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April 2019
Yankauer Nature Preserve Volunteer Workday
Join PVAS for a day of trail maintenance and pollinator garden work at Yankauer Nature Preserve! We have some clippers but if you can bring any additional tools, it would be greatly appreciated! Please bring your work gloves, a refillable water bottle and any accessories that will help you stay comfortable. Master Naturalists are eligible to earn volunteer hours! Please register below so we know how many volunteers to expect. Registering also allows KC to contact volunteers directly in event…
Find out more »May 2019
Homeschool Adventures: Yankauer Nature Preserve Hike
Join us at our Yankauer Nature Preserve for a nature hike!
Find out more »Yankauer Nature Preserve Volunteer Workday
Join PVAS for a day of trail maintenance and pollinator garden work at Yankauer Nature Preserve! We have some clippers but if you can bring any additional tools, it would be greatly appreciated! Please bring your work gloves, a refillable water bottle and any accessories that will help you stay comfortable. Master Naturalists are eligible to earn volunteer hours! Please register below so we know how many volunteers to expect. Registering also allows KC to contact volunteers directly in event…
Find out more »June 2019
Annual PVAS Meeting for Members and Volunteers
Free for PVAS members and volunteers, however please register below. PVAS members and volunteers are invited to our Annual dinner at the Yankauer Nature Preserve. This is PVAS's way of saying "thank-you" for your support over the past year. Dinner is on us! The event will kick off at 6:00 PM with a short business meeting where we announce board election results, recognize volunteers and celebrate Birdathon winners. Immediately following the business portion of the meeting,…
Find out more »Camp Survivor: Session 1
Monday- Friday • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm 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 end of week if you have what it takes to be a SURVIVOR!…
Find out more »Wild Child: Session 2
Monday- Friday • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Release your inner wild child as you explore nature from a “wild” point of view. Walk barefoot through mud, splash in the creek, forage for wild foods, build the ultimate fort, and create camouflage so you can hide in plain sight! Entering Grades: 1-6 $160 members / $180 non-members Fill out my LGL form!
Find out more »July 2019
Nature Detectives: Session 2
Monday- Friday • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Join us as we uncover the mysteries of the forest. We’ll peek under logs, hunt for animal tracks and scat, dissect owl pellets, 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! *Please note that this is a 3 day camp.* Entering Grades: 1-6 $160 members / $180 non-members Fill out my LGL form!
Find out more »Outdoor Adventure Camp: Session 1
Monday- Friday • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm With Yankauer Nature Preserve as our home base, we’ll embark on a different adventure each day! Go caving, practice archery and survival skills and learn to orienteer so you can create your own compass scavenger hunt! Campers will need to be dropped off at the C&O parking lot under the Shepherdstown Bridge on Wednesday where we will be conducting a stream study. On Thursday night, we’ll camp out at the preserve! Entering…
Find out more »Wee Naturalist: Session 2
Monday- Friday • 9:00 am – 11:30 am 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! Ages 3-5, accompanied by a parent/guardian $60 members / $70 non-members Fill out my LGL form!
Find out more »Camp Survivor: Session 3
Monday- Friday • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm 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 end of week if you have what it takes to be a SURVIVOR!…
Find out more »Nature Explorers: Session 2
Monday- Friday • 9:00 am – 1:30 pm 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. Optional after-care will be available from 1:30 pm - 3 pm. $8 per day. After-care runs from 1:30-3 p.m. and is intended to accommodate those families with campers attending Nature Explorers…
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