When: Friday, May 22, 2026, 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Where: Powdermill Nature Reserve, 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA 15677
Tickets: $75 Admission
Back by popular demand, please join us for a reimagined annual fundraiser supporting the groundbreaking research, inspiring educational initiatives, and vast public programming at Powdermill Nature Reserve. Enjoy an evening of hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and mingling with friends as we toast to the incredible work happening at Powdermill.
Buy your TrailMixer ticket today!
Be part of the Host Committee
We appreciate your support for Powdermill Nature Reserve and hope you will consider working with us to successfully launch this reimagined event. We invite you to join the TrailMixer 2026 Host Committee. The Host Committee is critical to the success of TrailMixer by elevating the profile of the event and promoting it throughout the community, and your enthusiastic participation is key to making this possible. By joining the Host Committee with a gift of $250 per person, you will receive a ticket to the event and your support will be highlighted in publications surrounding the event as well as recognized during the event itself.
Join the Host Committee today!
Current Host Committee Members (as of May 1, 2026)
Dotty and Nick Beckwith
Pamela and Dan Billman
Karen Blumen and Bob Hernandez
Suzy and Jim Broadhurst
Ellen Still Brooks
Henry Croft, VMD
Ranny and James Ferguson
Dawn and Chris Fleischner
Natalie and Bill Hoffman
John D. Houston ll
Aimee and Michael Kakos
Annie and Allan MacDougall
Carey Scheide Miller and Christopher Miller
Marlene and Monty Murty
Kenny and Gordon Nelson
Debra and Bertram O’Neill
Kathe and Jim Patrinos
Kate and John Powell
Sarah Remo Simmer and Blaine Simmer
David A. Smith, PhD
Patty and John Staley
Ellen and Russell Swank
Mary Van Buskirk and Walter Reineman
Bonnie and Tom VanKirk
Mary Ellen and Allan Wampler
Peggy and Ted Weidlein
Joshua C. Whetzel III
Margot Woodwell
Tishie and Davitt Woodwell
