Speaker Series and Nature Book Club

Both of these programs require advance registration which can be done online at: www.OregonRidgeNaureCenter.WildApricot.org

The ORNC Council Speakers Series presents informative and engaging talks on a wide range of nature-related topics, by some of the area’s leading specialists in the environmental sciences, natural history, and related fields. You can find details of our upcoming Speaker Series on the Programs and Events Page of this website.  These talks are Free for members or $10 for non-members. Most programs are held in-person at the Nature Center, with Zoom presentations if circumstances require.

The Nature Book Club meets on Mondays 8 times a year at 7:00 p.m. The schedule for the year and choice of books to be read and discussed are set by club members in the Fall. This is a Free program and will either take place online via zoom or in-person. Weather permitting, we will use a pavilion for a safe in-person gathering.

If you would like to speak or have a suggestion for an interesting speaker please contact the Nature Center via email at info@oregonridgenaturecenter.org.

ORNC Council Speaker Series

• Tuesday, October 17, 7- 8:30 p.m.: “An Evening of Terror: Spotted Lanternfly and other invasive insects” by Michael Raupp.  (Oregon Ridge Nature Center Auditorium).  
  Online registration required – https://oregonridgenaturecenter.wildapricot.org/event-5361602
  Adults  - $10 per person (FREE for ORNCC Members) 

• Wednesday, November 15; 7 - 8:30 p.m.: “Should I Stay or Should I Go? How Maryland's Wildlife Deals with Winter” by Kerry Wixted  (Oregon Ridge Nature Center Auditorium) 
  Online registration required – https://oregonridgenaturecenter.wildapricot.org/event-5362403
  Adults  - $10 per person (FREE for ORNCC Members) 

Nature Book Club

• Monday, October 2, 7 - 8 p.m.: Underland: A DeepTime Journey; Robert Macfarland
• Monday, December 4, 7 - 8 p.m.: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds – Thomas Halliday
• Monday, January 22, 7 - 8 p.m.: Heaven's Breath: A Natural History of the Wind – Lyall Watson
• Monday, March 4, 7 - 8 p.m.: A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds – Scott Weidensaul
• Monday, April 22, 7 - 8 p.m.: Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard – Douglas Tallamy

If you would like to speak or have a suggestion for an interesting speaker please call the Nature Center at 410-887-1815.