Wissahickon Environmental Center

Join Tree House staff and our friends from Coyote Tracks for a cozy campfire and hands-on holiday crafting!Join Tree House staff and our friends from Coyote Tracks for a cozy campfire and hands-on holiday crafting! Warm up by the fire and enjoy a relaxed morning outdoors. We’ll provide marshmallows and roasting sticks.🌿 11:00 AM — Informal Wreath-Making WorkshopWe’ll share tips and provide a bundle of fresh greens harvested from alien and invasive plants. Using these species for crafts helps us care for the forest while giving them a second life in your wreath.🧵 Craft Stations• Pine-cone bird feeder craft• Additional

How plants and animals adapt to winter? Why do evergreens not freeze?  Let's take a walk looking at and discussing winter ecology.How plants and animals adapt to winter? Why do evergreens not freeze?  Why do broad-leaf trees lose their leaves, and what happens inside the tree? What happens to insects in winter...to fish, to frogs and toads? Let's take a walk looking at and discussing winter ecology!

Take a walk to search for animal tracks. Learn the track and gait patterns of some common animals. Make a plaster replica track cast.Snow and mud create the places we can explore for animal tracks. Learn the tracks patterns and gait of common animals in the Wissahickon. Enjoy making a plaster mold of track replica inside. Cost $2 per child

Join Tony Croasdale to look for “creatures of the night,” including Screech Owls, Great-horned Owls, and Flying Squirrels.Take a short walk with us around the Tree House grounds listening for owls and using our thermal imager to detect nocturnal wildlife like flying squirrels and opossums. Please register on Eventbrite. FREE.

It’s a new year and time for a new hobby! Winter is a great time to explore birding. Come explore birding!It’s a new year and time for a new hobby! Winter is a great time to explore birding. Our year-round birds are easier to spot when the trees are leafless. Also learn about the birds who reside here in winter and will return to their breeding grounds farther north in the spring. Practice proper binocular technique and learn what type of binoculars to purchase. Explore bird guides and free online resources for birding. Then join us for our Noon Bird

Volunteer to help take water samples at 20 or more points along the Wissahickon Creek for determine salt levels in winter.Are you interested in participating in a citizen science study? WEC staff and Friends of the Wissahickon volunteers will be taking water samples at 20 points along the Wissahickon Creek and its tributaries, then performing two tests that indicate the levels of salt in the Creek. Water collection is 9am-noon. Most volunteers are needed for water collection. Testing is 12:30 to 3 pm. Where proper footwear for wet, muddy, or frozen conditions. NOTE NEW LOCATION: Friends of the Wissahickon Maintenance

Participate in salt study at Wissahickon Creek. Collect water samples and analysis for effects of winter salting.We apologize for having delayed the Winter Salt Snapshot twice! The winter conditions were too harsh to safely conduct the study.Are you interested in participating in a citizen science study? In the morning, WEC staff and Friends of the Wissahickon staff and volunteers will be taking water samples at 20 points along the Wissahickon Creek and its tributaries. Then we will bring back the samples and a few volunteers and staff will perform two test that indicate the levels of salt in the Creek.

Volunteer to help take water samples at 20 or more points along the Wissahickon Creek for determine salt levels in winter.We apologize for rescheduling this program several times. The winter has been much harsher than expected, and we had to prioritize volunteer safety. Thank you for your understanding!Are you interested in participating in a citizen science study? WEC staff and Friends of the Wissahickon volunteers will be taking water samples at 20 points along the Wissahickon Creek and its tributaries, then performing two tests that indicate the levels of salt in the Creek. Water collection is 10:30 am-1:30 pm. Wear

Volunteer will help perform two tests to determine salt levels in selected water samples from Wissahickon Creek.We apologize for rescheduling this program several times. The winter has been much harsher than expected, and we had to prioritize volunteer safety. Thank you for your understanding!Are you interested in participating in a citizen science study? We will be performing two tests that indicate the levels of salt in the Creek and then recording the data on water samples from locations in Wissahickon Creek. You must be organized with an attention to detail. Adults only. Please send an email to WEC@phila.gov if you

Join us for a nature walk on Forbidden Drive and the Orange Trail where we look for early signs of the spring season.Join us for a nature walk on Forbidden Drive and the Orange Trail where we look for early signs of the spring season, such as Wood Ducks and Eastern Phoebes, and Skunk Cabbage and other plants.Meet at Cedars House on Forbidden Drive. Free.

Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area of the park during lunchtime ! All levels of birders welcome. Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra section of the Park during lunchtime. It is spring migration season, and various species will be arriving throughout the next few months. Walks vary in length from 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs. Wooded trails, Andorra Meadow, Harper's Meadow and Forbidden Drive are the areas we explore.

Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area of the park during lunchtime ! All levels of birders welcome. Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra section of the Park during lunchtime. It is spring migration season, and various species will be arriving throughout the next few months. Walks vary in length from 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs. Wooded trails, Andorra Meadow, Harper's Meadow and Forbidden Drive are the areas we explore.

Join us for a walk through the Andorra section of the park where we look for emerging spring wildflowers.Join us for a walk through the Andorra section of the park where we look for emerging spring wildflower such as Blood Root, Spring Beauty, Trout Lily, and May Apple. These beautiful wildflowers have a short growing season before the large trees obscure the light reaching the forest floor. Free!

Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area of the park during lunchtime ! All levels of birders welcome. Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra section of the Park during lunchtime. It is spring migration season, and various species will be arriving throughout the next few months. Walks vary in length from 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs. Wooded trails, Andorra Meadow, Harper's Meadow and Forbidden Drive are the areas we explore.

Starting at Bells Mill Road, we will explore the Yellow Trail and Forbidden Drive for early spring wildflowers.Meet at Bells Mill Road and Forbidden Drive. We will walk uphill to see some beautiful, planted Trilliums and then continue on the Yellow Trail looking for other spring ephemeral wildflower, such as Spring Beauty, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Jacob's Ladder, and May Apple. Many of these beautiful wildflowers have a short growing season before the large trees obscure the light reaching the forest floor. Free!

Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area of the park during lunchtime ! All levels of birders welcome. Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra section of the Park during lunchtime. It is spring migration season, and various species will be arriving throughout the next few months. Walks vary in length from 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs. Wooded trails, Andorra Meadow, Harper's Meadow and Forbidden Drive are the areas we explore.

For this family-oriented program, take a walk in search of salamanders, frogs, and toads. Talk about clean water and Earth Day.Take a walk towards the Creek to search for salamanders and frogs. Identify and look at their unique features. Discuss clean water and its importance to the health of amphibians and how Earth Day helped protect it.

Come out for to learn about animal tracking with the Philadelphia Animal Tracking Club.During the City Nature Challenge weekend, Join the Philadelphia Animal Tracking Club for an animal tracking walk. We will stop and look for animal tracks and signs. We welcome curiosity, enthusiasm, and open conversation as we all strive to further our relationships with our animal neighbors. All abilities welcome! Minors are welcome but must have a guardian over the age of 18 with them. Bring a notebook and any tracking guides you have. Wear shoes that are protective and can get muddy. FREE.

Learn about mammals of the Wissahickon, including common and not so common use. Take a walk to look for mammals and their signs.During this family-oriented program, we will use pelts and skulls to learn about the mammals that inhabit the Wissahickon, including some recently and rarely spotted ones. Take a walk to look for some common mammals and their signs. FREE.

Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area of the park during lunchtime ! All levels of birders welcome. Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra section of the Park during lunchtime. It is spring migration season, and various species will be arriving throughout the next few months. Walks vary in length from 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs. Wooded trails, Andorra Meadow, Harper's Meadow and Forbidden Drive are the areas we explore.

Curious about birding but not sure where to start? Join us for an engaging introduction focused on the birds and habitats of Roxborough andCurious about birding but not sure where to start? Join us for an engaging introduction focused on the birds and habitats of Roxborough and nearby areas. Presented by birding expert, Wissahickon Environmental Center supervisor, and Roxborough resident, Tony Croasdale.We’ll cover the basics of bird identification, where to go locally, and what to look for during the peak of spring migration.What You’ll Learn:How to get started with birdingCommon local birds and habitatsTips for identifying birds during migration

Join us as we weed out a large patch of highly invasive Garlic Mustard. We will then proceed to the kitchen and create a tasty pesto.Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolate) is a tasty plant, and a highly invasive plant that threatens many of our native spring plants. The leaves and stems are edible and true to its name, taste like a combination of garlic and mustard. Leaves and stems can be added to salads, cooked like spinach, or ground into a tasty garlic mustard pesto!Join us as we weed out a large patch of Alliaria petiolate growing through native plants, such

Learn to identify some of the most common trees in our local forest. Visit several champion trees that live in the Andorra Natural Area.For Love Your Park Week, come learn a little bit more about trees! Learn to identify some of the most common trees in our local forest. Visit several champion trees that live in the Andorra Natural Area, including a Cucumber Magnolia and Tulip Poplar. FREE.This event is being hosted in coordination with Love Your Park Week, a citywide celebration of Philadelphia's parks and public spaces. Learn more at Love Your Park Week 2026.

Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area of the park during lunchtime ! All levels of birders welcome. Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra section of the Park during lunchtime. It is spring migration season, and various species will be arriving throughout the next few months. Walks vary in length from 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs. Wooded trails, Andorra Meadow, Harper's Meadow and Forbidden Drive are the areas we explore.

Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area of the park during lunchtime ! All levels of birders welcome. Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra section of the Park during lunchtime. It is spring migration season, and various species will be arriving throughout the next few months. Walks vary in length from 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs. Wooded trails, Andorra Meadow, Harper's Meadow and Forbidden Drive are the areas we explore.

Experience the Wissahickon after dark on a guided nocturnal wildlife walk.Nocturnal Wildlife WalksDates & Times:Friday, April 17 · 7:30 – 8:30 PMFriday, May 29 · 8:15 – 9:15 PMLocation:Wissahickon Environmental Center (Tree House grounds), Philadelphia, PADescription:Experience the Wissahickon after dark on a guided nocturnal wildlife walk. As dusk settles in, we’ll explore the Tree House grounds, listening for owls and scanning the landscape with a thermal scope. This unique program offers a chance to detect animals that are rarely seen during the day, including flying squirrels, opossums, and other nighttime wildlife.What to Expect:Short guided walk on easy trailsUse of a

Join local geology expert, Hallam Harper, and WEC staff as we learn about the incredible geology of the Wissahickon Valley.Join local geology expert, Hallam Harper, and WEC staff as we learn about the incredible geology of the Wissahickon Valley. Walk to spots to see twisted rock formations and look for minerals that form these metamorphic rocks. Learn about how and when the Wissahickon Formation originated. Hallam will bring some of her personal rock collection for you to view. Meet outside of the Valley Green Inn. Wear good walking shoes and bring water. Free!

Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area of the park during lunchtime ! All levels of birders welcome. Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra section of the Park during lunchtime. It is spring migration season, and various species will be arriving throughout the next few months. Walks vary in length from 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs. Wooded trails, Andorra Meadow, Harper's Meadow and Forbidden Drive are the areas we explore.

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Have fun looking for the small animals that call the Wissahickon Creek home!We will learn and look for animals that live in the Wissahickon Creek, including bugs, fish, frogs and more! Please wear water shoes if you want to go in the creek.

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Have fun looking for the small animals that call the Wissahickon Creek home!We will learn and look for animals that live in the Wissahickon Creek, including bugs, fish, frogs and more! Please wear water shoes if you want to go in the creek.

Join us for a relaxing evening in the woods around a campfire and searching for fireflies.Join us for a relaxing evening in the woods. Enjoy a campfire near our environmental center, then learn about and search for fireflies on our lawn and in Andorra Meadow. Marshmallows will be provided!

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Join us for a walk as we look for butterflies and birds that call the meadow "home".Join us for a walk as we look for butterflies and birds that call the meadow "home". Learn more about specific species of butterflies and their host plants.

Learn and hunt for a variety of creepy crawlies that call our woods home, and help them out by building a bug hotel.Interested in learning about the creepy crawlies that live around us? Join us as we learn and look for the various types of little critters you can find around here by using catch nets and by looking under logs. Afterwards, you can help provide habitat for these important animals by making a bug hotel.

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Take a walk focused on what can be responsibly foraged, and we'll brew some tea at the Tree HouseWhat are some of the more common edible plants in the park and what parts are edible? Take a walk focused on what can be responsibly foraged. Pick leaves of Spicebush and White Pine Needles, then brew up some tea at the Tree House. Note: This walk was rescheduled from July 17th due to poor air quality.

Learn the basics of tree ID and what's unique in the Andorra Natural AreaLearn the basics of tree ID. What's a compound leaf, a broad-leafed tree, and a conifer? What are some of the common trees in Wissahickon Park? Visit several champion trees that are in the Andorra Natural Area. We'll also talk about tree diseases that are challenging our forest.

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Have fun looking for the small animals that call the Wissahickon Creek home!We will learn and look for animals that live in the Wissahickon Creek, including bugs, fish, frogs and more! Please wear water shoes if you want to go in the creek.

Learn the basics of plant ID by using Newcomb's Flower Guide for wildflowers and contextual knowledge for trees and shrubs.Learn the basics of plant ID by using Newcomb's Flower Guide for wildflowers and contextual knowledge for trees and shrubs. What are some of the most common plants found in the Wissahickon, and what is unique to this section of the Wissahickon? Join us and find out!

Join us for a hunt in the woods to look for all kinds of objects and items you can find in the park.Join us for a hunt in the woods to look for all kinds of objects and items you can find in the park. Work in teams to find as many items as you can, and the winners may get some cool park prizes!

Learn and hunt for a variety of creepy crawlies that call our woods home, and help them out by building a bug hotel.Interested in learning about the creepy crawlies that live around us? Join us as we learn and look for the various types of little critters you can find around here by using catch nets and by looking under logs. Afterwards, you can help provide habitat for these important animals by making a bug hotel.

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

We will look for early fall migrants in this productive spot, looking for visiting Common Nighthawks after their breeding season.After breeding on rowhouse rooftops, Philly's Common Nighthawks form small flocks and forage together for insects at dusk over open areas. We will look for early fal migrants in this productive birding spot.

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Fall is here for the birds! Join birding expert Tony Croasdale on a walk that coincides with prime warbler migration season.Fall is here for the birds! Join birding expert Tony Croasdale on a walk that coincides with prime warbler migration season back to the tropics.

Join birding expert and WEC supervisor Tony Croasdale as he searches for unique birds as they migrate south. Location varies by date.Join birding expert and WEC supervisor Tony Croasdale as he searches for unique birds as they migrate south. Location varies by date.Mondays 10:00 am (except holidays)Wednesday, 9/9- Pastorious ParkMonday, 9/14- Harper’s Meadow (meet at Northwestern Ave & Forbidden Drive)Monday, 9/21- Valley Green (meet outside VG Inn)Monday, 9/28- Blue Bell Park (meet at 814 Walnut Ln)Monday, 10/ 5- Houston Meadow (meet at Houston Playground)Tuesday 10/13-  Upper Roxborough Reservoir (meet at Port Royal & Lare)Monday, 10/19- Saul Agricultural Fields (meet at

Have fun looking at the small life that lives in the water of the Wissahickon Creek.Have fun looking for the small life that lives in the water of the Wissahickon Creek. We'll use outdoor microscopes to get a better view of some of these animals. We will also look for native fish, frogs and more! Bring water shoes with you. NOTE: Meet at the bridge near Valley Green Inn

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Join birding expert and WEC supervisor Tony Croasdale as he searches for unique birds as they migrate south. Location varies by date.Join birding expert and WEC supervisor Tony Croasdale as he searches for unique birds as they migrate south. Location varies by date.Mondays 10:00 am (except holidays)Wednesday, 9/9- Pastorious ParkMonday, 9/14- Harper’s Meadow (meet at Northwestern Ave & Forbidden Drive)Monday, 9/21- Valley Green (meet outside VG Inn)Monday, 9/28- Blue Bell Park (meet at 814 Walnut Ln)Monday, 10/ 5- Houston Meadow (meet at Houston Playground)Tuesday 10/13-  Upper Roxborough Reservoir (meet at Port Royal & Lare)Monday, 10/19- Saul Agricultural Fields (meet at

Join us for a nature walk in Andorra Meadow. We will look for birds and pollinators.Join us for a nature walk in Andorra Meadow. We will look for birds, including those migrating, and pollinators while enjoying the colors of goldenrod, asters, and crabapples trees.

Learn about moths and then observe what moths and other bugs are attracted to the light we set up. Popcorn will be provided.Learn about moths and then observe what moths and other bugs are attracted to the light we set up.  Popcorn will be provided.

Join birding expert and WEC supervisor Tony Croasdale as he searches for unique birds as they migrate south. Location varies by date.Join birding expert and WEC supervisor Tony Croasdale as he searches for unique birds as they migrate south. Location varies by date.Mondays 10:00 am (except holidays)Wednesday, 9/9- Pastorious ParkMonday, 9/14- Harper’s Meadow (meet at Northwestern Ave & Forbidden Drive)Monday, 9/21- Valley Green (meet outside VG Inn)Monday, 9/28- Blue Bell Park (meet at 814 Walnut Ln)Monday, 10/ 5- Houston Meadow (meet at Houston Playground)Tuesday 10/13-  Upper Roxborough Reservoir (meet at Port Royal & Lare)Monday, 10/19- Saul Agricultural Fields (meet at

Join us as we look for the various types of little critters you can find in the park, and make a bug hotel.Interested in learning about the creepy crawlies that live around us? Join us as we learn and look for the various types of little critters you can find around here by using catch nets and by looking under logs. Afterwards, you can help provide habitat for these important animals by making a bug hotel.

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Join Tony Croasdale on a search for nighttime wildlife species, including Screech owls, Great-horned owls, and the Southern Flying SquirrelJoin Tony Croasdale on a search for nighttime wildlife species, including Screech owls, Great-horned owls, and the Southern Flying Squirrel

Join birding expert and WEC supervisor Tony Croasdale as he searches for unique birds as they migrate south. Location varies by date.Join birding expert and WEC supervisor Tony Croasdale as he searches for unique birds as they migrate south. Location varies by date.Mondays 10:00 am (except holidays)Wednesday, 9/9- Pastorious ParkMonday, 9/14- Harper’s Meadow (meet at Northwestern Ave & Forbidden Drive)Monday, 9/21- Valley Green (meet outside VG Inn)Monday, 9/28- Blue Bell Park (meet at 814 Walnut Ln)Monday, 10/ 5- Houston Meadow (meet at Houston Playground)Tuesday 10/13-  Upper Roxborough Reservoir (meet at Port Royal & Lare)Monday, 10/19- Saul Agricultural Fields (meet at

Join WEC and FOW staff to help beautify the retention pond off of Northwestern Ave.Join WEC and FOW staff to help beautify the retention pond off of Northwestern Ave. We'll cut vines, remove other nuisance plants, and plant more beneficial pollinators around this vital piece of green infrastructure.

Come for a story time, a short walk in the park, and a simple nature inspired craft. Ages 2-6 with their parents/a guardian.Come for a story time, a short walk in the park, and a simple nature inspired craft. Ages 2-6 with their parents/a guardian.

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Join birding expert and WEC supervisor Tony Croasdale as he searches for unique birds as they migrate south. Location varies by date.Join birding expert and WEC supervisor Tony Croasdale as he searches for unique birds as they migrate south. Location varies by date.Mondays 10:00 am (except holidays)Wednesday, 9/9- Pastorious ParkMonday, 9/14- Harper’s Meadow (meet at Northwestern Ave & Forbidden Drive)Monday, 9/21- Valley Green (meet outside VG Inn)Monday, 9/28- Blue Bell Park (meet at 814 Walnut Ln)Monday, 10/ 5- Houston Meadow (meet at Houston Playground)Tuesday 10/13-  Upper Roxborough Reservoir (meet at Port Royal & Lare)Monday, 10/19- Saul Agricultural Fields (meet at

Join Wissahickon Environmental Center and Friends of the Wissahickon to sample water in the Wissahickon for salt levels.Road salt pollution is no longer just a winter problem. Recent research shows the build up of salt from many years continues to effect our freshwater streams and rivers year round. Join Wissahickon Environmental Center (WEC) and Friends of the Wissahickon staff/volunteers to sample water throughout the Creek system for salt levels. Meet outside of Cedar’s House off of Forbidden Drive and Northwestern Ave and then travel to locations within the Park for water collection. If you have a car or bicycle, that

Join birding expert and WEC supervisor Tony Croasdale as he searches for unique birds as they migrate south. Location varies by date.Join birding expert and WEC supervisor Tony Croasdale as he searches for unique birds as they migrate south. Location varies by date.Mondays 10:00 am (except holidays)Wednesday, 9/9- Pastorious ParkMonday, 9/14- Harper’s Meadow (meet at Northwestern Ave & Forbidden Drive)Monday, 9/21- Valley Green (meet outside VG Inn)Monday, 9/28- Blue Bell Park (meet at 814 Walnut Ln)Monday, 10/ 5- Houston Meadow (meet at Houston Playground)Tuesday 10/13-  Upper Roxborough Reservoir (meet at Port Royal & Lare)Monday, 10/19- Saul Agricultural Fields (meet at

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Join Tony Croasdale on a search for nighttime wildlife species, including Screech owls, Great-horned owls, and the Southern Flying SquirrelJoin Tony Croasdale on a search for nighttime wildlife species, including Screech owls, Great-horned owls, and the Southern Flying Squirrel

We will hike the trails of Andorra Natural Area, enjoying the fall colors while we learn about some of the tree species that grow here.We will hike the trails of Andorra Natural Area, enjoying the fall colors while we learn about some of the tree species that grow in our Park. 

Join us for s’mores at the campfire circle, a Halloween story, and a costume parade. Costumes are optional.Join us for s’mores at the campfire circle, a Halloween story, and a costume parade.  Costumes are optional. 

Come for a story time, a short walk in the park, and a simple nature inspired craft. Ages 2-6 with their parents/a guardian.Come for a story time, a short walk in the park, and a simple nature inspired craft. Ages 2-6 with their parents/a guardian.

Join us for a guided bird walk through the diverse habitats of the Andorra Natural Area (Wissahickon Environmental Center).

Join us to meet and learn about three Pennsylvania animals brought to us by our friends at Briar Bush Nature CenterJoin us to meet and learn about three Pennsylvania animals brought to us by our friends at Briar Bush Nature Center in Montgomery County! This special presentation is part of our Fall Festival. Which animals are coming is a surprise!! Presentation maybe outside to accommodate the most people. Bring a blanket or small chair to sit. Free.Please register on Evenbrite so we have an idea of the number of people attending.

Join us for apple cider making and tasting, apple tasting, bird walks, a live animal show, and more!Join us for apple cider making and tasting, apple tasting, bird walks, a live animal show, a campfire and marshmallows, and more! The live animal show is at 11am to noon. Briar Bush Nature Center will be bringing three animals from their PA Native Animal collection. Bring a blanket or small chair.

Help WEC and FOW staff take down invasive vines.Help WEC and FOW staff take down invasive vines. These plants make it much harder for our natives to grow and prosper. Help give them a better chance by eliminating their competition! We will continue last month's work around the storm water pond by the upper parking lot and may continue our work down one of the paths off of the lot. Wear shoes for working in possible muddy conditions. Bring water.

Join Tony Croasdale on a search for nighttime wildlife species, including Screech owls, Great-horned owls, and the Southern Flying SquirrelJoin Tony Croasdale on a search for nighttime wildlife species, including Screech owls, Great-horned owls, and the Southern Flying Squirrel