Get Tickets Membership Donate Careers News MENU Secrets of the Forest Many forms of life are hidden within New England’s forests. As you poke around the EcoTarium’s indoor forest, you’ll discover that dead trees are just as important as the ones that are alive. You’ll see the many creatures that rely on trees, on the forest floor, and on each other to survive. On the Taxonomy Wall, find out how scientists classify different species. Try your hand at taxonomy and sort local owls on your own. Lift up doors along a log to discover which animals might be found in and around logs– and which ones help create the dirt we see on the forest floor. Peek through view tubes at the Tree Island to learn more about the past, present and future of some of New England’s familiar and not-so-familiar animals. Meet our wood turtles, an animal you may have seen in the forest. Find out how to tell if you’re walking in an old growth forest — and where to find one near Worcester. Stand next to a giant tree slice — and learn why not all old trees are big trees. What happens when a deadly predator meets a forest? Examine a log infected by the Long-horned Asian Beetle — and a CT scan — to find out. Be sure to stop in for animal encounters and other live programming with museum educators throughout the day. Daily Science Discovery Programs! Up-close experience with an EcoTarium animal resident, led by educator. Free with admission. Post navigation ← Freshwater Natural History Collection → Connect with EcoTarium Visit our Facebook page Visit our Twitter page Visit our Instagram page Visit our Youtube page Visit our LinkedIn page Receive our News GO Our Mission To inspire a passion for science and nature. Hours Monday - Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: 10 am – 4 pm Thursday: 10 am – 4 pm Friday: 10 am – 4 pm Saturday: 10 am – 4 pm Sunday: 10 am – 4 pm Contact Us 222 Harrington Way Worcester, MA 01604 508.929.2700 Fax: 508.929.2701 info@ecotarium.org Copyright ©2021, EcoTarium Selecteer Een Taal Nederlands Afrikaans Albanees Amharisch Arabisch Armeens Azerbeidzjaans Baskisch Bengaals Birmaans Bosnisch Bulgaars Catalaans Cebuano Chichewa Chinees (Traditioneel) Chinees (Vereenvoudigd) Corsicaans Deens Duits Esperanto Ests Fins Frans Fries Galicisch Georgisch Grieks Gujarati Haïtiaans Creools Hausa Hawaïaans Hebreeuws Hindi Hmong Hongaars Iers Igbo IJslands Indonesisch Italiaans Japans Javaans Jiddisch Kannada Kazachs Khmer Kinyarwanda Kirgizisch Koerdisch Koreaans Kroatisch Lao Latijn Lets Litouws Luxemburgs Macedonisch Malagasi Malayalam Maleis Maltees Maori Marathi Mongools Nepalees Noors Odia (Oriya) Oeigoers Oekraïens Oezbeeks Pashto Perzisch Pools Portugees Punjabi Roemeens Russisch Samoaans Schots Keltisch Servisch Sesotho Shona Sindhi Sinhala Slovaaks Sloveens Soendanees Somalisch Spaans Swahili Tadzjieks Tagalog Tamil Tataars Telugu Thai Tsjechisch Turkmeens Turks Urdu Vietnamees Wels Wit-Russisch Xhosa Yoruba Zoeloe Zweeds Mogelijk gemaakt door