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Updated July 20, 2008 Calendar
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Activities of Organizations in Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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This site contains information about programs, field trips,
exhibits and organizations relating to natural history in
and around Berks County, Pennsylvania. Programs and events are open to
the public.
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Question FOOD to
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Most of us know how many food calories
an adult needs per day, so in the debate over making ethanol from corn
to replace gasoline wouldn't it be nice to know how many food calories
there are in a gallon of gasoline? Can you skip breakfast and drive
to work on the energy you didn't eat?
(There is more to food than simply corn plus the processes of converting corn to food or of converting corn to ethanol have different efficiencies so this is not the whole story. An important part, however.) For most adults this is the energy in about two weeks of food. |
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Raptors Up Close! -- Interpretive Walk Along the Lookout Trail -- Native Plant Garden Tours -- Hawk Mountain History -- Raptor Study Techniques -- Birding with Binoculars --. Check their web site for details. |
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"Lenape: The Original People" This exhibition -- a unique educational collaboration with educator Dr. James Delle and students from Kutztown University -- will feature explore the rich history of the Lenape. Using artifacts mainly from the Museum’s permanent collection (many found by the Museum’s second Director, Earl Lincoln Poole), visitors will learn about Lenape culture and westward migration after European contact, North American Indian “hot spots” within Berks County, styles of projectile points, historical changes in subsistence, and models of Lenape life, showing tools and objects in use. |
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"Program to be anounced" . Kinsey Room at the North Museum (enter at the back door), Lancaster, PA All welcome. |
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Buckhollow Butterfly Garden Open House with Harold Lebo 610 582 3972. Harold graciously opens his garden to what has quickly become an annual favorite and not just for butterfly enthusiasts. He could also call the day, “Feathers, Florals, and Fine Flutter-byís”. Come see what you’ve been missing! There are always pleasant surprises waiting in the garden! Call for directions. |
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"Butterfly Identification Walk" near Lake Ontelaunee. We will view at a distance and for a good look we will capture some butterflies and put them in viewing jars so you can get a close look before releasing them. Meet at Dam Breast on RT-73. Leaders: Karl Gardner, 610-987-3281 and Ken Lebo, 610-856-1413. The public is welcome. Free. |
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"Picnic and Moth Night" at Nolde Environmental Edu Center (Nolde Forest). This event was very well attended last year even though the silk moths didn’t show. Let’s hope for a warm night this time. Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the Katy-dids with friends and family as our leaders bait trees and hang sheets to bring in the night insects. A flashlight would be helpful. Who knows what will turn up; perhaps the family of Barred Owls from last year? Meet at picnic area behind Nolde Headquarters. Soft drinks will be provided. Leaders are Ryan Woolwine 610 777 2333 and Ken Lebo 610 856 1413. |
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You are also invited to the butterfly walks found at the link at the top
of the page. |
| You may contact the web master at the above address. |
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Other
Local Sources for Natural History Activities
The Weekend section of the Thursday issue of the Reading Eagle includes a "To Do" list which includes natural history activities. Jack's Backyard, hosted by Jack Holcomb, on Saturdays at 8 to 10 am on WEEU, 830 AM, announces natural history activities at 8 am followed by 2 hours of call-ins and interviews about natural history. |