Celebrate National Seed Swap Day at Irvine and get your garden off to a great start. Native plant seeds collected at Irvine plus other locally sourced seed will be available at the swap. If you have any native plant seed, vegetable, or herb seeds you’re willing to swap, bring them along. You do not need... Read more »
Dress for the weather and have fun as a family as we explore the winter world using all our senses. Look for animal homes, find out who is the best at seeing animals hidden along the trail and, if we are lucky, read track stories in the snow. Finish by warming up with a story... Read more »
Young children are naturally curious about the world outside. Come join us for a Little Birds class on a weekend! We will explore the wintery woods with our little ones in this 90-minute class. Meet an animal friend, make some sensory art, explore the trails, and finish with a story! All classes will have an... Read more »
Young children are naturally curious about the world outside. Come join us for a Little Birds class on a weekend! We will explore the wintery woods with our little ones in this 90-minute class. Meet an animal friend, make some sensory art, explore the trails, and finish with a story! All classes will have an... Read more »
Join Irvine’s naturalists in a quest to make delicious maple syrup. Begin with a short walk in the deciduous forest, learn to identify maple trees, and try your hand at tapping a tree to collect its sugary sap. Then gather round the fire to see how we convert the sticky fluid into syrup. You’ll even... Read more »
Join Irvine’s naturalists in a quest to make delicious maple syrup. Begin with a short walk in the deciduous forest, learn to identify maple trees, and try your hand at tapping a tree to collect its sugary sap. Then gather round the fire to see how we convert the sticky fluid into syrup. You’ll even... Read more »
Join Irvine’s naturalists in a quest to make delicious maple syrup. Begin with a short walk in the deciduous forest, learn to identify maple trees, and try your hand at tapping a tree to collect its sugary sap. Then gather round the fire to see how we convert the sticky fluid into syrup. You’ll even... Read more »
Join Irvine’s naturalists in a quest to make delicious maple syrup. Begin with a short walk in the deciduous forest, learn to identify maple trees, and try your hand at tapping a tree to collect its sugary sap. Then gather round the fire to see how we convert the sticky fluid into syrup. You’ll even... Read more »
Part of Irvine’s 7-part Adult Lecture Series – Eat, Drink & Learn The View from Here: Observations on Climate Change, Habitat Loss, and other Challenges Facing Baltimore Checkerspots and other Maryland Butterflies Animals across the planet are threatened by an alarming number of factors, many of which can be traced back to the consequence of an ever-increasing... Read more »
Come explore Irvine, the first Thursday of the month, and observe Irvine at dusk, when the grounds are quiet… or are they? Use the time to walk the trails, relax at Wedding Point, check out our Aviary, explore the Wetlands, discover the Native American site, play in the Outdoor Classroom or wander the Woodland Garden. Perhaps... Read more »
The second in our NEW SERIES of Quarterly Adult Day Trips! Spend the day with other nature lovers, traveling together in the Irvine mini-bus to explore some of the Mid-Atlantic’s best wildlife hotspots. This excursion starts with a guided tour of the fascinating Wolf Sanctuary of Pennsylvania, in northern Lancaster County, currently the home to... Read more »
