50 N. Washington Street
Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
(304) 258-0992
Toll free: (877) NAT-NICH (877-628-6424)
Open Daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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May 22nd, 2010 |
Eastern Panhandle Green Homes Tour 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Self-guided, open-house style tour featuring seven homes in Jefferson, Berkeley and Morgan counties that illustrate various different kinds of green building techniques. To participate, purchase a brochure beforehand for $15 at any one of these locations: DISH American Bistro, 213 W. Washington Street, Charles Town; Four Seasons Books, 116 W. German Street, Shepherdstown; Sir Speedy Printing, 1351 Edwin Miller Blvd., Martinsburg; The Nature Niche, 50 Washington Street, Berkeley Springs. The brochure will include a map and directions to the different homes, and each brochure will admit one carload of people to all of the homes. For more info, contact Jeff Feldman at 304-274-0509 or GreenPathConsulting@gmail.com . |
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| May 22nd, 2010 |
Birding walk
at the National Conservation Training Center Participants will bird the various habitats on the Center's 538-acre campus outside Shepherdstown, including several wooded trails, meadows, edge areas and hedgerows. They will make a stop to observe the bald eagle nest on property and have opportunities to observe various warblers, vireos, thrushes, scarlet tanagers and other species of birds. Participants should check in at the Security Gate inside NCTC and meet at 8 a.m. in the reception area of the main building at NCTC. Security will tell you where to park. Because of the security requirements at NCTC, this trip will require pre-registration at least 5 days beforehand (by May 17). To pre-register, contact Sandy Sagalkin at monsansagalkin@myactv.net or 301-432-6847. Bug repellent is highly recommended to ward off ticks. |
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| May 29th, 2010 |
Field trip to Finzel Swamp
in Garrett County MD To be led by Frostburg State University Biology Professor Frank Ammer. Meet at the Swamp parking lot at 9:00 a.m. Free and open to the public. For directions, go to the Nature Conservancy website at www.nature.org and type "finzel" in the search box. For info, contact Peter Smith at pvsmith@frontiernet.net or 304-876-1139. |
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| June 2nd, 2010 |
Birding walk on the C&O Canal towpath between Antietam Creek and
Shepherdstown |
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| June 4th, 2010 |
PVAS program
at Cacapon State Park 7:00 p.m. in the Morgan Room of the Park Lodge. Nickolas McHenry, U.S. Corps of Engineers Environmental Engineer, will give a presentation about "Staying safe in the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area—what the public needs to know about unexploded World War II munitions there." Free and open to the public. |
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| June 5th, 2010 |
Master Naturalist Workshop
Project Wild. 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at Cacapon State Park, Berkeley Springs. Art Schomo, of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, will provide a comprehensive review of the Project WILD conservation and environmental education program, which is one of the most widely used such programs for grades K-12. It is based on the premise that young people and educators have a vital interest in learning about our natural world. See PVAS website for details or contact Wanda Miller at 304-263-7320 or pvmn54@gmail.com. |
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| June 5th, 2010 |
Master Naturalist Workshop
Ferns. 9:00 a.m.-12 noon at the Eidolon Nature Preserve, Morgan County. This workshop will cover the natural and cultural history of ferns and provide hands-on experience in taxonomic identification. The instructors will be Master Naturalists Sandra Bloom and Cheryl Jennings. See PVAS website for details or contact Wanda Miller at 304-263-7320 or pvmn54@gmail.com. |
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| June 5th, 2010 |
PVAS
fundraising reception hosted by Rusty and Cricket Morgan at their
historic Ripon Lodge farm in southern Jefferson County. 4:00-7:00 p.m. All proceeds will be used to support PVAS's education programs for local children. Basic tickets are $45 per person. Those who pay $150 for two people will be recognized as Donors, those who pay $200 for two will be recognized as Patrons, and those who pay $250 or more for two will be recognized as Supporters. All tickets are fully tax deductible. To reserve tickets, please call 304-676-3397 or e-mail PVASmail@aol.com and provide your name, address, and phone number. |
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| June 12th, 2010 |
Field trip to the Smithsonian Institution Naturalist Center in Leesburg,
VA
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For adults and families with children over 10. Trip is intended to provide an introduction to the many learning and research resources available at the center, which was established over 30 years ago to give the public "hands-on" opportunities to explore natural history subjects. Registration is recommended but not required. For info and to register contact Kelly Heldreth at kheldreth@hotmail.com or 304-229-6229. |
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| June 19th, 2010 |
Birding
trip to either NCTC or Greenbrier Sate Park in Washington Co. MD
Details to be announced. For more info contact Sandy Sagalkin at monsansagalkin@myactv.net or 301-432-6847. |
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| June 26th, 2010 |
Field
trip to the Ice Mountain preserve in Hampshire County WV
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be led by naturalist and PVAS Board member Clark Dixon. Meet at
8:30 a.m. in the parking lot in front of the Food Lion store on
Route 51 just off I-81 in Inwood and carpool from there to the preserve.
The hike into the preserve will begin about 10:00 a.m. and last
about two hours. Free and open to the public but space is limited
and pre-registration is required. For info and to pre-register contact
Clark at dixonconsultants@aol.com. |
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| June 29th, 2010 |
Birding trip to Flowing Springs Park and Altona Marsh in Jefferson
County Meet at 8:00 a.m. in the parking lot in front of the Martin's Supermarket in the Jefferson Crossroads shopping Center off Route 340 just east of Charles Town. For more info, contact Sandy Sagalkin at monsansagalkin@myactv.net or 301-432-6847. |
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For additional PVAS events, please visit the event calendar: http://www.potomacaudubon.org/schedule.html |
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