Cumberland County Master Gardeners Host Nov. 16 Wildlife Tree Ornaments Workshop For Youth

Youth ages 5-14 are invited to join the Penn State Master Gardeners of Cumberland County for the Wildlife Tree Ornaments Workshop for Youth on Saturday, November 16, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to Noon. 

The workshop will be held indoors at the Penn State Extension office in Cumberland County located at 310 Allen Road, Carlisle, PA 17013. Please park and use the front building entrance accessible from Allen Road.

Create a variety of feeders and natural ornaments to take home to decorate outdoor trees while supporting local wildlife. 

Projects include a pumpkin feeder, cozy pinecone ornament, ice cream cone feeder, bug hotel, milkweed pod feeder, and stuffed log feeder. 

Visit the wildlife habitat observation station and learn about winter bird feeding. 

Come any time during the workshop hours and create one or all the projects offered. Supplies for all projects are included in the $10 registration fee per youth. 

No peanut or tree nut products will be used. A parent or guardian must attend the workshop with their child.

Who is this for?

-- Youth interested in birds and supporting wildlife during the winter months

What will you learn?

-- How to make outdoor feeders and natural ornaments to feed wildlife during winter

-- Best practices for feeding birds in winter

Click Here to register by November 14 or call Penn State Extension Registration Services at 1-877-345-0691. You may also register and pay at the door on November 16 if supplies are available.

For more information, call the Penn State Extension office in Cumberland County at 717-706-6040, email CumberlandExt@psu.edu, visit our website, or find us on Facebook at CumberlandExtension. 

Upcoming Extension Workshops - Forests & Agriculture:

-- Upcoming Training And Events For Ag Conservationists

-- Underway Now: Woodland Stewardship: Guided Engagement With Your Land - 8 Parts

-- Underway Now. Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series

-- October 28-30: Penn State Extension’s Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training ‘Ag Conservation Keystone Training’ in-person workshop. Penn State Beaver

-- October 29:  Penn State Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Conservation Cornerstone Webinar Series For Ag Professionals - Working With Plain Sect Farmers.   8:30 a.m.

-- October 29: Penn State Extension Maintenance of On-Lot Septic Systems Webinar. Noon to 1:00 p.m. 

-- November 7: Penn State Extension Dive Even Deeper Educator Workshop - Stream Health & Watersheds - Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience.  Penn State Extension Office, Carlisle, Cumberland County.  9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

-- November 7: Penn State Extension Dive Even Deeper Educator Workshop - Acid Mine Drainage In Indiana County.  Penn State Extension Office, Indiana, PA. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

-- November 10: Penn State Master Watershed Stewards - Walk With Watershed Stewards In The Paxtang Parkway, Dauphin County - Learn About the Watershed Landscape You Live In!  1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

-- November 12: Penn State Extension (3 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Update on Carbon Credit Programs for PA.  Noon and 7:00 p.m.

-- November 18-19: Penn State GIS Day In State College, Online [PaEN]

-- November 26: Penn State Extension Conservation Cornerstone Webinar- Ag Best Management Practices Value.  8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

-- November 27: Penn State Extension Webinar On Environmental Sensitive Areas On The Farm - Ponds and Lakes.  Noon to 1:00 p.m.

-- December 10:  Penn State Extension (4 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series -Invasive Toolkit for Landowners.  Noon and 7:00 p.m.

-- December 12: Penn State Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Webinar on Project Management for Agricultural Conservation.  9:00 a.m. to Noon.

-- January 14: Penn State Extension (5 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Our Unique Native Populations of Brook Trout.  Noon and 7:00 p.m.

-- February 11: Penn State Extension (6 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Tree Communication.  Noon and 7:00 p.m.

-- March 11:  Penn State Extension (7 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Hazard Tree Analysis.  Noon and 7:00 p.m.

-- April 8: Penn State Extension (8 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Forest Resilience Scorecard for PA.  Noon and 7:00 p.m.

-- May 13: Penn State Extension (9 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Tree Nuts in Pennsylvania.  Noon and 7:00 p.m.

[Posted: October 26, 2024]  PA Environment Digest