Seven Mountains

January Presentation: History of Penn State Herbarium
2025-01-15 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | East Buffalo Township Municipal Building, 589 Fairground Road, Lewisburg, PA, 7837, United States
Wednesday, January 15 at 7PM
Penn State Herbarium Curator Sarah Chamberlain will guide us through the history of the herbarium from its humble beginnings as one of the oldest collections at Penn State to its present position as the third largest herbarium in Pennsylvania. Ms. Chamberlain will discuss why herbarium specimens are important and their current uses for both research and teaching. She will also bring specimens for examination after the presentation. Told with historic photos and sprinkled with humor and interesting stories tying specimens to history, art, entomology, and the “8th Wonder of the World”, this engaging virtual tour of the Penn State Herbarium will convince you herbarium collections are a lot more than just a bunch of dead plants!

Our meeting place is the East Buffalo Township building, 589 Fairgrounds Road, Lewisburg. We will continue to stream presentations on Facebook Live, but hope to see you in person. Everyone is welcome to this free event and please feel free to bring a friend or two. Stay afterward to enjoy some refreshments and chat.

See you on the 15th.

CANCELLED! First Saturday Bird Walk at Glacial Pools Preserve
2024-12-30 08:30 - 2025-01-04 11:30 | Glacial Pools Preserve, 757 Pine Tree Rd, Hughesville, PA, 17737-8884, United States
CANCELLED! Please note this event has now been cancelled!

Jessie Sauder is the Walk Leader. Becky Stugart is the Trail Guide.
757 Pine Tree Rd, Hughesville, PA 17737-8884

December Show & Tell
2024-12-18 19:00 - 21:00 | East Buffalo Township Municipal Building, 589 Fairground Road, Lewisburg, PA, 7837, United States
Wednesday, December 18th 7PM

Greetings everyone – It’s the time of year for us to gather for our Holiday Show-and-Tell program which will be held on Wednesday, December 18th. The meeting begins at 7:00 pm, but the doors will be open earlier.

As is our tradition, we will share all sorts of nature-related items – photographs, books, poems, quotes, crafts or whatever else you can imagine! We hope you will bring something to share with our group. If you prefer not to, still come and enjoy the camaraderie of the season. If you have photographs to share, please try to arrive by around 6:30 so that picture files can be loaded on the computer in advance.

We will have holiday refreshments too so plan to stay afterward and visit awhile.

Join us at our meeting location, the East Buffalo Township building, 589 Fairground Road, Lewisburg. We will continue to stream this and other in person presentations on Facebook Live. Everyone is welcome to this free event and please feel free to come and bring a friend or two.
Happy Holidays – see you on the 18th!

Life in a Nest Box
2024-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 | East Buffalo Township Municipal Building, 589 Fairground Road, Lewisburg, PA, 7837, United States
Wednesday, November 20 at 7PM

American Kestrels and Barn Owls
Jon Kauffman will present an in depth look of the breeding behavior of American Kestrels and Barn Owls through live nestcam footage. Jon promotes conservation through citizen science projects such as Project NestWatch, Monarch Watch, winter raptor surveys, and seasonal hawk watches at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center. He has served as a hawk-watcher for Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch and has also traveled and worked with other organizations such as Cape May Bird Observatory and Intermountain Bird Observatory in Idaho. When not sitting on a ridgetop observing hawk migration, you can find him exploring new habitats and discovering the interrelationship between the flora and fauna through avian life.

Join us at our meeting location, the East Buffalo Township building, 589 Fairground Road, Lewisburg. We will continue to stream this and other in person presentations on Facebook Live. Everyone is welcome to this free event and please feel free to come and bring a friend or two. Stay afterward to enjoy refreshments and chat.
See you on the 20th!

November Program: Life in a Nest Box
2024-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 | East Buffalo Township Municipal Building, 589 Fairground Road, Lewisburg, PA, 7837, United States
Wednesday, November 20 at 7PM
Life in a Nest Box:American Kestrels and Barn Owls
Jon Kauffman will present an in depth look of the breeding behavior of American Kestrels and Barn Owls through live nestcam footage. Jon promotes conservation through citizen science projects such as Project NestWatch, Monarch Watch, winter raptor surveys, and seasonal hawk watches at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center. He has served as a hawk-watcher for Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch and has also traveled and worked with other organizations such as Cape May Bird Observatory and Intermountain Bird Observatory in Idaho. When not sitting on a ridgetop observing hawk migration, you can find him exploring new habitats and discovering the interrelationship between the flora and fauna through avian life.

Join us at our meeting location, the East Buffalo Township building, 589 Fairground Road, Lewisburg. We will continue to stream this and other in person presentations on Facebook Live. Everyone is welcome to this free event and please feel free to come and bring a friend or two. Stay afterward to enjoy refreshments and chat.
589 Fairground Rd – Lewisburg, PA

November First Saturday Bird Walk (Trail of Trees)
2024-11-02 08:00 - 22:00 | PA
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, 8AM
First Saturday Bird Walk for Nov. 2, 2024, 8AM at Trail of Trees. Kay Cramer is the Walk Leader. Everyone is welcome.

2 Salem Glenn Blvd, Selinsgrove, PA 17870-7819, United States

"Borneo: The Land Below the Wind" - Linette Mansbarger
2024-10-16 19:00 - 21:00 | East Buffalo Township Municipal Building, 589 Fairground Road, Lewisburg, PA, 7837, United States
Wednesday, October 16 at 7PM
This presentation takes us to Sabah, Malaysia in Borneo! Orangutans, proboscis monkeys, hornbills, flowerpeckers, spiderhunters, flying frogs, flying lizards, giant squirrels, and giant bumblebees—these are just some of the amazing animals you will meet through the lens of amateur photographer Linette Mansberger as she shares images and information from her 2019 visit to the northern area of the tropical island of Borneo in southeast Asia.

Our meeting place is the East Buffalo Township Municipal Building, 589 Fairgrounds Road, Lewisburg. We will continue to stream presentations on Facebook Live, but hope to see you in person. Everyone is welcome to this free event and please feel free to bring a friend or two. Stay afterward to enjoy some refreshments and chat.

East Buffalo Township Supervisor Building

589 Fairground Rd, Lewisburg, PA 17837-8832, United States

First Saturday Bird Walk: Turtle Creek Park
2024-10-05 08:00 - 10:00 | PA
Saturday, October 5 at 8AM
Meet at the Parking Lot.Walk Leader is Bill Malone.
1095 Supplee Mill Rd, Lewisburg, PA 17837, United States

Pennsylvania Bird Atlas
2024-09-19 19:00 - 21:00 | PA
September 18, 2024 at 7:00PM
Joe Gyekis will share his experience documenting breeding birds in central Pennsylvania, from the purpose of mapping to the experience of watching courtship, nest building, incubation, and feeding young. Known to many Seven Mountains Audubon members, Joe is a health science professor at Penn State and a lifelong birder, with special interests in local patch listing, nocturnal flight calls, and bird-window collisions. He is the Union County coordinator for the Third Pennsylvania Bird Atlas.
The presentation will also be streamed live on our Facebook Page.
East Buffalo Township Municipal Building
589 Fairground Road
Lewisburg, PA

BIRD WALK CANCELLED! September 6th Saturday Bird Walk
2024-09-07 08:00 - 10:00 | PA
BIRD WALK CANCELLED FOR TODAY – DUE TO ANTICIPATED WEATHER CONDITIONS
Saturday, September 6th, 8AM
Montour Preserve
Meet in the Goose Cove Parking Lot (closest to the dam). Start time is 8AM. Walk Leader is Court Harding.

Binocular Workshop for Youth Ages 7-12 - Montour Preserve
2024-05-11 08:30 - 12:00 | Montour Preserve, 700 Preserve Rd, Danville, PA, 17821, United States
Saturday, May 11 2024, 8:30-10 and 10:30-12
Sign up here to register for Binocular Workshop for Youth, ages 7-12.

Learn to properly use Kowa brand Binoculars (provided) – – These are good quality binoculars that have a wide field of view and they were especially designed for youth
Practice using the binoculars in the Visitor Center at the Bird Feeder Windows to observe and identify natural and artificial targets.

Workshop Leader: Bill Tyler – Current Chapter President Seven Mountains Audubon
*Please plan to arrive at the Visitor Centert 10 minutes prior to the start time of your Session.

First Saturday May Bird Walk
2024-05-04 08:00 - 10:00 | PA
Saturday, May 4 at 8AM
United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, 2400 Robert F Miller Dr, Lewisburg, PA 17837, United States
You can arrive between 7:30am – 8:00am.DIRECTIONS:As you enter the front gate to USP Lewisburg, take the very first left, follow that to a Stop sign at a “Y”. Take a left there, also. This will take along Buffalo Creek to the Training Center. Park in the parking lot in front of the Training Center. You can bring binoculars, and cameras. We are usually done with the walk before noon.Any questions feel free to contact Brent Bacon on Facebook messenger.

Iconic Canadian Wilderness Rivers: Alsek, Tatshenshini, Wind, and Nahanni
2024-04-17 19:00 - 21:00 | East Buffalo Township Municipal Building, 589 Fairground Road, Lewisburg, PA, 7837, United States
Wednesday, April 17 at 7PM, East Buffalo Township Building, 589 Fairground Rd, Lewisburg, PA.

Dr. Warren “Abe” Abrahamson
Professor of Biology Emeritus, Bucknell University. Abe, a teacher and researcher at Bucknell University from 1973 until 2012 and a Research Associate of Archbold Biological Station https://www.archbold-station.org/ from 1976 to the present, held Bucknell University’s endowed David Burpee Chair in Plant Genetics from 1983 until his retirement in 2012. Abe’s teaching was recognized with two awards from Bucknell University, the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1975 & The Class of 1956 Lectureship in 1982, and he was nominated for Baylor University’s Robert Foster Cherry Award in 2007. His commitment to conservation was recognized in 1984 by National Audubon Society’s William Dutcher Award for Outstanding Service to the Audubon Cause at the Regional Level (Mid-Atlantic Region), in 2002 by a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Merrill Linn Land and Waterways Conservancy, and in 2014 by the Science and Conservation Awareness Award from Archbold Biological Station.

Abe enjoys travelling and has participated in expeditions to the Andes Mountains, Amazon basin, as well as 3 trips to Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands (1979, 1990, 2008), Peru (including Machu Picchu), and Brazil. He has rafted or canoed white-water rivers (Tatshenshini, Alsek, Nahanni, and Wind Rivers)

Join us as ecologist and naturalist Warren Abrahamson shares his adventures on four of Canada’s iconic northwestern wilderness rivers — the Nahanni, Tatshenshini, Alsek, & Wind.

The Nahanni River flows through Canada’s deepest river canyons, past hot springs and geological features so unique that the Nahanni River was among the first World Heritage Sites to be declared by the United Nations in 1978.

Part of the world’s largest bio-preserve, the Tatshenshini River flows through the Yukon, British Columbia, Alaska, Glacier Bay National Park, Alsek/Tatshenshini Provincial Park, out to the Gulf of Alaska. It’s home to grizzlies, bald eagles, moose, wolves and more.

The Alsek River has its origins only a short distance from the Tatshenshini but the difference between the two rivers is dramatic. Starting in the rain shadow of some of North America’s tallest peaks, the Alsek River flows through two glacial lakes. Known for grizzly bears, wildflowers, and famed Turnback Canyon. The latter requires a portage assisted by helicopter.

The Wind River is an arctic mountain river and is renowned for its tremendous hiking and whitewater. Paralleling the border of the Yukon and Northwest Territories and ending above the Arctic Circle, the Wind is a crystal-clear remote northern river with superb mountain hiking.

April First Saturday Bird Walk (Montour Preserve)
2024-04-06 08:00 - 10:00 | Montour Preserve, 700 Preserve Rd, Danville, PA, 17821, United States
Saturday, April 6 at 8AM
Seven Mountains Audubon will hold its April First Saturday Bird Walk on April 6th at Montour Preserve. Expert birder and bird photographer Lauri Shaffer will lead the group. Meet at the Goose Cove Parking Lot. The public is welcome. A few pairs of binoculars are available for borrowing.

Woodcock Walk
2024-03-30 18:30 - 21:00 | PA
Saturday 3/30/24 – 6:30 PM
It is at Chris Young’s residence. He has created early successional habitat that is great for woodcock. There will be refreshments and some educational information put out prior to the walk

529 Zaners Rohrsburg Rd, Orangeville, PA 17859

A Journey to the Galapagos Islands, Educational Meeting, presented by Jill Largent
2024-03-20 19:00 - 21:00 | East Buffalo Township Municipal Building, 589 Fairground Road, Lewisburg, PA, 7837, United States
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 7-9 PM

“The Galápagos Islands is a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It’s considered one of the world’s foremost destinations for wildlife-viewing. A province of Ecuador, it lies about 1,000km off its coast. Its isolated terrain shelters a diversity of plant and animal species, many found nowhere else. Charles Darwin visited in 1835, and his observation of Galápagos’ species later inspired his theory of evolution.” ― Google
Jill Largent graduated in 1974 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Albany Medical College with BS in Biomedicine and MD. She trained at Albany Medical Center Hospital in Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology. Joined faculty AMC and became Associate Professor in 1979. Joined Geisinger Medical Center in 1990. Retired 2004. Has had lifelong interest in nature. Was active in Seven Mountains Audubon for several years and now mostly hides at home. She is married to longtime Seven Mountains Audubon member John McCann.
589 Fairground Rd, Lewisburg, PA 17837-8832

March First Saturday Bird Walk at Faylor Lake
2024-03-02 08:00 - 11:00 | PA
Saturday, March 2, 2024 8-11AM
Bird Walk at Faylor Lake. Walk Leaders – Kay Cramer and Jessie Sauder.
750 Mattern Rd, Beaver Springs, PA 17812

March Educational Meeting (Zoom) - Palmyra Atoll by Matt Miller
2024-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 | PA
Wednesday, February 21st at 7 p.m.

Palmyra Atoll: A Paradise in the Pacific. The Palmyra Atoll is a cluster of islands 1,000 miles south of Hawaii, but unlike many Pacific islands, it historically has never had human inhabitants. The site of a small naval base during WWII, today it is jointly managed by The Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Take a virtual journey to Palmyra with Matt Miller, editor of The Nature Conservancy’s Cool Green Science, who visited the atoll as part of a fish research project in 2021. Palmyra is an atoll with immense seabird nesting colonies, healthy coral reefs, 12 land crab species including the gigantic coconut crab, sea turtles, sharks, manta rays and more. This diversity was threatened by the presence of invasive rats, eradicated in 2015. Matt will share stories of conservation and hope from Palmyra, today one of the most pristine island ecosystems anywhere in the world.

The zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83765201186…
The meeting ID is: 837 6520 1186
The meeting PW is: 422079

Bluebird Birdhouse Workshop
2024-02-17 13:00 - 16:00 | Montour Preserve, 700 Preserve Rd, Danville, PA, 17821, United States
Saturday, February 17, 2024 AT 1 PM – 4 PM EST
Register by February 10 by emailing Support@MontourPreserve.org.
The program will begin with an informative presentation on the natural history of bluebirds and their conservation. It will explain why putting up a bluebird nest box is so important and fun.
After the presentation, each child will receive a bluebird nest box kit. Following along step-by-step instructions, each participant will assemble the kit into a bluebird box ready for placement. A handout will provide information on the proper placement, monitoring and care of the box. All materials and tools necessary to build the box will be provided.
Note: Spaces are limited (25) and pre-registration is required. Register by February 10 by emailing Support@MontourPreserve.org.
Presented by: Ritchie and Nancy Heintzelman
Admission: Free (donations accepted)

374 Preserve Rd
Danville, PA 17821

Great Backyard Bird Count - Group Birding Opportunity
2024-02-17 08:00 - 10:00 | PA
More information about the Great Background Bird Count (February 16-19).

To Participate with a group on this Saturday 2/17/24 – Everyone is invited to join John Slottterback for his annual Great Backyard Bird Count weekend walk through Catawissa on Saturday, February 17th at 8:00AM

Meet at the parking lot by the River Bridge, Main Street and South 1st Street. We will wander along the Catawissa Creek, cross rt 42 (Main Street), head to the Hollingshead Covered bridge and then hike back through town to check out the River from the Bridge. Be prepared for an invigorating and fun hike. With all the varied habitats almost any of our winter birds and birder friends are possibilities.

Environmental Expo at Montour Preserve
2024-02-10 09:00 - 15:00 | Montour Preserve
Saturday, February 10, 2024 9AM – 3PM EST
A can’t-miss event for the whole family and people of all ages … more than 20 interactive booths with hands-on environmental education activities and info previewing upcoming programs and much more.
374 Preserve Rd
Danville, PA 17821

February First Saturday Bird Walk
2024-02-03 08:15 - 11:15 | Turtle Creek Dog Park, 1225 Supplee Mill Rd, Lewisburg, PA, 17837, United States
Saturday, February 3, 2024 8:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Turtle Creek Dog Park
Walk Leaders are Joe Gyekis and Jessica Sauder

January Seven Mountains Audubon Educational Meeting
2024-01-17 19:00 - 21:00 | East Buffalo Township Municipal Building, 589 Fairground Road, Lewisburg, PA, 7837, United States
Wednesday, 7PM, January 17, 2024

East Buffalo Municipal Building. 589 Fairground Rd, Lewisburg, PA 17837

Ecology and Conservation of the Eastern Hellbender Salamander
Dr. Peter Petokas, a research scientist working in association with The Wetland Trust, will describe hellbender behavior and life history, status of populations throughout the Susquehanna River watershed,
description of the hellbender reintroduction project in the upper Susquehanna River watershed, the use
of new technologies in field ecological and behavioral research, and the pathway to the designation of the
hellbender as the Pennsylvania state amphibian. Learn more at https://www.thewetlandtrust.org/hellbenderrecovery/.

January First Saturday Bird Walk - RB Winter State Park
2024-01-06 09:00 - 11:00 | PA
9AM, January 6, 2024
Meet with Walk Leader Mike Anderson at the Parking Area, near the dam.
GPS coordinates (49.99024, -77.19027).

December Show and Tell and 50th Anniversary Celebration of Seven Mountains Audubon
2023-12-20 19:00 - 21:00 | East Buffalo Township Municipal Building, 589 Fairground Road, Lewisburg, PA, 7837, United States
Wednesday, December 20, 2023 AT 7 PM
589 Fairground Rd, Lewisburg, PA

Greetings everyone – It’s the time of year for us to gather for our Holiday Show-and-Tell program which will be held on Wednesday, December 20th. The meeting begins at 7:00 pm, but the doors will be open earlier.
As is our tradition, we will share all sorts of nature-related items – photographs, books, poems, quotes, crafts or whatever else you can imagine! We hope you will bring something to share with our group. If you prefer not to, still come and enjoy the camaraderie of the season. If you have photographs to share, please try to arrive by around 6:30 so that picture files can be loaded on the computer in advance.
We are excited to mark Seven Mountains Audubon’s 50th anniversary at this meeting. As a special treat Allen and Joanne Schweinsberg will be with us to share their memories of the history of our chapter. They were involved almost from the start having taken over the Christmas Bird count in 1974! All are welcome and encouraged to share their own memories and highlights from their connection to Seven Mountain’s first half-century.
As part of our refreshments we will have a special sheet cake decorated with the Seven Mountain’s logo and some bird photos. We will have other refreshments too so plan to stay afterward and visit awhile.
Join us at our New meeting location, the East Buffalo Township building, 589 Fairground Road, Lewisburg. Everyone is welcome to this free event and please feel free to come and bring a friend or two.
Happy Holidays – see you on the 20th!

Black Bears in Pennsylvania
2023-11-15 19:00 - 21:00 | East Buffalo Township Municipal Building, 589 Fairground Road, Lewisburg, PA, 7837, United States
Wednesday, November 15 – 7-9PM
East Buffalo Township Municipal Building, 725 Fairground Road, Lewisburg, PA

Warden Sheldon Helm of the PA Game Commission will speak to us about black bears, their biology, and their interactions with the human population. He will discuss what individuals can do to prevent unwanted interactions with black bears, especially as related to the feeding of wild birds. This is a live, in person program and the program will also be live streamed and recorded on the Seven Mountains Audubon Facebook Group page.

November First Saturday Bird Walk
2023-11-04 09:00 - 11:00 | Montour Preserve, 700 Preserve Rd, Danville, PA, 17821, United States
Saturday, November 4
9-11AM
Seven Mountains Audubon’s first Saturday bird walk will be combined with the Wings Over Water Event scheduled for Montour Preserve as listed below. Follow the Directions on the Montour Preserve Event notice at https://www.facebook.com/events/1377079209549166?ref=newsfeed

The annual autumn waterfowl migration will be well under way and this event will provide a great opportunity to observe ducks, geese, and other water birds while they stop at lakes and ponds for a time before moving farther south for the winter.
We will begin at the Goose Cove Overlook on Lake Chillisquaque for a broad overview of the lake. From there, we will make our way to other vantage points around the lake.
Dress for the weather and plan for some walking. Bring binoculars or a spotting scope and a field guide if available.
Led by: Deb Steransky, PA Master Naturalist / MARC Land Steward, and Bert Coulter, PA Master Naturalist
Meeting location: Montour Preserve Goose Cove Overlook parking lot
Family friendly: yes
Pets allowed: no (except service dogs)
Admission: free

October Educational Meeting: "Are You a Birder, Bird Photographer, or Both?"- Dr. Patrick Dorion
2023-10-18 20:00 - 22:00 | PA
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 7 PM
East Buffalo Township Municipal Building, 589 Fairground Rd, Lewisburg, PA 17837

I think that the title of this talk is a question that the speaker has asked himself. His answer will reflect on his past and present experience. It will give experienced birders and bird photographers a chance to compare notes and for those not currently engaged in bird photography, it may be the inspiration you need to get started.
Dr. Patrick Dorion is a semi-retired, long-time colleague in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Geisinger where he is a staff surgical pathologist and hematopathologist. For many years, he was Director of the Hematology Laboratory (Peripheral blood, bone marrow and coagulation).
He has been a valued mentor, teacher and consultant to many in the laboratory and on the physician staff at Geisinger. He is a member of the Columbia-Montour Photography Club. He and his wife Sue, enjoy birding, photography, kayaking and travel.
This program will be in person and it will also be live-streamed on Seven Mountains Facebook.

Union County Birding Spotlight: Dale's Ridge Trail
2023-10-15 09:00 - 11:00 | PA
Sunday October 15, 2023, 9:00 am to about 11:00 am, depending on birdiness
Dale’s Ridge Trail
Trip Co-Leaders: Deepak Iyer and Joe Gyekis

Meet at the main parking lot at Dale’s Ridge beside the bridge and walk along Buffalo Creek and up the side of the bluff, looking for fall migrants as we always do in October! Walking speed will be slow, birder speed, but one part is fairly steep, it’s OK if people just join for the easy part along the creek, and if birding is busy, we might not even scale the slope at all. However, if we’re ambitious and conditions encourage it, the hawkwatching can be good from the powerline cut as the day warms.
https://linnconservancy.org/trails/dales-ridge-trail/

Union County Birding Spotlight: R. B. Winter Bird Walk
2023-10-14 08:00 - 10:00 | PA
Saturday October 14, 2023, 8:00 to about 10:00 am
Trip Co-Leaders: Kay Cramer and Joe Gyekis
Meet at the larger parking lot by the Nature Center at R.B. Winter State Park at 8 am.
https://goo.gl/maps/oNsPf7guqMbdir1D6
We will walk in the main park area and along Rapid Run Nature Trail, which is at most a fairly flat 1.3 mile loop, but if the birds keep us busy, we might not go that far. https://www.alltrails.com/…/penn…/rapid-run-nature-trail
We hope to find fall migrants, forest specialties, and generally enjoy the peaceful environs.
Bathroom facilities are available at the parking area.
