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SPRING, SUMMER, FALL & WINTER “SOAR” Bird Walks

SOAR (“Studying Ornithology Around the Region”) bird walks IMPORTANT: Locations rotate year-round among several parks in the region, with Waynesboro’s Antietam Meadow Park as “home base.” The monthly schedule for…

Antietam Watershed Wonders: Nature Photographs

Join us for this joint program of the Antietam Watershed Association & The Institute. Online via ZOOM also available! Led by The Institute's Watershed Science Coordinator/Environmental Educator, Dave Graff. Explore…

Nature Photography Workshop

Photographer Dave Graff captured this group of deer on a rural property in the Waynesboro area. Learn about the techniques and practices of an expert nature photographer. Illustrated with a…

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Spring Season Family Trail Hike

Appalachian Trail PA

Spring flower. Beautiful blooming first small flowers in the forest. Hepatica. (Hepatica nobilis) The Naturalist Series of Outdoor Programs Part of a series of Appalachian Trail Hikes, planned for the…

StoryWalk® Sundays-May 2022

Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd, Waynesboro, PA

Our series of StoryWalk® Sunday adventures for kids continues in May. The story posted on the StoryWalk® trail at Pine Hill Park will change monthly, and plans call for a…

Photo Safari: Nature Photography Field Trip

Antietam Meadow Park 11881 Rinehart Drive, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

Morning mist rises from a branch of the Antietam Creek near Waynesboro. Photo by Dave Graff. This is a fun and educational “photo safari” geared toward beginner to intermediate photographers.…

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SPRING, SUMMER, FALL & WINTER “SOAR” Bird Walks

SOAR (“Studying Ornithology Around the Region”) bird walks IMPORTANT: Locations rotate year-round among several parks in the region, with Waynesboro’s Antietam Meadow Park as “home base.” The monthly schedule for…

Grand Opening Civil War Garden

Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum 14325 Buchanan Trail East, Waynesboro, MD

Groundbreaking for the new Civil War era garden. Join us for a special celebration and Grand Opening of our new Civil War era designed garden! Based on extensive research and…

Spring Season Family Trail Hike

Appalachian Trail PA

Spring flower. Beautiful blooming first small flowers in the forest. Hepatica. (Hepatica nobilis) The Naturalist Series of Outdoor Programs Last hike in a series of Appalachian Trail Hikes on the…