Events Calendar

In this class you will meet some common toxic plants of our region. Discussions will take place about what makes a plant toxic, different plant constituents, and ethnobotanical uses of...

Listen to Luke George talk about his mother, Jean Craighead George, researching her Newbery Award-winning Julie of the Wolves. RSVP your seat HERE.

Get up close with nature as you explore life on, in, and under logs in the forest. Hands, magnifiers, and our senses are all used to explore how this “forest trash” is really a forest treasure. Participants will investigate what makes fallen trees so important to so many forms of life in the forest, including living...

The Blue Ridge Summit Free Library will hold its 48th annual Ice Cream Social and Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 20 on the library grounds. The event is a fundraiser for the library. More than 4,000 books will be offered for sale, including selections for adults, teens and children...

Ancestral Skills is an all-new three part series! Part 2 - Water Water: In this class, you will discover multiple methods to filter and purify water for drinking and avoiding waterborne illness.  A variety of primitive methods of water locating and purification will be discussed and demonstrated, from coyote wells to solar distillation, as well...

Join in the summer fun with Strawberry Hill and Adams County Public Library’s Explore a Shore! During this program, you will visit the creek and talk about what creatures live in freshwater streams and what a healthy stream looks like. Plan to get in the water with nets and search for macroinvertebrates. This program is weather...

Join us for a free nighttime nature hike under the Full Buck Moon! The cold, dark days of winter are a distant memory. The forest is teeming with life and her hard work is on display - from the brilliantly flashing lightning bugs to the lush green grass at our feet. Summer is in full...

Stop by Craighead House as Mark Madison, Historian for the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Shepherdstown, West Virginia talks about the Craighead family and their many contributions to the sciences, conservation and environmentalism.

Students will join Buttonwood/Institute educators and LACI archaeologists to “dig into the past” at the historic Stoner Farm, an active, working archaeological site in Waynesboro. With archaeologist Scott Parker, students will learn the why, what, and how of archaeology, including how artifacts are processed and what they can tell us about how the Stoners lived....

Nature is beautiful to look at, but did you know it can also be used to create beautiful artwork? Go on a hike to find natural items that will then be used to make art. The only catch—no paintbrushes! This is the sixth and final session in our series of outdoor adventure programs in June...