HMNG Events

May 7 (May 9 rain date)

9 AM

Bus Trip to Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve

New Hope, PA

Join the Nature Group on a visit to the Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve (BHWP) located in New Hope, PA, a 134-acre Preserve featuring a native plant collection of more than 700 PA natives.  Preserve-trained naturalists will serve as guides as we discover the flowers & fruits in season, as well as the habitats & important plant-animal interactions while enjoying the beauty of the trails.  After the tour, we’ll have free time to enjoy the picnic area so bring a lunch or snack & a folding chair.

Please note:  The tour will last about an hour, & the pathways are not handicapped accessible. See more details on the Bus Trip schedule.  The cost is $35.  Please contact Jayne Lytle to reserve your spot

May 8

7 PM

photo:  B. Crispin

Majestic Monarchs

Join us for a fascinating talk on the beautiful and vulnerable Monarch.  Learn about their life cycle–from egg to butterfly–and how you can help them!

Zoe Warner is the Chair of Malvern Borough’s EAC. She helped design & install the Borough Hall gardens in support of the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge. Zoe is also a grassland bird consultant for Willistown Conservation Trust. Her research focuses on the impact of human land use on wildlife habitat use. She has a Ph.D. in Environmental Planning from the University of Pennsylvania.

April 15, May 20

9 AM

photo: R. Neary

Guided Bird Walk Series

Enjoy the outdoors and become familiar with the birds that call HM home in the spring.  The walks will take place along the North and South Nature trails, as well as around the Storage Lagoon. Please join us to learn more about our avian “neighbors.”

The walk will be limited to 15 participants, so please respond the HMNatureComm@HMHOA.com to reserve your spot and get additional details.

May 21

7 PM, Ardmore Room

Are There Fewer Birds in Hershey’s Mill?

Get an answer to this frequently asked question and learn how we know.  We will screen a presentation given by Dr. John Fitzpatrick, Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and founder of eBird, NestWatch, FeederWatch and Merlin.

June 20

4 to 6 PM

Summer Solstice Happy Hour

Join us at the Native Plant Gardens for happy hour among our beautiful blossoms, see old friends & make new ones. And The Elderberries will be back by popular demand to entertain us & encourage us to sing along!

Bring your own beverage and chair and snacks to share if you like.  Don’t forget your sun hat!

June 26

7 PM

Our Return to the Moon

Dennis O’Leary of Eaton, our in-house expert, will describe what we learned from the Apollo missions, how the Moon formed, why we only see one face of the Moon, why we see the Moon’s phases, and our plans to return humans to the surface of the Moon.