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Join Dr. Paula Purnell, WLT Partner for Educational Programming, for a fun and informative explanation of how to use a Westmoreland Nature Backpack to help you explore nature in Westmoreland County!
Meeting will be at the Westmoreland Conservation District Barn and may also be attended remotely by Zoom videoconference. Please contact the WLT at 724 325-3031 or [email protected] if you would like to participate in the meeting.
Join Mark Bowers and the Botanical Society of Western PA for a late winter walk through this 58-acre woodland. We will briefly look at specimens of common woody shrubs and trees at the trailhead parking lot of the Ackermann Reserve before heading out on the trails of the Reserve to learn how to identify woody species that are growing there. We will also discuss the geology of the area and how it may affect the vegetation that grows there.
Meeting will be at the Westmoreland Conservation District Barn and may also be attended remotely by Zoom videoconference. Please contact the WLT at 724 325-3031 or [email protected] if you would like to participate in the meeting.
Come to the April 5 meeting of the Botanical Society Westmoreland County to learn about the plans for the Nature and Art Park to be established at the Schwarz farm in Hempfield Township.
Join Melissa Reckner on Earth Day for a Signs of Spring Hike at the Otto and Magdalene Ackermann Nature Preserve, co-hosted by the Turtle Creek Watershed Association.
Join members of the Botanical Society of Westmoreland County for a visit and tour of the Schwarz Farm, the site of the forthcoming Carl A. Schwarz Memorial Park – a lovely nature and art park. Learn about plans for the future park!
Meeting will be at the Westmoreland Conservation District Barn and may also be attended remotely by Zoom videoconference. Please contact the WLT at 724 325-3031 or [email protected] if you would like to participate in the meeting.
Join PA Master Naturalists for a work morning at the scenic Schwarz future nature and art park! If you like, join the group afterwards for a (bring your own) brown bag lunch, and learn about plans for the future nature and art park.
Join us for a fun, family-friendly program about birds! We’ll learn what makes a bird a bird, examine real feathers, and measure our wingspans on our colorful wingspan banner. Volunteers will don bird costumes for an interactive sing-along, and everyone will make a unique piece of feather art to take home. Then, checkout our Westmoreland Nature Backpack and go exploring!
Get to know your backyard birds better during this free beginning birder program. We’ll examine feathers and wingspans, review a variety of birdwatching resources, and then head outside with binoculars and checklists to see what we can find!
Join us for a fun, family-friendly program about birds! We’ll learn what makes a bird a bird, examine real feathers, and measure our wingspans on our colorful wingspan banner. Volunteers will don bird costumes for an interactive sing-along, and everyone will make a unique piece of feather art to take home. Then, checkout our Westmoreland Nature Backpack and go exploring!
Join us for a free, fun, family-friendly program about birds! We’ll learn what makes a bird a bird, examine real feathers, and measure our wingspans on our colorful wingspan banner. Volunteers will don bird costumes for an interactive sing-along, and everyone will make a unique piece of feather art to take home. Then, checkout our Westmoreland Nature Backpack from your library and go exploring!