Join Amy Thomas on a family-friendly walk at Cool Spring Preserve!

PVAS Host: Amy Thomas

This event is free and open to the public.  Anyone with an interest is welcome to come along, regardless of their birding skills.  Bring the whole family, kids included!  Registration is required and limited to 15 participants.

The trails at Cool Spring Preserve have a lot to offer! From well-maintained footpaths to gorgeous views, the preserve’s 63 acres are home to much wildlife. Please meet by 8:30 am in the front parking lot of Cool Spring Preserve; the walk will last a couple of hours.

Participants should wear sturdy footwear, dress appropriately for the prevailing weather conditions, and bring along water. Binoculars will be available for anyone who needs them.

About our Host: Amy is our Lead Teacher and Naturalist. She first worked for PVAS starting in 2012 as a camp counselor for three summers and then as camp director in 2015.

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.

Note: every participant must register for this event, including all adults and all children that are planning to attend. Once you go through the registration for one person and press submit, go back to the beginning of the registration process and register the next person in your family.

Register Here!