Antietam Meadow Park. Source:http://www.washtwp-franklin.org/antietam-meadow-park/ Join Institute staff member and biologist, Dr. Doris Goldman on a tour and introduction of Antietam Meadow Park, a 25-acre park located west of North Welty […]
Lisa Lunny Join us for this educational and entertaining program about the many species of birds that inhabit one of our nation's most famous places, Gettysburg Battlefield. Location and program […]
Short-eared Owl in flight at Gettysburg. Photo by Dave Graff. Notice: The January 22 event is full. Contact Dave Graff ([email protected]) to join a second trip scheduled for Saturday, February […]
THE JANUARY 30 HIKE IS CANCELLED. Parking areas at the trail heads are not plowed, the trail has ice under the snow, and another storm is in the forecast…please plan […]
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) perched on a snowy branch Register for one session OR the full series of four programs! See the flier with the whole series of four programs […]
Register for one session OR the full series of four programs! See the flier with the whole series of four programs here. Email us at [email protected] to register for this program. How […]
After being snowed out twice, StoryWalk® Sunday for "The Mitten" has been rescheduled for February! This is the second in a series of StoryWalk® Sunday adventures for kids. February’s storybook is “The Mitten” by Jan Brett. “Based on a Ukrainian folk tradition, the story is a whimsical tale of winter woodland animals climbing into a […]
Register for one session OR the full series of four programs! See the flier with the whole series of four programs here. Email us at [email protected] to register for this program. In addition to listening to a nature storybook, Love Matters Most, by Mij Kelly and Gerry Turley, students will learn some fun facts about bears, go […]
The Naturalist Series of Outdoor Programs Enjoy our series of Appalachian Trail Hikes, planned for the last Sunday of each month, January–May 2022 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 […]
Each spring, The Institute presents a pair or series of related programs. For 2022, the lectures will be on March 3 and March 10. Our unifying theme is Penn's Woods. See individual event pages for these free programs: Lecture #1: March 3 • By Claire Jantz Native Americans to the Civilian Conservation Corps: Cultural and […]
Claire Jantz, Chair of the Friends of Michaux State Forest Each spring, The Institute presents a pair or series of related programs. For 2022, the lectures will be on March 3 and March 10. Our unifying theme is Penn’s Woods… Spring Lectures 2022—The First in a Duo of Programs Native Americans to the Civilian Conservation […]
Andre Weltman, Chairman, Friends of Pine Grove Furnace State Park Each spring, The Institute presents a pair or series of related programs. For 2022, the lectures will be on March 3 and March 10. Our unifying theme is Penn’s Woods… Spring Lectures 2022—The Second in a Duo of Programs Charcoal Hearths, Collier Huts, and Haul […]
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