Pack a picnic dinner and watch the moon rise over the Welkinweir ponds and forest! Explore the arboretum gardens after hours, take in a live birds of prey presentation, and enjoy s’mores and lemonade around a campfire as the full moon rises.
Join Audubon Society naturalists to search for birds and other wildlife at Welkinweir! Stroll through the fields, around the ponds, and on the woodland hiking trails of our scenic 197-acre preserve and arboretum. Bring binoculars and field guides if you have them.
Walk the gardens and meadows with GVWA and Bee Positive Honey to learn more about bees!
Stroll through the fields, around the ponds, and on the woodland hiking trails of our scenic 197-acre preserve and arboretum. Bird observations are recorded for submission to eBird, a citizen science initiative that monitors bird populations around the world!
Join GVWA staff and volunteers from Valley Forge Audubon Society to search for birds and other wildlife at Welkinweir!
Join GVWA staff to search for birds and other wildlife at Welkinweir! Stroll through the fields, around the ponds, and on the woodland hiking trails of our scenic 197-acre preserve and arboretum. Bird observations are recorded for submission to eBird, a citizen science initiative that monitors bird populations around the world! Birders will meet at […]
Get your child interested in birding! Join Green Valleys Watershed Association staff and Valley Forge Audubon Society naturalists to search for birds and other wildlife at Welkinweir! This walk is perfect for young birders and helping children ages 8-18 discover birding. Stroll through the fields, around the ponds, and on the woodland hiking trails of […]
Join Green Valleys Watershed Association staff and volunteers from Valley Forge Audubon Society to search for birds and other wildlife at Welkinweir! Stroll through the fields, around the ponds, and on the woodland hiking trails of our scenic 197-acre preserve and arboretum. Bird observations are recorded for submission to eBird, a citizen science initiative that monitors […]
You’re invited to celebrate the holidays at historic Welkinweir! Visit our festively decorated historic estate and headquarters. Enjoy scenic garden views, light refreshments, and joyful music on the Skinner pipe organ. Learn about Welkinweir’s 300-year history as you stroll the hallways and garden paths. Families, friends, visitors and neighbors are all welcome! There is no […]
Visit Welkinweir on a day to celebrate natural beauty, a conservation mindset, and environmental education in our nation's public gardens! The American Public Gardens Association organizes National Public Gardens Day each year to celebrate botanical & educational gardens, arboreta, conservatories, and historical landscapes throughout the country. Held on the Friday preceding Mother’s Day weekend, this national day […]