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All of The Center's programs require pre-registration and a minimum number of pre-registrants. This policy allows us to prepare and offer thoughtful, well-planned programs that best serve the interests of all participants. Please pre-register by calling 215-482-7300 x 110.

For the complete Schuylkill Center events calendar, please visit: Interactive Events Calendar.

 

$35 for members; $40 for nonmembers; cost includes fare for The Osprey and transportation to Cape May.

Participants MUST REGISTER in advance (see below).
Exploring the Back Bay Area of Cape May for migrating shorebirds on Captain David Githens' boat The Osprey, followed by birding at Cape May Point State Park.

Meet at The Schuylkill Center at 7:30 AM to arrive at Cape May, NJ for a 10:00 departure aboard ecotour boat The Osprey. The tour will last 2 hours, after which we will take a lunch break at Cape May Point State Park (where the lighthouse is), watch for dolphins and stroll the beach for possible sightings of a variety of tern species, oystercatchers, piping plovers, black skimmers and various %u201Cpeeps%u201D before they migrate south for the winter. We will return to The Schuylkill Center around 6:00 P.M.
Bring a lunch, snacks (if desired), plenty of water, sunscreen, binoculars and insect repellant.

Participants MUST REGISTER in advance no later than Wednesday, September 10.
Call Beatrice Kelly at 215-482-7300 X 110 to let us know if you are coming.




FREE: BEGINNERS WELCOME!
Please bring along binoculars and insect repellant.


Tickets $10 at door or in advance at Philadelphia Fringe Festival Box Office at National Showroom Lot, 113-131 North 2nd Street, Phila., Box office open now Pre-Festival till August 28th from 1:00-7:00

How Old Are You?

A cactus first blooms at fifty and an old building is eagerly visited with awe. A child proudly proclaims, "I'm seven and three quarters!" With dance, improvisation, humor and reverence, Hatch asks, How old are you? Mixed age performers from 8 to 56 years.

Created on site at the amphitheater of the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education. Rehearsals are framed by the tall trees and accompanied by the sounds of birds and breeze. Hatch Dance Theater's focus on age includes the trees, rocks, the sky and dogs (times seven years?).


Taking Back Our Streets: Cars, People, and Pavement
The September forum will take place the evening before National PARK(ing) Day and will explore how we can make better use of the large amounts of urban land dedicated to parking and moving automobiles. September 19, 2008 marks the first time that PARK(ing) Day will occur in Philadelphia

Featuring speakers:
Pamela H. Zimmerman, AIA, LEED-AP- Brawer & Hauptman, Architects and organizer of Park(ing) Day Philadelphia
Robert Allen- Philadelphia City Planning Commission
Gary Toth- Senior Director, Transportation Initiatives with the Project for Public Spaces (PPS).
RSVP requested to rwall@ansp.org .

Sep 18th, 2008 : Calling All Boy Scouts!

6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.

$30.00/scout: Thu. Sept. 18th & Thu. Oct. 2nd, (both sessions required)
Work toward the environmental science merit badge on the trails at The Schuylkill Center! Over the course of two evenings scouts will conduct experiments and learn concepts required for the environmental science merit badge. Attendance at both programs is required. A merit badge counselor will lead these programs and sign the Merit Badge Application (blue card) at the end of the second session. Pre-registration required.

Sep 20th, 2008 : Restoration Volunteer Workday

10 A.M. - 12 P.M.

FREE
Come help us restore our grounds! Join the Land Restoration Department in returning our forests, meadows, and streams to a healthy, diverse state. Projects range from invasive vine clearing and native species planting to trail maintenance.

Dress appropriately for outdoor work (long pants recommended), wear sturdy shoes or boots, and bring bottled water.

For more information, please contact
Joanne Donohue, 215-482-7300 x144.

Sep 20th, 2008 : Family Insect Festival:
"THE BUZZ ON BEES"

noon til 3:00 P.M.

$5 per person ($20 max per family)
Join The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education (SCEE) for an afternoon of bugs' delight! SCEE will host its annual Festival of Insects on Saturday, Sept. 20. This year's theme explores "The Buzz on Bees!" Get up close with bees in the contained demonstration hive and see live insects from Philadelphia's Insectarium. Munch on cheddar worms and chocolate ants at the Bug Bar, climb through the honeycomb maze, and face off in the Insect Olympics.

Sep 25th, 2008 : Citizen Science lecture with historian Emily Cooperman in connection with Ghosts
and Shadows

5:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M.

Location: the new Second Site location at the old Brolo Hill Farm on Port Royal Ave.
In addition to the Opening Reception for the Environmental Art Exhibition Ghosts and Shadows on Saturday September 6th, there will be a public panel discussion and artists' tour on Thursday September 25th.
The artists will give a tour of their installations from 5:30-6:30 pm, and then a panel of local historians and other experts will present on the agricultural and environmental history of the Schuylkill Center and the Philadelphia region at 7 pm.
This will be another great opportunity for the public to view the Ghosts and Shadows installations, and to hear about the project directly from the artists.

Oct 2nd, 2008 : Calling All Boy Scouts!

6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.

$30.00/scout: Thu. Sept. 18th & Thu. Oct. 2nd, (both sessions required)
Work toward the environmental science merit badge on the trails at The Schuylkill Center! Over the course of two evenings scouts will conduct experiments and learn concepts required for the environmental science merit badge. Attendance at both programs is required. A merit badge counselor will lead these programs and sign the Merit Badge Application (blue card) at the end of the second session. Pre-registration required.

Oct 4th, 2008 : Bird Seed Sale

8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.