Berks County Nature

Updated
August 16, 2017

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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 Page updated (4-22-17)	BairdOrnithological Club Baird flashbirdwalks Baird Facebook page	Lancaster Butterfly & Entomology Club
Butterflies seen by month in 2017 59 species 1n 2017 (Aug 36) Updated (8-16-17)	Planetarium -Reading Public Museum	Birds seen in 2016 (245 species)
Butterfly Walks 2017 Updated (1-11-17) .	Reading Public Museum	Yearly Berks Bird & Butterfly Sightings; 2000-16
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

	Mengel Natural History Society and Baird Ornithological Club August 19, 2017 Saturday 10:00 AM FIELD TRIP Rerun of "Dragonflies - Bartram trail/Kernsville Dam" 10 AM. The August 12 walk had cloud cover for the whole two hours which limited the number of species the 24 participants saw. This walk is a repeat in the hope there will be more sun and more dragonflies. A checklist of dragonflies and damselflies known from this area will be provided. Take Rte 61 north, right on Jetson Dr (across from Cabelas), right on Industrial Dr, left on Kernsville Dam Rd. The parking area is on the right. Coordinators: Ken Lebo 610-856-1413 and Tony Schoch 610-670-0657. The public is welcome. Free.
	Mengel Natural History Society and Baird Ornithological Club August 26, 2017 Saturday 10:00 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 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. Leaders: Karl Gardner 610-987-3281, Ken Lebo 610-856-1413, and Ryan Woolwine 610-777-2333. Bad weather will cancel (or reschedule). The public is welcome. Free.
	Lancaster Butterfly and Entomological Club Monday, September 11, 2017 7:00 pm "Recent Nature Adventures" by Don Billet, Amateur Naturalist, expert at nothing, student of everything. Meet at the North Museum, Lancaster, Pennsylvania All welcome. Free. Enter at front door.
	Spotted Lanternfly - Check this site for a comprehensive review. QUARANTINE for many southeastern municipalities. THE FIRST RECORDED DISCOVERY of this INSECT in NORTH AMERICA Citizen scientists can report sightings or collected specimens to the automated Invasive Species Hotline at 1-866-253-7189 or photographs may be sent to Badbug@pa.gov. 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. 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.