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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. “I used to give loads of in-person tree ID workshops,” Ryan said, “but had to change that up with COVID. So now, rather than teaching […]
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 […]
SOAR (“Studying Ornithology Around the Region”) resumed in 2021. The location for Saturday, March 6 is Caledonia State Park. Meet in the parking lot at the park office near the […]
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