NATURE Lab

Address
3319 6th Ave
Troy, NY 12180 United States Get Directions
Website http://localhost:8080/initiatives/nature-lab/

NATURE Lab (NL) is the Sanctuary’s community health and urban ecology research initiative, with NATURE being an acronym for “North Troy Art, Technology and Urban Research in Ecology.” NL began in 2010 as a series of pop-up workshops, symposiums, and artist and scientist research residencies. It has since moved into its current location, a renovated building on the Sanctuary campus, and is the initiative connecting the community science lab, People’s Health Sanctuary, and Collard City Growers.

Events at this venue

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  • Water Justice Lab End of Season Celebration

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    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    Join Riverkeeper and NATURE Lab along with our community science volunteers, fellows, family and friends to celebrate the sixth season of Water Justice Lab. Activities include researcher and youth fellow presentations and a community meal followed by a 7pm film screening of The Story of Plastic and panel. Schedule: 7pm: "The Story of Plastic" Screening […]

  • a view from above (drone shot) looking down on a green yard with a large tree, and colorful biomorphic patterns in circular shapes representing where planters will be built.

    BYOB (Bring Your Own Brick)

    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    Robot Workshop with FSD.Temp For this follow up to the MYOB (Make Your Own Brick) workshop, bring a brick or just watch and chat as a low-cost, low-impact robot places bricks to create a wall and planter in the NATURE Lab yard. Bricks have shaped the industrial and visual language of Troy for centuries, while […]

  • a graphic with the text "Be5 STEM Saturdays" in green and blue, with beakers of liquid, gears, and cells around the text.

    Be5 STEM Saturdays

    Be5 STEM Saturdays
    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    Fun with Science & Health: Through hands-on activities, students in grades 3-8 explore science topics vital to daily life, including controlling disease with clean hands, healthy drinking water, and improved indoor air quality. Students will engage in hands-on activities using Micro:bit technology to explore themes like water purification, biodiversity, air quality, and UV radiation. These […]

    $5
  • two silhouetted figures stand on the shore of a river, rough gravel and rocks on the shore and glassy wide river and blue sky behind them.

    River Connections: 2024 Riverkeeper and Water Justice Lab Celebration

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    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    Riverkeeper and NATURE Lab welcome the public, along with our community science volunteers, fellows, family and friends to join us for River Connections: Celebrating the Cultural and Ecological Tapestry of the Hudson River Valley. Marking the close of the fifth season of Water Justice Lab, the event features a NATURE Lab Open House followed by […]

  • Be5 STEM Summer Camp: Discover the world of electronics

    Be5 STEM Summer Camp

    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    DISCOVER THE WORLD OF ELECTRONICS This camp introduces students to the basics of electronics and circuitry. They will learn about various components of an electrical circuit and key terminologies used in microelectronics while gaining insight into careers in applied electronics, computer science and engineering. Through hands-on experiences with tools like Makey Makey, Micro:bit, and Edison […]

    $150

  • DE-FENCE Part 2: The Line Becomes a Territory 

    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    Join us at NATURE Lab for DE-FENCE Part 2: The Line Becomes a Territory with Margaretha Haughwout, who will lead participants in the creation of DE-FENCE, a living participatory art installation at NATURE Lab under the umbrella of the Sanctuary’s growing Eco-Art Trail. For part 2 of DE-FENCE, participants will help install deconstructed fence posts (specially carved with designs […]

  • September Healing Day (Campus-Wide Open House)

    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    People’s Health Sanctuary is excited to host our third and final Healing Day of the season as part of the Sanctuary's Campus Wide Open House. Healing Day is a way to connect with community members, healers, providers and anyone invested in building a robust network for communal health across the Capital District.  As in July and […]

  • Two side by side images on a yellow background. On the left, a young person is sitting at a table behind a microscope. On the right, two young people work across from each other at a desk in the foreground with a chalkboard in the background.

    Be5 STEM-Xperience Workshops

    Be5 STEM-Xperience Workshops
    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    Geared at getting students in grades K-8 excited about experiencing STEM, Dr. Emilly Obuya will lead one hour workshops that use a variety of games, activities, and experiential learning to guide youth through their discovery of electrical circuits, coding, chemistry, robotics, and more! Join us on Saturdays all summer long from 10:00 am - 11:00 […]

    $15

  • DE-FENCE Part 1: Medicine in the Margins

    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    Join us at NATURE Lab for a multi-sensory drawing and plant-sensing workshop with artist Margaretha Haughwout. We will discover medicinal plants growing in the marginal spaces and edge conditions of the neighborhood, discuss neighborhood environmental health conditions, explore practices connected to territorial defense, and sketch medicinal plants that have historically been used for the immune […]

  • A person covered head to toe in a white hazmat suit, with blue rubber gloves and sunglasses, stands on the bank of a river. yellow hazard tape criss-crosses the image in front of them

    Forensic River: Community Science & Water Justice with Isidora Fernandez

    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    Forensic River is a workshop with artist Isidora Fernandez where we will present a case for protecting life in our streams and rivers. We will also share the various methods of testing water we are involved in at NATURE Lab. We will ask participants to help us make strong arguments for the protection our waterways! […]

    Free

  • Medicine Garden: Earth Burial

    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    This will be the first event in a series related to the establishment and growth of a Medicine Garden in the NATURE Lab yard at the Sanctuary. Lead by artist Azuré Keahi, we will be burying hand-sculpted ollas (clay watering vessels) and planting some of the medicines. This living sculpture will feature four powerful plant […]

  • People’s Health Sanctuary Potluck

    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    We welcome community members, healers, caregivers, healthcare workers and all interested in health to join us for a community meal to connect and learn about ways you can get involved. Bring a dish or snack to share, or just yourself and your ideas and passions! We'll meet outdoors in the NATURE Lab yard, 3319 6th […]

  • Doing Death Justice: How to Get the End of Life Care You Want and Deserve

    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    Where: 2nd floor of the NATURE Lab building, 3319 6th Avenue. Discover end-of-life options available to you in a talk with Corinne Carey from Compassion and Choices. You will learn how to prepare for the care you want leading up to and after your death. There will be information about choosing your healthcare proxy, drafting […]

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    Death Cafe

    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    Where: 2nd floor of the NATURE Lab building, 3319 6th Avenue. Join us for for a Death Cafe, an evening of discussions about death and how to make the most of life under the context that there is an end. The discussions will take place as a group and in breakout discussions at People's Health […]

  • A Sturgeon with A Purpose: Walk and Community Brainstorm

    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    Meet outside in the NATURE Lab yard at 3319 6th Avenue Join artist D Colin for a walk on the Sanctuary's campus to help envision how her project A Sturgeon with a Purpose will enliven our growing campus Eco-Art Trail. This community written generative storytelling mural project will culminate in a block-wide series of painted […]

  • People’s Health Sanctuary Seed Swap & Open House

    NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

    Where: NATURE Lab 2nd floor, 3319 6th Avenue Join the People's Health Sanctuary and Collard City Growers at NATURE Lab for a seed swap and open house to start building towards spring awakening and growth. Learn seed keeping methods from local gardeners, acquire seeds to grow, and bring your own seeds and stories to show […]