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Audubon for Homeowners

Your connection to the natural world

Homeowners can make their living space friendly to birds, animals, beneficial insects, and plants--and reduce their environmental footprint.

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Bellwethers of Buffalo Creek - Hellbenders!

2/23/22 7:00 pm

Hellbenders!

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Great Backyard Bird Count Walk - Succop Nature Park

2/19/22 10:00 am

Join the ASWP naturalists for our annual Great Backyard Bird Count walk on Audubon’s trails.

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Great Backyard Bird Count Walk - Buffalo Creek Nature Park

2/19/22 10:00 am

Join the ASWP naturalists for our annual Great Backyard Bird Count walk on Audubon’s trails.

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Owl Ecology in Winter (Online)

2/15/22 7:00 pm

This program will look at several of our local owl species, their ecology, along with discussing the irruptive Snowy Owl.

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Passenger Pigeons: From Billions to None (Online)

3/15/22 7:00 pm

The conservation tale of this species and the reasons for why it was ultimately doomed to extinction. Online only.

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Pennsylvania's Ice Age Past - Online

2/14/22 7:00 pm

Just a geologic instant ago, portions of Pennsylvania were covered in massive glaciers. This program will explore how this has shaped our state’s geography and biology.

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Maximizing Habitat with Native Layered Gardens . Part One - Online

2/26/22 7:00 pm

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Maximizing Habitat with Native Layered Gardens, Part 2- Online

3/12/22 7:00 pm

You can increase the habitat value and beauty of your outdoor space by incorporating native plants in a layered approach. Join Audubon to explore native species from each layer, including propagation, plant care, special value to wildlife and people, and common pests and diseases. This is a two-part series. (See Feb 26 for Part One)

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Great Backyard Bird Count Training - Buffalo Creek Nature Park

2/5/22 10:00 am

Get ready to count with this training reviewing common species and reporting procedures. Visit GBBC.org for details about the count. Great for scout leaders, parents, and others who want to learn about the count and get tips for getting their groups involved.

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Great Backyard Bird Count Training - Succop

2/5/22 10:00 am

Get ready to count with this training reviewing common species and reporting procedures. Visit GBBC.org for details about the count. Great for scout leaders, parents, and others who want to learn about the count and get tips for getting their groups involved.

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Great Backyard Bird Count Training - Beechwood

2/5/22 10:00 am

Get ready to count with this training reviewing common species and reporting procedures. Visit GBBC.org for details about the count. Great for scout leaders, parents, and others who want to learn about the count and get tips for getting their groups involved.

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Phenology Community Science Workshop at Beechwood

2/12/22 9:00 am

This interactive workshop invites community members to contribute to this research through Nature's Notebook, an online platform.

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Master Watershed Program Overview - Online

2/10/22 7:00 pm

Join ASWP and Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Coordinator, Justin Mansberger to learn about the MWS program and the ways that you can get involved in helping to protect the Buffalo Creek Watershed.

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Moraine State Park Bird Walk

2/12/22 9:00 am

Join us at Moraine State Park as we bird during the height of winter.

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Snowshoe Making - Buffalo Creek Nature Park

2/12/22 2:00 pm

Snowshoes allow you to walk on top of deep snow—instead of falling down through it! They’ve been in use for centuries in North country areas—and in this hands-on workshop, we will use heat to bend PVC tubing into frames, then attach harness leather walking pads and boot straps.

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Pymatuning Bird Outing with Audubon

3/27/22 8:00 am

Pymatuning State Park represents one of the best places in Pennsylvania to observe migrating waterfowl and raptors like Bald Eagles. Participants will meet at the Wildlife Learning Center on the Linesville side of the park, just up from the spillway.

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Todd Nature Reserve Bird Outing

4/16/22 8:00 am

Todd Nature Reserve is home to a number of interesting and unique habitats for numerous bird species.

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ASWP Bog Tour

4/16/22 12:00 pm

We will meet at the Pine Swamp Natural Area in Mercer county and explore two bogs.

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Hot Toddies and Herbs

3/18/22 6:30 pm

Enjoy some refreshments, learn about starting herbs indoors, and plant a selection of herb seeds for your own garden

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Wildflower Folklore (Online)

4/11/22

Humans have given flowers wonderful names, developed creative uses for them, and incorporated them in other imaginative ways into our culture. In this program, we’ll dive deeper into the human facets of local native wildflower natural history. Free

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Wildflowers in a Warming World

4/19/22 7:00 pm

Over the past two years, botanists at the University of Pittsburgh and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History have been studying how warmer spring weather may lead to earlier emergence of our forest flora, including many of the charismatic wildflowers found here. Learn about their new findings regarding how warming springs and invasive woody shrubs may impact wildflower species in Beechwood's forests. Presenters: Sara Kuebbing from the University of Pittsburgh; Abby Yancy, and Mason Heberling from Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Free

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Native Plants for Challenging Spaces (Online)

4/2/22 7:00 pm

Discover a variety of native plants that have adapted to challenging landscape spaces in the Pittsburgh region. Free.

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Todd Conservation Corps Training

3/5/22 12:30 pm

Conservation Corps participants adopt and steward sites within the Todd Nature Reserve for at least 1 year, committing to visit their site at least 4 times during the year. The training will get you started.

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Volunteer Opportunity: Litter Pick Up - Buffalo Creek Nature Park

4/9/22 10:00 am

Picking up litter is an easy way to make an immediate positive impact on local habitat and creeks. All materials will be provided, including gloves, trash bags, and safety vests.

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Project Budburst (Beechwood)

4/9/22 10:00 am

Project BudBurst participants make observations of the timing of leafing, flowering, and fruiting phases of plants throughout the year.

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Project Budburst (Succop)

4/9/22 10:00 am

Project BudBurst participants make observations of the timing of leafing, flowering, and fruiting phases of plants throughout the year.

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Project Budburst (Buffalo Creek)

4/9/22 10:00 am

Project BudBurst participants make observations of the timing of leafing, flowering, and fruiting phases of plants throughout the year.

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Pond Management (Online)

3/17/22 7:00 pm

Join ASWP and Penn State Extension to discuss some of the causes of common pond problem and best practices to help maximize the habitat value of your pond or lake.

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Creating Watershed Friendly Properties (Online)

4/21/22 7:00 pm

Join ASWP and Penn State to learn what you can do to help improve stream health and water quality, including participating in the Watershed-Friendly Property Certification Program.

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Weekday Volunteer Naturalist Training - Beechwood

3/21/22 9:30 am

Join our crew leading school field trips. This training will give you basic teaching techniques and natural history. By signing up for March 21, you are signing up for the series meeting every Monday for the next six weeks through April 24. Free with a commitment to lead.

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Bird Drawing Workshop (Two day program)(Succop only)

4/16/22 10:30 am

Want to learn to draw birds? In this workshop, you’ll experiment with basic shapes using value, line, color, texture and more with artist Marianne Pionati. This is a two-day workshop, the second session will be April 23, 10:30 to 2:30.

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Weekend Volunteer Naturalist Training: Touch Table (Beechwood)

2/5/22 9:00 am

Share your enthusiasm for nature as a weekend trail docent! This training session show you cool nature artifacts for an interactive touch table

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Weekend Volunteer Naturalist Training: Touch Table (Succop)

2/5/22 9:00 am

Share your enthusiasm for nature as a weekend trail docent! This training session show you cool nature artifacts for an interactive touch table

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Weekend Volunteer Naturalist Training: Hidden Life: Signs of Animal Activity (Succop)

2/12/22 9:00 am

Share your enthusiasm for nature as a weekend trail docent! This training session show you cool nature artifacts for an interactive touch table

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Weekend Volunteer Naturalist Training: Hidden Life: Signs of Animal Activity (Beechwood)

2/12/22 9:00 am

Share your enthusiasm for nature as a weekend trail docent! This training session show you cool nature artifacts for an interactive touch table