Meetings
Buckingham Township Building
4613 Hughesian Way (off 413) Buckingham, PA
All meetings at 1PM unless noted
Guests Welcome with Donation $5
 
September 10, 2018
Lyme disease Prevention
Speaker:  Evelyn Throne and Karen Myers come to us from Bucks County Lyme (www.buckscolyme.com) which is a group dedicated to educating on tick borne illnesses and Lyme Disease Prevention.  The group is affiliated with www.PALyme.org.
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October 16, 2018 Tuesday, Luncheon at Doylestown Country Club at Noon
Frederick Law Olmsted will talk about the past but will connect us to the environmental concerns that exist today.  
Speaker:  Kirk Brown, will impersonate Frederick Law Olmsted. Kirk is a horticulturist, lecturer, and re-enactor. Brown is a garden writer, designer and president of the Garden Writers Association.
 
November 12, 2018      
Birds of Prey: Live Raptor Session
           Speaker:  Tom Stanton-Tom studied from and trained birds of prey with a local master falconer.  He will appear with his Falcon and explain how these birds survive in contemporary society.

December 10, 2018    
Native Gardening for the Delaware River
Speaker:  Maya van Rossum, of Delaware River Keepers, will recommend plantings for river conservation and other issues concerning the river and its watershed.

January 14, 2019       
Roses
Speaker: Nicole Juday Rhoads -Nicole of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) will give us tips on the care and culture of roses.  Her love of roses began as landscape curator at Wyck. The DNC now has an organizational membership with PHS.

February 11, 2019       
Native Plants
Speaker:  Kathleen Salsbury is Director of Ambler Arboretum of Temple University.

March 11, 2019    
Covered Bridges of Bucks County
Speaker:  William V.  Wilson is the Chairman of the Bucks County Covered Bridge Society.  He will share his knowledge of the 13 remaining structures.
 
April 8, 2019   
Woodpeckers
Speaker: Peter Bacinski,  naturalist, photographer and field trip guide that has been a leader in the field of ornithology for many decades.  He has written for numerous local, state and national publications and has won the World Series of Birding Competition three times.

May 13, 2019
Planting Seeds, The Art and Science of Pollination
Speaker: Doylestown Nature Club and Buckingham Township are co-sponsoring a visit from the Bucks County Community College Artmobile.  An educator will be on board to answer questions about the exhibit.  We will tour the exhibit after the business meeting.

June 10, 2019     
Annual picnic at Peace Valley Park, Pavilion 1 at Noon
Tool sharpening will begin at 11 AM