We want to identify and better understand everywhere within town where water flows toward, into, and along our waterways including riparian (water-side) corridors:• Where do we have flooding and flows, especially with Spring snowmelt and rainstorms.• What is the water quality and when – generally clear? Sometimes or always turbid (muddy)? Forms pools and gets real funky?• What flora and fauna does the water support – willows? Songbirds? Pollinators? Frogs? • What are the seasonal patterns?

Document the formation of ghost forests.

Discover the awesome power of sound! Create sound waves in a tube. Match mystery sounds. Test your hearing. Sort high and low pitches on a turntable. Can you locate a cricket and cat in a kitchen just by listening? Mix a soundtrack. Launch a sound wave toward an eardrum. How many decibels can you produce with your own voice? Team up and let out a roar in the Scream Chamber! SONIC SENSATION is on exhibit September 7, 2024 through January 5, 2025 at the Children’s Museum & Science Center at the Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences in Rocky Mount. Admission is $6 per person and includes the Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Living Marsh, Live Animal Gallery and more.     

Turtles and tortoises face threats from habitat challenges and the international pet trade. You can help these reptiles survive and migrate safely! Play Turtle Migration in a giant board game. Track a hidden turtle using telemetry. See how shell shapes suit different lifestyles and habitats. Design a turtle-friendly housing development. Find out what a loggerhead sea turtle sees as it swims!TURTLE TRAVELS will be on exhibit from Saturday, January 25 through Sunday, May 4, 2025, at the Children’s Museum *& Science Center at the Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.Admission is $6.00 per person and also includes the PPNC Live animal Gallery and Living Marsh exhibits as well as exhibits at the Maria V. Howard Arts Center. 

Remove trash, engage the public, protect the bay

Increase resiliency to severe weather, storm surge, and inland flooding.

To monitor the health and of saltmarsh and mangroves adjacent the salt fields