NASA space scientist, Todd Toth, and the staff of Buttonwood Nature Center (formerly The Institute) will guide a safe viewing experience of a solar eclipse at the stadium of Waynesboro Area Senior High School. On April 8, 2024, the shadow of the Moon will sweep across the entire United States from the Texas-Mexico border through the […]
Life on the Chesapeake Bay A joint program of Buttonwood Nature Center, Home of The Institute and the Antietam Watershed Association Presented by Lara Lutz, editor of the Bay Journal […]
April is National Kite Month Our 28th annual kite fly event in Waynesboro! Free kite flying (all ages) with expert flying help from our Kite Masters—brothers Sam and George Adams—in the fields adjacent to Hooverville Elementary School in Waynesboro, Pa. Bring your own kite. Build a Kite workshop is ongoing, all welcome; $1 materials donation […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Bargains abound at the Recycle Reuse Yard Sale fundraiser. A seller and buyer from a previous event. Enjoy the thrill of the chase as you look for bargains or sell your own discards at this annual event coinciding with Earth Celebration Day & Festival of Art. Your throw-aways may be just what someone else is […]
Our 2024 Earth Celebration will happen at Pine Hill Recreation Area in Waynesboro, Pa. Buttonwood Nature Center, Home of The Institute celebrates spring with environmental exhibitors, live music, environmental artists and artisans, a student art show and more. Spend a day in the park and celebrate spring and the Earth! Yard Sale Fundraiser: 9 a.m.–3 p.m. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 Grove, Pa. returns to present another fun, fascinating look into our shared geological history. Admission is free and all are welcome. In this year’s program, […]
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