Berks County Nature

Updated
April 22, 2024

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** Berks County Nature **
Since 2002. Now at www.berkscountynature.org.
Nature Activities of Organizations in Berks County, Pennsylvania

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. . Mengel Natural History Society To receive a monthly email notice of programs and field trips sponsored by the Mengel Natural History Society send an email request to

Mengel Natural History Society Updated (March 23, 2024).	Baird Ornithological Club BairdOrnithological Club flashbirdwalks Baird Ornithological Club on Facebook	Lancaster Butterfly & Entomology Club Updated (4-22-24) Lancaster Butterflies seen in 2024 (5 sp, Mar 5 sp) Updated (3-23-24)
Berks Butterflies seen by month in 2024 (11 sp) Updated 4-18-24) Seen in 2023 - 58 sp	Planetarium -Reading Public Museum Reading Public Museum	Berks Birds seen in 2018 (250 species)
Berks County Butterfly Walks 2024 (9-18-23)	Neversink Mountain Butterflies 2017-2023	Yearly Berks Bird & Butterfly Sightings; 2000-2023 Updated (6-20-23)
Berks Nature formerly Berks County Conservancy	Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center	Berks Mineralogical Society
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary	Monocacy Hill Conservation Association	Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club
Pike-Oley-District Preservation Coalition	Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society	Quittapahilla Audubon Society Lebanon County
Blue Marsh Lake	*Orchids of Berks County, Pennsylvania* by Hans Wilkens A checklist published by the MNHS.	Tulpehocken Chapter - Trout Unlimited
Muhlenberg Botanic Club	Periodical (17 year) Cicadas Added to this page 11Jan2021.	Green Lane Park and Events Brochure
Natural Lands Over 100,000 acres preserved.	Woolly Bears and Look-alikes in Berks County, PA	Blue Mountain Wildlife
	Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association	Berks County RECYCLE info. New URL, May 2023

Don't Forget Other Great Local Sources for Natural History listed below

	Lancaster Butterfly and Entomological Club May 6, 2024 Monday 7:00 PM "Radio tags: The Future of Monarch Butterfly Tracking" by member Gayle Steffy. In an effort to better understand and save our beloved monarch, scientists are now using very high frequency radio transmitters. Gayle will discuss the types of transmitters being developed, the challenges involved, and what we can learn about monarchs using them. Meeting is at the North Museum, 400 College Avenue at Buchanan Avenue, Lancaster, PA. Enter at the front door facing the intersection. Non-members welcome. Free
	Mengel Natural History Society April 26, 2024 Friday 7:30 PM "Microbial Naturalists - Observing the Invisible" by Jamie Becker, Assist. Prof. of Biology, Alvernia University. Observing life is a bit tricky when your subjects are invisible. Learn how microbial ecologists meet this challenge using the universal language of life on Earth and how democratized microscopy is empowering microbial naturalists. Lecture is followed by our annual Spring Wildflower Exchange and Giveaway. All welcome. Free. Held at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, on PA-625 2 miles south of PA-724. (2910 New Holland Road, Reading, PA.)
	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.
How many food calories in a gallon of gasoline?	FOOD to GASOLINE Most of us know how many food calories an adult needs per day, so in the debate over making ethanol from corn to replace gasoline, wouldn't it be nice to know how many food calories there are in a gallon of gasoline? Can you skip breakfast and drive to work on the energy you didn't eat? The answer is: the number of food calories in a gallon of gasoline is 31,500 . For most adults this is the energy in about two weeks of food. YOU can calculate this. How to calculate page.

Butterfly Enthusiasts There is a small informal group of local butterfly collectors/observers in Berks Co. If you are interested in butterflies and would like to meet this group, contact

. You are also invited to the butterfly walks found at the link at the top of the page.

You may contact the web master at the same address.

Other Great Local Sources for Natural History Activities and Information Jack's Backyard, hosted by Jack Holcomb, on Saturdays at 8 to 10 am on WEEU, 830 AM, announces natural history activities at 8 am followed by 2 hours of call-ins and interviews about natural history.

Berks County Nature was created January 29, 2002.