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April 2020
CANCELLED – Natural History Workshop: Birding 101
This workshop has been cancelled in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. Classroom Sessions: Thursday evenings April 9, 16, 23 & 30. Field Trips: Saturday mornings April 11, 18, 25 & May 2. Registration is required, please register below. PVMN Continuing Education Eligible Birding 101 is tailored for beginning birders. It utilizes both classroom sessions and field trips to teach everything from bird identification and field etiquette to birding techniques and resources. The course is taught by local…
Find out more »May 2020
Nature Writing Workshop: “Brains in Bloom” at Yankauer Nature Preserve
Join Griffin Bosserman, one of our Environmental Educator AmeriCorps, in this environmental writing workshop. Griffin's passion for environmental writing was sparked during his time at college, where he focused on the "humanities side" of environmental studies. Since graduating with his B.A. in Environmental Studies from Wofford College, he has written numerous pieces inspired by nature. Griffin will introduce the major themes in environmental writing, and then lead participants through a poem writing exercise to get their "creative craniums" churning. The…
Find out more »Mushrooms and Microscopy (Mycology) Workshop
Instructor: Dr. Laura Robertson PVMN Continuing Education Eligible The workshop is open to the public, however, registration is required. Please register below. Please join Dr. Laura Robertson for her workshop on mushrooms and microscopy at the Byrd Science Center at Shepherd University! This workshop will begin with a brief overview of mushrooms and fungi, including the general growth, appearance, and life cycles of fungi and some examples of interesting fungi. Participants will then observe structures of mushrooms and other fungi…
Find out more »June 2020
Grass Exploration Workshop at NCTC
Workshop Instructor: Rodney Dever PVMN Continuing Education Eligible This workshop is open to the public, however registration is required. Please register below. Registration will close on Wednesday, June 17. Rodney Dever, President of the Eastern Panhandle Chapter of the West Virginia Native Plant Society, is leading this Grass Exploration Workshop! The opening hour will be a general introduction to the grasses. Participants will explore the question of what exactly a grass is and why grasses are important. There will be…
Find out more »September 2020
Exploring Nature through Expressive Arts Workshop
Workshop Instructor: Susan Loonsk PVMN Continuing Education Eligible This workshop is open to the public and no prior meditation or art making experience is needed; however, registration is required. Please register below. Creative processes such as art can help us to understand and experience nature in a rich and meaningful way. Explore and connect your Inner Nature to the Natural World through Expressive Arts and nature-based activities. Concepts, Practices, and Projects will be rooted in Ecopsychology Principles. Even if you have…
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