Community Educational Events
Date/Time
Program
Ages
Location
Wednesday, July 13
Nature at Night
Join a naturalist and a former scout master on a relaxed pace hike at the Field Station in darkness with stops along the way to observe the flora and fauna. Learn how to use the senses other than sight to tune into the nocturnal wildlife. Hiking boots/shoes, long pants/shirts, and non-scented bug spray/lotion recommended. Please bring a flashlight. Recommended for ages 5+.
(recommended for ages 5+)
937 Fayette-New Wilmington Rd,
New Wilmington, PA 16142
Saturday, July 16
Westminster College Apiary Tour
This session is designed for people interested in learning about beekeeping. Participants will get hands-on in the apiary - opening hives, identifying brood, honey, and much more! Bee coats, hoods, and gloves will be provided. If you are allergic to bees, this is not a session for you!
937 Fayette-New Wilmington Rd,
New Wilmington, PA 16142
Wedesday, July 20
The Joy of Birds: Beginning Birding & Bird Activities for Kids
Be a bird detective. Use your powers of observation to listen and watch for birds all around us. This evening will include hands-on activities, story and learning time, a birding hike through the woods, and time to create an artistic bird project. (Please bring binoculars if you have them -- some binoculars will be available for use.)
937 Fayette-New Wilmington Rd,
New Wilmington, PA 16142
Friday, July 22
High School Program: STEM Field Research
**FREE EVENT** Are you interested in exploring a career in a STEM field? Join current Westminster students who are doing field research this summer. Learn about their research project and help them collect some samples and/or data.
937 Fayette-New Wilmington Rd,
New Wilmington, PA 16142
Saturday, July 23
Sustainable Living Tips & Tiny House Tour
**FREE EVENT** Stop by our table at the Farmers Market at the corner of Vine and Chestnut Streets (9:00am-1:00pm) to learn about sustainable living tips like how to compost and how to reduce plastic waste. Then head over to Westminster's tiny house on Prospect St. (12:30-1:30pm) for a tour and meet the student who is currently living there!
Monday, July 25
High School Program: Service for Nature
**FREE EVENT** Are you in need of service hours for your school or organization or do you like to work outdoors? Join us for fun and hard work planting trees or flowers, painting picnic tables, building bird houses, and more!
937 Fayette-New Wilmington Rd,
New Wilmington, PA 16142
Saturday, July 30
Upcycled Bird Houses
Hands-on experience creating bird houses from recycled pallet wood that would otherwise end up in a landfill. We supply the tools and materials. One bird house kit will be supplied to every two-person team. Time permitting, the session will include a demonstration of pallet deconstruction and an educational visit to the Field Station’s bird blind. $10 per two-person team (only one person per pair needs to register).
937 Fayette-New Wilmington Rd,
New Wilmington, PA 16142
Wednesday, August 3
Stargazing: The Summer Night Sky
See thousands of stars and explore the Milky Way from up close in this tour of the night sky. We will use binoculars and optical reflector telescopes to observe the most prominent constellations visible to us in the summer and talk about the mythology and lore associated with them. Stick around after the event for s’mores around a camp fire. In case of cloudy or inclement weather, this activity will be moved indoors into the planetarium at Hoyt Science Center (registrants will be notified of any changes via email).
937 Fayette-New Wilmington Rd,
New Wilmington, PA 16142
Friday, August 12
High School Program: Science of Honeybees
**FREE EVENT** You will get hands-on in the apiary - opening hives, identifying brood, honey, and much more! Bee coats, hoods, and gloves will be provided. If you are allergic to bees, this is not a session for you!
937 Fayette-New Wilmington Rd,
New Wilmington, PA 16142