Updated January 29, 2025
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Since 2002. Now at www.berkscountynature.org. Nature Activities of Organizations in Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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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.
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"Local Science Students Symposium" Sponsored by Nolde Forest EE Center and Mengel Natural History Society." Three programs by local students showing how their research investigations have added to our knowledge of nature. Cheyenne Friscia, Kutztown U student, will present "The influence of feather mite load on body condition of four North American songbirds." Christina Walko, Alvernia U student, will present "Investigating the Local Environment for Novel Antibiotics: An Application of the Tiny Earth Project." Rowan Rice, Conrad Weiser HS student, will present "Juglans nigra and Castanea mollissima Endocarps as Media in Filters for Microplastic Polluted Stream Water." Meeting is held at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center All welcome. Free. <-- Electron microscope photograph by Cheyenne Friscia.Friscia. Right click on photo to see detail. | ||||||||||
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It has now been 10 years since this pest was discovered in North America. The SPOTTED LANTERNFLY (Lycorma delicatula) What to look for And more at Management Guide, Identification, and Life Cycle 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. |
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For most adults this is the energy in about two weeks of food. |
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You are also invited to the butterfly walks found at the link at the top
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