Updated October 22, 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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October 13, 2017
Friday 7:30 pm
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"Dragonflies of Utah" by Ken Lebo. Join Ken as he recalls last year's DSA (Dragonfly Society of Americas) meeting in Utah. Visiting Zion National Park as well as mountains and deserts. Images will include a variety of scenic views, flowers and of course all kinds of insects. Ken is a Mengel member, nature photographer, and past president of the Baird Ornithological Club. The program will be followed by our Fall Seed Exchange and Giveaway. Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, on PA-625 2 miles south of PA-724. 2910 New Holland Road, Reading, PA. All welcome. Free. |
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"The 94th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Pennsylvania" The annual meeting of ESP is held each year in the fall at a location in Pennsylvania. This year it is being held in Berks County at the Boehm Science Center on Kutztown University's campus in Kutztown, PA. The keynote speaker will be Dr. David M. Wright, a Member of the Executive Board of the Lepidopterists' Society and Co-author of the recently published book "Butterflies of Pennsylvania". David will be presenting "A Potpourri of Butterfly Species in Pennsylvania; how they formed and where they originated." Other speakers include: Sven Spichiger, Director of the Entomology Program at the PA Dept. of Agriculture, Dr. Amanda Whispell, Kutztown University, Dr. Greg Setliff, Kutztown University, and Dr. John Wallace, Millersville University. Member's are a mix of amateur and professional entomologists. Non members are welcome. There is a $15 fee ($12 before October 26) which covers morning refreshments and lunch in the Cub Cafe (An "All-you-care-to-eat," food-court). The ESP website above has more program information, directions, and a registration form. |
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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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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. |