The October 3 Geology Field Trip is SOLD OUT! Future date for a possible second trip to be confirmed. ‘Tripping Over the Mountain’ with Jeri Jones Trip over the mountain—South […]
EVENT CANCELED FOR 2020 Due to challenging circumstances, Renfrew Museum and Park and The Institute at Renfrew have decided not to host their annual Pumpkin Festival, originally scheduled for Sat., […]
The Institute is partnering with Blue Ridge Summit (BRS) Library in presenting Community Get Outside Day. Scheduled the same week as National Take a Hike Day, the event is designed […]
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 […]
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 live in an area that the Trail crosses through in several nearby locations. Led by an Institute naturalist, the hike will explore some of the […]
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. […]
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