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Chainsaw Safety Training at the Reserve

Van Scott Nature Reserve 571 Perkins Pond Rd, Beach Lake, PA, United States

Join the Conservancy at the Van Scott Nature Reserve as we learn Chainsaw Safety with a Game of Logging instructor. The training focuses on introducing open face felling and the development of techniques to safely use it. Topics covered include personal protective equipment, chainsaw safety features, chainsaw reactive forces, bore cutting, pre-planning the fell, and understanding hinge wood strength. There are two opportunities to learn: Saturday, September 17: A Women and Their Woods Event Sunday, September 18: Open to all […]

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Chainsaw Safety Training at the Reserve

Van Scott Nature Reserve 571 Perkins Pond Rd, Beach Lake, PA, United States

Join the Conservancy at the Van Scott Nature Reserve as we learn Chainsaw Safety with a Game of Logging instructor. The training focuses on introducing open face felling and the development of techniques to safely use it. Topics covered include personal protective equipment, chainsaw safety features, chainsaw reactive forces, bore cutting, pre-planning the fell, and understanding hinge wood strength. There are two opportunities to learn: Saturday, September 17: A Women and Their Woods Event Sunday, September 18: Open to all […]

Remembering Ed Wesely: Memorial Bench Dedication and Reception

Van Scott Nature Reserve 571 Perkins Pond Rd, Beach Lake, PA, United States

Join Delaware Highlands Conservancy directors and staff for a memorial bench dedication and reception in memory of our dear friend and founding member Ed Wesely on Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 10am-1pm at the Conservancy’s Van Scott Nature Reserve in Beach Lake, PA. Ed’s partner and Conservancy Founder Barbara Yeaman, her daughter Suzanne, and son Bill will join us for the day. Ed’s Bench is placed along the Butterfly Trail at the Van Scott Nature Reserve, surrounded by meadows of […]

Eagles and Their Habitat Presentation

Van Scott Nature Reserve 571 Perkins Pond Rd, Beach Lake, PA, United States

Our region is home to one of the largest wintering populations of bald eagles in the northeast. Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy at the Van Scott Nature Reserve for "Eagles and Their Habitat," presented by Don Hamilton, National Park Service biologist and Natural Resources Chief, and Paul Gamer, Eagle Watch volunteer and bus tour guide. Learn about the resident bald eagles in our region that live here year-round and the migrants that arrive in the winter from Canada and upstate […]

Environmental Sustainability and the Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Brunch & Presentation by Michael Cann, PhD

Boiler Room at the Hawley Silk Mill 8 Silk Mill Drive, Hawley, United States

Join Michael Cann, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, University of Scranton, and Delaware Highlands Conservancy Director, for the presentation "Environmental Sustainability and the Delaware Highlands Conservancy." Dr. Cann writes, "Population growth, affluenza and unfettered technological advances have created the 'perfect environmental storm' battering the shores of environmental sustainability across the globe. Land conservation is a fundamental and vital bulwark to this perfect storm, protecting our environment by ensuring essential ecological services. For more than a quarter century the Delaware […]

Eagle Watch Volunteer Training

Highlights Foundation Retreat Center 362 Boyds Mills Rd, Milanville, United States

The winter Eagle Watch program runs through January and February, weekends only. Volunteers cover morning or afternoon shifts at the Eagle Observation Areas. New and returning Eagle Watch volunteers are invited to join us Saturday, December 10 from 10am-12pm at the Highlights Facility at Boyds Mills for an in-person training and opportunity to pick up training manuals and other materials for the winter season. Following the gathering, volunteers are invited to visit the Van Scott Nature Reserve for a guided […]

Biology of the Eagle Presentation

Van Scott Nature Reserve 571 Perkins Pond Rd, Beach Lake, PA, United States

Get ready for winter Eagle Watch season! Join the Conservancy's Education and Volunteer Coordinator Rachel Morrow for a Biology of the Eagle presentation at the Van Scott Nature Reserve in Beach Lake, PA. Learn all about bald eagle behavior, how to identify eagles at different ages, how to tell the difference between bald eagles and other similar birds, and their conservation history and recovery from the brink of extinction. This event is free and open to the public, but space […]

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Eagle Watch Bus Tour

Winter Field Office 135 Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, PA, United States

Learn about eagles and their habitat! Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and take a scenic drive on a heated bus throughout the Upper Delaware River region while you look for and learn about eagles and their habitat. Tours will begin at the Conservancy’s Winter Field Office inside the Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen, PA. Seats are limited and advance reservations are required. $20 for Conservancy members; $30 for non-members; kids under 12 free. Make Reservations Now  Become a Conservancy Member  Dress warmly in […]

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Eagle Watch Bus Tour

Winter Field Office 135 Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, PA, United States

Learn about eagles and their habitat! Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and take a scenic drive on a heated bus throughout the Upper Delaware River region while you look for and learn about eagles and their habitat. Tours will begin at the Conservancy’s Winter Field Office inside the Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen, PA. Seats are limited and advance reservations are required. $20 for Conservancy members; $30 for non-members; kids under 12 free. Make Reservations Now  Become a Conservancy Member  Dress warmly in […]

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Eagle Watch Bus Tour

Winter Field Office 135 Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, PA, United States

Learn about eagles and their habitat! Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and take a scenic drive on a heated bus throughout the Upper Delaware River region while you look for and learn about eagles and their habitat. Tours will begin at the Conservancy’s Winter Field Office inside the Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen, PA. Seats are limited and advance reservations are required. $20 for Conservancy members; $30 for non-members; kids under 12 free. Make Reservations Now  Become a Conservancy Member  Dress warmly in […]

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Eagle Watch Bus Tour

Winter Field Office 135 Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, PA, United States

Learn about eagles and their habitat! Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and take a scenic drive on a heated bus throughout the Upper Delaware River region while you look for and learn about eagles and their habitat. Tours will begin at the Conservancy’s Winter Field Office inside the Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen, PA. Seats are limited and advance reservations are required. $20 for Conservancy members; $30 for non-members; kids under 12 free. Make Reservations Now  Become a Conservancy Member  Dress warmly in […]

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Eagle Watch Bus Tour

Winter Field Office 135 Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, PA, United States

Learn about eagles and their habitat! Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and take a scenic drive on a heated bus throughout the Upper Delaware River region while you look for and learn about eagles and their habitat. Tours will begin at the Conservancy’s Winter Field Office inside the Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen, PA. Seats are limited and advance reservations are required. $20 for Conservancy members; $30 for non-members; kids under 12 free. Make Reservations Now  Become a Conservancy Member  Dress warmly in […]