August 24, 2019    Saturday 10 AM    FIELD TRIP
"Butterfly Identification Walk" at Angelica Park. We will view at a distance and for a good look we will capture some butterflies and put them in viewing jars so you can get a close look before releasing them. A checklist of the 29 species of butterflies known from the park will be provided. Take PA-10 south from Lancaster Avenue 1-1/4 miles. The park entrance road is on the right at the big masonry sign for Alvernia University. Turn right and park at the first parking area on the right. (575 St. Bernardine Street) Joint walk with Baird Ornithological Club. Leaders: Karl Gardner 610-987-3281 and Ryan Woolwine 610-777-2333. Bad weather will cancel (or reschedule). All welcome. Free.

August 27, 2019,      Tuesday, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
"The Rapidly Shifting Future of US Wind Energy" by Abby L Watson, Head of Government Affairs, North America, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. This talk will review the current policy framework surrounding utility-scale renewable energy, with a focus on wind energy, the coming offshore wind industry, and how onshore and offshore wind will play a role in decarbonization throughout the Mid-Atlantic. The discussion will also include upcoming regulatory challenges and the complementary roles that storage and solar will play in the grid of the future. More about this talk.
MAREA meetings are free and open to the public. All are invited! Held at TEK Park Innovation Center (9999 Hamilton Boulevard, Breinigsville, Pennsylvania 18031).

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.

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.