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 exhibition 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!

Wildlife Leadership Academy
For youth ages 14-17
June 22-26 and July 6-10, 2010

Spend a week in the field engaging in hands-on learning about wildlife habitat and ecosystem management with Pennsylvania's top wildlife biologists and managers! Two week-long programs are offered, covering topics including anatomy and physiology, GPS tracking technology, photography, media and communications, community outreach, and much more.

Powdermill Nature Reserve has been selected as the location for the June 22-26 session, the "Pennsylvania Drummers" Ruffed Grouse program. Click here for the informational PDF.

Photo: Powdermill avian researchers Tricia Miller and Mike Lanzone release a golden eagle which has been fitted with a GPS tracking device. This research is part of a collaboration with the National Aviary in Pittsburgh.

BioForay was held at CMNH's Powdermill Nature Reserve June 11-13, bringing curators out of their dens and into the light of day as they surveyed for their taxa in the fields, streams and forests of Laurel Highland ecosystems. Lucky Museum members and community participants were treated to firsthand field research experience working alongside the researchers. Powdermill organized 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."