An illustrated PowerPoint talk by Dr. Doris Armstrong Goldman, Renfrew Institute staff biologist. Your own yard can provide a great habitat for endangered plants. Native plants provide four times more forage for beautiful butterflies and the birds that feed on them. Learn which native plants are tailored to your yard’s conditions, whether sunny or shady, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]