Star Party

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

Area residents are invited to a “star party,” a telescope viewing of the night sky at Pine Hill Recreation Area near Waynesboro. The event, a partnership between Buttonwood Nature Center […]

Winter Solstice Celebration

Red Run Park 12143 Buchanan Trail E, Rouzerville, PA, United States

FREE and open to the public! Buttonwood Nature Center is hosting its fourth annual Winter Solstice Celebration. The winter solstice is the longest night—or shortest day—of the year, and typically […]

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WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER & FALL “SOAR” Bird Walks

SOAR (“Studying Ornithology Around the Region”) bird walks IMPORTANT: Locations rotate year-round among several parks in the region, with Waynesboro’s Antietam Meadow Park as “home base.” Visit THIS PAGE to […]

EXPLORE! The Five Frozen Senses

Online registration form is below. To sign up for any or all of the Explore! sessions, fill out the form below. You will receive an email with payment information. Your […]

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Wee Wonders Nature Series for Preschoolers Winter 2025

Wednesdays, January 15, 22, 29 and February 5, 12, and 19 from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Location To Be Announced. This winter we are offering a series of six new Wee Wonders sessions. Each session is 75 minutes of educational FUN for our youngest naturalists! Taught by educators from Buttonwood Nature Center (formerly The Institute), […]

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SPRING, SUMMER, FALL & WINTER “SOAR” Bird Walks

SOAR (“Studying Ornithology Around the Region”) bird walks IMPORTANT: Locations rotate year-round among several parks in the region, with Waynesboro’s Antietam Meadow Park as “home base.” Visit THIS PAGE to […]

EXPLORE! Everything Evergreen!

Online registration form is below. To sign up for any or all of the Explore! sessions, fill out the form below. You will receive an email with payment information. Your reservation is not complete without payment. Designed for kids in grades K to 5, the winter EXPLORE! programs will run on six Tuesdays, January 14, […]

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Wee Wonders Nature Series for Preschoolers Winter 2025

Wednesdays, January 15, 22, 29 and February 5, 12, and 19 from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Location To Be Announced. This winter we are offering a series of six new Wee Wonders sessions. Each session is 75 minutes of educational FUN for our youngest naturalists! Taught by educators from Buttonwood Nature Center (formerly The Institute), […]

Appalachian Trail Hike Series-January 2025

The first in a series of four monthly trail hikes. Register with form below.  Buttonwood Nature Center is repeating its series of AT hikes on the last Sunday of the […]

EXPLORE! Whooo Gives a Hoot?

Online registration form is below. To sign up for any or all of the Explore! sessions, fill out the form below. You will receive an email with payment information. Your reservation is not complete without payment. Designed for kids in grades K to 5, the winter EXPLORE! programs will run on six Tuesdays, January 14, […]