A friendly, team competition to see who can count as many birds of as many species as possible at Cool Spring Preserve in a one-week period. How to Participate: Gather friends! Form a team (1-4 participants) and come up with a clever name (i.e. Millennial Falcons). Make a plan! Pick a day and time (or multiple days and times) between...
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...
Load your little one in a backpack and join a PVAS naturalist on a hike at Cool Spring Preserve. This is a great way to explore nature with your child, get exercise and meet other parents. This hike is designed for adults with young children. Most trails are not stroller accessible, so you’ll need a backpack or carrier for younger...
Load your little one in a backpack and join a PVAS naturalist on a hike at Cool Spring Preserve. This is a great way to explore nature with your child, get exercise and meet other parents. This hike is designed for adults with young children. Most trails are not stroller accessible, so you’ll need a backpack or carrier for younger...
Check out the PVAS Summer Concert Series at Cool Spring Preserve! All performances are free of charge and open to all, thanks to the musicians who generously volunteer their time and talent. You’re invited to bring a picnic dinner (BYOB welcome), and are encouraged to take a hike around the preserve before or after the music. Performances are held outside...
Check out the PVAS Summer Concert Series at Cool Spring Preserve! All performances are free of charge and open to all, thanks to the musicians who generously volunteer their time and talent. You’re invited to bring a picnic dinner (BYOB welcome), and are encouraged to take a hike around the preserve before or after the music. Performances are held outside...
Check out the PVAS Summer Concert Series at Cool Spring Preserve! All performances are free of charge and open to all, thanks to the musicians who generously volunteer their time and talent. You’re invited to bring a picnic dinner (BYOB welcome), and are encouraged to take a hike around the preserve before or after the music. Performances are held outside...
Check out the PVAS Summer Concert Series at Cool Spring Preserve! All performances are free of charge and open to all, thanks to the musicians who generously volunteer their time and talent. You’re invited to bring a picnic dinner (BYOB welcome), and are encouraged to take a hike around the preserve before or after the music. Performances are held outside...
Help celebrate our annual Ruth Ann Dean Memorial Birdathon by participating in the Top Birder Competition! Our goal is to raise funds for our Habitat Stewardship Programs while supporting a friendly birding competition between Matt Orsie, Bob Dean and Wil Hershberger. Sponsor your favorite “pro-birder” to help them earn birding privileges to perform at their best while they conduct a...
Help celebrate our annual Ruth Ann Dean Memorial Birdathon by participating in the Community Collaborative Count! Our goal is to, as a community, collaboratively observe and count at least 100 different bird species within PVAS’s four-county service area of Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan counties in WV and Washington County, MD. Here’s how to join the fun: Gather your team (you...