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Jun
14
Wed
Our Feathered Friends Library Program @ Jeannette Public Library
Jun 14 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

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!

Jun
19
Mon
Backyard Birds Program @ Rostraver Public Library @ Rostraver Public Library
Jun 19 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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!

Jun
21
Wed
Our Feathered Friends Program @ Adams Memorial Library @ Adams Memorial LIbrary
Jun 21 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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!

Jul
5
Wed
Our Feathered Friends Program @ Greensburg Hempfield Area Library @ Greensburg Hempfield Area Public Library
Jul 5 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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!

Jul
8
Sat
Firefly Watch Evening at St. Xavier @ St. Xavier Property
Jul 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Firefly Watch

Join us for a magical evening of Firefly watching

Sat Jul 08 2023 at 7:00 PM

St Xavier Nature Preserve, 106 St. Xavier Road, Latrobe, PA 15650.

Learn about Firefly life cycles and how to protect their habitats. Be a Citizen Scientist! Identify our Pennsylvania native species and make fabulous firefly art. Play firefly-themed games, take an evening nature hike, and enjoy a magical evening under the stars.

Registration is Required. Space is Limited. Get your tickets today!

Tickets and additional event information are available at:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/649989595377

Jul
11
Tue
Our Feathered Friends Program @ Penn Area Library @ Penn Area Library
Jul 11 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

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!

Jul
14
Fri
Our Feathered Friends Program @ Ligonier Valley Library @ Ligonier Valley Library
Jul 14 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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!

Jul
21
Fri
Board Meeting of the Westmoreland Land Trust @ Westmoreland Conservation District Barn and Zoom
Jul 21 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

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.

Jul
22
Sat
Our Feathered Friends Program @ Monessen Public Library @ Monessen Public Library
Jul 22 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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!

 

Jul
25
Tue
Our Feathered Friends @ Manor Public Library @ Manor Public Library
Jul 25 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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!

Aug
1
Tue
Our Feathered Friends @ Scottdale Public Library @ Scottdale Public Library
Aug 1 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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!

 

Aug
17
Thu
Backyard Birders @ People’s Library in New Kensington @ People's Library in New Kensington
Aug 17 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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!

Sep
9
Sat
Open House at St. Xavier Nature Preserve @ St. Xavier Nature Preserve
Sep 9 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm


There will be a Celebration of Conservation of the Land at 11 AM.

Please join us!

Sep
15
Fri
Board Meeting of the Westmoreland Land Trust @ Westmoreland Conservation District Barn and Zoom
Sep 15 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

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.

Oct
1
Sun
Walk in Penn’s Woods @ St. Xavier Nature Preserve
Oct 1 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

You are invited …. Please join the Westmoreland Woodlands Improvement Association and the WLT at St. Xavier on October 1st for a Walk in Penn’s Woods! On Sunday October 1st the WWIA will hold its 2023 “Walk in Penn’s Woods” at the St. Xavier Nature Preserve located at 106 St. Xavier Road Latrobe, PA. The Preserve is situated along U.S. Route 30 and St Xavier Road just west of the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. The walk will commence at 1:00 p.m. Participants can walk the Grove and grounds as well as some walking paths on the 248 acre property conveyed to the WLT by the Sisters of Mercy, to be conserved as a nature preserve open to the public. The Walk of about 1 hour in duration will be a gentle stroll through the Grove and surrounding areas. Parking is available on a mowed and marked portion of the grounds of “Bellbrook”, a Civil War-era guesthouse.