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George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History
Celebrate the season of autumn with its falling leaves and ghostly wonders at a series of fall workshops at
College of the Atlantic's George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History.
 On Saturday, Oct. 11, learn to identify trees by their fall leaves on a walk through the campus with COA senior and Goldwater scholar, Neith Little.
The workshop, Why the Leaves Turn Color, will run from 1:30 to 3 p.m. It begins at the museum, but stretches out across campus, as Little discusses how and why the annual spectacle of fall color occurs. She'll also offer hints on identifying trees and shrubs at a distance by their palette-and then, she'll produce a bit of chemical magic with plant pigments. $3; museum members free.
On Saturday, Oct. 18, learn to harness the power of Prometheus in a fire-making workshop from 1:30 to 3 p.m. In his workshop, "Fire Making: Power of Prometheus," Luka Negotia, a trained wilderness survivor, will offer the techniques of fire making using handmade bow drills. Other methods of fire making, such as using magnifiers and flint, also will be discussed. These skills can be especially useful in camping and emergency situations, says Negotia, who has worked with famed tracker Tom Brown. Ages 12 and up; those under 18 need to be accompanied by a parent. $3; museum members free.
It's almost Halloween, so come back to the museum that Saturday afternoon from 1 to 4:30 p.m. to make a mask of your favorite Maine animal while learning a bit of natural history. Use papier mache to craft your animal's likeness-or try using leaves for a botanical mask. Either way, says Lynn Havsall, director of museum programs, "you'll come away with a wild disguise and enough nature wiles to scare your friends." $5; museum members $3.
Finally, COA will once again celebrate its popular Nature of Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 25, when pumpkins will line the pathways and ghoulish guides-all students of human ecology-bewitch visitors with tales of how spiders, snakes and skeletons became entangled with the spooky night of Halloween. Call for reservations and details.
For more information, or to make reservations, call 288-5395.
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