by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jan 8, 2019 | Feature, News
Join us for this special event with our friends at Checkerspot Brewing Company where we release our collaboration of small batch craft beers made with local pollinator themed ingredients (honey, wildflowers, and pawpaws). Come early for an engaging talk on wildlife...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jan 3, 2019 | Feature, News
**Canceled due to high winds and low temperatures** Join us for this late night special skywatching event where we will use the rising of the Wolf Moon eclipse to discuss some of our most interesting native carnivores, the canine family, both past and present.Did you...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jan 1, 2019 | Feature, News
First Day Hike in Susquehanna State Park Continuing the great tradition of spending New Year’s Day in nature on a hiking trail, we once again partnered with the Maryland Park Service at Susquehanna State Park to enjoy a beautiful day outside. We had 343 guests...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jan 1, 2019 | Feature, News
With our latest video, we look back at 2018 and reflected on how far we have come in just one year. We had many successes, a few setbacks, and as always, many valuable lessons were learned. We are closer than ever to reaching our goal of opening the Susquehannock...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Dec 28, 2018 | Feature, News
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (male) The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is a species of woodpecker that primarily lives off of tree sap which it obtains by creating sap wells. We observed this male sapsucker at the Susquehannock Wildlife Center feeding on the sap of our sugar...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Dec 11, 2018 | Feature, News
Planting Persimmon Trees in New Orchard During our early planning stages when we started managing the Wildlife Center property we came up with the idea of creating a native fruit orchard. One of our goals here was to find a way to connect wildlife, native plants and...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Dec 9, 2018 | Feature, News
SWS Executive Director Scott McDaniel recently had the pleasure of meeting Marty Stouffer, a wildlife filmmaker and naturalist that produced and hosted the award-winning “Wild America” series that can be attributed in part to inspiring Scott and many...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Dec 1, 2018 | Feature, News
Susquehannock Wildlife Society wants to thank all of those who support their local wildlife through donations and your own personal fundraising campaigns for our organization and our partner organizations on Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday provides an opportunity to...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Dec 1, 2018 | Feature, News
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL WILDLIFE & HELP BUILD SOMETHING SPECIAL! Join us for our 4th annual fundraising evening to support the work of Susquehannock Wildlife Society and the building of our Wildlife Center in Darlington! Be a part of a special moment in time and invest...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Nov 20, 2018 | Feature, News
The north american river otter is a semi-aquatic and primarily nocturnal member of the weasel family. While they are known for their playful and almost comedic nature, as they are often seen sliding and rolling around, they are actually formidable hunters, preying...