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2008 Winter Lecture Series
New Hope, Pennsylvania - Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve's 2008 Winter Lecture Series features a slide presentation by a regionally renowned expert on Sunday afternoons January 6 through February 24 from 2 to 3 p.m. This year's schedule includes lectures on a wide range of topics related to ecological gardening, including attracting birds, managing stormwater, understanding the dynamics of soil and learning about urban native flora. Join us for an energizing and enlightening experience!
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.
The 2008 Winter Lecture Series topics and speakers are:
January 6: Inviting Winter Birds to Your Backyard, Adrian Binns - FREE
January 13: Garden Ecology: Guided by Nature, Fran Lawn
January 20: Pidcock Creek Streambank Stabilization, Gretchen Schatschneider
January 27: Exotic Species Dispersal by White-Tailed Deer, Jeffrey Ward
February 3: Rain Gardens: Manage Stormwater Beautifully, Carole Ann Barth
February 10: Life Beneath Us: The Ecology of Soil, John Dighton
February 17: Likable Lichens, Dorothy Smullen
February 24: Exploring Native Flora in the Urban Landscape, Marielle Anzelone
Cost per lecture:
Preserve members and fulltime students: $8.00; Non-members: $10.00
Memberships can be purchased at the Preserve upon arrival or in advance.
SPECIAL OFFER: Purchase a book of tickets for the complete series and save 20%!
- Preserve members and fulltime students: $45 (Full price: $56)
- Non-members: $56 (Full price: $70)
- 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 may be purchased at the door.
Pre-registration suggested, call (215) 862-2924. Walk-ins welcome as space permits. Seating for all lectures is general admission, so please arrive early to get the seat of your choice.
For your convenience, the 2008 Winter Lecture Series schedule is available to download by clicking here. Post it at home as a handy reference and share it with friends and colleagues. (This schedule is in PDF  format and can be opened through Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, please click here and download it for free.)
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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