Lehigh Gap Nature Center

There are lots of great events and volunteer opportunities at Lehigh Gap Nature Center this spring. Here is a listing of the events for the next 6 weeks so you can get them on your calendar and plan on attending some of the sessions. PLEASE NOTE — the May 24 bird walk was listed as May 23 (in error) in the Calendar of Events sent out earlier. The bird walk is on Sunday, May 24.

April 18 — Earth Day Celebration
7:00 a.m. — Bird walk
9:00 a.m. — Habitat garden work session
11:00 a.m. — Native Plant Workshop by Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery

April 25, 26 — Experimental plantings in grassland restoration area
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. — Native forbs (wildflowers will be planted in the grassland restoration area of the nature cetner.
Lunch will be provided for volunteers.
Contact lgnc@ptd.net to register so we can have lunch for you.

May 2 — Natural History Workshops
8:00 a.m. — Birding for families and beginners
9:30 a.m. — Amphibians and Reptiles and pond life
11:30 a.m — Dragonflies and Damselflies

May 9 — Second Saturday Bird Walk
7:00 a.m.

May 16 — Backyard Habitat for Birds and Butterflies
1:00 p.m. — Pat Sutton from Cape May will be the guest naturalist presenting this program

May 24 — Bird walk
7:00 a.m. — Joint LV Audubon and LGNC bird walk led by Corey Husic.

Coming in Summer
Young Ecologists Summer Camp — June 22-26 for students currently in grades 6 and 7. Contact us now for an application or see your teacher in school.

Wonderful World of Wildlife
Ages 4-11 at Slatington Public Library on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. June 24 thourhg August 5. Contact the library to register.

Dan Kunkle
Lehigh Gap Nature Center
P.O. Box 198
Slatington, PA 18080
610-760-8889
www.lgnc.org