Upcoming 2026 Events
January
Churchill Valley Greenway (Allegheny Land Trust)
Owl Prowl
January 9, 7 pm
February
Upper St. Clair Library
Love Birds – Adult
February 11, 6:30 pm
Beatty Pointe Village
Love Birds – Adult
February 13, 2 pm
March
Upper St. Clair Library
Bird Migration – Adult
March 18, 6:30 pm
April
Upper St. Clair Library
Animal Behavior – Adult
April 8, 6:30 pm
Pennsylvania Master Naturalist
Introduction to Ecology
April 21, 6 pm
May
Penn Hills Park
Creek Critters, kids
May 30, 10 am – 12 pm
June
Penn Hills Library
The Magic of Butterflies, kids
June 6, 11 am
July
Beatty Pointe Retirement Community
Animal Behavior
July 1, 2 pm
Penn Hills Library
Climate Change 101, adult
July 23, 6 pm
Past 2025 Events
January
Churchill Valley Greenway (Allegheny Land Trust)
Owl Prowl
January 3, 8 pm
February
Beatty Pointe Village
Winter Wildlife – Adult
February 7, 2 pm
Swissvale Library
Winter Wildlife – 2nd-6th grade
February 8, 11 am
Steelgoat Marketplace
Galentine’s Brunch – Womens+
February 16, 11 am
Wildbirds Unlimited – Monroeville
Lovebirds – Bird Courtship – Adult
February 22, 9 am
March
Wildbirds Unlimited – Wexford
Migration Wonders – Adult
March 29 , 9 am
April
Monroeville Park
Scats and Tracks – Family
April 5, 10 am
Wildbirds Unlimited – South Hills
Migration Wonders – Adult
April 12, 9 am
May
Penn Hills Park
World Migratory Bird Day – Family
May 10, 9 am
Partner Event with Hello Neighbor
May 17
Beatty Pointe Village
Wild PA Ecology – Adult
May 30, 2 pm
June
Penn Hills Park
Teeny Creek Critters – Family
June 21, 9 am
Penn Hills Library
Backyard Pollinators – Adult
June 23, 6 pm
July
Penn Hills Park
Family Camp-out!
July 12-13
Penn Hills Park
Wildlife of PA – Family
July 19, 9 am
Nature Camp!
Partnership with Allegheny Land Trust
July 21-25
August
McKeesport Library
Magical Monarch Butterflies! – School-age kids
August 9, 1-2 pm
Hello Neighbor
Family Picnic
August 17, 1-4 pm
September
Bird Migration Wonders
Beatty Pointe Village
September 19, 2 pm
October
Protect PT/Patagonia Pittsburgh
Nature’s Tricks and Treats, kids
October 11, 1-3 pm
Penn Hills Library
Bats! – Adult
October 23, 6 pm
November
Celebrating Science in the Steel City
November 8, 12 pm – 3 pm
Facebook event here
Beatty Pointe Village
Animal Behavior – Adult
November 10, 2 pm
December
Churchill Valley Greenway (Allegheny Land Trust)
Owl Prowl
December 3, 7 pm
Venture Outdoors Partner Event
The Mitten – Tyke Hike!
December 6, 10 am
2024
January
Upper St. Clair Library
Winter Wildlife – Adults
January 10, 6 pm
February
Steel Goat, Penn Hills
Intro to Nature Writing – Adult
Feb 6, 13, 20, 7pm – 8:30 pm
March
Upper St Clair Library
Wild Pennsylvania – Adult
March 13, 20, 27
Monthly Nature Walk
March 30, 10 am
Boyce Park, Primrose Shelter Parking
April
UPMC Senior Community – Monroeville
Animal Behavior
April 12
Communitopia’s Youth Climate Action Summit
Tabling
April 13, 10 am – 4 pm
Earth Day at St. Joseph of Baden
Tabling and nature walk
April 20, time TBD
Monthly Nature Walk
April 27, 10 am
Boyce Park, Silver Beaver Shelter Parking
May
People’s Library – Lower Burell
Family Bird Walk and Activities
May 4, 1-3 pm
Monthly Nature Walk
May 18, 10 am
Penn Hills Park, Red Oak Grove Parking
Penn Hills Library
Monarch Butterflies – Adults
May 20, 6 pm
Penn Hills Library
Monarch Butterflies – Families
May 25, 6 pm
June
Birding Walk
Phipps Conservatory
June 1, 8 am
Monthly Nature Walk
June 15, 10 am
Churchill Valley Greenway, West Parking
July
Monarch Butterflies
UPMC Senior Communities – Monroeville
July 19, 2 pm
Bird Migration – Flights of Wonder! Families
Penn Hills Library
July 20, 11:30 am
August
Family Nature Activities
August 3, 6-10 pm
Verona Municipality
Penn Hills Rotary presents “National Night Out”
Penn Hills Elementary School
August 6, 5-8 pm
Animal Behavior – Adults
August 19, 6 pm
Penn Hills Library
September
Nature Writing, ages 8-11
Sep 14, 1-1:45 pm
Penn Hills Library
Sep 28, 1-1:45
Penn Hills Library
October
Nature’s Tricks and Treats, School-age
Oct 5, 1 – 1:45 pm
Penn Hills Library
Nature’s Tricks and Treats, Adult
CC Mellor Library
October 8, 6-7 pm
Bird Walk
October 19, 8 am
Phipps Conservatory
Nature’s Tricks and Treats, School-age
October 20, 1 pm
Protect PT
Nature’s Tricks and Treats, Adult
October 31, 2 pm
UPMC Senior Communities – Monroeville
November
Animal Behavior
CC Mellor Library
November 5, 6-7 pm
The Most Delicious Way to Save the Planet
Penn Hills Library
November 20, 6 pm
Winter Bird Adaptations and Behaviors
Wild Birds Unlimited, Monroeville
November 23, 9 am
Owl Prowl
Churchill Valley Greenway (Allegheny Land Trust)
November 29, 8 pm
2023
February
Protect PT
Winter Wildlife – School age
February 5, 1 pm
April
Master Naturalist (Allegheny Co. cohort)
Ecology and Taxonomy, Adult
April 18
Northland Public Library
Climate Change 101, Adult
April 24, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Protect PT
Junior Field Biologist Hike
April 29, 1-3 pm
May
Phipps Conservatory
Birding Walk
May 20, 8 – 9:30 am
Green Building Alliance
Womens+ Hike, Plant Ecology, Adult
May 27, 9:30 – 11 am
June
Phipps Conservatory
Once Upon a Garden: Three-Part Nature Writing Series
June 13, 20, 27, 6 – 7:30 pm
July
Phipps Conservatory
Understanding Climate Change
July 10 and 17, 6 – 7:30 pm
August
Green Building Alliance
Women+ in Green Family Nature Hike
August 25
October
CC Mellor Memorial Library
Nature’s Tricks and Treats, adult
October 11, 6 pm
Phipps Conservatory
Migratory Bird Walk & Talk in Schenley Park
October 14, 8 am
Penn Hills Library
Nature’s Tricks and Treats, adult
Oct 23, 6 pm
Protect PT
Nature’s Tricks and Treats, family
Oct 29, 12 -1:30 pm
November
CC Mellor Memorial Library
Bird Migration: Flights of Wonder
November 8, 6 pm
Allegheny County Jail
Family Visitation, November 18
“Green Friday” Walk at Boyce Park
Boyce Park, Meet at Eagle Shelter parking lot
November 24, 9 am
December
Seneca Hills Village
Winter Wildlife
December 14
Community Meet-and-Greet
Penn Hills Library
December 14, 6:30 pm
All are welcome! ASL interpreters, all-ages activities, prizes, and snacks will be provided!
2022
July
Monroeville Library
Wild Pennsylvania – School age
July 6, 13, 20, 27 at 5:30 pm
August
Penn Hills Library
Wild Pennsylvania – Adults
August 8, 15, 22 at 5:30 pm
Wild Pennsylvania – 1st – 4th grade
August 2, 9, 16 at 6 pm
Wild Woodville, Then and Now
August 21, 1-3 pm
September
C.C. Mellor Memorial Library
Wild Pennsylvania – Adults
September 6, 13, 20 at 6 pm
October
Monroeville Library
Bird Migration: Flights of Wonder – School age, October 5 at 5:30 pm
Nature’s Tricks and Treats – School age, October 19 at 5:30 pm
Penn Hills Library
Celebrate Birds! – Families, October 8 at 10 am
Nature’s Tricks and Treats – School age, October 26 at 6 pm
Steel Goat
Trunk or Treat Event – October 20, 4-7:30 pm
November
Penn Hills Library
Bird Migration: Flights of Wonder – Adults, November 21 at 5:30 pm
