Join us for one of our guided Bird Walks to explore the trails at Powdermill Nature Reserve and learn how to find and identify birds in their native habitats. These walks are friendly to birders of all ages and experience levels. We'll meet at the Nature Center and travel from there to the day's designated […]

Powdermill Avian Research Center (PARC) offers FREE guided tours of the bird banding lab and research facility. Attendees must arrive by 8:00 a.m. in order to join the tour. These behind-the-scenes experiences allow people to visit the bird banding lab and see up-close how researchers safely capture and band birds, and learn about the data […]

Powdermill Avian Research Center (PARC) offers FREE guided tours of the bird banding lab and research facility. Attendees must arrive by 8:00 a.m. in order to join the tour. These behind-the-scenes experiences allow people to visit the bird banding lab and see up-close how researchers safely capture and band birds, and learn about the data […]

Join us to celebrate Pennsylvania Native Species Day and the biodiversity within unique habitats found in the Laurel Highlands! Go on a bird walk, explore what lives in Powdermill Run, and learn how research conducted in the field can help us understand and protect biodiversity in a changing world. Meet us at the Nature Center […]

Our Open House days are FREE behind-the-scenes experiences for people to visit the bird banding lab and see up-close how researchers safely capture and band birds, and learn about the data they gather. Visitors are also able to visit PARC's flight tunnel and hear about how we're studying avian perception of glass to provide glass […]

Powdermill Nature Reserve, Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s environmental field research center, boasts the longest, continuously-run, year-round bird banding station in the country. The ornithologists there have been banding birds for over 60 years and facilitating countless avian research projects, making many important contributions to scientific literature. Annie Lindsay, Powdermill's bird banding program manager, will […]

Join us for an offsite Guided Bird Walk at Donegal Lake! We will meet as a group at Lake Access #1 of Donegal Lake (mid-point of the lake) and begin by setting up a couple of high power spotting scopes to scan the lake for various waterbirds. This outing will be friendly to birders of […]

Join us as we hit the trails for a guided nature walk! We’ll meet in the atrium of the Powdermill Nature Center at 2 pm before heading outside to explore. This family-friendly experience is open to participants of all ages. Events fill up fast! Registration is recommended to guarantee your spot and help us plan […]

Did you know bears are not true hibernators? Join us for a look into the habits and life cycles of Pennsylvania’s only bear species—the black bear! Learn how wildlife experts safely trap bears to study and track these large mammals, and how bears survive the state’s seasonal cycles, including what they really do during harsh […]

Join us as we hit the trails for a guided nature walk! We’ll meet in the atrium of the Powdermill Nature Center at 2 pm before heading outside to explore. This family-friendly experience is open to participants of all ages. Events fill up fast! Registration is recommended to guarantee your spot and help us plan […]

You’ve probably heard in the news, from your friends and neighbors – it’s tick season! Let’s separate fact from fiction and learn the truth about ticks from local veterinarian Dr. Hank Croft of Loyalhanna Veterinary Clinic. Hear the what, where, and how about these parasitic arachnids and what to do to keep you and your […]