Things That Go Bump in The Night at Historic Pardee-Morris House

New Haven, Conn. (May 21, 2025) – When the sun sets, all sorts of critters emerge from their hiding places 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. Register here.

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 woods of 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. 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.

New Haven Museum thanks community partners WSHU 91.1 FM and The Howard Gilman Foundation for supporting the 2025 summer season.