Guided Weekday Walk at the Reserve
Walk the trails with Conservancy education staff and volunteers to learn more about the lands, waters, and wildlife at the Van Scott Nature Reserve. Registration is limited to 30 participants. Suggested program fees are Conservancy members, $5; Non-members, $10; and children under 12 with paid adult are free. Children must be accompanied by an adult…
RailRiders Baseball Game and Conservancy Fundraiser
The Conservancy is the featured Community Organization of the Game on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 for the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders! A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Conservancy for tickets purchased through the link below only. Conservancy staff and board members will be in attendance, and we hope to…
Chainsaw Safety Training at the Reserve
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…
Chainsaw Safety Training at the Reserve
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…
Chainsaw Safety Training at the Reserve
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…
Remembering Ed Wesely: Memorial Bench Dedication and Reception
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…
Eagles and Their Habitat Presentation
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.…
Environmental Sustainability and the Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Brunch & Presentation by Michael Cann, PhD
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…
Opening Reception & Gallery Show | Confluence: Land, Water, Wildlife
View the winning photos from the Conservancy's Confluence: Land, Water, Wildlife summer 2022 photo contest in a gallery show at The ARTery Gallery. The winning photos will be exhibited alongside artwork created by ARTery member artists. The show begins with a reception on Saturday, November 12th from 2-4pm; the reception is open to the public.…
Biology of the Eagle Presentation
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…
The Story of Rachel Carson
Join our Education and Volunteer Coordinator Rachel Morrow in learning about the life of biologist and author Rachel Carson and her role in eagle conservation as her book Silent Spring brought awareness to the detrimental effects of DDT and its impacts on the bald eagle population. Each attendee will receive a copy of Silent Spring…
*WAIT LIST ONLY* The Lenape Nation at the Van Scott Nature Reserve
Please note, we have reached capacity for this event and registration is closed. Please Please email rachel@delawarehighlands.org to be added to the wait list. The Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania is coming to the Van Scott Nature Reserve to share with you their history, pre-colonial customs, relationship with William Penn, the era of Penn's sons and…