Join the Land Management and Conservation team for trail stewardship at Cool Spring Preserve! PVAS Host: Mason Zeller and Lily Davis Free and open to the public. Please note that we may not have an age-appropriate task for children, as these volunteer workdays are geared towards ages 16+. Children under 16 are welcome to attend, as long as they are accompanied...
Become a PVAS Weed Warrior! PVAS Host: KC Walters Free and open to the public. For ages 12 and older. All youth must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required and limited to 15 participants. PVMN Continuing Education Credit Eligible If you want to volunteer at our nature preserves, but can’t make it to the scheduled volunteer workdays, this...
Join PVAS in celebrating Earth Day with a volunteer workday planting trees at Cool Spring Preserve! PVAS Host: Bob Schwartz and Mason Zeller This program is FREE and open to the public. All ages are welcome, but children must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required. PVMN Volunteer Hours Eligible There is no better way to give back to...
Learn how to use a DSLR camera to capture the beauty of nature! PVAS Host: Meg Faehl, Kevin ODonnell For youth ages 10-16. Registration is required and limited to 8 participants. However, more spots may open up if not everyone rents a camera, so we strongly encourage you to join the waitlist! Registration fee is $10/youth. Optional add-on: Rent a...
Join Meg Faehl to learn how to use a DSLR camera to capture the beauty of nature! PVAS Host: Meg Faehl $10/youth (PVAS members receive a 10% discount). For youth ages 10-16. Youth must be accompanied by an adult. Only the child needs to be registered. Registration is required and limited to 8 participants. We invite your family to join...
Become a PVAS Weed Warrior! PVAS Host: KC Walters Free and open to the public. For ages 12 and older. All youth must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required and limited to 15 participants. PVMN Continuing Education Credit Eligible If you want to volunteer at our nature preserves, but can’t make it to the scheduled volunteer workdays, this...
Join the PVAS teaching staff for a winter solstice celebration at Cool Spring Preserve! We’ll set out on a night hike around the preserve listening for owls and looking for signs of other creatures of the night. Then, we’ll sip hot chocolate and roast marshmallows by a cozy campfire while listening to campfire stories. We’ll provide the hot chocolate, marshmallows...
Check out the 2022 PVAS Summer Concert Series at Cool Spring Preserve! Marybeth Schied Grove self-taught herself the guitar beginning in the 8th grade. As a teenager in Rochester, NY, she was introduced to new strums and schmaltzy fingerpicking by other guitarists that she met at city parks. She has sung in church choirs since 8th grade and currently directs the...
Check out the 2022 PVAS Summer Concert Series at Cool Spring Preserve! The Steve Warner Trio offers a unique blend of Americana-flavored music that is stylistically rooted in traditional folk and country with hints of bluegrass, swing and classic pop/rock. You’ll hear timeless songs and fresh new tunes. Warner has been writing, performing and presenting music in the area for...
Check out the 2022 PVAS Summer Concert Series at Cool Spring Preserve! This event has been CANCELED due to inclement weather. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to see you next week! Erik Janus is a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter from Washington County, Maryland. He draws his inspiration from Appalachian and American roots music, bluegrass and improvisational music. His solo performances...
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