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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 »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 »Monarch and Native Plant Workshop
Workshop Leaders: Dave Kaplan, Tracy McCleaf & Sandy Sagalkin PVMN Training Re-Cert Eligible The Monarch Alliance, a program of the Potomac Valley Audubon Society, is sponsoring a workshop on Butterflies, Pollinators and Butterfly Garden Native Plants at Kiwanis Park, Hagerstown, on Saturday, August 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The City of Hagerstown, in partnership with The Monarch Alliance, planted a beautiful Monarch Waystation at the City of Hagerstown’s newest park. The waystation was planted with Monarchs and pollinators…
Find out more »PVAS’s Public Program in Morgan County: Wetlands
Presenter: Elizabeth Byers PVMN Re-Cert Eligible This event is free and open to the public. Please register below. The Warm Springs and Sleepy Creek Watershed Associations along with the Potomac Valley Audubon Society welcome Elizabeth Byers, Senior Wetland Scientist at WV Department of Environmental Protection. Elizabeth will offer an in depth presentation on Wetlands. Elizabeth will discuss how to recognize wetlands, which laws cover them, and their value to society. This presentation will conclude about 3:00 pm. Following the presentation,…
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
Natural History Workshop: Art to Earth; An Ecopsychology Workshop
Workshop Instructor: Susan Loonsk PVMN Re-Cert Eligible Registration is required. Please register below. Join Susan Loonsk for this unique workshop where participants will engage in Ecopsychology concepts through nature and art activities. Students will experience many concepts of Ecopsychology by connecting self to nature through expressive activities. Participants can expect to gain an understanding of Ecopsychology ideas , and participate in guided meditations, earth walks and an indoor art project. This workshop is open to the public and no prior…
Find out more »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 »The Potomac Valley Audubon Society’s Monthy Program: Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird
Presenter: Katie Fallon PVMN Training Re-Cert Eligible This event is free and open to the public. Join the Potomac Valley Audubon Society at our Monthly Program as we welcome Katie Fallon, vulture expert and author, for a fascinating presentation on the natural history and biology of the amazing vulture. Vultures are often overlooked, underappreciated, and unloved, despite the vital role they play healthy ecosystems. Worldwide, vultures are more likely to be threatened or endangered than any other group of raptor,…
Find out more »Monarch Discovery Day at Briggs Animal Adoption Center
PVMN Training Re-Cert Eligible This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strong encouraged. Please register using the form found below. September is the month that most monarchs will migrate through our region on the way to Mexico where they will spend the winter. The Monarch Alliance, a program of the Potomac Valley Audubon Society, is partnering with Briggs Animal Adoption Center to provide educational, hands-on Monarch events and tagging. This is a fabulous family event!…
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