Lancaster County Bird Club Announces Strategic Partnership with North Museum of Nature and Science
LANCASTER COUNTY BIRD CLUB ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTH MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE
Partnership will expand educational offerings on wild birds in Southcentral Pennsylvania
Feb 1, 2024. LANCASTER, Pa. — Lancaster County Bird Club (LCBC) has formed a strategic partnership with the North Museum of Nature and Science to enhance ornithological educational and outreach in Southcentral Pennsylvania with particular emphasis on finding ways to share the science of ornithology and the hobby of birding with residents of Southcentral Pennsylvania and help develop an understanding of wild birds and the conservation issues they face with today’s youth.
“Lancaster County Bird Club is proud to have a nearly 90-year history that has established us as one of the preeminent ornithological organizations not just in our area but the nation,” said Ted Nichols II, LCBC president. “Our ability to fulfill our mission is enhanced through building and strengthening partnerships with organizations in our area with similar missions. Strengthening our partnership with the North Museum – that goes back to their founding in 1953 – is a win-win for both of us when it comes to working together to explore ways to showcase the joys of birding and finding ways to inspire today’s youth – and all those that call Southcentral Pennsylvania home – by our feathered friends.”
As part of the partnership approved by the LCBC Board of Directors in December 2023, LCBC will now hold their September through March programs at the museum on the second Thursday of each of those month’s starting at 7 p.m. The programs are free and open to the public and feature a speaker on a topic related to the science of ornithology and the hobby of birding.
The organizations will also look at ways to collaborate on enhancing existing educational offerings related to wild birds and their conservation as well as expanding birding-related offerings to particularly target youth through engaging a variety of different youth-focused organizations. The partnership will also open ways for both entities to collaborate on birding-related offerings at Millport Conservancy where the museum recently took over oversight and support roles at and will utilize as a permanent outdoor classroom space. The two organizations will also explore ways to work together to see that the museum’s world-class ornithological collection – with most specimens dating back to the 1800s – will continue to inspire for generations to come.
The Lancaster County Bird Club has a long history of involvement and association with the museum resulting from the club’s early ties to Franklin & Marshall College and ornithologists and staff at the college that would be key to the museum’s founding. Lancaster County Bird Club remains one of the longest-supporting financial contributors of the museum supporting the museum’s natural history program and world-class ornithological collection since its founding.
Lancaster County Bird Club has been dedicated to securing the cultivation of public sentiment in the preservation of Lancaster County’s native bird life since being founded in December of 1937. The club is a non-profit membership organization with a mission focused on bird observation, bird conservation, bird education and promoting the recording and dissemination of bird observations. The club contains more than 350 members and fulfills its mission through building partnerships and a variety of robust offerings such as field trips, lectures, programs, scholarships and more. More information on the club is available at www.lancasterbirdclub.org.
MEDIA NOTE: Media are invited to attend a kick-off event featuring members from both organizations on Feb. 8 starting at 7 p.m. at the North Museum of Nature and Science, 400 College Ave., Lancaster. Remarks on possibilities created by the new partnership will be given by leadership from both organizations and attendees will have an opportunity to peruse the museum’s ornithological collection and hear from F&M Professor Dan Ardia on how the collection continues to be used for research today. Please RSVP to lancastercountybirdclub@gmail.com prior to the event if you plan to attend.
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North Museum’s Cosmic Bash celebrates PA’s natural history at event to support STEM education
North Museum’s Cosmic Bash celebrates PA’s natural history at event to support STEM education
Saturday, May 20 at The North Museum of Nature and Science
(LANCASTER)—Celebrating Pennsylvania’s rich resources of natural history, the North Museum invites supporters of STEM education, science, and nature to its 8th annual Cosmic Bash. The signature fundraiser will be held on Saturday, May 20, at the North Museum of Nature and Science, where guests will be entertained both in the museum and on the lawn of the Franklin & Marshall College campus.
Event design sponsor ATOMIC, which is known for its over-the-top spectacles created for world-class award shows and corporate events, will lend its creativity to showcasing some of the North Museum’s 350,000+ collection objects and lighting up the night in harmony with the event’s natural surroundings. “This year’s theme, Pennsylvania’s Natural History, will provide the visual backdrops that traditionally dazzle and delight our guests,” said Andrea Rush, North Museum’s CEO. “The North Museum hosts such a diverse collection of artifacts that help to tell the story of our state using minerals, gems, fossils, plants and wildlife.”
The Cosmic Bash benefits free and reduced-cost STEM education programs for children in Lancaster County and central Pennsylvania, and includes a silent auction, tapas-style dinner under an outdoor tent, and live auction of treasured items and experiences.
Event sponsorships are available by phone at 717-358-7188 or by contacting Scott Downs at sdowns@northmuseum.org. Beginning at $2500 for a table of eight, sponsors for the Cosmic Bash will enjoy prominent recognition and numerous corporate benefits. Single tickets for the Cosmic Bash also available and are $150, available online here or at 717-358-3941.
Sponsors include National Novelty Brush Company, ATOMIC, First National Bank, Anne and David Lloyd, Metzger Family Foundation, Dr. Clark McSparren, Alegre Events, Argires Marotti Neurosurgical Associates of Lancaster, Marysia and Salvatore Dina, EnerSys, Franklin & Marshall College, Bernadette and Eugene Gardner, Lancaster County Motors, Lancaster Country Day School, High Companies, Rhoades Energy Corporation and Trout CPA.
The North Museum reaches over 1 million households through its education initiatives in the Museum, in the community, and at home. Programs include at-home learning activity packs, free field trips and after-school programs, an annual Science and Engineering Fair for middle and high school students, and many other educational programs designed to create access to free and reduced-cost STEM learning opportunities and strengthen the foundation of youth in the Lancaster community and beyond.
Now in its 70th year, the North Museum of Nature and Science is committed to its mission to enable knowledge of nature and science by inspiring individuals, engaging communities, and connecting organizations.
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