Berks County Nature

Updated
March 23, 2019

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** Berks County Nature **
Since 2002. Now at www.berkscountynature.org.
Nature Activities of Organizations in Berks County, Pennsylvania

This site contains information about programs, field trips, exhibits, and organizations relating to natural history in and around Berks County, Pennsylvania. Programs and events are open to the public. . Mengel Natural History Society . To receive a monthly email notice of programs and field trips sponsored by the Mengel Natural History Society send an email request to

Mengel Natural History Society Updated (3-23-19)	Baird Ornithological Club BairdOrnithological Club flashbirdwalks Baird Ornithological Club on Facebook	Lancaster Butterfly & Entomology Club Updated (3-22-19)
Butterflies seen by month in 2019 2 species in 2019 Updated (3-19-19)	Planetarium -Reading Public Museum	Berks Birds seen in 2018 (250 species) Updated (1-14-19)
Berks County Butterfly Walks 2019 Updated (12-22-18) .	Reading Public Museum	Yearly Berks Bird & Butterfly Sightings; 2000-2018 Updated (1-14-19)
Berks Nature formerly Berks County Conservancy	Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center	Berks Mineralogical Society
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary	Monocacy Hill Conservation Association	Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club
Pike-Oley-District Preservation Coalition	Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society	Quittapahilla Audubon Society Lebanon County
Blue Marsh Lake	*Orchids of Berks County, Pennsylvania* by Hans Wilkens A checklist published by the MNHS.	Tulpehocken Chapter - Trout Unlimited
Muhlenberg Botanic Club	.	Green Lane Park and Events Brochure
Berks County RECYCLE info	Woolly Bears and Look-alikes in Berks Co.	Blue Mountain Wildlife

Don't Forget Other Great Local Sources for Natural History are listed below

	Berks County Bird Species seen in 2018. This list of 250 species was prepared by Ken Lebo, past president of the Baird Ornithologcal Club and is now available on-line.
	The Berks County butterfly sightings page for 2019 is up. Two butterfly species have been seen in March. You can see first monthly sighting dates for 2019 on this page and are invited to participate with your sightings. Links to past years can be found on the bottom of the 2019 sightings page.
	Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association (MAREA) March 26, 2019, Tuesday, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Dr. Kathy Straub will speak on: "Addressing climate change: An interdisciplinary challenge". For the past 15 years Kathy Straub has taught an interdisciplinary course at Susquehanna University that addresses the scientific, ethical, political, legal, economic, and technological dimensions of modern climate change. In this talk, she will distill her entire course into one 45-minute presentation! At its core, climate change is a scientific question, and climate scientists are highly confident that human activities are the primary driver for the observed warming of the climate system. More about this talk. FREE and open to the public. Held at TEK Park Innovation Center (9999 Hamilton Boulevard, Breinigsville, Pennsylvania 18031). Free.
	Baird Ornithological Club April 12, 2019 Friday 7:30 pm "Rufa Red Knot - Defying Extinction: A Closer Look" by Bill Stewart. This program will reveal a closer look into the past decade's trials, tribulations, and successes to help save the rufa Red Knot. Held at the Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, on PA-625 2 miles south of PA-724. 2910 New Holland Road, Reading, PA. All welcome. Free.
	Mengel Natural History Society April 26, 2019 Friday 7:30 PM "Batwoman to the Rescue: Rehabilitating Bats in Pennsylvania" by Steph Stronsick. Steph Stonsick is the founder of Pa Bat Rescue, a nonprofit organization, which focuses on the rehabilitation of injured and abandoned bats so that they may be returned to the wild. Learn why bats are vital to the health of our environment. Lecture is followed by our annual Wildflower Exchange and Giveaway All welcome. Free. The Society meets at Held at the Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, on PA-625 2 miles south of PA-724. 2910 New Holland Road, Reading, PA. Check out the Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center Facebook page. Like and follow Nolde to keep up with Nolde Center news and new program offerings. www.Facebook.com/NoldeForestEEC
	The SPOTTED LANTERNFLY (Lycorma delicatula) What to do if you Find the Spotted Lanternfly on your Property. This insect (a plant hopper native to SE Asia) was discovered for the first time in North America in September 2014. It is a potential threat to an array of plants from herbaceous plants to trees, not only locally, but for the continent.
How many food calories in a gallon of gasoline?	FOOD to GASOLINE Most of us know how many food calories an adult needs per day, so in the debate over making ethanol from corn to replace gasoline, wouldn't it be nice to know how many food calories there are in a gallon of gasoline? Can you skip breakfast and drive to work on the energy you didn't eat? The answer is: the number of food calories in a gallon of gasoline is 31,500 . For most adults this is the energy in about two weeks of food. YOU can calculate this. How to calculate page.

Butterfly Enthusiasts There is a small informal group of local butterfly collectors/observers in Berks Co. If you are interested in butterflies and would like to meet this group, contact

. You are also invited to the butterfly walks found at the link at the top of the page.

You may contact the web master at the same address.

Other Great Local Sources for Natural History Activities and Information Jack's Backyard, hosted by Jack Holcomb, on Saturdays at 8 to 10 am on WEEU, 830 AM, announces natural history activities at 8 am followed by 2 hours of call-ins and interviews about natural history. Rebroadcast on Sunday nights 10:00 p.m. to midnight.

Outside by Mike Slater is a nature column which appears weekly in the Berks Country insert of the Wednesday Reading Eagle.

The Weekend section of the Thursday issue of the Reading Eagle includes a "To Do" list which includes natural history activities.

Berks County Nature was created January 29, 2002.