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April 2020
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 »Wee Naturalist: Animal Homes
Join us at Yankauer Nature Preserve as we investigate what animals make their homes there. Your child will become a nature detective as they flip over logs and rocks, hunt for holes and nests in trees, and search for burrows in the ground.
Find out more »May 2020
Nature Writing Workshop: “Brains in Bloom” at Yankauer Nature Preserve
Join Griffin Bosserman, one of our Environmental Educator AmeriCorps, in this environmental writing workshop. Griffin's passion for environmental writing was sparked during his time at college, where he focused on the "humanities side" of environmental studies. Since graduating with his B.A. in Environmental Studies from Wofford College, he has written numerous pieces inspired by nature. Griffin will introduce the major themes in environmental writing, and then lead participants through a poem writing exercise to get their "creative craniums" churning. The…
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 »June 2020
Unsolved Mysteries: Session 1 @ Yankauer
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) 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! Have questions about camp? Call 681-252-1387 or e-mail daycamp@potomacaudubon.org. Fill out my LGL form!
Find out more »Camp Survivor: Session 1 @ Yankauer
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) 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 »Forces of Nature @ Yankauer
Who: Entering grades 6-8 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) Learn about the forces that make mountains, sculpt streams, and power our planet. You’ll explore Earth’s geological forces as we crawl through caves and explore the power of wind as you build your own wind turbine. From beavers to invasive plants, you’ll investigate the many positive and negative ways animals and plants change the landscape. Discover the impact of…
Find out more »Wild and Wonderful: Session 2 @ Yankauer
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) 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 »Animal Olympics: Session 2 @ Yankauer
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Thursday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) 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
Earth Art: Session 1 @ Yankauer
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) 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 »Unsolved Mysteries: Session 3 @ Yankauer
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) 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! Have questions about camp? Call 681-252-1387 or e-mail daycamp@potomacaudubon.org. Fill out my LGL form!
Find out more »Wild and Wonderful: Session 3 @ Yankauer
Who: Entering grades 1-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) 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 »Nature Explorers: Session 2 @ Yankauer
Who: Entering Kindergarten and 1st grade When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) 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 1:30-3:00 p.m. As you'll see below, payment…
Find out more »Camp Survivor: Session 4 @ Yankauer
Who: Entering grades 2-6 When: Monday-Friday • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) 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 »August 2020
Wee Naturalist: Session 2 @ Yankauer
Who: Ages 3-5, accompanied by a parent or guardian When: Monday-Friday • 9:00-11:30 a.m. Where: Yankauer Nature Preserve (438 Whitings Neck Road, Martinsburg, WV 25404) 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!
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