Plum Landing

Going, going….gone! Join sisters Kiana, Kaya and Kalea as they observe, sketch and photograph a vernal pool - a type of temporary pond that forms in the spring after the snow melts. How will the pool change over the summer and fall?

Two families compete to see how much water they can save in a week. Is it possible to wash your hands in 10 seconds? Rinse your toothbrush in 3 seconds? Shampoo your hair in 3 minutes?! Watch and find out!

How does water get from a driveway to a river? By flowing downhill, that’s how! Join Ella and her dad, Mike, as they track melted snow from their backyard out into the big wide world.

Plum’s latest mission? Find out how underwater animals hide from predators. A trip to the New England Aquarium reveals plenty of weird and wonderful ways that small creatures can hide from big ones!

People usually throw their trash away, but where IS “away,” exactly? Your trash can end up in surprising places, miles from where you tossed it, as Ella, Eissa, Jordin and their moms discover!

Before you can go on a hike, you have to get ready to hike. And what you need at the bottom of a mountain might be different from what you need at the top! Join Bianca, Cornell and Henry on a hike up Mt. Wachusett and see what they brought along.

Join Sydney, Nathaniel, and their mom Christine as they hike a mountain in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park and collect data for Plum. From waterfalls to hungry elk, there’s a lot to see!

One family hikes a mountain in Massachusetts. The other family climbs a peak in Colorado. How were the mountains different; how were they the same? Join us for a Mountain Face-Off!

Is there a forest hiding in your city? Join a group of friends as they take an exploratory trek with Ranger Jesse through their urban neighborhood. You’ll be surprised by what they find!

Join Ranger Jesse as he leads a group of city kids on a forest mission from Plum. Exploring a tree from the canopy down to the roots, they discover many plants, animals and insects that call the tree “home!”

Lucy, Annie, Henry and their friends are helping an arborist plant red maple trees around the city. There’s a lot to know about planting trees, so come join in the fun!

What happens when plants get thirsty? Since they can’t pour themselves a drink, they rely instead on their roots, stems and leaves to take up and store water from the environment. Join Kiana, Kaya and Kalea as they investigate how plants stay hydrated.

What happens to rain water when the sun comes out? Where does it go? Join sisters Kiana, Kaya and Kalea as they explore how water evaporates in both sun AND shade.

“Catch Me if You Can” is easy to play in a wide-open field where you can see everybody. But try playing it in a place with lots of hidey-holes and see how hard it gets!

Watersheds can be hard to see, unless you make them on your kitchen counter. The ingredients are pretty simple – just trays, food coloring, plastic containers and lots and lots of water!

Every creature needs a home, even made up creatures! A “snickerwicker” digs a hole for its nest while the “shadowlizard” lives underground. Where do your imaginary animals live?

If you could make a mountain what would it look like? And what would live there? And what would the things that lived there eat? Hmmm. There’s a lot more to making a mountain than you might think!

Come join Henry and his friends on a “sound safari” around their city neighborhood. Close your eyes to see if that helps you hear better – then make a chart to keep track of what you heard!

You don’t have to go to some far away world to explore. You can do that right here at home. Join Zuzu, Annie and their friends in a game of “biodiversity bingo” to see what strange and interesting things might be lurking in YOUR backyard.

Brad and Oliver are sent by Plum to investigate mysterious sounds in a shipyard. Does a ghost live there? A vampire? Vampires on parade? Hop in the bubble and find out!

The Plink can do MANY amazing things – take pictures, fast-forward time, or shrink you ‘til you’re as big as a bug! Totally awesome, right? Wellllll….not if there are OTHER bugs around!

A big city is NO place for a wild animal. Unless…well, unless there’s tasty trash lying around and comfy places to hide!

“Attack of the Killer Ivy!” is the Blorbians all-time favorite earth-movie. But it makes them worried for earth, too. CAN an ivy plant really gobble up brick and destroy an entire building? On a mission from Plum, Gabi and Oliver travel to the city to find out!

You have two choices when your socks get super dirty. You can wash them…OR you can plant them in dirt! (Why would anyone want to plant their socks? Watch and learn!)

Cities are NO place for a tiny green things, right? The buildings block the sun, rainwater runs off into storm drains, and trees and plants soon shrivel up and die. Or do they?