Science in Conversation Join the Natural History Institute for a webinar series that asks scientists to uncover the natural history in their science. Program Director Jessie Rack engages scientists across […]
NHI Art Gallery Presents The Art of Natural History Highlights from the Josephine Michell Arader Collection Historically, the practice of natural history is what birthed the natural sciences. Art was […]
Winter means a time to reflect, to follow the inward-turning curiosity, to match language to the constant change and cycling of the natural world. Join the Natural History Institute in […]
During the 1870s, Yavapai and Dilzhe'e Apache peoples were violently forced out of their homes in the Verde Valley, Bradshaw Mountains, Mogollon Rim Country, and around the confluence of the […]
Nature Niños is a free community program for families with children ages 0-8 in the Greater Prescott Area. Park Rangers and community partners (including NHI!) will lead child-centered play events […]
At the Natural History Institute, we know that one of the best ways to get people to care about nature is to teach them about nature. In this webinar, learn […]
Spikes and spines and herbarium sheets! In this indoor, hands-on workshop, botanist and plant collection guru Dr. Marc Baker will demonstrate proper techniques for collecting and processing cacti and agaves. […]
Morning Ramble Have you ever been on a hike and wondered about the story of the place and how it came to be? Join us on a Morning Ramble to […]
Hummingbirds are known for their jewel-like feathers and their whirring flight as they feed on the nectar from flowers, drinking hundreds and hundreds of tiny sips of sugary nectar throughout the […]
Nature Niños is a free community program for families with children ages 0-8 in the Greater Prescott Area. Park Rangers and community partners (including NHI!) will lead child-centered play events […]
“The most vulnerable habitats of all, with the highest extinction rate per unit area, are rivers, streams and lakes....” ~E.O. Wilson in "A Biologist's Manifesto for Preserving the Earth" Northern […]
Join the Natural History Institute for a Speaker Series talk by Yavapai College professor Dr. Jeb Bevers, who will share his research into the life and work of Victorian naturalist […]