August Bird Walk

Due to COVID, we only have 8 spots available for the bird walk in July. If you are interested in joining our bird walk please email us at: greatmarshinstitute@gmail.com to save a spot.

September Bird Walk

Due to COVID, we only have 8 spots available for the bird walk in July. If you are interested in joining our bird walk please email us at: greatmarshinstitute@gmail.com to save a spot.

2nd Annual Work Party

Please join us next weekend to help get the trails clean 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 etc) to help prevent the spread of germs. Please RSVP […]

October Bird Walk

Due to COVID, we only have 8 spots available for the bird walk in October. If you are interested in joining our bird walk please email us at: greatmarshinstitute@gmail.com to save a spot.

November Bird Walk

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

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, […]

January Bird Walk

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, […]

February Bird Walk

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, […]

Winter Plant and Tree ID Walk

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

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, […]

GMI Spring Trail Clean-up

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) […]

April Bird Walk

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 […]