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. […]
SOAR (“Studying Ornithology Around the Region”) is back—starting January 2. IMPORTANT: The location for Saturday, January 2 is Antietam Meadow Park. DIRECTIONS: Click here to find directions for the correct entrance via Scott Lane (off Country Club Road). SOAR walkers are encouraged to wear boots for this excursion. NOTE: Locations for SOAR bird walks will […]
New Date due to snow: January 7 The Institute is offering the first program in their winter version of their EXPLORE! program series for kids on Thursday, January 7 from 4 to 5 p.m. at Red Run Park in Rouzerville, Pa. The program, EXPLORE! Winter Nature Treasures, is designed for children in grades K through […]
SOAR (“Studying Ornithology Around the Region”) is back! IMPORTANT: The location for Saturday, January 16 is Antietam Meadow Park. DIRECTIONS: Click here to find directions for the correct entrance via Scott Lane (off Country Club Road). SOAR walkers are encouraged to wear boots for this excursion. NOTE: Locations for SOAR bird walks will now vary. […]
Due to popular demand, we have added a second session of our Winter Family Hike. Hike with us along a portion of the legendary Appalachian Trail! We are fortunate to live in an area that the Trail crosses through in several nearby locations. Led by an Institute naturalist, the hike will explore some of the […]
Location: Pine Hill Recreation Area, off Mentzer Gap Road in Waynesboro. Naturalist Lori Schlosser will conduct this outdoor walk through wooded areas of the 174-acre Pine Hill Recreation Area. A brief pre-walk informational talk will help participants learn more about these nocturnal creatures and the methods used to locate them. The entire program will be […]
SOAR (“Studying Ornithology Around the Region”) resumed in 2021. IMPORTANT: Locations for the SOAR bird walks vary. Check back for our monthly schedule soon. (If in doubt about the weather—check The Institute’s Facebook page) First and third Saturdays ONLY After a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, First and third Saturday spring, summer, fall and […]
This program has been postponed due to an impending snow storm. New date will be in March—check back soon for details! The group will take a hike to identify trees […]
SOAR (“Studying Ornithology Around the Region”) resumed in 2021. IMPORTANT: Location for Saturday, Feb. 20: Antietam Meadow Park Locations for the SOAR bird walks vary. The walks will occur at […]
Ryan Davis, Pennsylvania Forests Projects Manager for the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, presents a program on tree and shrub identification. The program is free and offered online via Zoom. […]
The group will listen to the book, The Mitten by Jan Brett. Activities include an animal track hike, looking for animal habitats and homes, dissecting pine cones to find the […]
Brittany Martin and Jeri Jones Free program, presented online via Zoom. Hosted by geologist Jeri Jones, with geoscientist Brittany Martin. The program will show which physical properties to use for […]
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