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July 2019
Fifth Annual Summer Butterfly Count at Antietam National Battlefield
Butterfly Count Leaders: Dave Kaplan & Sandy Sagalkin PVMN Training Re-Cert Eligible The Monarch Alliance, a program of the Potomac Valley Audubon Society, will sponsor the fifth Annual Butterfly Count along the Final Attack Trail on the Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, MD on Saturday, July 27th. The count is being cosponsored by the Washington County Bird Club. This event is free and open to anyone with an interest, regardless of his or her butterfly expertise. This will be a…
Find out more »August 2019
Marvelous Moths of Cool Spring Preserve
Leader: Kathy Barylski PMVN ReCert Eligible This event is open to the public, however registration is required. Please register below. National Moth Week is July 21-28 and Kathy Barylski, local moth expert, will be celebrating with an evening of 'mothing' at Cool Spring Preserve. Observe and learn about all the various moth species that will be attracted to our mothing sheets. There is much to learn about moths, and Kathy is eager to share her knowledge and passion. Moths are…
Find out more »Steamboat Run Community Singing Insect Walk
This walk is scheduled for the Steamboat Run Community and not available for the general public. Please see Wil Hershberger's Singing Insect Walk scheduled for August 3 to register for the public Singing Insect Walk. Steamboat Run Community, please join Wil Hershberger, local insect expert, for an evening insect walk at Steamboat Run's Meadow. Listen and learn about the all the various insects we hear in the summer and early fall months. The walking group will assemble at 8 pm…
Find out more »Singing Insect Walk
Trip Leader: Wil Hershberger Registration is required and will be limited to 14 participants ages 14 years and older. Please register below. PMVN ReCert Eligible Join Wil Hershberger, local insect expert, for an evening insect walk at Cool Spring Preserve. Listen and learn about the all the various insects we hear in the summer and early fall months. Mr. Hershberger is coauthor of “The Songs of Insects”, a book and audio CD published by Houghton-Mifflin Company. He is also the…
Find out more »Night Creatures of Cool Spring Preserve
Trip Leader: Matt Wuertzer This is a family friendly program. Registration is required and will be limited to 20 participants Please register below. PMVN ReCert Eligible Join PVAS's AmeriCorps Volunteer, Matt Wuertzer, for a family friendly evening at Cool Spring Preserve. Listen and learn about the all the various insects and creatures we hear in the summer and early fall months. The group will set out on a walk through the preserve, looking, listening and exploring the meadows, woodland and…
Find out more »September 2019
September Field Trip to Native Residential Meadow
Field Trip Leader: Rita Hennessy PVMN Re-Cert Eligible Registration is required and limited to 15 participants. Please register below. Join Rita for an educational morning at her residential native meadow. Stroll around her meadow paths and learn about pollinators & butterflies as well as managing invasives. She will focus on the establishment of her meadow, the meadow cycle through the seasons and how it has evolved over the past six years. Rita’s property includes a two acre open meadow, and…
Find out more »November 2019
November Field Trip to Residential Native Meadow
Field Trip Leader: Rita Hennessy PVMN Re-Cert Eligible Registration is required and limited to 15 participants. Please register below. Join Rita for an educational morning at her residential native meadow. Stroll around her meadow paths to learn how native meadows can provide winter cover for birds and insects as well as discussing the big question: to mow or not to mow? She will focus on the establishment of her meadow, the meadow cycle through the seasons and how it has evolved…
Find out more »Saw-Whet Owl Banding Station Field Trip
Trip Leader: Bob Dean PVMN Training Re-Cert Eligible Registration is required and limited to 12 people. Please register below. Join Bob Dean at his Saw-Whet Owl Banding Station for his annual Banding Field Trips. Sign up for this wonderful opportunity to see first hand how local birding expert, Bob Dean, catches, bands and releases Saw-Whet Owls. The group will meet at the Martin's Food (formerly Shop n' Save) parking lot in Hedgesville on Saturday, November 2 at 6:00 pm. The…
Find out more »Saw-Whet Owl Banding Station Field Trip
Trip Leader: Bob Dean PVMN Training Re-Cert Eligible Registration is required and limited to 12 people. Please register below. Join Bob Dean at his Saw-Whet Owl Banding Station for his annual Banding Field Trips. Sign up for this wonderful opportunity to see first hand how local birding expert, Bob Dean, catches, bands and releases Saw-Whet Owls. The group will meet at the Martin's Food (formerly Shop n' Save) parking lot in Hedgesville on Sunday, November 3 at 5:00 pm. The…
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