The DFGs do DC.

Jurasic Park

How did life and all its wondrous forms come about? The story begins almost 3.5 billion years ago and unfolds in this exhibit. The Exhibit includes Dinosaurs, Life in the Ancient Seas, Fossil Mammals and Fossil Plants

The Lost Amazon

The Discovery Room

The Discovery Room is a unique educational facility for families and students. The room features activities using real Museum objects and interactive, hands-on experiences that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests.

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!!!

During their daytrip to the museum the DFGs saw several animal exhibits including the African elephant with his trunk raised in alert, this male African elephant seems to sense your presence. Like humans, elephants have complex social systems. They live in extended family groups led by mature females, who teach and nurture the young. So, if you meet your family "by the elephant," remember that they also meet, grow, learn and cooperate in groups.

Aunt Donna gets to the root of Arbor Day

The idea for Arbor Day came from a man named Julius Sterling Morton, from Nebraska . Morton and his wife, Caroline, were among the pioneers moving into the Nebraska Territory in 1854. Having lived in Detroit where they were surrounded by trees, they grew up being lovers of nature.

Morton was a journalist and became editor of Nebraska's first newspaper. He used the newspaper to spread agricultural information and his enthusiasm for trees. Morton promoted tree planting and care and also wrote and spoke about environmental stewardship (taking care of the earth) and how all of life is interrelated. Through the newspaper and his speeches, he encouraged everyone to set aside a specific day to plant trees.

In 1872, the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture accepted a resolution by him "to set aside one day to plant trees, both forest and fruit." The Board declared April 10 as Arbor Day and offered prizes to counties and individuals for their tree planting efforts. With this first tree planting holiday celebration, J. Sterling Morton became known in history as the Father of Arbor Day. Today, Arbor Day is celebrated in all 50 states and around the world.