Pennsylvania Native Plant Society Annual Meeting

Optional pre-meeting walks (Select one during registration.)

• Bird Walk with Doug Wentzel, Shaver’s Creek
  Meet at the Outdoor Classroom at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center

  Fall is a great time to see migrant songbirds passing through on their trip south. Join Shaver’s Creek’s naturalist and program director Doug Wentzel on a morning bird walk around the grounds before the PNPS meeting begins. Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair from Shaver’s Creek! All are welcome.

  Doug is a PNPS member and president of the State College Bird Club. He leads weekly Migration Morning bird walks in the spring and fall at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, accessible for all abilities and experience levels.

• Forest Therapy Walk with Merrill David, Rooted Heart Forest Therapy
  Meet at Lake Perez Boat Launch (Limited to 10 participants)

  Start your day in a mindful way and renew your relationship with the earth. Merrill David will guide participants through a series of peaceful sensory invitations—to engage with nature, open the senses, and begin the day feeling present and refreshed.  

  Merrill is a certified forest therapy guide, a PA Master Naturalist, and a PA Native Plant Society board member. With over 30 years of experience in teaching and educational programming for all ages, she leads gentle guided experiences that invite relaxation, mindfulness, and connection with the natural and more-than-human world—helping people reconnect with nature while reconnecting with themselves.