2014 Calendar -- Lehigh Gap Nature Center
NOTE: Additional events will be added to the calendar. Please check http://lgnc.org for more information.
Winter Events
January 16 - Cabin Fever Book Club
10:00 a.m. to noon. Raising Elijah by Sandra Steingraber
is the book for this month.
January 18 - Winter Bird Survey
7:15 a.m.to noon. Work in teams to bird a rectangular
area around Bake Oven Knob. Join us at Mama’s Pizza
to tally the results and have lunch.
January 20 - Naturalists Club
3:30 p.m. Dr. Anita Collins will present on native bees
followed by hands on work of students washing and
pinning bees for ID as part of a U.S. Geological Survey
project. (Club meets 3:30, 3rd Monday of each month)
January 23 - Speaker Series, Dave Levandusky
7:30 p.m. Back by popular demand, Dave will present a
program on Wildlife Around North Ameirca.
February 13 - Cabin Fever Book Club
10:00 a.m. to noon. We are reading Rachel
Carson’s biography, On a Farther Shore by
William Souder
February 14-16 - Lehigh Gap Area Feeder Watch
Contact us for information about participation in this
“citizen science” research project counting birds at your
home.
February 22 - CollidEscape Workshop
Create decals to prevent bird strikes from CollidEscape
as seen on the Osprey House windows. REGISTRATION
REQUIRED by February 1 so we can order your
CollidEscape material. Workshop is free but you must
pay for the material.
February 23 - Speaker Series, Ed Simpson, Ph.D.
3:00 p.m. Eastern Pennsylvania
Rocks is Kutztown University
Professor Simmon’s topic.
March 2 - Speaker Series, Sara
Fern Fitzimmons
3:00 p.m. American Chestnut Restoration.
Habitat Gardens Project
What: Plant, weed, label, water, etc.
When: Ongoing from spring through fall
Comments: Contact us to volunteer.
Spring Projects and Events
March 8 - Second Saturday Birding Trip
Time and place to be announced.
March 13 - Cabin Fever Book Club
10:00 a.m. to noon. This month we will read The Tiger by
John Valliant.
March 20 - Speaker Series, Dru Germanoski, Ph.D.
7:30 p.m. Dr. Germanoski’s topic is “Marcellus
Misinformation: The Changing Landscape of the
Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Play in PA.”
March 21-30 - Nature Photography Show
This will be the first ever juried
photography show at LGNC, following up
on our successful Nature in Art show last
summer.
April 5 - Spring Clean-up
9:00 a.m. to noon. Come out and help with
spring chores in the garden and on the refuge. Come for
an hour or two or for the whole morning.
Thursday, April 10 - Jeff Groy, Charlie Root, Jim
Kunkle and Jennifer Lansing, Ph.D .
7:30 p.m. “Remediation at the Palmerton Superfund
Site: Past, Present, and Future” Jeff Groy (CBS
Operations), Charlie Root (EPA), Jim Kunkle (DEP)
and Jennifer Lansing will discuss the Palmerton
Superfund site from the regulatory and responsible party
perspective. This promises to be a very informative
evening and the panel will leave plenty of
time for questions.
April 12 - Second Saturday Bird Walk
7:00 a.m. Bird walk at Lehigh Gap
Nature Center. Leader, Ron Kline
April 19 -- Earth Day
9:00 Habitat Garden work session.
10:00 a.m. Junior Naturalists Club kick-off event. All
students in grades 3-6 welcome to form a new club at
LGNC. Naturalists Club members will join us as mentors.
May 3 -- Natural History Workshops
9:00 a.m. -- Birding Workshop for Beginners and
Families. Binoculars available to borrow.
11:00 a.m. -- Herp workshop (Michal Kubik’s live
specimens and a field trip to ponds).
1:00 p.m. -- Native flowers, garden tour
May 10 -- Second Saturday Bird Walk
7:00 a.m. Looking for spring migrants and resident
species. Good time for warblers. Leader: D. Kunkle
May 15 - Speaker Series, Jordanna Sprayberry, Ph.D.
7:30 p.m. “Bumble bees: Pollinators in Peril” Lehigh
University Professor Sprayberry will talk about the plight
of our native bumble bees and how you can help them.
May 17 -- Natural History Hike (with Allentown Hiking
Club)
10:00 a.m. -- Hike the AT from Little Gap to Lehigh Gap
looking for all things nature and inspecting the “resource
islands and American Chestnut seedlings
planted as part of the Superfund restoration.
Bring lunch and water. Meet at the Osprey
House, carpool to starting point and return
by mid-afternoon. Five miles, rocky trail with
difficult descent into Lehigh Gap.
May 17 & 24 -- Photography Workshop
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day. Phil Campbell will lead
this two-day workshop for beginning and intermediate
photographers with SLR cameras. Maximum 12
participants. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. $100 fee.
May 31 -- Bird Walk
Time and place to be announced
Summer Events and Programs
June 5 -- Speaker Series, Arlene Koch
7:30 p.m. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds: The Reality and
the Fantasy.
June 7 -- Whip-poor-will Hike (with Allentown Hiking
Club)
6:00 p.m. -- An evening program and hike at the refuge,
concluding after dark listening
for Whip-poor-wills. Leaders: Jim
Gabovitz and Bob Hoopes.
June 22 -- Volunteer Recognition Day
2:00 p.m.. All volunteers are invited to an ice cream
social at the Osprey House.
Wonderful World of Wildlife
Wednesdays June 18-August 6.
10:00 a.m. at Slatington Public Library, ages 4-11.
Contact the library at 610-767-6461 to register.
Young Ecologists Summer Camp
June 23-27 -- For students finishing grades 6/7.
Registration required. Contact the Center for an
application. Deadline May 16
Four B Walks (Bugs, Butterflies,
Birds, and Blooms) with Doug Burton
Thursdays June 26-August 7. 10:00 a.m.
For families with children ages 6-11.
July 5 -- Butterfly Survey (rain date July 6)
9:00 a.m. to noon. A hike to survey the refuge for
butterflies and other insects. Nets and binoculars will be
provided.
July 12 -- Members’ Picnic
6:00 p.m. Potluck picnic -- bring a dish to share with
everyone. Enjoy the habitat gardens, entertainment, and
stay late for a night time insect and astronomy session.
July 19 -- Dragons and Damsels
10:00 a.m. to noon. Join us for a dragon(fly) hunt at the
Kittatinny Ponds.
July 25-August 3 -- Nature in Art Show II
Our second annual juried art exhibition
August 9-- Second Saturday Bird Walk
7:00 a.m. Bird walk at LGNC
August 9 -- Summer Clean-up
9:00 a.m. to noon. Get the Osprey House ready for the
intern, weed the gardens, and do other maintenance
chores around the Osprey House grounds.
Autumn Events and Programs
September 13-- Second Saturday Bird Walk
9:00 a.m. Visit to Bake Oven Knob to see Bald Eagles,
Ospreys and Broadwings.
September 20 -- Migration Fest
All day. Our annual celebration of hawk
migration and Appalachian Mountain ecology. Learn
about the annual fall spectacle of hawks and butterflies
migrating along the Kittatinny Ridge and how to identify
raptors.
Activities throughout the day -- schedule to be
announced on Web site.
7:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker, Julie
Zickefoose.
October 4 -- 2nd Annual Trail Run
(10K/2 Mi)
See www.lgnc10k.com for more info.
October 11 -- Second Saturday Bird Walk
Time and place to be announced
Autumn Speaker Series events to be announced
October 18 -- LGNC and Allentown Hiking Club Autumn Refuge Hike
1:00 p.m. Hike with us through the prairie grasses
and the Chestnut Oak Trail. Wear sturdy shoes and
bring water. This will be a six mile hike with a 600 foot
elevation gain. Great views.
November 1 -- Fall Campfire and Astronomy 6:30 p.m.
Join us for a campfire, s’mores, and stars.
November 13 -- Cabin Fever Book Club
10:00 a.m. Book to be announced
November 22 -- Hawk Watch Celebration Dinner
6:00 p.m. All are welcome. Cost to be announced and
date subject to change.
August 15 - December 1
Bake Oven Knob Hawk Count
Join us on the lookout to help
with the 53nd annual Autumn Hawk
Count as a volunteer counter or
spotter, to learn about the raptors,
their ecology and migrations, or just
to enjoy the view and the spectacle of
the hawk flight. The lookout is staffed daily by our
research intern or by LGNC volunteers.
LEHIGH GAP
NATURE
CENTER
December 6 -- Holiday Open House
1:00 - 3:00p.m. Join us for holiday crafts and explore
nature in winter. Bring some goodies to share and make a
holiday decoration for your home.
December 11 -- Cabin Fever Book Club
10:00 a.m. Book to be announced
Contact Information
phone: 610-760-8889
email: info@lgnc.org
web site: www.lgnc.org
2014
Calendar of
Events
All events begin at the Osprey House in
Lehigh Gap and are free to the public (unless
noted otherwise). Events are sponsored by
a Lehigh County Quality of Life grant. For
directions, see http://lgnc.org or contact us at
lgnc@ptd.net or 610-760-8889.