Berks County Nature

Partial Update
April 13, 2014

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** Berks County Nature **
Since 2002
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 Page updated (4-9-14)	Baird Ornithological Club. Page updated (4-9-14) Baird flashbirdwalks BOC Facebook page	Berks Mineralogical Society
Butterflies seen by month in 2013 73 species seen. 20 in October Updated (10-14-13)	Planetarium -Reading Public Museum	Lancaster Butterfly & Entomology Club
Butterfly Walks 2014 Updated (10-15-13)	Reading Public Museum	Birds seen in 2012 (262 species)
Berks County Conservancy	Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center	Yearly Berks Bird & butterfly sightings 2000-12
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
Virtual Natural History Museum of Southeast Pennsylvania	*Orchids of Berks County, Pennsylvania* by Hans Wilkens A checklist published by the MNHS.	Tulpehocken Chapter - Trout Unlimited
Muhlenberg Botanic Club	Wednesday Botany Walks Updated 4-13-14)	Green Lane Park and Events Brochure
Blue Marsh Lake	Woolly Bears and Look-alikes in Berks Co.	Berks County RECYCLE info

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

	Reading Planetarium Star shows every Sunday in April, May, & June 2014. 1 p.m. - "Animals of the Sky" 2 p.m. - "The Enchanted Reef" 3 p.m. - "STARS" 4 p.m. - "Astrology: A Story of You" Weekdays at 4 p.m. in April, May, & June 2014. . Mon. - "Animals of the Sky" . Tues. - "Oasis in Space," . Wed. - "Tales of the Maya Skies" . Thurs. - "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity" . Fri . - "Astrology: A Story of You" Check the link for admission, conflicts and other information. Free to Museum members.
	Wednesday Botany Walks April 9, 2014 Wednesday 2 - 4 pm Monocacy Hill -- Park in the main parking lot which is just south (and a bit uphill) from the intersection of Geiger Rd. and Monocacy Hill Rd. in Amity Township. (If by any chance it is full, use the roadside along the edge of the park back towards Monocacy Hill Rd.) You can find more Driving directions and a Trail map at the Monocacy Hill web site. Leader Dr. Susan Munch of Albright College. All welcome.
	Baird Ornithological Club April 11, 2014 Friday 7:30 pm "Getting reacquainted with John James Audubon" by Maureen Bando of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove. Travel back in time and get to know the naturalist and artist whose name is known to all birders. Meet at McConnell Hall, Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center on PA-625 south of Reading,, 2 miles south of PA-724. Map showing location. All welcome. Free..
	Mengel Natural History Society April 12, 2014 Saturday 10 AM Wildflower Walk. State Gamelands 52. Meet at large parking lot on west side of Maple Grove / Edward’s Rd. about 2.5 miles south of Maple Grove Dragway and just north of the bridge over the Turnpike. Leader: Mike Slater 610-775-3757. All welcome. Free.
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. Links to these articles can be found at the Outside page of Berks Country.

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.