Grown-up Makers Monday
ADULTS ONLY. Age 18 and up. If you have a creative flair, try this D.I.Y. workshop with an edge! Using repurposed, found, and natural materials, we'll make all sorts of cool things ranging from jewelry and art to plant-based decor and wildcrafted projects.
Sessions occur November - March of each year. Registration is required and cost varies.
Sessions occur November - March of each year. Registration is required and cost varies.
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Monday November 18, 6:00 pm -8:00 pm
Upcycled Sock Gloves
As part of our slow fashion series, bring a pair of your favorite worn socks to make into fingerless gloves. We’ll learn a simple edge-finishing stitch and apply repurposed materials for embellishment. Please bring your own socks. Any material is fine as long as you like how it looks and feels on your wrist. Call with any questions! Registration required. $6 per person.
Upcycled Sock Gloves
As part of our slow fashion series, bring a pair of your favorite worn socks to make into fingerless gloves. We’ll learn a simple edge-finishing stitch and apply repurposed materials for embellishment. Please bring your own socks. Any material is fine as long as you like how it looks and feels on your wrist. Call with any questions! Registration required. $6 per person.
Monday December 16, 6:00 pm -8:00 pm
Natural Holiday Giftwrap
The holidays can generate a lot of waste! Join us to learn how to create beautiful nature-inspired gift wrap for meaningful, less wasteful gift giving. You’ll make and take home a few pieces for inspiration. Materials provided. Registration required. $8 per person
Natural Holiday Giftwrap
The holidays can generate a lot of waste! Join us to learn how to create beautiful nature-inspired gift wrap for meaningful, less wasteful gift giving. You’ll make and take home a few pieces for inspiration. Materials provided. Registration required. $8 per person
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in tune once more.”
– John Burroughs
WORKSHOPS
Several times a year, Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve offers workshops for educators and the community. These workshops are designed to provide educational tools for educators to take into their classroom, passing on love for nature. They are also designed to educate the community on sustainable living and best management practices. We usually partner with other organizations such as Westmoreland Cleanways and the Pennsylvania Game Commission as well as Saint Vincent College faculty and staff. They are fun and educational and usually Act 48 credits are available. For more information about upcoming workshops, see below. If there is a workshop that you are interested in seeing us host at WPNR, or if there is one that you would like to provide, contact the Reserve at 724-537-5284.
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Growing Up WILD - Educator Workshop
Sponsored by the Department of Environmental Protection - Environmental Education Grant
Sponsored by the Department of Environmental Protection - Environmental Education Grant
This free workshop will be focused on using a wildlife curriculum in an
Early Childhood Education setting but registration is open to all educators,
from formal teachers to naturalists, scout leaders, and others!
DATE/TIMEMarch 14, 2020
8:30 am - 3:00 pm |
REGISTRATIONFREE
Registration required. |
AGESAdults & Educators
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WPNR Living library IS OPEN
Visit us at the learning barn to view our seed bank, The Living Library. The first one in our region, the library hopes to serve as a learning tool and free resource for anyone who wants to grow fruits, vegetables, trees, flowers, and herbs. We have over 300 types of seeds and the numbers are growing every day as folks all across the country are sharing their seeds with us. To find out how you can acquire seeds or how you can donate to help our Living Library grow, call, e-mail, or inquire at the front desk!
Adult Pop-Up WorkshopS |
For the adult learner – “grow” your knowledge of the natural landscape.
Once a month, our Education Horticulturist hosts lunchtime pop-up workshops for adults. As the weather and season lends itself month to month, check our website and follow us on social media (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) for the topic presented.
Join us for an hour of discovery, learn about nature, and engage in interesting conservation.
No registration required. Free to attend.
Once a month, our Education Horticulturist hosts lunchtime pop-up workshops for adults. As the weather and season lends itself month to month, check our website and follow us on social media (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) for the topic presented.
Join us for an hour of discovery, learn about nature, and engage in interesting conservation.
No registration required. Free to attend.
DATESThursday, November 7, 12:00-1:00 Making Fire Cider
Thursday, December 5, 12:00-1:00 Colonial Tea Talk |
REGISTRATIONFREE
No registration required. |
AGESAdults.
Bring a date, a friend, or your group of pals to the Learning Barn. |
NATURE NIGHT OUT
Our annual night out in nature fundraising event for adults!
Bring a date, a friend, or your closest group of pals to the Environmental Learning Barn for a night out in nature! The annual WPNR fundraising event includes dinner, drinks, entertainment, live animals, an Auction to benefit the WPNR Summer Camp Scholarship Fund, and MORE!
Bring a date, a friend, or your closest group of pals to the Environmental Learning Barn for a night out in nature! The annual WPNR fundraising event includes dinner, drinks, entertainment, live animals, an Auction to benefit the WPNR Summer Camp Scholarship Fund, and MORE!
