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May
4
Sat
Wildflowers and Warblers at Ackermann Nature Preserve @ Otto and Magdalene Ackermann Nature Preserve
May 4 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Join members of the Botanical Society of Western PA and the Westmoreland Bird and Nature Club to observe wildflowers and warblers at the beautiful Otto and Magdalene Ackermann Nature Preserve.

May
5
Sun
Stewardship Morning @ Otto and Magdalene Ackermann Nature Preserve
May 5 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Please join Westmoreland Land Trust volunteers for a morning of light stewardship work at the Otto and Magdalene Nature Preserve in North Huntingdon Township on Sunday May 5.  We will start at 9 AM and work until about noon, but you are welcome to come and leave at any time convenient for you.  We will provide all materials and drinking water.  It should be a beautiful morning in this lovely wooded preserve, with the opportunity to see many spring wildflowers in bloom.  Please join us!

May
17
Fri
Westmoreland Land Trust Board Meeting @ Westmoreland Conservation District Barn
May 17 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Westmoreland Land Trust Board meeting will start at 9 AM. The public is welcome and invited to attend.

May
18
Sat
The After Paddle @ Gray Wing Park
May 18 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Please join us on Saturday May 18 from Noon to 4 PM for the After Paddle!  Come to Gray Wing Park at the west end of West Main Street in New Alexandria, for a gathering with music by Triple Play, delicious food available to purchase from Route 66 BBQ (and snow cones and baked goods from the New Alexandria Home Economics 4-H Club).  The After Paddle will immediately follow the Loyalhanna Sojourn, and will celebrate the Loyalhanna and land conservation.  Bring your lawn chair – admission is free, and you don’t have to paddle to party!  After Paddle social media post-1 copy

Jul
13
Sat
Mushroom Walk at Ackermann Nature Preserve @ Otto and Magdalene Ackermann Nature Preserve
Jul 13 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Join Jack and Valerie Baker of the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club for a mushroom walk at the Otto and Magdalene Ackermann Nature Preserve.  Walk from 9 am – 11 am, and then break for lunch and ID.

Leader: Jack and Valerie Baker; [email protected]; [email protected]

Directions:  From Pittsburgh, travel to the intersection of PA 48 and US 30. Continue east on US 30 for ½ mile to make a left onto Leger Road (Sheetz on the right-hand corner). Turn left onto Leger Road and travel through the countryside for 2 miles. (Ignore the closed road signs as they are referring to a bridge near Brush Creek). At an intersection at the base of the hill, Leger Road turns to the right. Continue straight onto Ardara Road. After 1000 feet, look for the brown Ackermann Nature Preserve sign on the left and park at the end of the grassy strip between two homes.

GPS coordinates of the Preserve’s parking area are 40.36105, -79.74410 WGS84. Remember that the bridge from Ardara/PA 993 is currently not in use, so the Preserve must be reached from US 30.

Wear long pants and bring a lunch.  Jack and Valerie will id at lunch.

Jul
19
Fri
Westmoreland Land Trust Board Meeting @ Westmoreland Conservation District Barn
Jul 19 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Westmoreland Land Trust Board meeting will start at 9 AM.  The public is welcome and invited to attend.

Sep
20
Fri
Westmoreland Land Trust Board Meeting @ Westmoreland Conservationn District Barn
Sep 20 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Westmoreland Land Trust Board meeting will start at 9 AM.  The public is welcome and invited to attend.

Nov
15
Fri
Westmoreland Land Trust Board Meeting @ Westmoreland Conservation District Barn
Nov 15 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Westmoreland Land Trust Board meeting will start at 9 AM.  The public is welcome and invited to attend.

Jan
24
Fri
Westmoreland Land Trust Board Meeting @ Westmoreland Conservation District Barn
Jan 24 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Westmoreland Land Trust Board Meeting:  anyone interested is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Mar
20
Fri
3/20/20 Board Meeting CANCELLED @ Westmoreland Conservation District Barn
Mar 20 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Westmoreland Land Trust Board Meeting of March 20, 2020 IS CANCELLED