Events Calendar

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...

Join for one (or all) of the five 30 minute webinars where DCNR will discuss the Draft of the 2025-2029 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), and each of the...

Join for a free nighttime nature hike under the Hunger Moon! This time of year is hard. The days often seem to drag on as the cold presses in, unyielding...

Share a new experience with a loved one!Grab your mom, dad sister, significant other, neighbor, or other loved one and join us for Sweetheart's Archery! This indoor program is appropriate...

Safely Hiking with your Dog co-hosted by Humane Society of the United States, Pennsylvania State Director, Kristen Tullo and Dr. Resnick, Humane Society Veterinary Medical Alliance Member Veterinarian. Tuesday, February...

Join for one (or all) of the five 30 minute webinars where DCNR will discuss the Draft of the 2025-2029 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), and each of the...

Look to the stars when Buttonwood Nature Center presents “Astronomy and Our Place in the Universe” on Thursday, February 20 at 7 p.m. at Church of the Apostles in Waynesboro....

Learn how to use the C-PACE program to finance energy efficiency, water conservation or clean energy projects. Register HERE.

The AT Museum welcomes Kip Redick, author of American Camino: Walking as Spiritual Practice on the Appalachian Trail, on Sunday, March 16th at 1:30pm. Kip is professor of philosophy and...

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...