Explore mindful movement to tend to your best habitat restoration tool - your human body!Whether you are seeking gentle warm-ups to prevent injury or meditative motions to connect to the spaces you steward, Qigong offers a way to easefully warm, transform, and activate energy in your body.Participants will explore the philosophy of Qigong, a practice […]
Explore how to move from site analysis of your space to a robust native plant palette well suited for wildlife!Have you experienced the challenge of sifting through the multitude of online resources to design a community of plants that will thrive together? Using reference landscapes, such as Lancaster Conservancy preserves, we will explore approachable tools […]
Join other curious conservation peers for this introduction to native habitats!Join other curious conservation peers for this introduction to designing, building, and stewarding native habitats! This is the introductory class for the series and is required for a majority of the other classes as well as for those wishing to complete a Habitat Advocate Certification. […]
Learn how to observe nature through the lens of a habitat steward, and learn how to ID invasive species.Come ready to explore the challenging questions that arise when working with invasive species:What introduced plant species require human action to help restore the land for optimal ecological function?What methods does a habitat steward use to remove […]
Kick the mulch habit! Learn how to integrate native groundcovers (“green" or "living" mulch) into your garden.Do you find yourself in a seasonal habit of spreading wood mulch in your garden beds to suppress weeds? In this interactive workshop, learn how to nurture a new land ethic of cultivating a layered landscape by integrating native […]
Come learn from the wisdom of plant life!Plant Speak is an invitation to practice sitting with, listening to, and communicating with plant life. Whether a dandelion or a mighty oak, the flora we love have much wisdom to share with us. We will ground into the ancestral wisdom of Blanzeschweze, a PA Dutch word for […]
Learn how to transform your stormwater chaos into a creative conservation landscaping project!With increasing storm intensity, are you discovering more water on your property than you can manage? In this course, you’ll learn how to calculate the rain runoff volume of impervious surfaces (roof, driveway, etc.) and how to transform your stormwater chaos into a […]
Join other curious conservation peers for this introduction to native habitats!Join other curious conservation peers for this introduction to designing, building, and stewarding native habitats! This is the introductory class for the series and is required for a majority of the other classes as well as for those wishing to complete a Habitat Advocate Certification. […]
Kick the mulch habit! Learn how to integrate native groundcovers (“green" or "living" mulch) into your garden.Do you find yourself in a seasonal habit of spreading wood mulch in your garden beds to suppress weeds? In this interactive workshop, learn how to nurture a new land ethic of cultivating a layered landscape by integrating native […]
Join other curious conservation peers for this introduction to native habitats!Join other curious conservation peers for this introduction to designing, building, and stewarding native habitats! This is the introductory class for the series and is required for a majority of the other classes as well as for those wishing to complete a Habitat Advocate Certification. […]
Express your ecological perspectives and experiences in this creative writing workshop!In this class we’ll gather together to discuss the history, purpose, and enduring value of nature writing. Then, we’ll explore tools for generating your own writing about ecology, plants, wildlife, wilderness experiences, and related topics. No writing background is necessary!Participants will walk away with a […]
Explore nature through the lens of an ecological designer!In this class we will tour some of the gardens that have brought monarch butterflies to the streets of southeast Lancaster city! We will practice using valuable community science apps, like iNaturalist, demystifying how to utilize them for our own habitat work and supporting research in this […]