Ecology & Conservation – Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve

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Growing Native Plants: Make and Take Bog Planter

Bring a piece of the Preserve home with you! Your new bog garden will include three plants suited for boggy conditions that will thrive in your pot! Our make…

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Growing Native Plants: Mother’s Day Make and Take Basket

Get ready for Mother’s Day with a special planter for mom made with love by you. Our make & take table will be open next to the Visitor Center…

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Growing Native Plants: Mother’s Day Make and Take Basket

Get ready for Mother’s Day with a special planter for mom made with love by you. Our make & take table will be open next to the Visitor Center…

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Growing Native Plants: Propagation From Seed

Start your wildflower gardening early! Take advantage of BHWP Curator Jason Ksepka’s expertise and learn how to start native wildflowers from seed. Jason will discuss interesting seed germination processes…

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Growing Native Plants: Propagation Primer with Jake Fitzpatrick

Join our nursery manager on a behind-the- scenes tour of our propagation facilities, then get your hands dirty and learn to how to properly pot plants and care for…

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Growing Native Plants: Seed Collection with Jason Ksepka

We often forget that the reason for a flower is to manufacture seeds. Take advantage of the expertise of Preserve Curator Jason Ksepka and learn how to collect seed…

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Hummingbirds 101 with Pat Sutton

Get ready, get set for Ruby-throated Hummingbirds! Even if you think you know everything about these winged jewels, expect to be surprised by what you learn during this presentation…

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Learn About Lichens with Dennis Waters

Are they plants? Are they fungi? They’re both! Lichens are everywhere you look and they are as fascinating as they are unbiquitous. Join lichenologist Dennis Waters to learn about…

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Pollinators and Pollination Strategies

Many plants depend on the assistance of a third party, usually an animal, to help them successfully achieve pollination. How do plants entice visitors to their flowers, and then…

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Pollinators and Pollination Strategies

Many plants depend on the assistance of a third party, usually an animal, to help them successfully achieve pollination. How do plants entice visitors to their flowers, and then…

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Weed Patrol

Join us for a fun morning in the woods. Meet Preserve Grounds Manager Rick Fonda on the Visitor Center porch for details regarding the morning’s tasks. Jobs likely include…

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Weed Patrol

Join Grounds Manager Rick Fonda for a great way to learn and give back at the same time! Learn to identify native and non-native plants, the importance of biodiversity,…

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Weed Patrol

Join Grounds Manager Rick Fonda for a great way to learn and give back at the same time! Learn to identify native and non-native plants, the importance of biodiversity,…

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Creating Backyard Habitat for Butterflies with Jesse Connor

Our area hosts more butterflies than people realize (more than 100 species!); but the butterflies need our help. This members-only* talk focuses on what we can do to re-establish…

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How to Really Save the Bees with Nancy Lawson

One in four bee species in North America is now at risk of extinction. Historically under-studied and under-appreciated, our nearly 4,000 native bee species live decidedly different lifestyles than…

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(CANCELLED) Milkweeds & Monarchs

Monarch caterpillars feed exclusively on leaves of milkweed, the only host plant for this iconic butterfly species. Without it, they cannot complete their life cycle. The good news is…

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Moth Madness with Elena Tartaglia, Ph.D.

Join Elena Tartaglia, Ph.D., to explore nighttime nature! This program is a prelude to the citizen science project, National Moth Week, held July 21 – 29, 2018. We…

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Natural Landscape Design: Meadows, Woods, and Water with Larry Weaner

Natural gardens reduce maintenance needs, improve the environment, and enhance the beauty of any residential property. Through a series of case studies, this presentation details techniques for gracefully integrating…

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North American Butterfly Association (NABA) Butterfly Count

Come for an all-day event focusing on our fluttering friends. Why count butterflies? It helps scientists piece together the big picture of the distribution and population size of each…

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The Invasive Spotted Lanternfly

The invasive insect, the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) was first discovered in Pennsylvania in 2014. This session will discuss what it is, how to identify it, why we are…

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