A range of horse-drawn carriages from the 19th and early 20th centuries fill the Carriage Museum, literally to its rafters. This unique collection presents a broad scope of two- and four-wheeled vehicles and sleighs.

Insects and Their Relatives, Grades 3-12
Fall
Relevant to learning standards in Math, Science and Technology

This program provides an opportunity to study insects and related invertebrates up close. Topics include characteristics of insect and arthropod biology, insect life cycles, and beneficial and harmful insects. Live insects, spiders and other specimens are available for study, and your students have the opportunity to observe and collect insects in the field.

The Lives of Reptiles and Amphibians, Grades 3-12
Spring
Relevant to learning standards in Math, Science and Technology

The nature center's wetland and upland habitats host some 20 species of snakes, turtles, frogs, toads and salamanders. This introduction to the science of herpetology begins with a look at reptile and amphibian characteristics and continues with a walk to observe and study these cold-blooded vertebrates in their natural habitats.

Introduction to Flowering Plants, Grades 3-12
Year Round
Relevant to learning standards in Math, Science and Technology

Students learn about different kinds of angiosperms (flowering plants), their anatomy and their role in the world's ecosystems. This program also includes a discussion of plant reproduction and ecology. On this naturalist-led hike, you and your students will take a seasonal look at the typical Genesee Country flowering plants, including wildflowers, trees, shrubs, vines and grasses. In the fall, the walk emphasizes fruits, nuts, seeds and seed-dispersal mechanisms. In the spring, flowers and pollination are the focus, and, in winter, the emphasis is on cold-weather survival adaptations of plants.

Ecosystem Study: Deciduous Woodland, Grades 4-12
Spring and Fall
Relevant to learning standards in Math, Science and Technology

Students observe and study the daily interactions between the living and non-living components of a deciduous woodland. Ecological concepts discussed include energy cycles, food chains, predator-prey relationships, niches and adaptations. The students also conduct a woodland plot study.

Geology and Fossils of the Genesee Country, Grades 5-12
Spring and Fall
Relevant to learning standards in Math, Science and Technology

This program begins with an introduction to minerals, rocks and geological land forms, followed by a more in-depth consideration of local geology, specifically the formation of sedimentary rocks and fossils during the Devonian period and the effects of glaciation in western New York. On a hike, students search for and identify outcrops of bedrock, glacial erratics, fossils and general landscape features.