Christmas Bird Count

Saturday, December 17^th

 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

The annual tradition began in 1900 as a social alternative to large-scale bird hunting, which conservationists feared would decimate US bird populations. It’s the nation’s longest-running community science bird project and you can help! Join us at the Pennypack Trust to participate in the annual Christmas Bird Count. Free.

Register HERE

Join Executive Director, Chris Mendel, and Groundskeeper, Kirk Laule, for a (hopefully) snowy morning hike to look for signs of wildlife.  Learn how to track common mammals such as mice, squirrels, deer, raccoons, opossums, and others. Learn to read the details of gait, claw marks, and registration. We’ll also look for evidence of browse, scat, rubs and dens.  If there is no snow on the ground, we will still take a walk while looking for signs of wildlife.

Multiple Dates – Managing Turf and Meadows for Insect Pollinators (2-Part Course)

Over the past two years, Pennypack Trust science staff and Bryn Athyn College instructor Grace McMackin have refined field methodologies to better understand the insect pollinators present in local turf and meadow and their interactions with non-native and native plants. The resulting data provides valuable insight into what land management practices would best support a diverse population of pollinating insects. This is a two-part research seminar: part one will broadly introduce local bees and Grace McMackin’s bee population research. Part two will dive into the research methodologies and observational data collected on plant-pollinator interactions. Session 1 is on Thursday, February 16^th. Session 2 is on Tuesday, February 21^st. Both sessions will be held virtually over zoom starting at 7:00 PM.