The Flannel Formal!!

Want to learn more about bats? Join us for an evening of wonder as we learn about these incredible creatures of the night!

Our educator Jeff will help you separate fact from fiction, dispelling some of the many myths that persist about these misunderstood animals. You’ll learn what bats live in PA, some of the threats they face, and why they are so important to our ecosystems. After a presentation about bats and their natural history, you’ll meet one of the rehabilitated ambassador bats!

Tuesday, October 6th from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

This program will be held indoors at the Conservancies headquarters, 1 Skippack Pike. This program will involve live animals, and is suitable for families with children ages 4 +

Registration Details

What Your Registration Includes

• One 55-gallon rain barrel to take home and decorate.

• Entry into the Rain Barrel Art Contest.

• Eligibility for contest prizes/awards.

• Registration closes on September 19th!

Important: Registration is for entry into the Rain Barrel Art Contest and includes one blank rain barrel to decorate. This is not a purchase of a pre-decorated or finished rain barrel.

Barrel Pickup

• After registering, participants will be contacted by the Conservancy to schedule a time to pick up their rain barrel from our office in Schwenksville, PA.

• Barrels must be picked up by October 5th!

• Participants will be responsible for providing their own transportation for barrel pickup.

Participant Responsibilities

• Participants must provide their own paints, brushes, and other art supplies.

• Artwork must be family-friendly.

• Artwork must be submitted by October 21st.

• Rain barrels must remain functional and suitable for use as a rain barrel.

• Participants will keep their completed rain barrel after the contest.

Should rocks ring? Are you looking to look to learn a little bit about local geologic history? Are you in need of an autumnal visit to a woods or a waterfall? If any of the above sounds interesting to you, please join us at Ringing Rocks Park in Upper Black Eddy, Bridgeton Township, Bucks County, for a geology walk, some geologic history and context, and a pleasant morning of tapping rocks with hard object to hear them ring.

Our educator Tristan will provide geologic context for the area and lead a short tour of select geologic features there.

Saturday, October 17th, we will meet at 9:00 am at the main parking area in Ringing Rocks Park, 1750 Ringing Rocks Rd, Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972

Notes:

• We encourage you to bring an appropriate object or objects to tap the rocks with. The rocks do not need to be struck with much force to ring. That said, we recommend bringing something that won’t be hurt by inclement weather, or for which it would not be disastrous if the object were to fall down between boulders and never be seen again.

• Traditionally, a good hammer for hitting rocks is made of a solid piece of tempered steel, such as a one-piece steel masonry hammer.

• Please wear appropriate clothing for conditions. Geologists can be hardy folk, so a little light weather may not require cancellation of the event. However, should events force the cancellation of the event, all participants would receive a full refund. For more information or any questions, please email tashcroft@perkiomenwatershed.org

Please only register for one space at a time.