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 the first six months of 2023 is below. Check back for additional locations. (If in doubt about the weather—check The Institute’s Facebook page) First and…
Details pending and will be updated for the 2022 event! FREE and open to the public! The Institute is hosting their third annual Winter Solstice Celebration. The winter solstice is the longest night—or the shortest day—of the year, and falls on December 21 this year in the Northern Hemisphere. Since ancient times, people all over…
The December Star Party has been rescheduled for the 19th!! Area residents are invited to a “star party,” a telescope viewing of the night sky at Pine Hill Recreation Area near Waynesboro. The event, a partnership between The Institute and Tri-State Astronomers (TSA), is free and open to the public. Telescopes will be set up…
