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June 2019
Summer Bird Walk at Lilypons
Trip Leader: Sandy Sagalkin This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join PVAS on a Summer Bird Walk at Lilypons in Adamstown, MD. Please meet the walk leader in the parking lot at 7:30 am. This bird walk is open to the public and children are welcome to attend with an adult. Registration is strongly encouraged. Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes and bring along drinking…
Find out more »July 2019
Bird and Butterfly Walk at Blue Ridge Center
PVAS Trip Leader: Deb Hale This event is free and open to the public, however registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join bird and butterfly enthusiast Deb Hale for a summer walk at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship in nearby Loudoun Co., VA on Wednesday, July 10 at 7:00 am. The Center is located at 11661 Harpers Ferry Road (VA Route 671), a couple of miles south of Route 340 and just opposite the Neersville Fire Department.…
Find out more »Fireflies, Fiddles, and Frogs
PVAS's annual family picnic, Fireflies, Fiddles & Frogs, will be held at Cool Spring Preserve this year. We hope you and your family will join us! You'll find a registration form at the bottom of the page. Put everyone in the car and head out to the preserve on Wednesday, July 10th beginning at 6 p.m. The event will run until dark, so we can see the fireflies emerge. If you're a PVAS member, it's just $15 for the carload.…
Find out more »‘Third Wednesday’ Bird Walk at Cool Spring Preserve
PVAS Trip Leader: Beth Poole This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join Beth Poole on her regularly scheduled ‘Third Wednesday’ bird walk at Cool Spring Preserve. The trails at Cool Spring preserve have a lot to offer! From well maintained foot paths to gorgeous views, the preserve’s 12 acres is home to much wildlife. Please meet by 7:00 am in the front parking lot of Cool Spring Preserve, the…
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. Nation 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 »‘Third Wednesday’ Bird Walk at Cool Spring Preserve
PVAS Trip Leader: Beth Poole This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join Beth Poole on her regularly scheduled ‘Third Wednesday’ bird walk at Cool Spring Preserve. The trails at Cool Spring preserve have a lot to offer! From well maintained foot paths to gorgeous views, the preserve’s 12 acres is home to much wildlife. Please meet by 7:00 am in the front parking lot of Cool Spring Preserve, the…
Find out more »Late Summer Bird Walk
Trip Leaders: Bob Dean and Heather Walsh This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join PVAS on an Late Summer Bird Walk at the USGS Fish Health Lab property! Our expert birders are offering regular walks at the Fish Health Lab property and are excited with what it has to offer! The size is not excessively large, but the bird species are diverse and the quality of the wetland is…
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 Heart Chakra: An Art & Yoga Workshop
Workshop Leaders: Dee Marshall and Susan Loonsk This workshop is open to the public, however registration is required. Please register here: http://www.art2earth.com Join Registered Yoga Teacher Dee Marshall and Artist /Professor Emerita Susan Loonsk for this Yoga-Art Workshop to explore the Heart Chakra, the fourth major energy center in the body. The Chakras are the seven major energy centers of the body. This workshop will include yoga postures, mudras, color and aromatherapy to balance the Heart energy. Participants will also…
Find out more »‘Third Wednesday’ Bird Walk at Cool Spring Preserve
PVAS Trip Leader: Beth Poole This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join Beth Poole on her regularly scheduled ‘Third Wednesday’ bird walk at Cool Spring Preserve. The trails at Cool Spring preserve have a lot to offer! From well maintained foot paths to gorgeous views, the preserve’s 12 acres is home to much wildlife. Please meet by 7:00 am in the front parking lot of Cool Spring Preserve, the…
Find out more »Hawk Watch at Bolivar Heights
Trip Leader: Deb Hale This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. PVAS bird enthusiast, Deb Hale, is leading a Hawk Watching trip in the Bolivar Heights section of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park on Wednesday, September 18. The trip will begin at 9:00 am and last approximately three hours. The event is free and open to anyone with an interest. Children will be welcome. Binoculars will be available for…
Find out more »Fall Bird Walk
Trip Leaders: Beth Poole and Vicki Blazer This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join PVAS on an Fall Bird Walk at the USGS Fish Health Lab property! Our expert birders are offering regular walks at the Fish Health Lab property and are excited with what it has to offer! The size is not excessively large, but the bird species are diverse and the quality of the wetland is excellent.…
Find out more »October 2019
Potomac Valley Audubon Society Monthly Program: Is that a Sinkhole? Climate and Geology of the Eastern Panhandle; Focusing on Karst and Human Impact
Presenter: Jim Cummins PVMN Re-Cert Eligible This event is free and open to the public. The Potomac Valley Audubon Society welcomes Jim Cummins. Jim will present “Is that a sinkhole? Climate and Geology of the Eastern Panhandle; Focusing on Karst and Human Impacts". Mr. Cummins is an ecologist with a natural interest in natural and human history and how they interplay. His geographic area of expertise is the Potomac watershed. The Potomac River, the Appalachian Mountains and the Shenandoah Valley…
Find out more »‘Third Wednesday’ Bird Walk at Cool Spring Preserve
PVAS Trip Leader: Beth Poole This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join Beth Poole on her regularly scheduled ‘Third Wednesday’ bird walk at Cool Spring Preserve. The trails at Cool Spring preserve have a lot to offer! From well maintained foot paths to gorgeous views, the preserve’s 12 acres is home to much wildlife. Please meet by 7:30 am in the front parking lot of Cool Spring Preserve, the…
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 »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 »‘Third Wednesday’ Bird Walk at Cool Spring Preserve
PVAS Trip Leader: Beth Poole This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join Beth Poole on her regularly scheduled ‘Third Wednesday’ bird walk at Cool Spring Preserve. The trails at Cool Spring preserve have a lot to offer! From well maintained foot paths to gorgeous views, the preserve’s 12 acres is home to much wildlife. Please meet by 7:30 am in the front parking lot of Cool Spring Preserve, the…
Find out more »December 2019
‘Third Wednesday’ Bird Walk at Cool Spring Preserve
PVAS Trip Leader: Beth Poole This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join Beth Poole on her regularly scheduled ‘Third Wednesday’ bird walk at Cool Spring Preserve. The trails at Cool Spring preserve have a lot to offer! From well maintained foot paths to gorgeous views, the preserve’s 12 acres is home to much wildlife. Please meet by 7:30 am in the front parking lot of Cool Spring Preserve, the…
Find out more »January 2020
Potomac Valley Audubon Society Monthly Program: Bluebirds
Presenter: Kathy Kremnitzer PVMN Re-Cert Eligible The cold winds may be blowing outside, but inside Kathy Kremnitzer will fill the room with her enthusiasm for 'everything bluebirds'! Kathy will share heaps of information on bluebirds, their habitat and how to monitor a nestbox or trail. Kathy Kremnitzer is a retired educator and has been a bluebird landlord for 30 years. During nesting season, she monitors about 80 nestboxes in Frederick and Washington Counties in Maryland, and is part of a…
Find out more »April 2020
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…
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