American Animals Exhibit Opening

The American Animals Exhibit opening event at the Bean Life Sciences Museum was a blast! On Monday, July 6, nearly 600 guests joined us for the opening of our American Animals Exhibit and BBQ in celebration of America 250.

Guests enjoyed hot dogs catered by J. Dawgs, challenged themselves on a rock climbing wall provided by Outdoors Unlimited, and listened to live music performed by the cover band Fire at Will. Families also had the chance to explore the new exhibit while enjoying an evening of fun and community.

It was a wonderful evening celebrating America's incredible wildlife and bringing our community together for a memorable event.

Lydia C., museum educator

2026 Kayak Camp (June 24-26)

Kayak Camp ended on a high note with this final session of camp. 

The kids enjoyed learning all about different types of wetlands, wetland organisms and keystone species. They got crafty making their own wetland filters, invented brand new organisms and their lifecycles and even got to build their very own beaver dams!

Kayaking was the highlight of course, the kids especially loved seeing the different wildlife at the Provo River Delta and Alligator Park. We saw tons of different kinds of birds, cool fish including June Suckers and Carp and we even saw a few minks running along the banks! 

When the wind picked up on Friday, nothing could stop these awesome kids from paddling hard and learning new ways to navigate on their kayaks! 

Kayak Camp was awesome this year and we can't wait for the adventures that await us next year.

Audrey, museum educator