Community Get Outside Day

Happel's Meadow Wetlands Preserve Blue Ridge Summit, PA, United States

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 […]

StoryWalk® Grand Opening

Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd, Waynesboro, PA, United States

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. […]

StoryWalk® Sundays-May 2022

Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd, Waynesboro, PA, United States

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 […]

StoryWalk® Sundays-June 2022

Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd, Waynesboro, PA, United States

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 […]

Waynesboro Business EXPO

Waynesboro Area Senior High School 550 E 2nd Street, Waynesboro, PA, United States

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 […]

Disney Pixar’s Wall-E Movie at Waynesboro Theatre

Waynesboro Theatre 75 West Main Street, Waynesboro, PA, United States

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 […]

Mid-Atlantic Black Bear Biology and Management

Church of the Apostles 336 Barnett Avenue, Waynesboro, PA, United States

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, […]

Recurring

FernGully: The Last Rainforest Movie at Waynesboro Theatre

Waynesboro Theatre 75 West Main Street, Waynesboro, PA, United States

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 […]