Events

Join the Friends of Wildwood for the first lecture of this year’s Winter Lecture Series. Richelle Curanzy, Environmental Educator and speakers from Monarch Watch and Project Monarch Health, will share background on their organizations and monarch data trends.

Are groundhogs good weather predictors? Join a Naturalist to discover more about Groundhog Day and how the amazing groundhog spends the winter.

Curious about edible plants and how to utilize them to create yummy winter recipes? Join Naturalists at Wildwood Park to learn how to make shagbark hickory syrup and a variety of winter teas.

Join us as day turns to night to fulfill requirements for the Cadette Night Owl badge. Scouts will explore Wildwood, discover the myths of the stars and moon and learn about adaptations of nocturnal animals.

Join a Naturalist at Detweiler Park for an afternoon hike. Elevate your heartrate in the winter air while observing the evergreens and looking for tracks in the mud or snow.

Please join the Friends of Wildwood for a Beginner Watercolor Class, directed by Summer Malpass from Key on Paper. Summer will lead participants through the creation a dragonfly-themed painting!

Join the Friends of Wildwood for the second lecture of this year’s Winter Lecture Series. Mike Hartley, a graduate student at Shippensburg University, will reveal his findings from 5 months of turtle research in Wildwood Park.

The Doc Fritchey Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold a 6-week evening course on intermediate fly-tying at the Olewine Nature Center. The class will be conducted on 6 consecutive Thursday evenings beginning on February 11 and ending on March 18. This is an intermediate course and is intended for anyone who is familiar with entry-level tying techniques.

This is a beginner course open to anyone interested in learning to tie flies. The class will be conducted on 6 consecutive Thursday evenings beginning on February 11 and ending on March 18. Everyone must provide their own tools.

Stop by the Nature Center Bird Viewing Area for a warm cup of bird- friendly coffee, tea or hot cocoa with Appalachian Audubon Society.