The orchid family (Orchidaceae) is one of the largest and oldest flowering plant families on earth, with about 28,000 species, and developed about 100-125 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period. This lecture will help you understand how orchids have grown and flourished. Basic orchid culture, major types of orchids, and types of orchids grown at home without a greenhouse.

Anne is a retired CPA whose love for orchids started after finding the Central Jersey Orchid Society nearly 15 years ago. She is currently the immediate past President of the organization. She maintains a 200 square foot greenhouse at her home in Ewing, NJ, with over 400 orchids with many species represented. She loves presenting her class “Orchid Culture” to various garden and civic associations.

Program Fee: $15 (Members, enter your code at checkout to receive your 20% discount.)

All lectures will be held virtually using Zoom. They will be recorded and shared with everyone who registers for a short time.

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Those with reservations to visit the Preserve should arrive at the main entrance gate to check in with the admissions attendant. Also, don’t forget to bring water, sunscreen and insect repellent.

Admission for members is FREE! Members receive a confirmation email at the time of membership purchase which contains the code needed for free admission.

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Beginning Jan 1, 2024, online ticketing has a 3% surcharge for credit and debit card purchases. If you would like to avoid the fee, you can purchase tickets with cash or checks the day of your visit in-person.

Welcome to our online admission tool for the Preserve. If you are unable to purchase the number of tickets desired, please call the Preserve for more information: 215.862.2924

To see the current hours for the Preserve, the Twinleaf Book & Gift Shop and the Native Plant Nursery, and our current policies regarding COVID-19, please check here.

Those with reservations to visit the Preserve should arrive at the main entrance gate to check in with the admissions attendant. Also, don’t forget to bring water, sunscreen and insect repellent.

Admission for members is FREE! Members receive a confirmation email at the time of membership purchase which contains the code needed for free admission.

Not a member but would like to be? Click here to become a member now.

Beginning Jan 1, 2024, online ticketing has a 3% surcharge for credit and debit card purchases. If you would like to avoid the fee, you can purchase tickets with cash or checks the day of your visit in-person.

Welcome to our online admission tool for the Preserve. If you are unable to purchase the number of tickets desired, please call the Preserve for more information: 215.862.2924

To see the current hours for the Preserve, the Twinleaf Book & Gift Shop and the Native Plant Nursery, and our current policies regarding COVID-19, please check here.

Those with reservations to visit the Preserve should arrive at the main entrance gate to check in with the admissions attendant. Also, don’t forget to bring water, sunscreen and insect repellent.

Admission for members is FREE! Members receive a confirmation email at the time of membership purchase which contains the code needed for free admission.

Not a member but would like to be? Click here to become a member now.

Beginning Jan 1, 2024, online ticketing has a 3% surcharge for credit and debit card purchases. If you would like to avoid the fee, you can purchase tickets with cash or checks the day of your visit in-person.

Chief Barbara Bluejay, keeper of culture and vice president for the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, will briefly discuss the past and present of the Lenape people. Chief Bluejay will explain how Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania is revitalizing Lenape culture and continuing their role as caretakers of their homelands. Chief Bluejay will encourage ways that nurture a peaceful relationship with the environment. Open discussion and questions are welcome.

Chief Bluejay, aka Barbara Michalski, was given the name by her grandfather, Bill Thompson, late Chief Whippoorwill of the Unalachtigo (people near the ocean) Tribe of the Turkey Clan. A member of Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, she has immersed herself in their activities, such as serving on the tribal council and as tribal secretary and participating in educating the public by attending events or festivals in the Lenapehoking (Homeland of the Lenape). Most importantly, Chief Bluejay teaches children the history of the Lenape Nation through crafts, storytelling and artifacts. She has also been involved in environmental causes, particularly clean water protection. Recently, she has seen a rising interest in medicinal plants and has been working to learn more about them.

Program Fee: $15 (Members, enter your code at checkout to receive your 20% discount.)

All lectures will be held virtually using Zoom. They will be recorded and shared with everyone who registers for a short time.

Welcome to our online admission tool for the Preserve. If you are unable to purchase the number of tickets desired, please call the Preserve for more information: 215.862.2924

To see the current hours for the Preserve, the Twinleaf Book & Gift Shop and the Native Plant Nursery, and our current policies regarding COVID-19, please check here.

Those with reservations to visit the Preserve should arrive at the main entrance gate to check in with the admissions attendant. Also, don’t forget to bring water, sunscreen and insect repellent.

Admission for members is FREE! Members receive a confirmation email at the time of membership purchase which contains the code needed for free admission.

Not a member but would like to be? Click here to become a member now.

Beginning Jan 1, 2024, online ticketing has a 3% surcharge for credit and debit card purchases. If you would like to avoid the fee, you can purchase tickets with cash or checks the day of your visit in-person.

Welcome to our online admission tool for the Preserve. If you are unable to purchase the number of tickets desired, please call the Preserve for more information: 215.862.2924

To see the current hours for the Preserve, the Twinleaf Book & Gift Shop and the Native Plant Nursery, and our current policies regarding COVID-19, please check here.

Those with reservations to visit the Preserve should arrive at the main entrance gate to check in with the admissions attendant. Also, don’t forget to bring water, sunscreen and insect repellent.

Admission for members is FREE! Members receive a confirmation email at the time of membership purchase which contains the code needed for free admission.

Not a member but would like to be? Click here to become a member now.

Beginning Jan 1, 2024, online ticketing has a 3% surcharge for credit and debit card purchases. If you would like to avoid the fee, you can purchase tickets with cash or checks the day of your visit in-person.

Welcome to our online admission tool for the Preserve. If you are unable to purchase the number of tickets desired, please call the Preserve for more information: 215.862.2924

To see the current hours for the Preserve, the Twinleaf Book & Gift Shop and the Native Plant Nursery, and our current policies regarding COVID-19, please check here.

Those with reservations to visit the Preserve should arrive at the main entrance gate to check in with the admissions attendant. Also, don’t forget to bring water, sunscreen and insect repellent.

Admission for members is FREE! Members receive a confirmation email at the time of membership purchase which contains the code needed for free admission.

Not a member but would like to be? Click here to become a member now.

Beginning Jan 1, 2024, online ticketing has a 3% surcharge for credit and debit card purchases. If you would like to avoid the fee, you can purchase tickets with cash or checks the day of your visit in-person.

Before the dawn of modern medicine, humans turned to the fields and forest for a reprieve to what ailed them. Explore the medicinal powers of precious forest herbs such as black cohosh (Actaea racemosa), goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides), American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum spp.) and spicebush (Lindera benzoin). We will discuss the uses of these plants in traditional and modern herbalism, as well as explore sustainability issues with these plants and discuss alternative herbal options.

Amanda Crooke is the herbalist and owner of Locust Light Farm in Titusville, NJ. She has worked with herbs as a farmer, a medicine-maker and herbalist for eight years, and has offered classes both on her farm and online for all levels of experience. She is the herbal pharmacy teacher at David Winston’s Herbalist Training Program and has a private clinical practice.

Crooke will be joining us in person for this program.

Program Fee: $18 (Members, enter your code at checkout to receive your 20% discount.)

The 2023 Winter Lecture Series is brought to you, in part, thanks to the generous support of the Bucks County Foundation.

Welcome to our online admission tool for the Preserve. If you are unable to purchase the number of tickets desired, please call the Preserve for more information: 215.862.2924

To see the current hours for the Preserve, the Twinleaf Book & Gift Shop and the Native Plant Nursery, and our current policies regarding COVID-19, please check here.

Those with reservations to visit the Preserve should arrive at the main entrance gate to check in with the admissions attendant. Also, don’t forget to bring water, sunscreen and insect repellent.

Admission for members is FREE! Members receive a confirmation email at the time of membership purchase which contains the code needed for free admission.

Not a member but would like to be? Click here to become a member now.

Beginning Jan 1, 2024, online ticketing has a 3% surcharge for credit and debit card purchases. If you would like to avoid the fee, you can purchase tickets with cash or checks the day of your visit in-person.