Sign-up to volunteer to sort plant orders for the Spring 2023 Native Plant Sale! PVMN Volunteer Service Hours Eligible • Registration is required We will need help sorting out the pre-orders at Sunny Meadows Garden Center for the Plant Sale pick-up day on June 3! For questions, contact KC Walters at Katelyn@PotomacAudubon.org Fill out my LGL Form! Fill out my […]
Sign-up to volunteer to sort plant orders for the Spring 2023 Native Plant Sale! PVMN Volunteer Service Hours Eligible • Registration is required We will need help sorting out the pre-orders at Sunny Meadows Garden Center for the Plant Sale pick-up day on June 3! For questions, contact KC Walters at Katelyn@PotomacAudubon.org Fill out my LGL Form! Fill out my […]
Counselor in Training (CIT) (entering grades 7-12) Do you enjoy working with children and wonder what it’s like to be a camp counselor? Become a CIT and serve as a leader at camp, helping counselors foster a fun, nurturing camp experience for all children. Attend our CIT training to practice leadership skills and learn techniques for engaging children in the […]
Sign-up to volunteer during the the pick-up and day-of sale portions of the Spring Native Plant Sale! PVMN Volunteer Service Hours Eligible • Registration is required Multiple volunteer positions available! Sign-up for 9:30-12 or 12-2:30 or all day. We look forward to seeing you and working with you! For questions, contact KC Walters at Katelyn@PotomacAudubon.org
Pre-order and day-of shopping options available! This fundraiser supports the Monarch Waystation grant program and educational activities of The Monarch Alliance, a program of the Potomac Valley Audubon Society! Online pre-order: Now Closed Click HERE to preview the great native plants we are offering. Shop our online store and place a pre-order. Mark your calendar for the pick-up date: Saturday, […]
Ultimate Survivor Camp (entering grades 6-9) Are you ready to level up your wilderness survival skills? This week is all about using resources that you find in nature to survive. We’ll construct survival shelters and build fires without lighters or matches. Weave your own pine needle basket to use for foraging for wild food that you’ll cook over a fire […]
Camp Survivor (entering grades 1-5) 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 map and compass, and tie knots. Through challenges that will test your mind, body, and teamwork skills, […]
Wild about Water (entering grades 1-5) Water is life! Let’s discover what animals depend on the aquatic habitats at Cool Spring Preserve! Explore the ponds and dams created by our resident beavers, catch critters in the creek and muck through the wetland. We’ll discover animals’ unique adaptations as we wade in the stream like herons, slide like otters on a […]
Become a PVAS Weed Warrior! PVAS Host: KC Walters PVMN Continuing Education Eligible This training is free and open to the public. Children 12+ are welcome to take the training, but must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required. If you want to volunteer at our nature preserves, but can’t make it to the scheduled volunteer workdays, this training […]
Join Hannah for weekly trail maintenance at Yankauer Nature Preserve! PVMN Volunteer Service Hours Eligible • Registration is required Plants such as autumn olive, multi-flora rose, and others are encroaching on the trails, and we need help clipping them back to make sure our trails are comfortable for all visitors. Tools are provided, but please bring your work gloves if […]
Join Hannah for weekly train maintenance at Cool Spring Preserve! PVAS Host: Hannah Kulla PVMN Volunteer Service Hours Eligible • Registration is required **This volunteer opportunity has been canceled due to air quality concerns.** Plants such as autumn olive, multiflora rose, and others are encroaching on the trails, and we need help clipping them back to make sure our trails […]
Join Hannah for bi-weekly trail maintenance at Stauffer's Marsh Nature Preserve! PVAS Host: Hannah Kulla PVMN Volunteer Service Hours Eligible • Registration is required **This volunteer opportunity has been canceled due to air quality concerns.** Plants are encroaching on the trails, and we need help clipping them back to make sure our trails are comfortable for all visitors. Tools are […]
Earth Art (entering grades 1-6) Let your creativity run wild as you construct natural clay sculptures, mix your own berry paint, watercolor paint a natural landscape scene, and more! Families are invited to an exhibition of campers’ masterpieces on Friday. $197 non-members, 10% off for members Session 1: June 12 – 16 (5 days) Yankauer Nature Preserve 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. […]
Nature Sleuths (entering grades 1-6) Do you have what it takes to uncover the mysteries of the ultimate nature crime scene? In this camp, you’ll be issued a “Nature Sleuth,” badge, and be put on your first case to investigate the suspicious activities that have been happening at the preserve. Who left those tracks and is up to no good? It’s […]
PVAS Trip Leaders: Bill Telfair & Scot DeGraf This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is required and limited to 15 participants. Children are welcome but they must be accompanied by an adult. Anyone with an interest is welcome to come along, regardless of their birding skills. Don't miss these special opportunities to hike the private Rolling […]
Join Hannah for weekly trail maintenance at Yankauer Nature Preserve! PVMN Volunteer Service Hours Eligible • Registration is required Plants such as autumn olive, multi-flora rose, and others are encroaching on the trails, and we need help clipping them back to make sure our trails are comfortable for all visitors. Tools are provided, but please bring your work gloves if […]
Join Hannah for weekly train maintenance at Cool Spring Preserve! PVAS Host: Hannah Kulla PVMN Volunteer Service Hours Eligible • Registration is required Plants such as autumn olive, multiflora rose, and others are encroaching on the trails, and we need help clipping them back to make sure our trails are comfortable for all visitors. Tools are provided, but please bring […]
Join Deana Thorsell for Nature Journaling! Field Journaling Guide: Deana Thorsell and Noah Alcantara PVMN Continuing Education Eligible This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required and limited to 12 participants. In celebration of the Summer Solstice, join us at Cool Spring Preserve for our annual solstice gathering. We'll be experimenting with both words and images […]
Join Master Naturalists for a Guided Tour of Ice Mountain! PVMN Continuing Education Hours Eligible -- Registration Required Ice Mountain is located near North River Mills off Cold Stream Road between Slanesville and Capon Bridge in Hampshire County, WV. It is open to guided tours by appointment and is owned by The Nature Conservancy. Ice Mountain runs along North River […]
Ultimate Survivor Camp (entering grades 6-9) Are you ready to level up your wilderness survival skills? This week is all about using resources that you find in nature to survive. We’ll construct survival shelters and build fires without lighters or matches. Weave your own pine needle basket to use for foraging for wild food that you’ll cook over a fire […]
Camp Survivor (entering grades 1-5) 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 map and compass, and tie knots. Through challenges that will test your mind, body, and teamwork skills, […]
Amazing Animals (entering grades 1-6) Each day we’ll explore a different type of animal that calls West Virginia home. Learn how to track mammals and explore their skulls and bones, catch bugs in the meadow and butterfly garden, watch birds with binoculars, and search under rocks and logs for reptiles and amphibians. Games, crafts, forts and hikes will round out […]
Join Beth and Paul Dobson in caring for Eidolon Nature Preserve! PVMN Volunteer Service Hours Eligible • Registration is required Take an enjoyable hike with a friend or someone new. Trim back prickers and weeds that are encroaching on the trail. How could earning volunteer hours or taking an enjoyable hike be any easier than this? Eidolon is a beautiful place. […]
Let’s get outside and walk the trails together! PVAS Host: Ellen Murphy This event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome to attend. Registration is required and limited to 12 participants. Accessibility: This walk is 1.1 miles each way for a total of 2.2 miles. Restrooms are available at the meeting and lunch location. This month, […]
Join Hannah for bi-weekly trail maintenance at Stauffer's Marsh Nature Preserve! PVMN Volunteer Service Hours Eligible • Registration is required Plants are encroaching on the trails, and we need help clipping them back to make sure our trails are comfortable for all visitors. Tools are provided, but please bring your work gloves if you have them and plenty of water!
Join Beth Poole on a monthly bird walk at Cool Spring Preserve! PVAS Host: Beth Poole This event is free and open to the public. Anyone with an interest is welcome to come along, regardless of their birding skills. Children 12+ are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required and limited to 15 participants. The trails […]
Join Hannah for weekly trail maintenance at Yankauer Nature Preserve! PVMN Volunteer Service Hours Eligible • Registration is required Plants such as autumn olive, multi-flora rose, and others are encroaching on the trails, and we need help clipping them back to make sure our trails are comfortable for all visitors. Tools are provided, but please bring your work gloves if […]
Join Hannah for weekly train maintenance at Cool Spring Preserve! PVAS Host: Hannah Kulla PVMN Volunteer Service Hours Eligible • Registration is required Plants such as autumn olive, multiflora rose, and others are encroaching on the trails, and we need help clipping them back to make sure our trails are comfortable for all visitors. Tools are provided, but please bring […]
Enjoy summer, Eidolon, and ice cream! PVAS Hosts: Beth and Paul Dobson PVMN Continuing Education Eligible (1 hour) This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Come join us at beautiful, Eidolon Nature Preserve for an open house and ice cream social on Sunday, June 25. We will gather in the big parking lot before taking […]
Tools of the Trade (entering grades 7-12) This hands-on week will awaken your inner-scientist as you discover how different environmental professionals use their ‘Tools of the Trade’ to make the world a better place. See if an outdoor or conservation career may be for you! You will explore forestry with a local forester, hone your birding skills with an Ornithologist, […]
Dirt Don’t Hurt (entering grades 1-6) Get ready to get messy as we explore the mysterious world that lies beneath your feet. Sculpt with clay, march barefoot in the muck, and bake your best mudpies. Dig down in the dirt for worms and uncover what life lurks under a rotting log. To finish off the week, you’ll have the chance […]
Dirt Don’t Hurt (entering grades 1-6) Get ready to get messy as we explore the mysterious world that lies beneath your feet. Sculpt with clay, march barefoot in the muck, and bake your best mudpies. Dig down in the dirt for worms and uncover what life lurks under a rotting log. To finish off the week, you’ll have the chance […]
Learn the ins and outs of PVAS and earn your volunteer hours by serving as a PVAS Ambassador! PVAS Host: KC Walters PVMN Continuing Education Hours Eligible This training is free and open to the public. Registration is required and limited to 15 participants. This training to designed to help you gain the information you need to volunteer within PVAS in […]
Join Hannah for weekly trail maintenance at Cool Spring Preserve! PVAS Host: Hannah Kulla PVMN Volunteer Service Hours Eligible • Registration is required Plants such as autumn olive, multiflora rose, and others are encroaching on the trails, and we need help clipping them back to make sure our trails are comfortable for all visitors. Tools are provided, but please bring […]
Join Hannah for weekly trail maintenance at Yankauer Nature Preserve! PVMN Volunteer Service Hours Eligible • Registration is required Plants such as autumn olive, multi-flora rose, and others are encroaching on the trails, and we need help clipping them back to make sure our trails are comfortable for all visitors. Tools are provided, but please bring your work gloves if […]