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April 2020
Cancelled – Art Inspired by Nature: Japanese Stab Binding Field Journal & Printing with Plants
This event has been cancelled in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. We are working to reschedule for sometime in the fall. Instructor: Liz Goins PVMN Assistant: Joy Bridy PVMN Continuing Education Eligible This book binding workshop is open to the public, regardless of your experience; however, registration is required. Please register below. Join the Field Journal Group in a special workshop to make a hand-bound field journal with Charles Town book artist, Liz Goins. Each student will…
Find out more »Cancelled – Spring Field Journaling
This event has been cancelled in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. We are working to creatively continue ‘virtual group’ journaling and to reschedule this monthly gathering in the fall. Field Journaling Guide: Joy Bridy Everyone is welcome to join this group, regardless of their journaling experience. However, registration is required; please register below. PVMN Continuing Education Eligible With spring in full swing, do you love to notice the details of spring ephemerals in bloom, and the bright…
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 »POSTPONED – Climate Watch Training
This event has been postponed in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. Please check our website calendar for a rescheduled date. Become a part of National Audubon's community science project, Climate Watch! According to the National Audubon Society's 2019 climate report 'Survival by Degrees,' two-thirds of North American birds are at increasing risk of extinction from climate change. Help build a better world for birds by joining Climate Watch to test and improve climate models. You can find…
Find out more »May 2020
Homeschool Adventures: Gardening
This programs has sessions available for ages 5-7 and 8-12 Single child: $12 members/ $15 non-members. Students will explore the topic of gardening through hands on activities. Topics such as composting, seed saving, and companion planting will be investigated by students. Students will also have the opportunity to help plant container gardens at Cool Spring, and take home a carrot in a bottle to grow indoors! This program will be science-based and includes exploring, observing, discovering, and reflecting on the…
Find out more »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 »Wee Naturalist: Incredible Insects
What makes insects different from other animals? We'll investigate the differences between Cool Spring's classroom insects such as our Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches and mealworms and our non-insects such as our millipedes and worms. Then we'll go outside and compare the insects and bugs that we find on the trail!
Find out more »Weed Warrior Training
Be a PVAS "Weed Warrior"! If you want to volunteer at our nature preserves, but can’t make it to the scheduled volunteer workdays, this training is for you! Our Land & Conservation Manager - KC Walters - will lead the first PVAS Weed Warrior Certification training. Certified Weed Warriors will be given the knowledge and the tools needed to tackle invasive species at the preserves on their own schedules. Plus, they will be connected with other Weed Warriors to work…
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 »June 2020
Wild and Wonderful: Session 1 @ Cool Spring
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Embrace your wild side as you explore the wild and wonderful animals and plants from here in West Virginia (and some from farther away). Meet some animals up close and personal: turtles, snakes, lizards, millipedes, hissing cockroaches, and more! From the top to the bottom of the food chain, we’ll explore everything from predators and prey to parasites and…
Find out more »Muckin’ It: Session 1 @ Cool Spring
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Get ready to get your boots dirty during this fun-packed week! Muck through the mud, slosh through the stream, and march through the meadow. You’ll make mud pies, catch critters in the creek, and of course…get wet! After care is available for this camp session from 3:00-5:00 p.m. As you'll see below, payment options reflect a week's worth of…
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 »Camp Survivor: Session 2 @ Cool Spring
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Could you survive if you were lost in the wilderness? We’ll have a blast building shelters, fires, and tools and learning how to purify water. We will also learn how to find food in the wild, use a compass, and tie knots. Through challenges that will test your mind, body and teamwork skills, you will truly know by the…
Find out more »Animal Olympics: Session 1 @ Cool Spring
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Thursday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Come join us for ALL the fun as we learn about nature’s speedy sprinters, fast flappers, and long leapers! Test your skills against some of nature’s top athletes. Are you as strong as an ant or as fast as a deer? Are you as sneaky and sly as a fox? Can you build as well as a beaver? See…
Find out more »July 2020
Tools of the Trade @ Cool Spring
Who: Entering grades 6-8 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Spend the week at Cool Spring Preserve learning how scientists use their ‘Tools of the Trade.’ You’ll conduct stream monitoring, practice birding techniques, and collect scientific data through hands-on citizen science activities using cell phones and other technology. You’ll also learn about wildlife management techniques while practicing archery skills. You’ll even have the chance to perfect your camp craft…
Find out more »Unsolved Mysteries: Session 2 @ Cool Spring
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Join us as we uncover the mysteries of the forest. We’ll peek under logs, hunt for animal tracks and scat, examine bones and skulls, and investigate the signs that animals leave behind. There’s plenty of time for games and building your fort in the woods! After care is available for this camp session from 3:00-5:00 p.m. As you'll see…
Find out more »Nature Explorers: Session 1 @ Cool Spring
Who: Entering Kindergarten and 1st grade When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) This session is designed for adventurous children who are ready to come to camp on their own without a parent. We will explore a variety of nature topics through hikes, nature crafts, hands-on nature exploration, stories, imaginative play and fort building. After care is available for this camp session from either 1:30-3:00 p.m. or 1:30-5:00 p.m. As you'll…
Find out more »Camp Survivor: Session 3 @ Cool Spring
Who: Entering grades 2-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Could you survive if you were lost in the wilderness? We’ll have a blast building shelters, fires, and tools and learning how to purify water. We will also learn how to find food in the wild, use a compass, and tie knots. Through challenges that will test your mind, body and teamwork skills, you will truly know by 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 »Muckin’ It: Session 2 @ Cool Spring
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Get ready to get your boots dirty during this fun-packed week! Muck through the mud, slosh through the stream, and march through the meadow. You’ll make mud pies, catch critters in the creek, and of course…get wet! After care is available for this camp session from 3:00-5:00 p.m. As you'll see below, payment options reflect a week's worth of…
Find out more »Earth Art: Session 2 @ Cool Spring
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Using nature as inspiration, this week you’ll create artistic masterpieces! We’ll collect our own natural clay to create sculptures, make leaf hammered bandannas, and create your own paint and paint brushes from nature. Explore culinary arts as you and your team create a dish using the wild foods that you collect. On Friday, parents are invited to see 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
Wee Naturalist: Session 1 @ Cool Spring
Who: Ages 3-5, accompanied by a parent or guardian When: Monday-Friday • 9:00-11:30 a.m. Where: Cool Spring Preserve (1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414) Explore the natural world with your child! We’ll keep you moving with a variety of activities including circle time, short hikes, nature crafts, hands-on nature exploration, stories and imaginative play. Every day covers a different nature theme! Have questions about camp? Call 681-252-1387 or e-mail daycamp@potomacaudubon.org. Fill out my LGL form!
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 »September 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 »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
‘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 »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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