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Description
When the sun sets, all sorts of critters emerge from their hiding places and begin to forage, hunt, and even play. Master Wildlife Conservationist Ginny Apple will present, “Things That Go Bump in The Night,” at the historic Pardee-Morris House. The free, all-ages event will take place on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at 2 p.m.
From the opossum to the porcupine to the great horned owl, Apple will discuss nocturnal animals, their habits, their howls and homes. Apple maintains that these night-time creatures can teach us a lot about the animal world if we just watch and listen.
A native Texan, Apple was one of the first full-time women sportswriters in the country, who left the field mid-career to pursue a path in communications/public relations. Through the years she has hiked, climbed, kayaked, skied and poked her way through the outdoors and developed a passion for all things natural.
A move to the middle of the woods in Barkhamsted, Connecticut 20 years ago brought Apple into an environment filled with bears and other wildlife. Living in a house surrounded by Peoples State Forest, she observes a large population of black bears, and supplies field notes and photographs to bear biologists at State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). Her affinity for bears led her to participate in a grizzly research mission in Montana, and to become a master wildlife conservationist with DEEP. Her focus includes bears, bobcats, bald eagles, beavers and coyotes.
Apple volunteers on numerous wildlife projects, including helping with necropsies on road-kill animals. She is an interpreter for Shepaug Bald Eagle Observatory and the Essex Steam Train’s Eagle Flyer. She is Chair of the Barkhamsted Conservation Commission, on the Barkhamsted Economic Development Commission, on the boards of the Farmington River Watershed Association, the Friends of American Legion Peoples State Forests, and the Friends of Connecticut State Parks. She also volunteers with the Barkhamsted Historical Society.
About the Pardee-Morris House
Located at 325 Lighthouse Road, in New Haven, the Pardee-Morris House dates from about 1780, and is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places. Built by Amos Morris around 1750, the house was burned by the British during their raid on New Haven in 1779 and rebuilt and expanded by the Morris family. In 1918, William S. Pardee, a descendant of the Morris family, willed the property to the New Haven Colony Historical Society, today the New Haven Museum. For a complete list of summer events at the Pardee-Morris House, visit: http://newhavenmuseum.org/visit/pardee-morris-house/ For New Haven Museum’s event calendar: http://newhavenmuseum.org/visit/events-calendar/ Sign up for e-blasts at info@newhavenmuseum.org.
About the New Haven Museum
The New Haven Museum has been collecting, preserving and interpreting the history and heritage of Greater New Haven since its inception as the New Haven Colony Historical Society in 1862. Located in downtown New Haven at 114 Whitney Avenue, the Museum brings more than 375 years of New Haven history to life through its collections, exhibitions, programs and outreach. As a Blue Star Museum, the New Haven Museum offers the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve, free admission all year. For more information visit http://newhavenmuseum.org or @NewHavenMuseum or call 203-562-4183.
Date & Time
Sun, Aug 17, 2025 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Venue Details
Pardee-Morris House
325 Lighthouse RoadNew Haven, Connecticut 06510
