Geology Rocks! Field Trip: Crystals, Creatures and Caverns
Geologic features are highlighted with colored lights at Coral Caverns NOTICE: The bus trip is sold out. Email us to be added to the wait list: [email protected]. Annual geology bus […]
Geologic features are highlighted with colored lights at Coral Caverns NOTICE: The bus trip is sold out. Email us to be added to the wait list: [email protected]. Annual geology bus […]
Online registration form below. The Garden Talk programs are FREE but registration is required due to limited space. Buttonwood Nature Center, Home of The Institute announces the 2024 spring series […]
NOTICE: See our online registration form below. To sign up for this series, fill out the form below. Registration for the FULL SERIES is required. Thursdays, April 18 & 25, […]
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 […]
Youth Festival—Our 35th! Play Outside is the spirit of Youth Fest! Fun outside day for kids to include hikes, story walk, hands-on activities and partnered stations. Happening at Pine Hill […]
Online registration form below. The Garden Talk programs are FREE but registration is required due to limited space. The Institute (now Buttonwood Nature Center) announces the 2024 spring series of […]
Online registration form below. The Garden Talk programs are FREE but registration is required due to limited space. The Institute (now Buttonwood Nature Center) announces the 2024 spring series of […]
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 […]
StoryWalk® Sunday adventures for kids continue… The story posted on the StoryWalk® trail at Pine Hill Park changes regularly, and a special story event accompanies each one on the second Sunday of select months. The book for June is “My Busy Green Garden” by Terry Pierce, with rich illustrations by Carol Schwartz. Kids will join […]
Children gather under a tree in the park to listen to stories and enjoy related hands-on activities. Free admission. This year, Summer Stories will be on Wednesdays, June 12, 19 and 26, and July 3, 10, and 17 at 11:00 a.m. The theme for the 2024 Summer Stories is "Tales of Tails." Kathy Helfrick and […]
Registration open—see form below. Thursdays, June 13, 20, and 27, and July 11, 18 and 25 • 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Pine Hill Recreation Area in Waynesboro, PA. This summer, we have six new sessions, with each one a full 90 minutes of educational FUN! New this year, the series coincides with our EXPLORE! […]
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. This is the first in our series of six outdoor adventure programs in June and July. Designed for kids […]
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