Upcoming Programs
Yoga at the Perk
All levels welcome!
Time: Wednesdays at 7:00 pm
Location: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy headquarters
Guide: Lisa Maida
Cost: $14.00
Book Club at the Conservancy
The Conservancy is hosting its first ever book club with guide Donna Usavage! The book club will focus on nature-based fiction and non-fiction works. All meetings are at the Conservancy headquarters (either indoors or outdoors) unless otherwise specified.
Contact our Outreach Department to get signed-up!
Date & Time: Meetings at 6:30 pm on the first Thursday of every month
Location: Conservancy headquarters (1 Skippack Pike, Schwenksville)
Guide: Donna Usavage
We challenge YOU to spend 500 minutes outside during the month of January! Get outside by taking a hike, joining our educator for an Owl Prowl, exploring one of the Conservancy's tree plantings in a local park, or engaging in your favorite outdoor winter hobby. With various challenges to complete along with some exclusive events, we're here to help you get outside and explore while meeting your own personal goals in 2025!
Date: Throughout January
Location: Outside!
Cost: Challenge yourself for $35.00
or Challenge Yourself & the Immediate Family $65.00
Join us to learn about rain gardens! This training will cover rain garden benefits, designs, installation, maintenance, and more. Participants will receive a voucher for three free native plants from the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy’s annual Native Plant Sale.
Date: Thursday, January 23rd
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy
1 Skippack Pike, Schwenksville, PA 19473
Guide: Jessie Kemper, PWC Director of Conservation
Cost: $30.00
Build and paint a rain barrel for your property! During this workshop, participants will learn how to construct, paint, and maintain a rain barrel. Rain barrel benefits and uses will also be discussed. In addition to building the barrel, participants will also sand and paint their barrels during this two day workshop. Participants will go home with a painted, 55 gallon, food grade plastic rain barrel after the workshop.
Date: Thursday, March 6th & Tuesday, March 11th
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy
1 Skippack Pike, Schwenksville, PA 19473
Guide: Jessie Kemper, PWC’s Director of Conservation
Ticket Price: $95.00
Make a hypertufa planter for your yard! Hypertufa is a manmade rock formed from coconut coir, perlite, and Portland cement. Hypertufa is popular for making garden ornaments and planting containers because it is much lighter weight compared to concrete, but still offers the rustic and natural look of stone. Hypertufa products are frostproof and can be left outdoors in the winter.
Date: Saturday, March 22nd
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Dragonfly Farm at Reiff Park
775 Quarry Rd, Harleysville, PA 19438
Guide: Beth Myers, PWC Director of Ecology
Ticket Cost: $20.00
Learn about the many benefits of native plants and the harmful environmental impacts of “lawn culture.” Different methods and tips for reducing lawn area and increasing garden area on your property will be discussed along with garden design and plant selection. Participants will receive a voucher for three free native plants from the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy’s annual Native Plant Sale.
Date: Thursday, February 27th
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy
1 Skippack Pike, Schwenksville, PA 19473
Guide: Jessie Kemper, PWC’s Director of Conservation
Ticket Price: $30.00
Learn about PlantPods, a new and fun way to boost the water quality in local waterways! During this training session, participants will learn how to construct PlantPods, discuss their benefits, and will launch a PlantPod system into the pond at Briarwyck Park. Participants will also remove and analyze a previously installed PlantPod system that has been in the pond for several months prior to the training session.
Date: Saturday, July 12th
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Briarwyck Park
315 Sturgis Rd, Harleysville, PA 19438
Guide: Ryan Beltz, PWC’s Executive Director
Ticket Price: $20.00
Butterfly Survey Training
Learn more about our local lepidoptera! This training session will provide participants with information about a variety of native butterfly species, their habitats, and host plants. Participants will also learn about the Conservancy’s volunteer Butterfly Survey program, our butterfly gardens, and our Butterfly Learning Center. Attendees will also participant in a guided butterfly survey! Training session attendees will leave the workshop with a local butterfly host plant guide sheet!
Date: Saturday, August 9th
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Dragonfly Farm at Reiff Park
775 Quarry Rd, Harleysville, PA 19438
Guide: Beth Myers, PWC’s Director of Ecology
Ticket Price: $20.00