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Asbury Woods invites the community to stroll along the boardwalk adjacent to the Andrew J. Conner Nature Center and enjoy the holiday light display.

Asbury Woods’ volunteers play a vital role in helping us to achieve our goals of conserving the land, connecting people to nature, and inspiring environmental stewardship. We were fortunate to have 1492 individual and group volunteers spend 5228.

Attention All Gardeners, 

Asbury Woods announces an online native plant sale right before the spring and gardening season. My Home Park which offers gardening sets with plants that are local and Native to the region. 

Pennsylvania is home to eight owl species that are either residents or occasional visitors, including the Barred Owl that is represented in Asbury Woods’ logo. But the one that many people recognize the easiest is the largest and most powerful of the Pennsylvania owls, the Great Horned Owl. These are the owls seen most in TV shows, movies, and advertisements when an owl or its low pitched five syllable hoot is needed for effect.

The first week of September Asbury Woods will debut a new interactive trail map and visitor experience through Engage by Cell, a recognized leader in mobile technology solutions. The new program will allow visitors to use a QR code to have a dynamic trail map in their hands. 

Allie started volunteering with Asbury Woods in 2022 and has already had a huge impact donating over 400 hours of her time! After retiring, Allie came to Asbury Woods looking for a way to utilize her undergraduate knowledge in biology and chemistry. Since coming on board, Allie has volunteered at festivals, City Nature Challenge, Cyclefest, Children’s Water Festival, at countless hikes, and has spent many hours teaching children about nature.

Kate started volunteering with Asbury Woods in 2022, where she started as part of the Animal Care Crew and later as a summer camp assistant. Since then, Kate has donated over 200 hours of her time. One of her favorite parts of volunteering at Asbury Woods is caring for our resident ambassador animals, particularly the box turtle, Fridge.

This spring, Asbury Woods put out a call for help for Facilities and Grounds volunteers, and Jon Hurst answered that call! Since then, he has dedicated over 50 hours of his time to projects such as boardwalk repair and other trail maintenance. Jon was familiar with Asbury Woods as a walking destination, often coming with his wife.

In July, two of our Educational Educators got the opportunity to go on professional development trips! Casey Keating, took part in a weeklong immersive workshop about Lake Erie aboard the EPA’s research vessel, The Lake Guardian. Meanwhile, Emma Mader spent a week at the National Audubon's Hog Island Camp on a boat trip around the restored Atlantic Puffin and Tern colony on Eastern Egg Rock!

Asbury Woods education staff Sarah Bennett, Casey Keating, Emma Mader, Erin Paquette, and Amy Shook, along with MTSD Environmental Education Coordinator, Steve Wasiesky, met with over 170 other environmental educators at the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators Conference at Pocono Environmental Education Center March 17-19, 2024.

Donor Spotlight: J. Thomas Tree ServiceAs owner of J. Thomas Tree Service, Jake Thomas lives and breathes trees.

Asbury Woods receives PRSA Silver Award! We are pleased to announce that Asbury Woods won a silver award for its "Year of Water" programming at the Niagara Awards held by the NW Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

Asbury Woods Adopts Conservation Stewardship PlanIn July 2023, the Asbury Woods board of directors took a monumental step forward in Asbury Woods’ mission to protect, manage and interpret our property by adopting a formal Conservation Stewardship Plan for the 216 acres owned by Asbury Woods.

Educational Improvement Tax Credit Donations Positively Impacting Students at Asbury WoodsPennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program allows organizations to maximize their ability to positively impact the community while also reducing their corporate tax liability.