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15AugThursday Night Nature: Introduction to Phenology, Citizen Science and Nature’s Notebook with Samantha Brewer (August 15, 2024)$15.00 Add to cart
As the seasons progress, we observe changes in the natural world. Phenology is the study of the patterns of these seasonal changes. Derived from the Greek word meaning “to…
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10OctThursday Night Nature: Lenape Past, Present and Plantways: Traditional Ecological Knowledge from the Lenapehokink with Adam DePaul (October 10, 2024)$15.00 Add to cart
Chief Adam Waterbear, tribal storykeeper and director of education for the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, will discuss the past and present of the Lenape peoples, including pre-colonial life, relationships…
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02MayThursday Night Nature: Microplastics: the Invisible Pollutant with Mike Weilbacher (May 2, 2024)$15.00 Add to cart
REGISTRATION CLOSED
A new environmental issue has quickly grabbed public attention: microplastics, found everywhere from the bottom of the ocean to our bloodstreams. Amazingly, each of us ingests a credit…
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11AprThursday Night Nature: Native Fruits with Lee Reich, Ph.D. (April 11, 2024)$15.00 Add to cart
People often plant apples, peaches, pears, cherries and other familiar market fruits that reflect traditionally European heritage. Consider, however, native American fruits—being native, they are better adapted to withstand…
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09MayThursday Night Nature: Pennsylvania Bat Rescue: Conservation and Rehabilitation with Stephanie Stronsick (May 9, 2024)$15.00 Add to cart
Join Pennsylvania Bat Rescue to learn more about bats, their habits and how they are important to the health of our ecosystem. We will also learn how to protect…
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29AugThursday Night Nature: PokéPolinators and What Makes the World Go Round with PikaScience (August 29, 2024)$15.00 Add to cart
Several franchises of pop culture have derived inspiration from the natural world. The world’s highest-grossing media franchise, Pokémon, is no exception. The cast of PikaScience will explore the plants…
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22AugThursday Night Nature: Scent-sational Connections with Rowan University (August 22, 2024)$15.00 Add to cart
OUR PRESENTER ENCOURAGE YOU TO BRING A FRAGRANT NATIVE PLANT WITH YOU TO THIS PROGRAM
With direct links to emotion and memory, our sense of smell establishes evocative relationships between…
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18JulThursday Night Nature: Soils and Natives 101 What is the nature of their relationship? with Mark Brownlee (July 18, 2024)$15.00 Add to cart
Soil and native plants are an inseparable pair supporting each other literally and metaphorically. How does this relationship work? Join ecologist and botanist Mark Brownlee for an up-close look…
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03OctThursday Night Nature: Soils and Natives 201 – Digging Deeper into the Relationship with Mark Brownlee (October 3, 2024)$15.00 Add to cart
Soil type plays a dominant role in limiting the native plants that can grow in any location and which native plant communities emerge across the landscape. At home, we…
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08AugThursday Night Nature: Symbiosis in Flight: The Butterfly-Host Plant Connection with Grace Lenart and Meryl Callaway (August 08, 2024)$15.00 Add to cart
Every summer, the Preserve is proud to offer internship opportunities to some up-and-coming industry professionals. Each comes to the Preserve with a unique set of skills and interests. Throughout…
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24OctThursday Night Nature: Thar She Glows! Biofluorescence with Holden Cooper (October 24, 2024)$15.00 Add to cart
Thar She Glows aims to shed light on the novel study of biofluorescence, focusing on taxa in terrestrial systems. Holden Cooper will discuss the current research in these systems…
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14NovThursday Night Nature: The Bird Collision Problem in Philadelphia with Keith Russell (November 14, 2024)$15.00 Add to cart
Birds have been colliding with buildings and other human structures since the 19th century and much of the research that’s been conducted historically to help us understand the phenomenon…
