The Institute is partnering with Blue Ridge Summit (BRS) Library in presenting Community Get Outside Day. Scheduled the same week as National Take a Hike Day, the event is designed to inspire appreciation of nature and exercise. Coordinated by the BRS Library board of directors, outdoor programs will run from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. […]
Families are invited to the grand opening of a new community resource that invites them to take a stroll on the nature trails at Pine Hill Park, while enjoying a delightful children’s story. The Institute, in partnership with Summit Endowment and other sponsors, have installed a permanent StoryWalk®, which will feature a new storybook monthly. […]
Our series of StoryWalk® Sunday adventures for kids continues in May. The story posted on the StoryWalk® trail at Pine Hill Park will change monthly, and plans call for a special event to accompany each one on the second Sunday of each month. May's StoryWalk® Sunday is the perfect way to celebrate Mother's Day! Kids […]
Our series of StoryWalk® Sunday adventures for kids continues in June. The story posted on the StoryWalk® trail at Pine Hill Park will change monthly, and plans call for a special event to accompany each one on the second Sunday of each month. June's StoryWalk® Sunday is the perfect way to celebrate the lazy, crazy […]
The 26th annual Waynesboro Business Expo! The Greater Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce has been showcasing businesses and non-profits for 26 years at their EXPO. This annual event is held in February at the Waynesboro Area Senior High in conjunction with the Waynesboro Lions Pancake Breakfast—enjoy a yummy pancake breakfast at a great price, and support […]
Join us for this special showing of Disney Pixar's WALL-E! Come to the “Meet and Greet” with Institute staff members at the 3 p.m. showing. Families in attendance will receive a free tree seedling from Bartlett Tree Experts (while supplies last). WALL-E—short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class—is the last robot left on Earth. He […]
Brian Eyler, wildlife biologist with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife & Heritage Service A joint program of The Institute and the Antietam Watershed Association Presented by Brian Eyler, wildlife biologist with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife & Heritage Service. Black bears are a common resident in the mountains that surround the […]
Come to the “Meet and Greet” with Buttonwood Nature Center (formerly The Institute) staff members at the 4 p.m. showing. In this beautifully animated film, the magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus. FernGully is set in an Australian […]
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