November Bird Walk
2020-11-15 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Due to COVID, we will keep the group small and if need be split the group to only have 8 people per group.

December Bird Walk
2020-12-13 10:00 - 13:00
Due to COVID we will keep the group small. If the group is to big we will split into two groups.
Join local birding expert Mike Coulter as he guides us through the Great Marsh, an ancient periglacial marsh and the largest marsh in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
This event is hosted by the Great Marsh Institute, a newly established non-profit with the mission of supporting scientific studies and educational opportunities for all! This event is free, but donations of any amount are welcome to support our work!

January Bird Walk
2021-01-17 10:00 - 13:00
Due to COVID we will keep the group small. If the group is to big we will split into smaller groups.
Join local birding expert Mike Coulter as he guides us through the Great Marsh, an ancient periglacial marsh and the largest marsh in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
This event is hosted by the Great Marsh Institute, a newly established non-profit with the mission of supporting scientific studies and educational opportunities for all! This event is free, but donations of any amount are welcome to support our work!

February Bird Walk
2021-02-21 10:00 - 13:00

Winter Plant and Tree ID Walk
2021-03-13 11:00 - 14:00
Diana Cormack, a PA Master Naturalist trainee, will be leading a walk to learn how to ID plants and trees in the late winter on trails around the Great Marsh.
We will keep this walk to 10 participants so please RSVP to:
greatmarshinstitute@gmail.com

March Bird Walk
2021-03-14 11:00 - 14:00

GMI Spring Trail Clean-up
2021-03-20 11:00 - 2021-03-21 19:00
GMI Spring trail clean-up
March 20-21, 2021

Please join us the weekend of March 20-21 to help get the trails cleaned up around the Great Marsh. Due to COVID we won’t be able to provide food, but feel free to bring a picnic lunch. Also bring your own tools (clippers, weedwackers, chainsaws and/or hedge trimmers) to help prevent the spread of germs.
Please RSVP for a time slot to: greatmarshinstitute@gmail.com
The time slots are as follows:
March 20: 8am-Noon
March 20: Noon-4pm
March 21: 8am-Noon
March 21: Noon-4pm
Thanks for your help in advance and if anything is needed please call/text me.
Lori Moore
GMI Program Director
(503)544-3868

April Bird Walk
2021-04-11 11:00 - 14:00
Come join us at the Great Marsh for our monthly bird walks. The Great Marsh is a premier birding location in Chester County and to date has recorded over 185 bird species. Migration is ramping up in April and some of the more interesting species we can expect to find include: Blue-winged Teal, American Black Duck, Green-winged Teal, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Wilson’s Snipe, Savannah Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird, and Palm Warbler. We also may have a chance of seeing some more uncommon species that have been seen this time of year on the property including: Horned Grebe, Sandhill Crane, American Bittern, Glossy Ibis, Horned Lark and Pine Warbler.
The Great Marsh Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting scientific studies, educational opportunities, and protecting the unique Great Marsh in Northern Chester County. Donations are appreciated.

Nature Hike
2021-04-24 05:00 - 08:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Come join Diana Cormack, a PA Master Naturalist trainee, on a nature walk around the Great Marsh. Bring binoculars if you have them to help ID the birds and bring any plant ID books to help with identification. Also boots are always a good choice as we have lots of springs on the property.
We will keep this walk to 10 participants so please RSVP to:
greatmarshinstitute@gmail.com

Nature and Photography Walk
2021-05-02 12:00 - 15:00
Come join Jim Moffett, a local photographer and naturalist, for a walk around the Great Marsh to learn about taking nature photography.
We will keep this walk to 10 participants so please RSVP to:
greatmarshinstitute@gmail.com

May Nature Hike
2021-05-15 05:00 - 13:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Come join Diana Cormack, a PA Master Naturalist trainee, on a nature walk to learn more about the Great Marsh, an ancient periglacial marsh and the largest marsh in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
This event is hosted by the Great Marsh Institute, a non-profit with the mission of supporting scientific studies and educational opportunities.
Bring binoculars if you have them to help ID the birds and bring any plant ID books to help with identification. Also boots are always a good choice as we have lots of springs on the property.
We will keep this walk to 10 participants so please RSVP to:
greatmarshinstitute@gmail.com
This is a free event, but any donations are welcome to help support our work here at the Great Marsh.

May Bird Walk
2021-05-16 03:00 - 06:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Come join us at The Great Marsh for our monthly bird walk on Sunday, May 17th at 7:00AM.
The tail end of migration will still be happening and we have recorded 132 species during the month of May here at the Great Marsh. Past sightings of note during the 3rd week of May include: Yellow and Black-billed Cuckoos, Virginia Rail, Sora, Semipalmated Plover, Least Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Great Egret, Blue-headed Vireo, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Swainson’s Thrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Scarlet Tanager. As for the Warblers we’ll shoot for: Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Blue-winged, Black-and-White, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Magnolia, Bay-breasted, Blackburnian, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll, Black-throated Blue, Palm, Black-throated Green, and Canada. We also should see many of the 70 or so species that were not mentioned above that breed in and around the property.

June Bird Walk
2021-06-13 04:00 - 07:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Come join us at The Great Marsh Institute on Sunday, June 13th at 8:00 AM for our next monthly bird walk.
June brings the peak of breeding season to the area and we will be searching to see as many as the 81 species that have been recorded during June in years past. Some of the more uncommon species we will target include: Hooded Merganser, Yellow and Black-billed Cuckoos, Virginia Rail, Killdeer, Alder Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo, Orchard Oriole, and Scarlet Tanager.
This event is free, but donations are welcomed.
Please note that the property is private but you can always visit during our planned trips.

July Bird Walk
2021-07-11 04:00 - 07:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Come join us at The Great Marsh Institute on Sunday, July 11th at 8:00 AM for our next monthly bird walk.
July can be relatively silent but rest assured that many of the breeding birds on the property can still be seen by the observant birder. There is also a chance to see post breeding herons that disperse through our area this time of year. Great Egrets and Little Blue Herons have been recording previously. In all 67 species have been recorded during July.
The Great Marsh Institute is located at:
28 Moores Road
Elverson, PA 19520

Please note that the property is private but you can always visit during our planned trips.

August Bird Walk
2021-08-15 04:00 - 07:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Come join us at The Great Marsh Institute on Sunday, August 15 at 8:00 AM for our monthly bird walk. Please RSVP to lori@greatmarshinstitute.org. This will help us to organize and keep groups small.
The Great Marsh Institute is located at:
28 Moores Road
Elverson, PA 19520
Please note that the property is private but you can always visit during our planned trips.

Nature Walk
2021-09-11 04:00 - 07:00, 2021-10-16 04:00 - 07:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Come join Diana Cormack, a PA Master Naturalist trainee, and walk in the Great Marsh to identify non-native introduced species, not necessarily just plants, and discuss their impact on this unique habitat. We’ll also look for fall blooming natives like goldenrod.
Please RSVP to lori@greatmarshinstitute.org. This will help us to organize and keep groups small.
The Great Marsh Institute is located at:
28 Moores Road
Elverson, PA 19520
Please note that the property is private but you can always visit during our planned trips.

September Bird Walk
2021-09-12 04:00 - 07:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Come join us at The Great Marsh Institute on Sunday, September 12th at 8:00 AM for our monthly bird walk. Please RSVP to lori@greatmarshinstitute.org. This will help us to organize and keep groups small.
The Great Marsh Institute is located at:
28 Moores Road
Elverson, PA 19520
Please note that the property is private but you can always visit during our planned trips.

Arts at the Great Marsh
2021-09-18 09:00 - 17:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Great Marsh Institute and Fidget bring science and art together for our upcoming fundraising event “Arts at the Great Marsh.” In the afternoon, join us for educational lectures on the Great Marsh’s land and history, dance performances by Fidget, and a silent auction to support both organizations. Bring a picnic and enjoy as we close out the evening with music by local band The Yonders.

Adult: $50
Child (12 and under): $10
Child (3 and under): Free
Family Package: 2 adults for $70, add children for an additional $5 each

Tickets available here.

Rain date: Sunday, September 19th

COVID Information: Any gathering may have a mix of vaccinated and unvaccinated people. While we encourage our friends and neighbors to be vaccinated, by being outside we hope to be as safe as possible. Masks are encouraged for the Glasshouse tours as they will be inside.

Event Map here.

Pizza Party Fundraiser
2021-10-02 14:00 - 16:30 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Join us for an evening of music, comedy, and pizza to support Great Marsh Institute! Pizza is included in the ticket price. Please bring your own chair for the event!
Tickets available here.

About This Event:
The Pizza Collection is a musical comedy act from Philadelphia who tour the country throwing pizza parties and performing their signature pizza songs. Their live show takes the audience on a trip through the space-pizza-time-continuum, celebrating pizza through music, comedy, dance, art, and more. The Pizza Collection has performed across North America, from Philadelphia’s own World Cafe, to Minneapolis’ Pizza Camp, to Pizza Poetry Month in New Orleans, to their recent headlining appearance at Cinnaminfest. In 2018 The Pizza Collection broke the world record for the most pizza songs ever performed.

October Bird Walk
2021-10-17 04:00 - 07:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
October at GMI is all about Waterfowl, Sparrows and Blackbirds; Rusty Blackbirds that is. The Great Marsh hosts wintering populations of this rapidly declining species and October is when they typically move in. Flocks of several dozen are not uncommon here this time of year. Waterfowl are also on the move. In the past we have had: Cackling Goose, Blue and Green-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Bufflehead, American Black Duck, and Pied-billed Grebe. Sparrows will be moving in as well including chances of seeing: Fox, White-crowned, Vesper, Savannah, and Lincoln’s. Other species of note seen in October include: Golden Eagle, Northern Harrier, Blue-headed Vireo, Common Raven, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Winter and Marsh Wren, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, and Eastern Meadowlark. In all, 101 species have been recording in October.

GMI Open to Artists
2021-10-30 - 2021-10-31 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Calling all photographers, painters, and artists! This Sunday, October 31st the Great Marsh will be open to all interested artists. Take a self-guided tour to paint, take photos, and enjoy the property.
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to lori@greatmarshinstitute.org with your name and the time you plan to arrive. Check-in will be at the Farm House.
This event is free of charge but we humbly ask for a suggested donation of $20. Donate through our Paypal or make a cash donation at the door.

Third Annual Work Party
2021-11-06 04:00 - 12:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Join us Saturday, November 6th and Sunday, November 7th for our third annual work party.
Please RSVP to lori@greatmarshinstitute.org to sign up for a time slot. Available times for signup:
November 6th: 8am-noon
November 6th: noon-4pm
November 7th: 8am-noon
November 7th: noon-4pm
Due to COVID-19 we will kindly ask that you provide your own and tools (clippers, weed wackers, chainsaws and/or hedge trimmers). Light snacks and water will be provided but feel free to bring a picnic lunch!

November Bird Walk
2021-11-21 03:00 - 06:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Come join us at The Great Marsh Institute on Sunday, November 21st at 8:00 AM for our monthly bird walk. Please RSVP to lori@greatmarshinstitute.org. This will help us to organize and keep groups small.

November Open Artist Day
2021-11-27 - 2021-11-28 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Calling all photographers, painters, and artists! Sunday, November 28th the Great Marsh will be open dawn to dusk for all interested artists. Take a self-guided tour to paint, take photos, and enjoy the property.
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to lori@greatmarshinstitute.org with your name and the time you plan to arrive. Check-in will be at the Farm House.
This event is free of charge but we humbly ask for a suggested donation of $20. Donate through our Paypal or make a cash donation at the door.

December Bird Walk
2021-12-19 03:00 - 06:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Come join us at The Great Marsh Institute on Sunday, December 19th at 8:00 AM for our monthly bird walk. Please RSVP to lori@greatmarshinstitute.org. This will help us to organize and keep groups small.

January Bird Walk
2022-01-16 03:00 - 06:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Come join us at The Great Marsh Institute on Sunday, January 16th at 8:00 AM for our monthly bird walk. Please RSVP to lori@greatmarshinstitute.org. This will help us to organize and keep groups small. This event is free but donations are always welcome via our Paypal or cash donations at the door.

January Open Artist Day
2022-01-21 - 2022-01-22 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Calling all photographers, painters, and artists! Saturday, January 22nd the Great Marsh will be open dawn to dusk for all interested artists. Take a self-guided tour to paint, take photos, and enjoy the property.
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to lori@greatmarshinstitute.org with your name and the time you plan to arrive. Check-in will be at the Farm House.
This event is free of charge but we humbly ask for a suggested donation of $20. Donate through our Paypal or make a cash donation at the door.

Wetlands of the Great Marsh
2022-02-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
Want to learn more about the Great Marsh? Join us Thursday, February 3rd from 6-7pm for a lecture on wetlands of the Great Marsh by local herpetologist, Scott Bush. This lecture is in celebration of World Wetlands Day.

This is an online event held on Zoom only.

February Bird Walk
2022-02-20 03:00 - 06:00 | Great Marsh Institute, 28 MOORES RD, Elverson, PA, 19520, United States
Come join us at The Great Marsh Institute on Sunday, February 20th at 8:00 AM for our monthly bird walk. Please RSVP to lori@greatmarshinstitute.org. This will help us to organize and keep groups small. This event is free but donations are always welcome via our Paypal or cash donations at the door.
