Owl Prowl
Learn about nighttime birds of prey during an evening hike in the woods at the nature center with a Buttonwood naturalist. The Owl Prowl is part of Buttonwood’s Naturalist Discovery Series...
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Mind Hikes for Every Body
This hiking series is an opportunity to simultaneously build your mental and physical health. During the hike, we will also calm our minds with reflective walks, engaging with nature, and sensory activities. All are welcome! Find more information HERE.
FeederWatch Wednesdays
Kings Gap Environmental Education Center 500 Kings Gap Road, Carlisle, PA, United StatesThis 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!
2025 Kings Gap Trail Challenge
Kings Gap Environmental Education Center 500 Kings Gap Road, Carlisle, PA, United StatesCan you hike every trail at Kings Gap? With 2600 acres of forest, Kings Gap has an extensive hiking system. Join us to get more comfortable hiking the trails. By the end, this challenging monthly hiking series will cover over 25 miles of trail at the park. Two options of the same hike are offered...
$19
An Evening with Allen Dieterich-Ward and Cindy Adams Dunn: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania
Midtown Scholar Bookstore 1302 N 3rd St., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United StatesThe Midtown Scholar Bookstore is honored to welcome Shippensburg University professor Allen Dieterich-Ward for a conversation and signing on his new book, Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania....
Women’s * Wellness Hikes
Kings Gap Environmental Education Center 500 Kings Gap Road, Carlisle, PA, United StatesThis 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...
2025 Ladies + Wilderness First Aid Course
South Central Pennsylvania Climbers is partnering with Blue Mountain Medic, LLC to offer a two-day, Wilderness First Aid course on Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30, 2025. The course...
$185
Backpacking 101
Wildwood Park and Olewine Nature Center 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United StatesJoin Keystone Trails Association & Dauphin County Parks and Recreation with a one-day seminar on backpacking basics. This training is geared towards avid day hikers who are interested in learning...
Afternoon with an Owl
Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United StatesThis special program features Strix, the Owl Ambassador from Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve, and his handler, Anne Gageby. The event is part of Buttonwood’s Naturalist Discovery Series of programs. Attendees...
Appalachian Trail Hike Series-March 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...
Common Ground Film Community Screening
Capitol Theatre 159 S Main St., Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United StatesHealthy Franklin County is hosting a free community screening of the documentary film Common Ground on Thursday, April 3 from 6pm to 8pm at the Capitol Theatre in Chambersburg, PA. The film...
Memories & Stories of Happel’s Meadow
Blue Ridge Summit Fire Hall 13063 Monterey Lane, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, United StatesThis is a joint program of Buttonwood Nature Center and the Antietam Watershed Association. This program is an opportunity to learn about Happel’s Meadow through the reminiscences and memories of...