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Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play is an opportunity for families and community-members to enjoy access to free, play-based learning, and self-guided tabletop activities with a focus on environmental education, STEM, literacy, and local history. It’s a bridge between a nature center and classroom. Free & open to the public
Winter Wonderland Hikes with Ms. Ruth
Winter Wonderland Hikes with Ms. Ruth
Join the wintery fun! Ms. Ruth will lead our Pre-K friends and families on weekly hikes through the wonderful winter woods. Each hike will run about 50-minute and afterwards Ms. Ruth will host a craft or activity in the Nature Classroom. Register HERE.
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WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER & FALL “SOAR” Bird Walks
WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER & FALL “SOAR” Bird Walks
SOAR (“Studying Ornithology Around the Region”) bird walks find birding enthusiasts Sharon and Larry Williams of Waynesboro leading the walks along the hiking trails at varying locations throughout the area....
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play is an opportunity for families and community-members to enjoy access to free, play-based learning, and self-guided tabletop activities with a focus on environmental education, STEM, literacy, and local history. It’s a bridge between a nature center and classroom. Free & open to the public
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Little Learners
Little Learners
The Little Learners program includes hands-on outdoor engagement with the natural world in a safe learning environment. Each lesson will include storytime, and activity, and something to take home. This program is age appropriate for PreK through 2nd grade. Children must be accompanied by an adult.Adults, please register as a family when you sign up!...
Keystone Trails Association Webinar Series: “Blazing Ahead!!”
Keystone Trails Association Webinar Series: “Blazing Ahead!!”
This unique session will feature an engaging watercolor painting instruction by PA Wilds artist Julie Mader, paired with valuable insights on trail care blazing by KTA Trail Care Manager Jenn Ulmer. Registration is free, but required. Register HERE.
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FeederWatch Wednesdays
FeederWatch Wednesdays
This community science project collects data on birds visiting feeders in the winter. Enjoy hot cocoa, tea, or coffee while we spend some time in the warm Education Building watching our birdfeeders and collecting count data. No experience necessary - beginners and experienced birders welcome!
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Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play is an opportunity for families and community-members to enjoy access to free, play-based learning, and self-guided tabletop activities with a focus on environmental education, STEM, literacy, and local history. It’s a bridge between a nature center and classroom. Free & open to the public
Winter Wonderland Hikes with Ms. Ruth
Winter Wonderland Hikes with Ms. Ruth
Join the wintery fun! Ms. Ruth will lead our Pre-K friends and families on weekly hikes through the wonderful winter woods. Each hike will run about 50-minute and afterwards Ms. Ruth will host a craft or activity in the Nature Classroom. Register HERE.
Women’s * Wellness Hikes
Women’s * Wellness Hikes
This hiking series is an opportunity for you to build your mental and physical health. The hikes wills tart easier and flatter, gradually adding mileage and hills. During the hike you will also be relaxing your mind with silent walks, sensory activities, poetry, and reflection.Join us for one hike or all! Each hike will be...
1 event,
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play is an opportunity for families and community-members to enjoy access to free, play-based learning, and self-guided tabletop activities with a focus on environmental education, STEM, literacy, and local history. It’s a bridge between a nature center and classroom. Free & open to the public
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Wolf Moon Hike
Wolf Moon Hike
The wild is calling… into the forest we go. Join us as we walk our beloved Pennsylvania woods under the full Wolf Moon and discover the history of real wolves which once inhabited our forests. Explore how human fear and misunderstanding shaped our beliefs and hunting practices and led to the elimination of wild wolves...
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EXPLORE! The Five Frozen Senses
EXPLORE! The Five Frozen Senses
The first of six after-school winter EXPLORE! programs. Designed for kids in grades K to 5, the winter EXPLORE! programs will run on six Tuesdays, January 14, 21, 28 and February 4, 11, 18. All program activities are outside, and each week features a different theme. Taught by educators from Buttonwood Nature Center, home of The...
2 events,
FeederWatch Wednesdays
FeederWatch Wednesdays
This community science project collects data on birds visiting feeders in the winter. Enjoy hot cocoa, tea, or coffee while we spend some time in the warm Education Building watching our birdfeeders and collecting count data. No experience necessary - beginners and experienced birders welcome!
Wee Wonders Nature Series for Preschoolers Winter 2025
Wee Wonders Nature Series for Preschoolers Winter 2025
This winter we are offering a series of six new Wee Wonders sessions. Each session is 75 minutes of educational FUN for our youngest naturalists! Taught by educators from Buttonwood Nature Center (formerly The Institute), age-appropriate program activities make learning fun, and include exploring the outdoors, hikes, theme-related and nature stories, crafts, rhymes, songs, finger...
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Winter Salting and Local Waterway Impacts: Opportunities to Work for Change
Winter Salting and Local Waterway Impacts: Opportunities to Work for Change
This virtual Conversation Cafe will be co-hosted by POWR and the volunteer leaders of the Little Lehigh Watershed Stewards. Join for an interactive discussion about the impacts of winter salting on local waterways and experiences watershed groups in PA have had monitoring, communicating their results, and advocating for change locally and regionally. LLWS volunteers will...
Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society: January Speaker Series
Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society: January Speaker Series
The Winter Speaker Series launches on January 16th with Buck Buchanan, who retired from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard as a Brigadier General. Commissioned through the ROTC Program, Buck’s career was mainly in Army Aviation as a helicopter pilot with 33 years of service. He served as an assault helicopter pilot in Vietnam with the 1st...
2 events,
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play is an opportunity for families and community-members to enjoy access to free, play-based learning, and self-guided tabletop activities with a focus on environmental education, STEM, literacy, and local history. It’s a bridge between a nature center and classroom. Free & open to the public
Winter Wonderland Hikes with Ms. Ruth
Winter Wonderland Hikes with Ms. Ruth
Join the wintery fun! Ms. Ruth will lead our Pre-K friends and families on weekly hikes through the wonderful winter woods. Each hike will run about 50-minute and afterwards Ms. Ruth will host a craft or activity in the Nature Classroom. Register HERE.
2 events,
SPRING, SUMMER, FALL & WINTER “SOAR” Bird Walks
SPRING, SUMMER, FALL & WINTER “SOAR” Bird Walks
SOAR (“Studying Ornithology Around the Region”) bird walks find birding enthusiasts Sharon and Larry Williams of Waynesboro leading the walks along the hiking trails at varying locations throughout the area. Participants should wear comfortable walking shoes and may bring identification books and binoculars. Free and open to the public. Just show up—no reservations required! For...
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play is an opportunity for families and community-members to enjoy access to free, play-based learning, and self-guided tabletop activities with a focus on environmental education, STEM, literacy, and local history. It’s a bridge between a nature center and classroom. Free & open to the public
1 event,
Women’s * Wellness Hikes
Women’s * Wellness Hikes
This hiking series is an opportunity for you to build your mental and physical health. The hikes wills tart easier and flatter, gradually adding mileage and hills. During the hike you will also be relaxing your mind with silent walks, sensory activities, poetry, and reflection.Join us for one hike or all! Each hike will be...
0 events,
2 events,
Little Learners
Little Learners
The Little Learners program includes hands-on outdoor engagement with the natural world in a safe learning environment. Each lesson will include storytime, and activity, and something to take home. This program is age appropriate for PreK through 2nd grade. Children must be accompanied by an adult.Adults, please register as a family when you sign up!...
EXPLORE! Everything Evergreen!
EXPLORE! Everything Evergreen!
Designed for kids in grades K to 5, the winter EXPLORE! programs will run on six Tuesdays, January 14, 21, 28 and February 4, 11, 18. All program activities are outside, and each week features a different theme. Taught by educators from Buttonwood Nature Center, home of The Institute, programs include educational activities related to the...
3 events,
FeederWatch Wednesdays
FeederWatch Wednesdays
This community science project collects data on birds visiting feeders in the winter. Enjoy hot cocoa, tea, or coffee while we spend some time in the warm Education Building watching our birdfeeders and collecting count data. No experience necessary - beginners and experienced birders welcome!
Maryland Water Monitoring Council workshop: An Overview of PFAS: Status, Monitoring, and Remediation in Surface Waters
Maryland Water Monitoring Council workshop: An Overview of PFAS: Status, Monitoring, and Remediation in Surface Waters
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are a group of synthetic chemicals that are resistant to heat, water, and oil. They have been used in a variety of products since the 1940s, including nonstick cookware, stain- and water-resistant fabrics, and firefighting foam. PFAS chemicals are long lasting and persistent, accumulating in the environment and organisms over...
Wee Wonders Nature Series for Preschoolers Winter 2025
Wee Wonders Nature Series for Preschoolers Winter 2025
This winter we are offering a series of six new Wee Wonders sessions. Each session is 75 minutes of educational FUN for our youngest naturalists! Taught by educators from Buttonwood Nature Center (formerly The Institute), age-appropriate program activities make learning fun, and include exploring the outdoors, hikes, theme-related and nature stories, crafts, rhymes, songs, finger...
0 events,
2 events,
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play is an opportunity for families and community-members to enjoy access to free, play-based learning, and self-guided tabletop activities with a focus on environmental education, STEM, literacy, and local history. It’s a bridge between a nature center and classroom. Free & open to the public
Winter Wonderland Hikes with Ms. Ruth
Winter Wonderland Hikes with Ms. Ruth
Join the wintery fun! Ms. Ruth will lead our Pre-K friends and families on weekly hikes through the wonderful winter woods. Each hike will run about 50-minute and afterwards Ms. Ruth will host a craft or activity in the Nature Classroom. Register HERE.
2 events,
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play is an opportunity for families and community-members to enjoy access to free, play-based learning, and self-guided tabletop activities with a focus on environmental education, STEM, literacy, and local history. It’s a bridge between a nature center and classroom. Free & open to the public
The American Chestnut, a lost Appalachian history
The American Chestnut, a lost Appalachian history
The American chestnut blight was one of the most devastating ecological disasters in American history. Poor Appalachian families of the day were ravaged by the loss of income, food, and livestock feed. The blight forever changed the landscape and indomitable spirit of Appalachian culture. Join us as we explore the vital role American chestnut played...
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Appalachian Trail Hike Series-January 2025
Appalachian Trail Hike Series-January 2025
Buttonwood Nature Center is repeating its series of AT hikes on the last Sunday of the month from January through April, 2025. Hike with us along a portion of the legendary Appalachian Trail! Led by a Buttonwood naturalist, the hike will explore some of the wonders to be found in the woods and along the...
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Winter Salt Week Livestream: An Eye on Salt Pollution
Winter Salt Week Livestream: An Eye on Salt Pollution
Winter Salt Week is Jan. 27-31. Road salt keeps us safe on roads and sidewalks, but it can also pose a threat to fish and wildlife as well as human health. Fish and bugs that live in freshwater streams can’t survive in extra salty water. Water treatment plants are not equipped to filter out the...
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Winter Salt Week Livestream: Dilution is NOT the solution
Winter Salt Week Livestream: Dilution is NOT the solution
Winter Salt Week is Jan. 27-31. Our understanding around how salt affects freshwater communities continues to evolve. As scientists across disciplines come together to study this pollutant, their work is revealing a host of ecological complexities and cascading impacts. This talk will highlight how “sublethal” concentrations of salt can still be harmful to wildlife and...
EXPLORE! Whooo Gives a Hoot?
EXPLORE! Whooo Gives a Hoot?
Designed for kids in grades K to 5, the winter EXPLORE! programs will run on six Tuesdays, January 14, 21, 28 and February 4, 11, 18. All program activities are outside, and each week features a different theme. Taught by educators from Buttonwood Nature Center, home of The Institute, programs include educational activities related to the...
3 events,
FeederWatch Wednesdays
FeederWatch Wednesdays
This community science project collects data on birds visiting feeders in the winter. Enjoy hot cocoa, tea, or coffee while we spend some time in the warm Education Building watching our birdfeeders and collecting count data. No experience necessary - beginners and experienced birders welcome!
Wee Wonders Nature Series for Preschoolers Winter 2025
Wee Wonders Nature Series for Preschoolers Winter 2025
This winter we are offering a series of six new Wee Wonders sessions. Each session is 75 minutes of educational FUN for our youngest naturalists! Taught by educators from Buttonwood Nature Center (formerly The Institute), age-appropriate program activities make learning fun, and include exploring the outdoors, hikes, theme-related and nature stories, crafts, rhymes, songs, finger...
Winter Salt Week Livestream: Public Works Perspectives
Winter Salt Week Livestream: Public Works Perspectives
Winter Salt Week is Jan. 27-31. Hear directly from state and local agency staff about recent successes and challenges of transitioning to newer technologies and adopting policy changes. Individual livestreams with staff from: Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Register and find more information HERE.
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Winter Salt Week Livestream: Policy Solutions Panel
Winter Salt Week Livestream: Policy Solutions Panel
Winter Salt Week is Jan. 27-31. Several states and municipalities have enacted innovative policy solutions to address various facets of the salt pollution problem. Learn about the New Hampshire Green SnowPro program that provides limited liability protection to trained applicators, the H2Ohio Chloride Reduction grant program, and the Low Salt, No Salt Minnesota campaign in...
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2025 Winter Partnership Meeting
2025 Winter Partnership Meeting
Twice annually, the Partnership holds a meeting in which all partners and interested parties are invited to come together and build relationships and collaborations across the region. This Winter, we are excited to explore York City. This event includes breakfast snacks and coffee from Gather365. Start your New Year with inspiration and connection! Host York...
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play is an opportunity for families and community-members to enjoy access to free, play-based learning, and self-guided tabletop activities with a focus on environmental education, STEM, literacy, and local history. It’s a bridge between a nature center and classroom. Free & open to the public
Winter Wonderland Hikes with Ms. Ruth
Winter Wonderland Hikes with Ms. Ruth
Join the wintery fun! Ms. Ruth will lead our Pre-K friends and families on weekly hikes through the wonderful winter woods. Each hike will run about 50-minute and afterwards Ms. Ruth will host a craft or activity in the Nature Classroom. Register HERE.
2 events,
WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER & FALL “SOAR” Bird Walks
WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER & FALL “SOAR” Bird Walks
SOAR (“Studying Ornithology Around the Region”) bird walks find birding enthusiasts Sharon and Larry Williams of Waynesboro leading the walks along the hiking trails at varying locations throughout the area. Participants should wear comfortable walking shoes and may bring identification books and binoculars. Free and open to the public. Just show up—no reservations required! For...
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play at the Nature Classroom
Explore and Play is an opportunity for families and community-members to enjoy access to free, play-based learning, and self-guided tabletop activities with a focus on environmental education, STEM, literacy, and local history. It’s a bridge between a nature center and classroom. Free & open to the public