Program Description: Search for moths, caterpillars, bats, and other creatures of the night. Discover critters that glow in the dark with black light flashlights! Flashlights will be provided. Registration: Please register through EventBrite at this …Read More
Description: Young explorers of all ages are invited to discover the cool critters of LGNC this summer! Each family-fun nature walk will meet at LGNC’s Osprey House. Kids will learn to use insect …Read More
Program Description: Discover the fascinating ecosystem that lies below the Lehigh River! During this special program with LGNC and Berks Nature, participants will have the opportunity to wade and snorkel in the shallows …Read More
Celebrate our important pollinators! Enjoy exhibits, a native plant sale, and other activities throughout the day! Activities: 10:00 a.m. — Bug Walk. Discover the many beetles and other insects that live in LGNC’s habitat …Read More
amilies are invited to join LGNC naturalist Doug Burton on a search for bugs, butterflies, birds, and blooms in the habitats around the Osprey House! Bug nets will be provided. Recommended ages: 4-6.
The Lehigh Gap Wildlife Refuge opened to the public in May of 2003. Join us at the Osprey House to share your personal memories and stories from Lehigh Gap Nature Center’s first 20 …Read More
Join us in person at LGNC for a Speaker Series presentation by Game Commission biologist Rob Bertoni! Learn the story of the origins, evolution, and discoveries of the Pennsylvania Timber Rattlesnake Project, a 20 year …Read More
Description: On this 2.2-mile hike through the Lehigh Gap, learn how LGNC brought life back to a once barren and polluted mountainside! We will stop along the way to enjoy the diverse ecosystem …Read More
Description: Young explorers of all ages are invited to discover the cool critters of LGNC this summer! Each family-fun nature walk will meet at LGNC’s Osprey House. Kids will learn to use insect …Read More
Susan Hand Shetterly’s Seaweed Chronicles! The Cabin Fever Book Club meets once a month during the fall and winter months to discuss fascinating books on such topics as ecology, environmental history, and environmentalism. …Read More
In this talk, we will explore why people of color participate in outdoor recreation activities less often than white people. We will also consider recent research on why people of color feel …Read More
Explore the art in nature through online art classes with LGNC education intern Janniry Cabrera Belen! Children ages 5-12 and their families are invited to make crafts from natural materials that they can find …Read More
American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee All meetings are Thursdays, once a month, from 10 am – noon There will be a breakfast buffet supervised by Head Chef Lee Sivak with your help. These books …Read More
Although we’ve all faced many uncertainties this year, one natural spectacle has continued right on cue — the marvel of autumn migration is underway! On October 10, 2020, LGNC is hosting a special Migration Day in lieu of our annual …Read More
Do you have a New Year’s resolution to stay fit in 2020? Get off to a good start with weekly Fit Walks at LGNC! Walks will start at the Osprey House Tuesdays and Thursdays …Read More
Local historian Louise Bugbee will lead a journey through time along the Lehigh River. The Lehigh River functioned as the main artery of this region for the Native Americans, fostered the growth …Read More
The Kittatinny Coalition has embarked on the development of a Strategic Plan to guide our work over the next five to ten years. Toward this end, we continue to ask tough questions, …Read More
Bonnie Pancoast, avid photographer and Budding Naturalist Book Club leader, will be exhibiting her photographs of various pollinators observed on the LGNC property. Her exhibition will be entitled, “Pollinators in Our Gardens: …Read More
All Day (9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.): “Pollinators in Our Gardens” photography exhibition by Bonnie Pancoast (Great Hall) Pollinator exhibits, crafts, and displays (Great Hall and front porch) Plant sale (front porch) 9:00 a.m. …Read More
Raptor identification workshop at the Osprey House, followed by a field trip to Bake Oven Knob in search of Bald Eagles and Ospreys.