Programs

Join Dr. Chuck Ver Straeten, Curator of Sedimentary Rocks, for a 40-minute gallery walk through the Adirondack Hall. Together, we’ll explore the remarkable rocks of New York State and the fascinating stories they hold about ancient waterways and landscapes that shaped the region over 1.2 billion years. As we move through the gallery, Dr. Ver Straeten will bring these stones to life, revealing how each layer preserves clues to long-lost environments and dramatic changes through deep time. The program wraps up with a short look at one of New York’s most charismatic and rarely seen wild residents, the North American porcupine, drawing on fieldwork and trail camera research to share surprising insights into its behavior and ecology.