Events Calendar

Join us as birding enthusiast Andy Dapkins presents a talk on how to get started in the world of birding, followed by a bird walk around Craighead House.

Join us at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, for our annual meeting! Following a brief business meeting, we’ll share some exciting updates about last summer’s pathogen-testing program and the recent expansion of our ongoing stream-monitoring program, the work of the Adams County Planting Partnership, and other initiatives we’re working on! We’ll meet downstairs at the...

Join Strawberry Hill for a free nighttime nature hike under the Full Pink Moon! The forest is stretching and yawning awake. Explore the trails and enjoy the early nights of a springtime forest. Guided hike will start at 8:00pm and last about 60 minutes. There will be a limited number of flashlights to handout so...

Join us in the Market Lounge for a very special seminar with South Mountain Partnership to celebrate Earth Day and the launch of our Earth to Beer brew: The Honey Wheat Ale!

Enjoy beautiful Virginia bluebell wildflowers blooming in profusion along the Appalachian and Conodoguinet Creek. Learn about plans for the Scott Farm property as the future home of Keystone Trails Association and an important hub for trail activities by conservation partners. The adjacent Kittatinny Ridge is a major flyway for migratory birds and an iconic landscape...

The Heishman’s Mill Sojourn is a 15+ mile venture on the Conodoguinet Creek, Class 1 water, from the Newburg Gamelands launch to Heishman’s Mill. A brief presentation of the Heishman’s Mill History will precede the shuttle to the Newburg Gamelands put-in. Safety personnel will be introduced to the sojourners, and a Safety Briefing given, prior...

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 looking for. Make some extra cash for yourself, your family, or your organization. And The Institute makes...

Mark your calendars now! This is the event you don’t want to miss this month. Bring up to 5 labeled perennial plants between 9:30-10. At 10, we will exchange them.

Meadows, riparian buffers, native plants and pollinator are all buzzwords in today’s landscaping, but what exactly do those terms mean? How can you incorporate some of these ideas in a suburban yard? Join PA Master Gardener Mary Ann Ryan as she introduces you to the planning and maintaining of a suburban garden. This lesson will help...

The 2024 event will take place in Downtown York, Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 10am-3pm. This fun, family-friendly festival celebrates green, healthy, and local living and will feature more than 60 vendors, live music, food, children’s activities and much more. Go Green in the City has drawn more than 6,500 attendees during past events, and...

As part of Wildwood Wetlands Festival, explore approximately four miles of the park’s trail system, incorporating portions of the wetland boardwalks, East Shore Trail, Tall Timbers Trail, Fox Run Trail, Wildwood Way, and the Towpath Trail. The hike traverses a variety of habitats–from open marsh tomature upland forest–and affords inspiring views of the Susquehanna Water Gap,...