WINNIE PALMER NATURE RESERVE
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  • Home Summer
  • The Reserve
    • Our People
    • Our Animals
    • Policies
  • about Winnie
  • Learn
    • Earth Day
    • EARLY CHILDHOOD
    • SCHOOL AGE
    • ADULTS
    • Field Trips
    • SUMMER CAMPS
    • GROW seeds
  • Explore
    • LEARNING BARN
    • Nature Explore Classroom
    • Gardens & Wild Spaces
    • The Apiary
    • Historic Lochry Blockhouse
    • Trail Map
    • WPNR Fairy Folk
  • More...
    • Plan Your Visit
    • #GetOutside
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Spring
      • Summer
    • Radicle 'Zine
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C E L E B R A T E  L I F E  W I T H

Earth Day

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2:00-6:00 P.M. UPPER-LEVEL BARN
SVC Women in STEM and Aidan Glaser – iNaturalist Upload Station and iNat Projects
Spotted Lantern Fly – Dr. Michelle Duennes
Wildlife Works Inc. (Live Animal Ambassadors)
DCNR- Michael Doucette (Trees)
PA Game Commission - Chloe Kalp (PA Mammal Furs)
Westmoreland Land Trust – St. Xavier’s (Children’s Make and Take)
Scuttle the Crow – (Live Animal Ambassador) Dr. Sayge and Nick Smith
Tree Seeds and Riparian Buffers – Mary Jane Bush, PMN


2:00- 2:30 P.M. LOWER-LEVEL BARN
Parkhurst Dining SVC – Induction Cooking Demo and Tasting


2:00-6:00 P.M. LOWER-LEVEL BARN AND BACK PATIO
PA Master Naturalist – Pollinator Puppet Show
Math/Science Ed Students – Bats, Dandelions, Mushrooms, Tracks, Butterflies, Recycling
Fred Rogers’ Center – Recycled Material Make and Take



WALKS, TALKS, AND HIKES FOR EXPLORATION
2:00-4:00 P.M.
Birding Bonanza with Saint Vincent College Dr. James Kellam
Learning Center Barn Back Patio and Trail

3:00-5:00
P.M.
Insect Investigation with Saint Vincent College Dr. Michelle Duennes
Meadow Trail

4:00-6:00
P.M.
Aquatic Life Exploration with Saint Vincent College Dr. Pete Smyntek
Palmer Pond
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MICRO HIKES AND ID
2:30 -3:30 P.M.
Fungi Fun Stroll – Nick Smith, Audubon Society

3:30 – 4:30
P.M.
Tree Trek – DCNR, Michael Doucette

4:30-5:30
P.M.
Wildflower Walk - WPNR Staff

“Let Nature be your teacher.”

​      – William Wordsworth


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Contact Us

(724) 537-5284
744 Walzer Way ​Latrobe, PA 15650
BARN HOURS:
Open Tuesday-Friday 10 AM – 4 PM
TRAIL HOURS:  Daily Dawn to Dusk
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  • Home Summer
  • The Reserve
    • Our People
    • Our Animals
    • Policies
  • about Winnie
  • Learn
    • Earth Day
    • EARLY CHILDHOOD
    • SCHOOL AGE
    • ADULTS
    • Field Trips
    • SUMMER CAMPS
    • GROW seeds
  • Explore
    • LEARNING BARN
    • Nature Explore Classroom
    • Gardens & Wild Spaces
    • The Apiary
    • Historic Lochry Blockhouse
    • Trail Map
    • WPNR Fairy Folk
  • More...
    • Plan Your Visit
    • #GetOutside
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Spring
      • Summer
    • Radicle 'Zine
    • Instagram
    • Shop
  • Give to WPNR