Monthly Nature Journaling: Summer Solstice 2020 Journaling Guide: Joy Bridy Registration for this event is not required, but we encourage you to enter your contact information using the form below, so we can be in touch with future field journaling opportunities. With the approach of Midsummer, or Summer Solstice, the sun is staying up in our Northern Hemisphere skies longer […]
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3 events,This camp has been cancelled due to safety concerns surrounding COVID-19. If you had registered for this camp, and have not yet requested your full refund, please email admin@potomacaudubon.org. Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Thursday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) Come join us for ALL the fun as we learn […] This camp has been cancelled due to safety concerns surrounding COVID-19. If you had registered for this camp, and have not yet requested your full refund, please email admin@potomacaudubon.org. Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Thursday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Come join us for ALL the fun as we learn […] |
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4 events,Please note: This camp was formerly scheduled as "Earth Art." Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) Could you survive if you were lost in the wilderness? We’ll have a blast building shelters, fires, and tools and learning how to purify water. We will also learn […]
Due to scheduling changes we've made as a result of COVID-19, this camp has unfortunately been cancelled. If you had registered for this camp, you will be receiving an automatic full refund. Please email admin@potomacaudubon.org with any questions. Who: Entering grades 6-8 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Spend […]
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Join us as we uncover the mysteries of the forest. We’ll peek under logs, hunt for animal tracks and scat, examine bones and skulls, and investigate the signs that animals leave behind. There’s plenty of time for games and […] |
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Fireflies, Fiddles & Frogs, PVAS's annual family picnic at Cool Spring Preserve, has been cancelled due to Covid-19. The staff at PVAS has thought this through very carefully and despite our collective brainstorming, we are not able to come up with a way to safely host this event. The very nature of this event encourages hands-on learning and exploring, which […] |
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Trip Leaders: Heather Walsh and Karli Rogers This event is free and open to the public, however, in order to follow the best practice local, state and national guidelines, registration is required and limited to 8 participants. Please register below. Registration is required and limited to 8 participants (if you can no longer attend, please notify admin@potomacaudubon.org so that others […] |
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Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) Join us as we uncover the mysteries of the forest. We’ll peek under logs, hunt for animal tracks and scat, examine bones and skulls, and investigate the signs that animals leave behind. There’s plenty of time for games and […]
Due to scheduling changes we've made as a result of COVID-19, this camp has unfortunately been cancelled. If you had registered for this camp, you will be receiving an automatic full refund. Please email admin@potomacaudubon.org with any questions. Who: Entering Kindergarten and 1st grade When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) […]
Who: Entering grades 2-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Could you survive if you were lost in the wilderness? We’ll have a blast building shelters, fires, and tools and learning how to purify water. We will also learn how to find food in the wild, use a compass, […] |
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PVAS Trip Leader: Beth Poole This event is free and open to the public, however, in order to follow the best practice local, state and national guidelines, registration is required and will be limited to 9 participants. Please register below. Registration is required and limited to 9 participants (if you registered but are no longer able to attend, please notify […] |
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Be a PVAS "Weed Warrior"! If you want to volunteer at our nature preserves, but can’t make it to the scheduled volunteer workdays, this training is for you! Our Land & Conservation Manager - KC Walters - will lead this PVAS Weed Warrior Certification training. Certified Weed Warriors will be given the knowledge and the tools needed to tackle invasive […] |
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Field Journaling Guide: Joy Bridy PVMN Continuing Education Eligible Everyone is welcome to join this free, outdoor nature journaling gathering, regardless of their journaling experience. However, registration is required and limited to 10 participants; please register below. PVAS is committed to ensuring the health and safety of all of our community. In order to do this, we are implementing the […] |
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3 events,Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) Embrace your wild side as you explore the wild and wonderful animals and plants from here in West Virginia (and some from farther away). Meet some animals up close and personal: turtles, snakes, lizards, millipedes, hissing cockroaches, and more! […]
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Get ready to get your boots dirty during this fun-packed week! Muck through the mud, slosh through the stream, and march through the meadow. You’ll make mud pies, catch critters in the creek, and of course…get wet! Have questions […] |
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2020 International Monarch Monitoring Blitz Join thousands of volunteers in Canada, Mexico and the United States, from July 24 to August 2, 2020 for the 4th annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz (the Blitz). With limited ability to do field work due to COVID-19 restrictions, researchers need your observations now more than ever! To take part in the Blitz, submit your […] |
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Due to scheduling changes we’ve made as a result of COVID-19, this camp has unfortunately been cancelled. If you had registered for this camp, you will be receiving an automatic full refund. Please email admin@potomacaudubon.org with any questions. Who: Entering Kindergarten and 1st grade When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) This […]
Due to scheduling changes we’ve made as a result of COVID-19, this camp has unfortunately been cancelled. If you had registered for this camp, you will be receiving an automatic full refund. Please email admin@potomacaudubon.org with any questions. Who: Entering grades 2-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) Could you survive […] Please note: This camp was formerly scheduled as “Earth Art.” Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Embrace your wild side as you explore the wild and wonderful animals and plants from here in West Virginia (and some from farther away). Meet some animals up close […] |
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We apologize for any inconvenience, but this singing insect walk has filled to capacity. Please email admin@potomacaudubon.org if you would like to be added to the waitlist. Trip Leader: Wil Hershberger Registration is required and will be limited to 5 participants, ages 14 years and older. Please register below. PMVN Continuing Education Eligible Due to Covid-19, the following national, state and […] |
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