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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...