Renfrew Rocks! Family Geology Field Trip: Fossils and Mining

Meet at Visitors Center, Renfrew Park 1010 E Main St, Waynesboro, United States

Geologist Jeri Jones explains the significance of stone characteristics in a tunnel during a field trip. Stops vary each year on our geology field trips, with a focus on the geologic history and topography of our region. This year,  participants will travel by coach bus to Lansford, PA to tour the No. 9 Mine and […]

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Renfrew Rocks! Geology Field Trip to Historic Delta, PA

Meet at Visitors Center, Renfrew Park 1010 E Main St, Waynesboro, United States

Coulsontown, historic stone structure near Delta, Pennsylvania. An exciting small-group adventure with geologist Jeri Jones, who leads this historic-based tour to Delta, PA. Here the world-famous Peach Bottom Slate was quarried from 1840s into the 1940s. In 1840, Peach Bottom Slate was voted the best building slate in the world at the London Expo, and […]

$50

Solar Eclipse Viewing Party

Renfrew Park 1010 E Main St, Waynesboro, PA, United States

The solar eclipse begins in Pennsylvania around 2 p.m., with the maximum view in our area at 2:38 p.m., ending at 3:30 p.m. Come hang out with space science expert, Todd Toth from the NASA Goddard GLOBE Program at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and the institute’s environmental staff. Activities and educational materials […]

Free

Fall and Winter “SOAR” Bird Walks

Renfrew Park 1010 E Main St, Waynesboro, PA, United States

Birding enthusiasts Sharon and Larry Williams of Waynesboro will lead bird walks along the hiking trails at Renfrew Park throughout the fall and winter this year on the first and third Saturday of each month beginning on September 2. Walks begin at Renfrew’s lower parking lot off Welty Road. Participants should wear comfortable walking shoes […]

Free

Farm Fields to Warehouses: Economic Development Along the I-81 Corridor

Visitors Center, Renfrew Park 1010 E Main St, Waynesboro, PA, United States

Presented through the South Mountain Partnership, this program explores the impact of warehousing and other development along the I-81 corridor in rural Pennsylvania. A professor at Shippensburg University, George Pomeroy teaches courses and conducts research related to community and regional planning, as well as urban geography. He is Associate Director of Shippensburg University’s Center for Land […]

Free

Solar Eclipse Event Follow-up with Todd Toth

Visitors Center, Renfrew Park 1010 E Main St, Waynesboro, PA, United States

NASA scientist Todd Toth conducted a Solar Eclipse Party for Renfrew Institute on August 21. He will discuss the eclipse and review the significance of the data collected by observers. Toth will also provide an overview of his place of employment—NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The presentation will include a quick tour of the Goddard campus, […]

Free

NASA’s Citizen Science Programs

Visitors Center, Renfrew Park 1010 E Main St, Waynesboro, PA, United States

NASA scientist Todd Toth will discuss various citizen science programs at NASA, highlighting the GLOBE Program, an international science and education program that allows students and the public worldwide to participate in data collection and the scientific process. Free.

Free

Ukrainian Egg Workshop

Visitors Center, Renfrew Park 1010 E Main St, Waynesboro, PA, United States

Workshop Filled! Email us at [email protected] to be put on the waiting list. Create an exquisite pysanka, an intricately decorated egg, using techniques of the traditional Ukrainian folk craft. Workshop Fee: $25 for RI members, $30/non-member. Ages 15 and up, limited to 10. For more information, call 717-762-0373 or email to [email protected]. Participants will learn to create […]

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The Wheel That Grinds: Mills in Renfrew’s Past

Visitors Center, Renfrew Park 1010 E Main St, Waynesboro, PA, United States

Will Sheppard, Historic Archaeologist Part One of Annual Lecture Series 2018: Keep the Wheels Turning. Presented by Will Sheppard, Historic Archaeologist and Anthropology Instructor. Will Sheppard has been a historic archaeologist for 25 years, with a long-standing relationship to the Renfrew property. The program will focus on the mills associated with the Royers, the family […]

Keeping Antique Cars Rolling Along

Visitors Center, Renfrew Park 1010 E Main St, Waynesboro, PA, United States

Stanley Steamer car Part Two of Annual Lecture Series 2018: Keep the Wheels Turning. Presented by Bill Calimer, Wheelwright, Calimer’s Wheel Shop, Waynesboro, Pa. After a career in cancer research at Hershey Medical Center, Bill Calimer returned to Waynesboro and took over his father’s wheel and carriage shop in 1980. His father and grandfather were blacksmiths […]

Free

Creatures of the Night: Adult Owl Walk

Renfrew Park 1010 E Main St, Waynesboro, PA, United States

Naturalist Lori Schlosser guides owl walks in fall and winter. THE OWL WALK HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO DEEP SNOW IN RENFREW PARK. IT WILL NOT BE RESCHEDULED FOR SPRING...NEXT TIME AROUND WILL BE IN THE FALL.  Meet at Visitors Center, Renfrew Park Naturalist Lori Schlosser conducts an outdoor walk to areas of Renfrew Park […]

Free
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Two-Day Workshop: Environmental Sensing Networks for Streams and Rivers

Wednesday & Thursday, March 28 & 29: You are invited to participate in a two-day Do-it-Yourself Environmental Sensor Workshop hosted by the Renfrew Institute and instructed by the Stroud Water Research Center. The workshop is free but registration is required as it is limited to 20 participants.  The goal of the workshop is to introduce […]