By Carolyn Carlins, Facilitator, Phipps Science Education and Research

Summer Camp Recap is our weekly seasonal segment featuring our summer camp programs. This is the place for camp parents to find pictures of their campers in action and see the fun things we did all week. It’s also a great...

By Alisha Alexander and Allani Mosley

From tending garden beds and arranging exhibit displays to whipping up their own unique culinary creations, our high school interns are keeping busy this summer here at Phipps! 'In with the...

By Emily Kalnicky, Director of Science Education and Research; Jordyn Melino, Exhibit Coordinator

Today we began the four-hour drive from Santiago de Cuba to Baracoa, along a serpentine road called La Farola, with many bridges and winding turns along a steep cliffside. The vegetation changed drastically along our drive from...

By Allison Russell

Wednesday from 2:30 – 6:30 p.m. at Farmers at Phipps, make a stop at the Clarion River Organics booth for fresh summer food staples, including juicy strawberries and crisp asparagus! Clarion River Organics is a co-op of...

By Emily Kalnicky, Director of Science Education and Research; Jordyn Melino, Exhibit Coordinator

We jumped in the car this morning to drive up a long, winding road to La Gran Piedra, a large rock sitting at the top of the Bacanao mountain range at about 1500 meters above sea level. As we drove, we could feel the air change and...

By Emily Kalnicky, Director of Science Education and Research; Jordyn Melino, Exhibit Coordinator

We got an early start at 2:30 a.m. today in order to catch our 6 a.m. flight from Havana to Santiago de Cuba. We met our new guide, Asiel, in the lobby and headed to the airport. In the airport, we entered the “Last Waiting...