Community Calendar

Wildlands Conservancy's PreK Pathfinders Program is part of a monthly series designed for children aged 3-5 and their grown-ups. This interactive program encourages exploration, learning, and discovery through hands-on activities, stories, and outdoor adventures, tailored to spark curiosity and connect young children with the natural world. Each child-adult team will embark on a shared experience designed to nurture early learning skills and foster a love for nature. Please note that registration is required only for the participating children, however each child must be accompanied by an adult.

This month: Calling all animal lovers! During Animal Detectives, children and their caregivers will work together to uncover the secrets of wildlife.

Explore the outdoors as a team, searching for animal clues like tracks, feathers, and nests. Together, you’ll solve nature’s mysteries, building observation skills and a love for wildlife along the way. The highlight of your adventure? Meeting a live animal up close! Discover what makes it special and how it connects to the clues you’ve uncovered. This program is perfect for curious little ones and their grown-ups who want to connect with nature.

This program is free; please register online. Your registration matters! If you’re unable to attend, please let us know in advance so we can offer your spot to someone else eager to enjoy this special experience. Registration opens Monday, May 18.

Questions? Contact: Nicole Landis, nlandis@wildlandspa.org.

Experience Austen’s world like never before in a whirlwind tour through her beloved novels—Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and more—condensed into 80 laugh-out-loud minutes. Three quick-witted actors tackle Austen’s heroines, heroes, cads, and clowns with lightning-fast costume changes, sharp humor, and a dash of modern mischief. Whether you’re a devoted Janeite or discovering Austen for the first time, prepare for a charming, high-energy romp celebrating one of literature’s most legendary voices. Recommended for Austen fans and theatre lovers of all ages.

Wildlands Conservancy’s Stream Team Volunteers – 2026!
Dates: Fridays, May 29 – Sept. 25, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM at various locations – check out our website for more information.

If you’re ready to go with the flow, join us as we maintain vegetative areas along streams (riparian buffers) and help ensure the survival of young, native trees in the forest buffer. These vital areas improve water quality in local communities, reduce erosion and flooding concerns, and provide habitat for wildlife.

Repairing vegetative streamside areas, also called riparian buffers, is a science-based method to:
• Improving water quality by reducing pollutants entering waterways through runoff, providing clean drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people in local communities.
• Restoring habitat for fish and native birds by planting native vegetation that provides sustenance and cools the water temperature.
• Reducing flooding downstream.
Stream Team is an act of environmental stewardship, which is our guiding principle to protecting and restoring our critical waterways that are the lifeblood of the Lehigh Valley and Lehigh River.

Stream Team is a great volunteer opportunity for individuals, college students, and community groups. Volunteers are encouraged to register for multiple dates and locations at: https://www.wildlandspa.org/streamteam/.

Questions? Contact Jake Metzger - jmetzger@wildlandspa.org, using subject line: “Stream Team Volunteers”.

Wildlands Conservancy’s summer camp offers an enriching, nature-based environment where children learn, play, and grow through curiosity and discovery, thus budding both friendships and a lifelong appreciation of our natural world.

11 Weeks of Summer Camp FUN from June 8 through August 21.
Wildlands Conservancy’s summer camp offers summer fun at our Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.

Located in the Lehigh Valley, Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary is generally a convenient 10-15 minutes from Allentown and Macungie, 25 minutes from Bethlehem, as well as 30 minutes from Easton.

Register before April 1 for a 10% Discount!

Register online at: https://www.wildlandspa.org/camp/.

Questions? Contact Arianna Kohler, Environmental Education Manager: akohler@wildlandspa.org.

Discover the joy of playing the piano with other early beginners!

Learn the fundamentals of piano technique, scales, history, and music theory, including rhythm, pitch, and note reading. Students will build confidence, active listening skills, and general musicality as they have fun playing individually and together as a group. Students will have the option to demonstrate their new skills with a performance for family and friends on the last day of the camp. Instruments provided.

Ages: 7-11, Beginners, no experience required
Teacher: Dr. Matthew Morrow

For students not currently enrolled in private lessons at CMS, a $25 group class registration fee will be automatically processed after enrollment.

Learn more about this and other 2026 CMS Summer Music Camps at https://cmslv.org/2026-summer-camps/

Experience Austen’s world like never before in a whirlwind tour through her beloved novels—Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and more—condensed into 80 laugh-out-loud minutes. Three quick-witted actors tackle Austen’s heroines, heroes, cads, and clowns with lightning-fast costume changes, sharp humor, and a dash of modern mischief. Whether you’re a devoted Janeite or discovering Austen for the first time, prepare for a charming, high-energy romp celebrating one of literature’s most legendary voices. Recommended for Austen fans and theatre lovers of all ages.

Drop-in to the Art Ways Interactive Family Gallery on the second floor of the Museum every Saturday and Sunday to make your own art to take home during ArtVentures. Museum educators are on hand to help guide you in creating an artwork inspired by the Museum’s collection. Design your own creation and bring it to life on one of our 3D printers. All ages and abilities welcome! Free.

Experience Austen’s world like never before in a whirlwind tour through her beloved novels—Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and more—condensed into 80 laugh-out-loud minutes. Three quick-witted actors tackle Austen’s heroines, heroes, cads, and clowns with lightning-fast costume changes, sharp humor, and a dash of modern mischief. Whether you’re a devoted Janeite or discovering Austen for the first time, prepare for a charming, high-energy romp celebrating one of literature’s most legendary voices. Recommended for Austen fans and theatre lovers of all ages.

Join us for a magical evening exploring the glowing world of fireflies!

During this family friendly field study, our educators will guide you through the basics of firefly behavior, bioluminescence, and why these insects are important to our ecosystem. Families will take part in a simple citizen science project, using easy observation techniques to count fireflies, note flash patterns, and record environmental conditions.

Your data will help support ongoing research on firefly populations and conservation needs.

Enjoy a gentle night outdoors, learn something new together, and help protect these amazing insects for the future.

This program is offered free of charge thanks to funding from the Lehigh County. Please register online. Registration opens Monday, May 18.

Questions? Contact: Nicole Landis at Nlandis@wildlandspa.org

Drop-in to the Art Ways Interactive Family Gallery on the second floor of the Museum every Saturday and Sunday to make your own art to take home during ArtVentures. Museum educators are on hand to help guide you in creating an artwork inspired by the Museum’s collection. Design your own creation and bring it to life on one of our 3D printers. All ages and abilities welcome! Free.