Strawberry Hill Foundation

Spring means butterflies! Join us for a day of discovery as we learn about - and search for - local species of butterflies and create a citizen science report! Recommended for ages 9-12 years but all ages welcome! Program schedule:11am-12:15pm - The Beauty of Butterflies12:15-1pm - lunch on your own1-2:30pm - Citizen Science & Butterflies...

Earth, air, fire, & water. The four elements manifest in rural forested areas in a variety of ways. Join Strawberry Hill as they explore practical exercises in determining which element brings the most healing, grounding, stabilizing energy (i.e. basking in the Sun to refill, Fire energy, etc.) Includes a presentation followed by a hike. To...

Meadows, riparian buffers, native plants and pollinator are all buzzwords in today’s landscaping, but what exactly do those terms mean? How can you incorporate some of these ideas in a suburban yard? Join PA Master Gardener Mary Ann Ryan as she introduces you to the planning and maintaining of a suburban garden. This lesson will help...

Join Strawberry Hill for a free nighttime nature hike under the Full Pink Moon! The forest is stretching and yawning awake. Explore the trails and enjoy the early nights of a springtime forest. Guided hike will start at 8:00pm and last about 60 minutes. There will be a limited number of flashlights to handout so...

Birds are incredible engineers who have just the right “tools” for the job! Spend the morning discovering the process and ingenuity behind birds’ marvelous creations! Later in the day, we’ll learn what the spring migration means to our area. Birders of all ages are putting their Citizen Scientist skill to use. Break out the binoculars...

Join Debbie Naha-Koretzky, “The Wild Edibles Lady,” for a three-part foraging adventure to discover the edible plants of our area. The program will include a slide show followed by a foraging walk, and a taste of wild tea. Signed copies of her book, Foraging Pennsylvania and New Jersey (2021, Falcon Guides), will be available. Debbie...

Many of us have heard about the decline of honeybees and the impact it has on our food system. However, our native bees are great pollinators and have stepped up to the plate! Master Gardener Pam Haze will talk about our native bees, how they live and how they pollinate our plants. She will talk...

Join for a free nighttime nature hike under the Full Worm Moon! The forest lightly slumbers but she’s beginning to stir. The cold, strange days of late winter are fading into memory. Join to search for signs of spring hiding amongst the leaves and snow. Guided hike will start at 7:30pm and last about 60...

Mr. Andrew Kendrick is alerted by a terrible scream. He rushes into the house but his wife, Maria, is nowhere to be found. Then he hears it - the terrible thump thump thump of something heavy falling down the stairs. He rushes to help but is too late. The body of his dear wife lies at the...

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make maple syrup? Or wondered if your trees are the “right” kind of maple? Join Strawberry Hill Naturalists as they introduce you to the process of making maple syrup, from tap to table. Participants learn the history of maple sugaring in Pennsylvania, how changes in weather patterns...

Join us for a free nighttime nature hike under the Hunger Moon! This time of year is hard. The days often seem to drag on as the cold presses in, unyielding in its persistence. The forest remains deep in sleep and it’s a hardscrabble life for those who venture out of their dens in search...

The wild is calling… into the forest we go. Join us as we walk our beloved Pennsylvania woods under the full Wolf Moon and unravel some of the mysteries behind local werewolf legends. Discover the history of real wolves which once inhabited our forests. Explore how human fear and misunderstanding shaped our beliefs and hunting...