Date and Time
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
9:15 AM - 1:30 PM EDT
Wednesday, July 24 • 9:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Location
Stoner Farm, 8777 Lyons Road, Waynesboro, PA
Fees/Admission
$20 for Buttonwood/Institute members, $25 general public.
Description
For students completing grades 5 through age 17. A Discover series program combining earth science, geology and history. Students explore the secrets of a 200-year-old homestead and how its environment influenced early settlers. Offered in partnership with Little Antietam Creek, Inc. (LACI). Students join Buttonwood Nature Center/Institute educators and LACI archaeologists to “dig into the past” at historic Stoner Farm—digging and working with artifacts, scientific testing of the properties of limestone and soil, using remote sensing, learning how limestone is cut and mortar is made, and more. Space is limited; register online at buttonwoodnaturecenter.org. More information at 717-762-0373 or via email at info@buttonwoodnaturecenter.org. Fee: $20 for Buttonwood/Institute members, $25 general public.
