Updated September 23, 2017
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** Berks
County Nature **
Since 2002. Now at www.berkscountynature.org. Nature Activities of Organizations in Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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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.
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"Pennsylvania's Threatened and Endangered Grassland Birds" by Patti Barber, state endangered species specialist. The dominance of forested landscape in Pennsylvania makes conserving grassland species an interesting challenge. We need to identify and focus our limited resources on those grasslands most valuable to our grassland nesting birds. The talk will focus on natural history, ecological needs, and conservation outlook for our rare grassland birds. It will touch on ways you can help these birds and their habitat. The program will be followed by our Fall Native Plant Exchange and Give-away. Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, on PA-625 2 miles south of PA-724. 2910 New Holland Road, Reading, PA. All welcome. Free. <---Photo by Jacob Dingel, PA Game Commission. |
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& Entomological Club |
Monday, October 2, 2017 7:00 pm "Member's Night" Members share recent sightings, photos, movies, specimens, books, other observations. |
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October 7, 2017 Saturday 1:00 PM
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THE FIRST RECORDED DISCOVERY of this INSECT in NORTH AMERICA What to do if you Find the Spotted Lanternfly on your Property. 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. Please check the the Spotted Lanternfly - delimitation map and only report sightings outside of known grids. 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. |
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calories in a gallon of gasoline? |
For most adults this is the energy in about two weeks of food. |
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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. |
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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. |
for further information. Besides mature Franklinia which may be still in bloom and very
large Taxodium with big knees, at least fifteen other conifer genera are in the
collection as well as thirty-five species of oaks and many more other broad-leaved trees.
If you let us know what you want emphasized , we will tailor the tour to suit your
interests.