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April 2019
Natural History Workshop: Composting Myths and Addressing Common Problems
Instructors: Melanie Files and Rick Lowman PVMN Re-Cert Eligible Registration is required and limited to 15 participants. Please register below. Melanie and Rick, certified Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners and Master Composters, are excited to bring their years of experience and knowledge to the PVAS community. This hands-on workshop aims to help shred the myths about composting and provide answers to composting myths and common problems so that you can find the best solutions for your situation. In addition, Rick and…
Find out more »Birds of Virginius Island Bird Walk
Trip Leader: Deb Hale Deb Hale is leading a birding trip to the Virginius Island section of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park as part of the Park's 75th anniversary. Step outside onto today’s nature-filled Virginius Island for a bird-watching hike. Bring your binoculars and see if you can spy a few of the 170 bird species of Harpers Ferry as you follow trails that weave past factory ruins and canals. Registration is required and limited to 30 participants. Please…
Find out more »May 2019
Potomac Valley Audubon Society’s Monthly Program: Wild East: Collaborative Conservation within a Great Eastern Landscape
Presenters: Laurie Potteiger and Anne Baker PVMN Re-Cert Eligible Spearheaded by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Wild East is a public awareness initiative that unites people across the country in protecting the largest, contiguous open space in the eastern United States. The backbone of Wild East is the Appalachian Trail, which is more than a footpath in the woods. With scenic views, native plants and wildlife, American history, and unique communities, the Wild East landscape is a destination that should be…
Find out more »Ruth Ann Dean Memorial Birdathon, Team Registration
The Potomac Valley Audubon's Birdathon is named in honor of Ruth Ann Dean, who was a founding member and ardent supporter of PVAS, a Board member in the early years, and an avid birder. In 2019, the Potomac Valley Audubon Society is sponsoring its tenth annual “Ruth Ann Dean Memorial Birdathon" during the weekend of May 11th and 12th. Register HERE to participate in the Birdathon. Make a Birdathon donation or sponsor a team or individual HERE. For more information,…
Find out more »Mother’s Day Bird Walk
Trip Leader: Sandy Sagalkin This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below (registration form coming soon). Join PVAS on an Mother's Day Bird Walk at Lilypons in Adamstown, MD. Please meet the walk leader in the parking lot at 8:00 am. The main focus of the bird walk will be spring migrants. This bird walk is open to the public and children are welcome to attend with an adult. Registration is…
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 »Spring Bird Walk
Trip Leader: 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 Spring 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 »June 2019
Early Summer Bird Walk at USGS Fish Health Lab
Trip Leaders Lynne Wiseman and John Young This bird walk is free and open to the public, however registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join PVAS on a early summer bird walk at the Fish Health Lab! 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 »Annual PVAS Meeting for Members and Volunteers
Free for PVAS members and volunteers, however please register below. PVAS members and volunteers are invited to our Annual dinner at the Yankauer Nature Preserve. This is PVAS's way of saying "thank-you" for your support over the past year. Dinner is on us! The event will kick off at 6:00 PM with a short business meeting where we announce board election results, recognize volunteers and celebrate Birdathon winners. Immediately following the business portion of the meeting,…
Find out more »June 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 and learn about the warm season meadow flowers emerging - Beard Tongue, Wild Bergamot, Milkweed. 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…
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 »July 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 7:00 am in the front parking lot of Cool Spring Preserve, the…
Find out more »August 2019
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 »‘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 »‘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 »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
‘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 »‘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…
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