Berks County Nature

Updated
October 21, 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 (10-15-19) for the 2019 - 2020 season.	Baird Ornithological Club BairdOrnithological Club flashbirdwalks Baird Ornithological Club on Facebook	Lancaster Butterfly & Entomology Club Updated (10-16-19)
Butterflies seen by month in 2019 67 species in 2019 (Oct. 26 sp) Updated (10-21-19)	Planetarium -Reading Public Museum	Berks Birds seen in 2018 (250 species)
Berks County Butterfly Walks 2020 NEW (9-5-19) .	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 listed below

	Mengel Natural History Society October 25, 2019 Friday 7:30 PM. "Susquehanna River - Past Present & Future" by Don Williams. Through the eyes of a river advocate who has studied and helped protect and promote the River for more than 40 years, Don will discuss through pictures and storytelling the geology, early exploration, and legend and lore of this ancient river which has flowed 444 miles for over 300 million years. The program will be followed by our Fall Seed Exchange and Giveaway. All welcome. Free. 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
	Mengel Natural History Society --> Charter Bus Trip to Washington, DC to visit the National Museum of Natural History <-- (part of the Smithsonian) and nearby sites. Saturday, November 2, 2019 Leaving Boscov's East at 7:00 AM and returning about 8:00 PM. This trip is open to non-members. Cost is $45 (same as members) which covers the bus cost. All museums are free. Bus drop off and pick-up in Washington is at the National Museum of Natural History, but you may visit any places you choose. Bus trip registration details and contact information. The last trip was in 2014.
	MENGEL NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY and BERKS MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY November 12, 2019 TUESDAY 7:30 PM "Mines and Minerals of Montgomery County" by Ron Sloto. Joint meeting with the Berks Mineralogical Society who will host. Ron is an honorary professor at West Chester University and curator of their Mineral collection. His background includes more than 40 years as a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. He has published the popular Mines and Minerals of Berks County and Mines and Minerals of Chester County, as well as more than 80 technical and scientific papers and books. Held at the Auditorium of the Reading Public Museum All welcome. Free.
	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.

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.