Spring is here so let’s get outdoors!
I missed this weekend’s outings but here’s a list for the rest of April 2017. These free outings, held in western Pennsylvania, are offered by the Three Rivers Birding Club [3RBC], the Botanical Society of Western PA [BotSocWPA], and others. Click on the links below for more information. (Scroll the table sideways to see the links!)
| Date/Time | Focus | Location | Leader and More Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 9, 1p (Sun) | Wild plants and Mushrooms | Crouse Run (aka Grouse Run), Hampton Township, Allegheny County | Adam Haritan [BotSocWPA] |
| April 12, 7p (Wed) | Birds | Harmar Twp, Allegheny County | Evening Woodcock Walk, Tom Byrnes [3RBC] |
| April 19, 7p (Wed) | Birds | Harmar Twp, Allegheny County | Evening Woodcock Walk, Tom Byrnes [3RBC] |
| April 22, 9:30a (Sat) | Birds | Raccoon Creek State Park | Birding + potluck lunch. Ryan Tomazin [3RBC & Brooks Bird Club] |
| April 23, 1p (Sun) | Wildflowers | Ohiopyle State Park, Great Gorge Trail | Mark Bowers [BotSocWPA] |
| April 28, 7:30a (Fri) | Birds | Sewickley Heights Park | Bob Van Newkirk [3RBC] |
| April 29, 8a (Sat) | Birds | Frick Park | Jack & Sue Solomon [3RBC] |
| April 29, 1p (Sat) | Wildflowers | Erie Bluffs Park | Andrew Sipple [BotSocWPA] |
| April 30, 8a (Sun) | Birds and more | Schenley Park | Kate St. John in conjunction with [3RBC] |
| April 30, 8a (Sun) | Birds | Riding Meadow Park, Fox Chapel | Cecelia Hard [3RBC] |
| April 30, all day, Walks start 8am & 10am (Sun) | Birds and Wildflowers | Enlow Fork Natural Area | [Wheeling Creek Watershed] [3RBC] [BotSocWPA] |
And here are four indoor meetings where you can learn about birds, flowers and magical monarch butterflies:
April 5, 7:30pm (Wed) Three Rivers Birding Club meeting: Galapagos Adventure by Jeffrey Hall
April 6, 7:30pm (Thurs) Wissahickon Nature Club meeting: Getting Started Early in the Garden by Doug Oster
April 10, 7:15pm (Mon), Botanical Society of Western PA: Wildcrafting and Growing Medicinal Herbs in Pennsylvania’s Appalachia by Michelle Soto
April 20, 7:30pm (Thurs) Wissahickon Nature Club meeting: Magical Monarchs by June Bernard
(photo from Wikimedia Commons; click on the image to see the original)
p.s. If you see a typo in the list, please let me know!
p.s. Click here for a list of events at Raccoon Creek State Park, organized by park staff.