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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 »CANCELLED – Spring Bird Walk at USGS Fish Health Lab
This event has been cancelled in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. Trip Leaders: Heather Walsh and Doug Pifer This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join PVAS on a 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,…
Find out more »CANCELLED – Spring Wildflower Walk at Yankauer Nature Preserve
This event has been cancelled in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. Wildflower Walk Leaders: Mary Duke, Wanda Miller and Kathy Bilton PVMN Continuing Education Re-Cert Eligible This two-hour walk is free and open to the public; however, registration is strongly encouraged. Join Mary Duke, Wanda Miller and Kathy Bilton, for a spring ephemeral wildflower walk at Yankauer Nature Preserve! This Wildflower Walk, which is held to coincide with the peak of the spring wildflower season, will offer…
Find out more »CANCELLED – ‘Third Wednesday’ Bird Walk at Cool Spring Preserve
This event has been cancelled in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. 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…
Find out more »Cancelled – Spring Wildflower Walk
This workshop has been cancelled in our effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. Wildflower Walk Leader: Rodney Dever PVMN Continuing Education Re-Cert Eligible This two-hour walk is free and open to the public; however, registration is strongly encouraged. Join Rodney Dever, President of the Eastern Panhandle Chapter of the WV Native Plant Society, for a spring ephemeral wildflower walk! Meet Saturday, April 18th at 10:00 a.m. along the C&O Canal, near the Route 34 (Rumsey) Bridge across from Shepherdstown,…
Find out more »Cancelled – Bird Walk at Claymont
This bird walk has been cancelled in our effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. Trip Leader: Joette Borzik Meeting Location: Mansion entrance road, where a wetland meets the access driveway (please note: this is a different location than the Big Barn entrance road). Park in the parking area before the gate. Open to anyone with an interest. Free of charge, but registration is required; please register below. Join Joette Borzik for a bird walk at the historic Claymont Mansion…
Find out more »Cancelled – Bird Walk at Shannondale Springs Wildlife Management Area
This bird walk has been cancelled in our effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. Trip Leader: Joette Borzik Meeting Location: Parking lot at boat launch (Click here to view exact location via Google Maps) Open to anyone with an interest. Free of charge, but registration is required; please register below. Join Joette Borzik for a bird walk at Shannondale Springs Widlife Management Area! The walk will cover approximately 3 miles over mostly level ground, although some hilly, uneven terrain…
Find out more »May 2020
Celebrate Birdathon: Birding at the Preserves – Cool Spring
Join in the celebration of the 11th annual Ruth Ann Dean Memorial Birdathon with PVAS’s ‘Birding at the Preserves’! ‘Birding at the Preserves’ are free events and open to the public. Stop by any time between 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – we welcome people to join us when they can! PVAS’s birding experts are hosting ‘Birding at the Preserves’ on Saturday’s in May in conjunction with the celebration of PVAS’s annual Ruth Ann Dean Memorial Birdathon. We welcome anyone with an…
Find out more »Potomac Valley Audubon Society’s Monthly Program: American Chestnuts
Presenter: Mark Double PVMN Continuing Education Eligible This event is free and open to the public. The Potomac Valley Audubon Society welcomes Mark Double, President of the West Virginia chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation. Join Mark Double as he discusses the history of the American chestnut, its relation to the State of West Virginia, and how to identify various chestnut species. Double also will discuss the three approaches being utilized by The American Chestnut Foundation to combat the chestnut…
Find out more »Spring Bird Walk at USGS Fish Health Lab
Trip Leaders: Karli Rogers and Beth Poole This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join PVAS on a 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 »Celebrate Birdathon: Birding at the Preserves – Yankauer
Join in the celebration of the 11th annual Ruth Ann Dean Memorial Birdathon with PVAS’s ‘Birding at the Preserves’! ‘Birding at the Preserves’ are free events and open to the public. Stop by any time between 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – we welcome people to join us when they can! PVAS’s birding experts are hosting ‘Birding at the Preserves’ on Saturday’s in May in conjunction with the celebration of PVAS’s annual Ruth Ann Dean Memorial Birdathon. We welcome anyone with an…
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 »Celebrate Birdathon: Birding at the Preserves – Stauffer’s Marsh
Join in the celebration of the 11th annual Ruth Ann Dean Memorial Birdathon with PVAS’s ‘Birding at the Preserves’! ‘Birding at the Preserves’ are free events and open to the public. Stop by any time between 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. – we welcome people to join us when they can! PVAS’s birding experts are hosting ‘Birding at the Preserves’ on Saturday’s in May in conjunction with the celebration of PVAS’s annual Ruth Ann Dean Memorial Birdathon. We welcome anyone with an…
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
‘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 »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 »July 2020
‘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 »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 Continuing Education Eligible Join Wil Hershberger, local insect expert, for an evening insect walk at Cool Spring Preserve. Listen and learn about all the various insects we hear in the summer and early fall months. Mr. Hershberger is co-author of “The Songs of Insects”, a book and audio CD published by Houghton-Mifflin Company. He is also the instructor…
Find out more »August 2020
‘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 »September 2020
Fall Bird Walk at USGS Fish Health Lab
Trip Leaders: John Young and Lynne Wiseman This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join PVAS on a 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 »‘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 »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…
Find out more »October 2020
‘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 »November 2020
Master Naturalist Field Trip to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Archives at NCTC
We’re sorry, but this field trip has filled to capacity. If interested, please join the wait list at this link. If anyone cancels their registration, individuals on the wait list will be notified on a first-come, first-served basis. This event is a field trip offered for Certified Master Naturalists and students actively working towards their Master Naturalist Certification. PVMN Continuing Education Re-Cert Eligible Registration is required, limited to 20 participants and will close on Tuesday, November 3. The NCTC Archives has…
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 a.m. in the front parking lot of Cool Spring Preserve, the…
Find out more »Bird Walk at USGS Fish Health Lab
Trip Leaders: Vicki Blazer and Beth Poole This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join PVAS on a 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. The…
Find out more »December 2020
‘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 a.m. in the front parking lot of Cool Spring Preserve, the…
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