUSEUM TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. OVER 35,000 STUDENTS WERE EDUCATED THROUGH SOL CORRELATED INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $2.1M

  • Animal Care and Conservation Programs

    THE MUSEUM IS ONE OF 14 INSTITUTIONS IN THE U.S. THAT ARE ACCREDITED BY BOTH THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA) AND THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS (AAM). OVER 230 SPECIES TO INCLUDE 8 ENDANGERED AND OVER 1,000 ANIMALS ARE CARED FOR WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS. ANIMAL CARE PROVIDES HUSBANDRY, VETERINARY CARE, NUTRITION, ENRICHMENT, WELFARE AND TRAINING TO EACH ANIMAL 365 DAYS. OVER 15 FIELD CONSERVATION PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE FEDERAL SPECIES SURVIVAL PLANS HELP PROVIDE EDUCATION THROUGH CONSERVATION ACTION. NATIVE PLANT PROPAGATION AND THEMED NATIVE GARDENS SUPPORT LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE 23 ACRE CAMPUS WHILE SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPTING PRACTICES ARE EXHIBITED THROUGH DROUGHT TOLERANT SPECIES, HOST OR FOOD PLANTS FOR NATIVE WILDLIFE, AND ECOLOGICALLY BENEFICIAL SPECIES. LIVING GREEN HOUSE AND ROOF, MONARCH WAY STATION, BUTTERFLY GARDENS AND HAVEN ARE A FEW EXAMPLES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.2M