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At Powdermill, wildflowers, trees, songbirds, and salamanders can be examined by eye, ear, magnifying glass, and camera. Children participate in week-long nature programs during the summer months. The classroom and exhibit areas in the Nature Center, as well as the trails outside, provide meeting spaces for these programs and for school field trips and teacher workshops. All of these programs are supported by the Mudge Environmental Education Program and the Martha Edwards Lazear Foundation.

Click here to learn about 2009 Internship Opportunities at Powdermill Nature Reserve!

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Carnegie Museum of Natural History scientists and naturalists lead courses exploring wildlife and plant communities at Powdermill Nature Reserve. Each course begins Saturday morning and continues through Sunday afternoon. Field studies using advanced research techniques will be supplemented with relevant in-the-field lectures, and scientific literature will be provided to each participant prior to each course. Each overnight program will begin Saturday morning and continue through Sunday afternoon.

Plant Communities of the Laurel Highlands, May 16-17

Avian Ecology, May 30-31 (birds on their breeding grounds) and Sept. 26-27 (migration course)

Herpetology, August 8-9

Mammals, August 22-23

$200 per adult (16 and over); includes meals and overnight stay in Powdermill cabins. Call 724.593.6105 to register.

   
 

BioForay will be held at CMNH's Powdermill Nature Reserve June 11-13, bringing curators out of their dens and into the light of day as they survey for their taxa in the fields, streams and forests of Laurel Highland ecosystems. Lucky Museum members and community participants will be treated to firsthand field research experience working alongside the researchers. Powdermill organizers promise a good time for all, with an exclusive party for taxonomic experts and their guests, excellent food and lodging, and a new format for "Public Day." Mark your calendars and please respond to the Powdermill Education Department if you will be attending (724) 593-6105.

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Admission is free. Two nature trails, the Black Birch Trail and Sugar Camp Trail, are open daily from dawn to dusk. The hours for the Powdermill Nature Reserve headquarters building are as follows:

April-October
Wednesday- Saturday 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 pm
Sundays 12-5 p.m.

November-March
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Sundays during program times

For additional program information, call the Powdermill Education Department at 724.593.6105.
   
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History

 
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