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Winter Lecture Series: Season Ticket Special
New Hope, Pennsylvania – Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve's 2006 Winter Lecture Series features a slide presentation by a regionally renowned expert on Sunday afternoons from 2 to 3 p.m., January 8 through February 26. This year's series includes lectures on a wide range of topics related to ecological landscaping, natural history and gardening with native plants for wildlife habitat.
All lectures are held at Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve Visitor Center , located at 1635 River Road (PA Rt. 32), 2.5 miles south of New Hope , Pennsylvania and convenient to I-95. For further directions, click here or call (215) 862-2924.
Join us for an informative and inspirational experience!
- January 8: “Seeing the Forest and the Trees,” Ann F. Rhoads
- January 15: “Amphibians in the Garden,” Jim White
- January 22: “Plant Galls of Fields, Forests and Backyards,” Carol Mapes
- January 29: “Colonial and Native American Herbs,” Jeannine Vannais
- February 5: “The Best Kept Secret in the Gardening World: Hardy Terrestrial Orchids,” Bill Mathis
- February 12: “Hedgerows: Echoes of our Vernacular Rural Landscape,” David Hughes
- February 19: “Creating Ecologically Functional Landscapes with Native Trees, Shrubs and Groundcovers,” Reeser Manley
- February 26: “Working with Nature: Native Plants for Rain and Water Gardens,” Judy Glattstein
For more information about each presentation, click here and search our online calendar.
To download this Winter Lecture Series schedule, click here.
(This schedule is in PDF  format and can only be opened through Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, please click here and download it for free.)
Fee: Members and students: $8.00 per lecture*; Non-members: $10.00 per lecture*.
* Special January 8 lecture offered FREE, compliments of Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve.
Memberships can be purchased upon arrival at any lecture as well as daily at the Preserve. Pre-registration accepted, call (215) 862-2924. Walk-ins welcome as space permits. Winter lecture fees include admission to the Preserve.
Special offer: Purchase a book of tickets for the entire lecture series and save 20%!
Members and students: $45 (Full price: $56); Non-members: $56 (Full price: $70)
This year Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve is offering special pricing to members and non-members who buy a book of tickets for the complete lecture series. This is a great way to save money and support the Preserve's educational programs. Each ticket entitles the holder to one admission per lecture. Ticket books may be purchased in advance by calling the Preserve at (215) 862-2924 , or ticket books may be purchased at the door. Seating for all lectures is general admission, so please arrive early to get the seat of your choice.
Before or after the lecture, enjoy a walk on trails through our woods, meadows, along Pidcock Creek and a pond. In the Visitor Center , pick up free trail maps, watch birds from the comfort of indoors, enjoy exhibits, get free information about gardening with native plants, and peruse books in our library. The Visitor Center also is home to the Platt Museum of mounted birds, nests and eggs, and the Twinleaf Shop, where nature-themed books and t-shirts can be purchased.
Press Contact: Nancy Beaubaire, Director of Communications (215) 862-2924
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
P.O. Box 685
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: (215) 862-2924 Fax: (215) 862-1846
E-mail: communications@bhwp.org
www.bhwp.org
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve is managed by the Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve Association Inc., in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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