Come explore the wonders of nature with us!

PVAS Host: Amy Thomas

Free and open to the public. All ages are welcome, though youth must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is not required – just drop in!

Each week (Thursdays, 9-11:30 am), we’ll cover a new nature topic through storytime and hands-on activities that will spark curiosity and exploration in kids of all ages!

About our Host:

Amy is a PVAS Program Specialist. She first worked for PVAS starting in 2012 as a camp counselor for three summers and then as camp director in 2015. In her role as a Program Specialist, she oversees Nature in the Neighborhood, school programs (other than 4th Grade Watershed), Turtle Time, and Forest Storytime.

While studying at Towson University, Amy interned with the National Aquarium and Irvine Nature Center and worked for the University’s Office of Sustainability as a Compost Educator. Amy was also very involved in her university’s Outdoor Adventure program where she worked as an Outdoor Trip Leader, Kayak Clinic Instructor, Challenge Course Facilitator and Climbing Gym Supervisor. After earning her BA in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Informal Environmental Education in 2015, she served as a Chesapeake Conservation Corps member, working as a naturalist at Meadowside Nature Center in Rockville, Maryland. Most recently, Amy worked as a field instructor at the Mountain Institute at Spruce Knob, West Virginia, where she led students on backpacking trips and taught Watershed Education programs.

In her free time, Amy enjoys backpacking, biking, rock climbing, kayaking and cross-country skiing.