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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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Bird Drawing or Painting Two Day Workshop (BFNR)

4/25/20 10:30 am

April 25 and May 2. Work with basic shapes using value, line, texture and more. Demonstrations of eyes, beaks, feet, and feathers will be done to help explain the process from start to finish. We’ll use graphite for first week of the class. The second week project can be graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, or any other medium of choice. References will be available or bring three clear references then select one for your project.

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Pymatuning Bird Outing with Audubon

3/28/20 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. Contact Chris Kubiak at ckubiak@aswp.org for more information. Free

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Great Backyard Bird Count Training - Succop

2/1/20 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 - Todd Nature Store

2/1/20 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 Walk - Beechwood

2/15/20 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 - Succop

2/15/20 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 Center

2/15/20 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 Training - Beechwood

2/1/20 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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Hummers @ Home - Beechwood

2/8/20 12:00 pm

To live such high energy lifestyles, hummingbirds must sync their migration and nesting times with the flowering of nectar-bearing plants. Learn how climate change threatens to throw off this delicate balance, with unknown repercussions for hummingbirds.

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Hummers @ Home - Succop

2/8/20 12:00 pm

To live such high energy lifestyles, hummingbirds must sync their migration and nesting times with the flowering of nectar-bearing plants. Learn how climate change threatens to throw off this delicate balance, with unknown repercussions for hummingbirds.

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Hummers @ Home - Todd Nature Store

2/8/20 12:00 pm

To live such high energy lifestyles, hummingbirds must sync their migration and nesting times with the flowering of nectar-bearing plants. Learn how climate change threatens to throw off this delicate balance, with unknown repercussions for hummingbirds.

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Project Budburst - Beechwood

3/7/20 12:00 pm

Project BudBurst participants make careful observations of the timing of leafing, flowering, and fruiting phases of plants (plant phenophases) throughout the year

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Project Budburst - Succop

3/7/20 12:00 pm

Project BudBurst participants make careful observations of the timing of leafing, flowering, and fruiting phases of plants (plant phenophases) throughout the year

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Project Budburst - Todd Nature Store

3/7/20 2:00 pm

Project BudBurst participants make careful observations of the timing of leafing, flowering, and fruiting phases of plants (plant phenophases) throughout the year

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Volunteer Naturalist Training - Beechwood

3/23/20 9:30 am

Audubon Volunteer Naturalists lead small groups of school students on field trips on the trails at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, primarily spring and fall. This training will provide teaching techniques and basic natural history. This is class will meet every Monday for six weeks March 23 through April 27. Sign up for the first session, March 23, to register for the series.

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Beechwood Conservation Corps

3/26/20 6:00 pm

With support and training from ASWP staff, Beechwood Conservation Corps (BCC) volunteers will adopt sites to steward at BFNR. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and apply new skills while helping ASWP protect and improve habitat.

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Don’t Be Afraid of the Outdoors: Tick & Lyme Disease - Todd Nature Store

2/13/20 7:00 pm

Don’t let ticks keep you from enjoying the outdoors! PA leads the nation in Lyme disease diagnoses, but with some simple steps, you can keep you and your family safe when hiking in the woods.

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Maple Sugaring - Todd Nature Store

3/12/20 7:00 pm

Learn the chemistry of Maple Sugaring! This session will cover the entire process and teach you how to make this regionally specific product from your own trees.

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Creating Nature-Friendly Spaces at Home - Todd Nature Store

4/9/20 7:00 pm

Make your outdoor space be a haven for insect-eating birds, native plants, and helpful pollinators. Learn tips and strategies to create a peaceful and beautiful outdoor space that provides a helping hand to nature.

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Don’t Be Afraid of the Outdoors: Tick & Lyme Disease - Succop Nature Park

2/11/20 7:00 pm

Don’t let ticks keep you from enjoying the outdoors! PA leads the nation in Lyme disease diagnoses, but with some simple steps, you can keep you and your family safe when hiking in the woods.

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Maple Sugaring - Succop Nature Park

3/10/20 7:00 pm

Learn the chemistry of Maple Sugaring! This session will cover the entire process and teach you how to make this regionally specific product from your own trees.

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Creating Nature-Friendly Spaces at Home - Succop Nature Park

4/7/20 7:00 pm

Make your outdoor space be a haven for insect-eating birds, native plants, and helpful pollinators. Learn tips and strategies to create a peaceful and beautiful outdoor space that provides a helping hand to nature.

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Mini Birding Camp for Adults

6/5/20

Birding is one of the fastest-growing outdoor activity in America. The primary objective of this camp is for every participant to emerge from the course with a lasting knowledge of and appreciation for birds, particularly the birds of Western Pennsylvania. Campers will develop their birding skills by spending time in the field observing species with one of our expert guides and Master Birder graduates. Included are visits to Todd Nature Reserve June 5th), Moraine State Park (June 6th), and Harrison Hills Park (June 7th). This is an all day camp, from 8am - 4 pm with an hour and a half break for lunch.