Spirit of Spring Fireside
Friday, April 14, from 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Nature Activities • Food, Beer, Music • Photography Show • Member Tree Giveaway
The Earth is sending us a message. Our wellness – and the wellness of the planet – are at stake. As we build a new normal following the acute chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, what we do with that message is up to us.
Earth Day 2023 is a time to look back and reflect on all we have accomplished for the natural world, everything we have experienced, and all we stand to lose. It is a time to look, listen, and learn from the messages the Earth sends us daily. It is a time to look forward into the future – to give our communities and ourselves the space to make a deliberate decision. What do we want the future to look like? And how can we make it happen?
Free with Admission | No Registration Necessary
Event Activities
The world comes alive in the spring! Experience a crescendo of frogs singing, birds returning, flowers blooming, and leaves unfurling after months of winter stillness.
Nature Tours and Citizen Science
- Join bird guide Dave Eberly for a birdsong experience in the meadow, Scientist Sue Fredrick for a tour of the ephemeral pools, or wildflower guide Dick Cloud to see wildflowers in the North Woods at a quarter after each hour.
- Learn about the many citizen scientist projects at Tyler, the history of Earth Day, and more at tables staffed by expert volunteers.
- For our littlest visitors, we will have story time on the barn terrrace with Miss Louisa.
Food Around the Fire
- Food is available for purchase at: Dos Gringos Food Truck and Mobile Mess Hall Food Truck.
- Beer is available for purchase with Dock Street Brewing.
- S’mores packets are FREE and will be available for everyone to share as supplies last.
Entertainment and Photography Show
- Musical guest, Therapy Barn, will perform two sets inside the Barn Loft.
- Also, in the Barn Loft, view a display of images of the ecosystems that make up Tyler, all taken by our talented volunteer photographers, Barry Rubin, Dick Greenwood, Dave Eberly, and Dave Charlton. We will also feature a fiber art piece by Dr. Laura Guertin of Penn State.
- Help create an Earth Day Mural guided by artist Victoria Lawrence.
Member Tree Giveaway
sponsored by Republic Bank
*All Trees Are Now Claimed*
The trees we plant now will shelter our communities far into the future. We have focused on this for the Member Tree Giveaway in honor of Earth Day. The tree you receive is a species projected to survive well according to different climate models and will provide food or shelter for Pennsylvania wildlife.
Registration begins on April 3 and continues until all trees are claimed. Not a member? Become one here!
Pick up your FREE tree on Friday, April 14, at the Spirit of Spring Fireside between 5:00 – 7:30 pm!
Our Vision
The 21st Century is young, and its future is in our hands. If we have learned from the five decades since that first Earth Day – or from the past three years of living through a global pandemic – we need to reflect on those lessons and move forward. It is time to inspire the next wave of environmental change for every individual and every community across the globe.
Join us at Tyler to connect to what the Earth tells us – so we can work together to grow a more sustainable future.
Event Timeline
Friday, April 14, 5:00 – 8:00 pm | 515 Painter Rd. Media, PA 19063
No Registration Necessary! This event is FREE to members, and Free with regular admission to visitors.
Normal hours are 9 am – 6 pm, so come early and explore the Arboretum!
Nature Activities
Food, Beer, Music
Photography Show
Member Tree Giveaway