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Come to Hempfield Township Park for the fourth in a series of family-friendly nature workshops designed for children from 5 to 12 years old along with an accompanying adult. Each session will explore the Westmoreland Land Trust’s Nature Backpacks, which are available for you to checkout at the HTAC desk.
Botany is the scientific study of plants. Visit the discovery table and go on a plant scavenger hunt. Use digital microscopes to explore inside a seed and examine the parts of a flower up-close. Experiment with a seed dispersion helicopter and make-and-take home your own handmade seeded bookmark.
Note: preregistration with Hempfield Township is required, with a fee of $15.00 per student. Registration opens on May 1st for Hempfield Township Residents and May 8th for non-residents. Deadline is 7 days prior to each date.
Volunteer with the Westmoreland Land Trust!
The staff of the Westmoreland Land Trust invites all interested volunteers to join them for a morning of environmental restoration work at St. Xavier Nature Preserve. This morning’s work will focus on preparing the site for our fall Open House. Please wear sturdy shoes, sunscreen, and insect repellent.
The public is invited to contribute their ideas and comments as part of the master planning process for the new St. Xavier Nature Preserve in Latrobe. The meeting will be held at Bellbrook, the Nature Preserve headquarters. All are welcome.
Join the Westmoreland Land Trust for an evening nature walk at the Otto and Magdalene Ackermann Nature Preserve in North Huntingdon Township. We will be looking for native pawpaw trees and also enjoying late summer butterflies at this peaceful nature preserve. This guided walk will be slow-paced, but will involve clambering down some steep sections of trail. Please wear sturdy walking shoes and dress for the weather.
Volunteer with the Westmoreland Land Trust!
The staff of the Westmoreland Land Trust invites all interested volunteers to join them for a morning of environmental restoration work at St. Xavier Nature Preserve. This morning’s work will focus on preparing the site for our fall Open House. Please wear sturdy shoes, sunscreen, and insect repellent.
Join the Westmoreland Land Trust at our second Annual Open House for the new St. Xavier Nature Preserve. Tour the grounds and the historic Civil-War era guesthouse “Bellbrook” while enjoying music, light refreshments, and family-friendly activities.
Calling all local birders! Ornithologist Dr. Andy Mack will present a birding talk on “Fall Migration” at the Bellbrook headquarters of the St. Xavier Nature Preserve. This evening lecture will be followed on Saturday, September 28, by a guided bird walk from 7:00 to 10:00 AM through the fields and forests of St. Xavier. This is the third of four “Birds Across the Seasons” paired events presented by Dr. Mack. All events are open to the public and free to attend.
Following his Wednesday evening lecture, ornithologist Dr. Andy Mack will lead a “Fall Migration” guided birding walk this Saturday through the grounds of the St. Xavier Nature Preserve. The walk is free and open to the public, and all participants are welcome whether or not they attended the evening lecture. Bring binoculars and dress for the weather.
Join us for the finale of the Westmoreland Nature Explorers program, designed for children from 5 to 12 years old along with an accompanying adult.
We’ll celebrate the end of summer with a nighttime adventure at the Westmoreland Land Trust’s St. Xavier Nature Preserve! Take a nighttime hike, learn about bats, and examine owl pellets. We’ll sing songs around the campfire and present Westmoreland Nature Explorers certificates and awards.
Note: preregistration with Hempfield Township is required, with a fee of $15.00 per student. Registration opens on May 1st for Hempfield Township Residents and May 8th for non-residents. Deadline is 7 days prior to each date.
The public is invited to review and discuss plans for the new St. Xavier Nature Preserve with landscape architect Richard Rauso and representatives of the Westmoreland Land Trust. The meeting will be held at Bellbrook, the Nature Preserve headquarters. All are welcome.
The public is invited to review and discuss plans for the new St. Xavier Nature Preserve with landscape architect Richard Rauso and representatives of the Westmoreland Land Trust. The meeting will be held at Bellbrook, the Nature Preserve headquarters. All are welcome.
2024 Walk in Penn’s Woods, hosted by the Westmoreland Woodlands Improvement Association
