• Outreach:  Fun day for beginning birders.  Easy walks with seasoned birding buddies, fun activities for children.
• Bring binoculars or use loaners.
• Meet at Visitors Center in Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville.  Park in first parking lot beyond Visitors Center.
• Please Pre-register with Dave Cooney, or Janet Tice 

• Field Trip: Easy walk on Chambersburg section of Cumberland Valley Rail Trail, with extra help for beginning birders.
• Bring binoculars and field guide.
• Location: Meet at Big Lots parking lot next to Washington Street to walk along Chambersburg section of Cumberland Valley Rail-Trail.
• Leader: Debby Hook

• Field Trip: Join us at Pine Grove Furnace State Park as we look for fall migrants and learn about the secret history of the area. Meet in the parking lot of the Park office at the intersection of Rt. 233 and Centerville Rd. We will bird the area and then drive a short distance to Camp Michaux, site of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, a World War II Prisoner of War camp, and a church camp. We will also check out the nearby bird blinds newly installed by the Bureau of Forestry.Update:  The leader of the Camp Michaux Recognition and Development project for the Cumberland County Historical Society has volunteered to lead us on a historical tour, which will follow our birding outing at Pine Grove Furnace State Park.   Please join us for this unique opportunity to learn about the natural and human history of the area.

  Wear sturdy shoes. Bring binoculars.

• Location: Pine Grove Furnace State Park
• Leader: Contact in advance: John Greer.

• Planning session for next year’s budget. We walk through the budget, line by line, adjusting plans for next year as needed.
• Officers/executive committee only.
• Please submit budget requests to Donna Hocker no later than 1 March, 2024.
• Via Zoom only
• https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09Meeting ID: 721 120 3928   Passcode: cardinal20
• Leader: Donna Hocker, treasurer

Work Day: Adopt-A-Highway clean-up on 2 miles of Route 997 (Black Gap Road) west from I-81.  Pick up trash on section with wide shoulders, easy walking.  Supplies provided.

Meet at Scotland Park & Ride, I-81 exit 20.

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• Executive Committee Budget Planning Meeting
• Only via Zoom
  
• Leader: Donna Hocker, Treasurer
• Zoom info:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09&omn=87841788213

Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
Passcode: cardinal20

• Outreach:  Fun day for beginning birders.  Easy walks with seasoned birders, fun activities for children. All families, adults, teens, and children age 6 or older (accompanied by parent/guardian) are welcome.  Activities include; Bird Walks, Kid’s Corner, Nature Walk, Birding Bingo, Scavenger Hunt, and refreshments. “Birding Buddies” will help participants identify birds.
• Bring binoculars and a field guide if you have them. A few loaners will be available.
• Meet at Visitors Center in Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville.  Park in first parking lot beyond Visitors Center.
• Please Pre-register with Dave Cooney, or Janet Tice 

• Field Trip: Easy walk along part of Cumberland Valley Rail Trail in Chambersburg, with extra help for beginning birders.
• Bring binoculars and field guide.
• Location: Meet at Big Lots parking lot 184 Southgate Mall (next to Washington Street). Will carpool to rail-trail parking to walk along part of the Chambersburg section of Cumberland Valley Rail-Trail.
• Leader: Debby Hook

• Beyond Beauty: Native Plants & Pollinators Event
• Native Plants Garden at Norlo Park (3050 Lincoln Way E, Fayetteville, PA 17222)
• Note: This talk and tour are scheduled to start at 6 PM to try to avoid the heat, or at least have some shade in the garden.
• Our walk will be on lawn grass which may not be dry.  Rain date is Wednesday, July 16.
•  Please contact tour host Josh Donaldson with any questions at  717.264.6920