Appalachian Trail Hike Series-April 2024

The final in a series of monthly trail hikes. Register with form below.  Hike with us along a portion of the legendary Appalachian Trail! Led by an Institute naturalist, the hike will explore some of the wonders to be found in the woods and along the byways.  Meeting point for the hike provided on registration. […]

Garden Talk #1 Spring 2024

Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum 14325 Buchanan Trail East, Waynesboro, MD, United States

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 […]

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Wee Wonders Nature Series for Preschoolers Spring 2024

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

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, and May 2, 9 & 16 • 9:30–11 a.m. at Pine Hill Recreation Area in Waynesboro, Pa. This spring, we have five new sessions, with […]

Geology Rocks! The Rise & Fall of the Appalachians

Church of the Apostles 336 Barnett Avenue, Waynesboro, PA, United States

Geology: “The Rise and Fall of the Appalachians” Presented in partnership with the Franklin Co. Rock & Mineral Club. Geologist Jeri Jones Jeri Jones of Jones Geological Services in Spring […]

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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 see the current schedule of locations. (If in doubt about the weather—check Buttonwood’s Facebook page) First and third Saturdays ONLY Start time: 8:00 a.m.  First […]

Garden Talk #2 Spring 2024

Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum 14325 Buchanan Trail East, Waynesboro, MD, United States

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 small-group garden talks. Talks will be held on five Tuesdays in April and May from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Civil War era garden […]

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Wee Wonders Nature Series for Preschoolers Spring 2024

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

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, and May 2, 9 & 16 • 9:30–11 a.m. at Pine Hill Recreation Area in Waynesboro, Pa. This spring, we have five new sessions, with […]

Sporting Clays Shoot Fundraiser

Orvis Hill Country Shooting Grounds 519 Gladhill Rd,, Fairfield, United States

PULL! for Buttonwood Nature Center (Home of The Institute)... Join Buttonwood Nature Center, Home of The Institute for their second annual Sporting Clays Shoot Fundraiser at Orvis Hill Country Shooting Grounds, Fairfield, PA. Registration form below.  Tentative schedule—Exact times and details to be confirmed 8:30–9:15 is Registration: Coffee and Krumpes donuts provided. Take this time […]

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 trip with our ever-popular geologist, Jeri Jones of Jones Geological Services of Spring Grove, Pa. Hosted by Buttonwood Nature Center, Home of The Institute, the […]

Garden Talk #3 Spring 2024

Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum 14325 Buchanan Trail East, Waynesboro, MD, United States

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 of small-group garden talks. Talks will be held on five Tuesdays in April and May from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Civil War era […]

Recurring

Wee Wonders Nature Series for Preschoolers Spring 2024

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

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, and May 2, 9 & 16 • 9:30–11 a.m. at Pine Hill Recreation Area in Waynesboro, Pa. This spring, we have five new sessions, with […]

Recurring

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 see the current schedule of locations. (If in doubt about the weather—check Buttonwood’s Facebook page) First and third Saturdays ONLY Start time: 8:00 a.m.  First […]