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EXPLORE! There’s FUN in Fungus

October 21, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Online registration form is below. To sign up for any or all of the Explore! sessions, fill out the form below.
You will receive an email with payment information. Your reservation is not complete without payment.

Designed for kids in grades K to 5, the fall EXPLORE! programs will run on four Tuesdays, October 7, 14, 21 and 28. Sessions are after school, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Location: Buttonwood Nature Center in Waynesboro.

All program activities are outside, and each week features a different theme. Taught by educators from Buttonwood Nature Center, home of The Institute, programs include educational activities related to the season and theme. Students may attend any or all sessions.

See the series flier here.

October 21: There’s FUN in Fungus

Explore the hidden world of fungus during this program. Participants will have the chance to get up close and personal with mushrooms under a microscope, enjoy a hike through the woods, and complete their very own mushroom craft!

Pre-registration and payment in advance are required.
Fee: $6 per child, per session for member of Buttonwood/The Institute, and $7 per child, per session for the general public. 

Attendance is limited. To register, use the form below. 

Check out the last remaining fall EXPLORE! session:

October 28: A Peek Inside a Pumpkin

For more information, email to info@ButtonwoodNatureCenter.org or call 717-762-0373.

EXPLORE! programs are sponsored by The Anderson Family Fund, in memory of Vida Mae Anderson, and by our Today’s Horizon Fund Contributors: The Nora Roberts Foundation; the late Alma W. Oyer; Marge Kiersz; APX Enclosures; Don Gibe and Nancy Erlanson; and the family of the late Carolyn Terry Eddy, with daughters Connie Fleagle & Kim Larkin. Facility support courtesy of Washington Township.

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