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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.

 

$8 members; $10 non-members.

All materials are included. Pre-registration encouraged.
Professional sculptor and teacher Jennifer Frudakis will teach you to make unique, handmade paper for window blinds, letters, booklets and cards utilizing natural fibers and pulp.

Making your own paper is like baking a good loaf of bread--satisfying and process-oriented, resulting in a wonderful, wholesome product.

The evening will include a nature walk, weather permitting. Light refreshments will be provided.


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.


$10/Member; $15/Non-Member



$15/Members, $20/Non-Members (Includes van transportation
This sojourn to the Delaware Bay will provide us with the opportunity to view the remaining numbers of endangered red knots as they feast on horseshoe crab eggs along with other shorebird migrants bound for the Artic Circle. We will time our visit to bay beaches with the tides, visiting Cape May hot spots for migrant warblers in the meantime.


Bring binoculars, a scope if you have one, lunch, sunscreen, insect repellent, a water bottle and a sun hat. We will walk quite a bit around Cape May Point State Part, the Nature Conservancy's "Meadows" and Higbee Beach, so please dress appropriately.

Registration is required by Wednesday, May 14.


For students ages 8-12; Cost is $8 for individual classes or $25 for the series (materials included) Advance registration is required.


A series of 4 classes covering many aspects of wilderness survival and outdoor living. We will learn how to read maps, use compasses and find our way in the woods. We will also test our skill at tracking animals, looking for edible food and purifying water, and of course we learn how to build a fire and cook our own meal!


This series is designed to engage students in experiencing the out of doors.



$30 / scout includes programs, materials, and additional meeting time
Wednesday May 7 -- 6 - 9 pm

Wednesday May 21 -- 6 - 9 pm
(attendance at both workshops is required)

Work toward the environmental science merit badge on The Schuylkill Center's 340 acres of natural area in Philadelphia. Complete the experiments and learn the concepts required for the badge! Programs are led by an environmental science merit badge counselor.


FREE
Speaker: Neal M. Williams, Assistant Professor of Biology, Bryn Mawr College


Insect pollination, provided primarily by bees, is critical to the persistence of native plant populations and crop production worldwide.

Unknown to many people, much of the pollination for wild plants and cultivated crops relies on a diverse set of wild bees. Recent reports from North America and abroad suggest that native bees and the pollination they provide are in decline due in part to human activity.

Williams will discuss the importance of native bee biodiversity for pollination, how pollinator diversity in the Philadelphia region is affected by changing human activities and ongoing research at the Schuylkill Center.



For students ages 8-12; Cost is $8 for individual classes or $25 for the series (materials included) Advance registration is required.
A series of 4 classes covering many aspects of wilderness survival and outdoor living. We will learn how to read maps, use compasses and find our way in the woods. We will also test our skill at tracking animals, looking for edible food and purifying water, and of course we learn how to build a fire and cook our own meal!


This series is designed to engage students in experiencing the out of doors.


Save the Date!


Join us for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres as we honor John and Cindy Affleck with the 2008 Henry Meigs Environmental Leadership Award.

The Henry Meigs Scholarship Award will presented to Ms. Dana DeNick and her students from Esperanza Academy Charter High School.

For more information, contact George Wood at 215-482-7300 ext. 125 or gwood@schuylkillcenter.org


For students ages 8-12; Cost is $8 for individual classes or $25 for the series (materials included) Advance registration is required.
A series of 4 classes covering many aspects of wilderness survival and outdoor living. We will learn how to read maps, use compasses and find our way in the woods. We will also test our skill at tracking animals, looking for edible food and purifying water, and of course we learn how to build a fire and cook our own meal!


This series is designed to engage students in experiencing the out of doors.