Berks County Nature

Updated
June 23, 2022

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** Berks County Nature **
Since 2002. Now at www.berkscountynature.org.
Nature Activities of Organizations in Berks County, Pennsylvania

This site contains information about programs, field trips, exhibits, and organizations relating to natural history in and around Berks County, Pennsylvania. Programs and events are open to the public. . Mengel Natural History Society . To receive a monthly email notice of programs and field trips sponsored by the Mengel Natural History Society send an email request to

Mengel Natural History Society Updated (June 23, 2022).	Baird Ornithological Club BairdOrnithological Club flashbirdwalks Baird Ornithological Club on Facebook	Lancaster Butterfly & Entomology Club Lancaster Butterflies seen in 2022 (32 sp) Updated (6-3-22)
Berks Butterflies seen by month in 2022 (42 sp) Updated 6-23-22) Berks Butterflies 2021	Planetarium -Reading Public Museum Reading Public Museum	Berks Birds seen in 2018 (250 species)
Berks County Butterfly Walks 2022 (1-2-22) .	Neversink Butterflies 2017-2021	Yearly Berks Bird & Butterfly Sightings; 2000-2018 Updated (1-14-19)
Berks Nature formerly Berks County Conservancy	Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center	Berks Mineralogical Society
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary	Monocacy Hill Conservation Association	5 Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club
Pike-Oley-District Preservation Coalition	Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society	Quittapahilla Audubon Society Lebanon County
Blue Marsh Lake	*Orchids of Berks County, Pennsylvania* by Hans Wilkens A checklist published by the MNHS.	Tulpehocken Chapter - Trout Unlimited
Muhlenberg Botanic Club	Periodical (17 year) Cicadas Added to this page 11Jan2021.	Green Lane Park and Events Brochure
Berks County RECYCLE info	Woolly Bears and Look-alikes in Berks County, PA	Blue Mountain Wildlife
	Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association

Don't Forget Other Great Local Sources for Natural History listed below

	Mengel Natural History Society July 16, 2022 Saturday 10:00 AM FIELD TRIP "Wildflowers and Pollinators: Union Meadows West" Route 724 (East Main St., Birdsboro) (turn opposite St. Michael's Cemetery) parking in the ball field lot. Leader: Mike Slater. Coordinator: Linda Ingram (610-621-7473) Joint walk with Baird Ornithological Club. All are welcome. Children Friendly. Free. Bad weather will cancel (or reschedule).
	The SPOTTED LANTERNFLY (Lycorma delicatula) What to look for This insect (a plant hopper native to SE Asia) was discovered for the first time in North America in September 2014. It is a potential threat to an array of plants from herbaceous plants to trees, not only locally, but for the continent.
How many food calories in a gallon of gasoline?	FOOD to GASOLINE Most of us know how many food calories an adult needs per day, so in the debate over making ethanol from corn to replace gasoline, wouldn't it be nice to know how many food calories there are in a gallon of gasoline? Can you skip breakfast and drive to work on the energy you didn't eat? The answer is: the number of food calories in a gallon of gasoline is 31,500 . For most adults this is the energy in about two weeks of food. YOU can calculate this. How to calculate page.

Butterfly Enthusiasts There is a small informal group of local butterfly collectors/observers in Berks Co. If you are interested in butterflies and would like to meet this group, contact

. You are also invited to the butterfly walks found at the link at the top of the page.

You may contact the web master at the same address.

Other Great Local Sources for Natural History Activities and Information Jack's Backyard, hosted by Jack Holcomb, on Saturdays at 8 to 10 am on WEEU, 830 AM, announces natural history activities at 8 am followed by 2 hours of call-ins and interviews about natural history.

Berks County Nature was created January 29, 2002.