Upcoming Summer 2025 Events at Silver Lake Nature Center
Kindness Rock Garden Series. Saturdays: June 21st; July 19th; August 23rd, 10:30am-12pm. Families & Individuals are welcome to join SLNC & the Kiwanis of Levittown-Bristol to help us grow our Garden of Kindness! We will be painting, so please feel free to wear a smock, apron, or old shirt. This special series is Sponsored by the Kiwanis of Levittown-Bristol and is FREE to participants. Space is limited, pre-registration required.
Register at SilverLakeNatureCenter.org or call 215-785-1177.
SLNC Earthship Tours. Saturdays: 6/21; 7/19; 8/16, 1pm-2:30pm. Stop by to visit and learn about these interesting, sustainable structures! Tours are FREE, but donations to the nonprofit Friends of SLNC are greatly appreciated. Register atSilverLakeNatureCenter.org or call 215-785-1177.
Tookany Creek Bluegrass Band – Start of Summer Concert. Saturday, 6/21/25, 7:30pm. Silver Lake Nature Center is pleased to welcome back the Tookany Creek Bluegrass Band to help kick-off the summer season with a Concert featuring “Bluegrass, Folk, Americana Music & more!” We are super-excited to have this awesome Band return to SLNC this summer, and hope you’ll join us in all the fun, too!!
Please feel free to arrive early to enjoy the beautiful Trails! Doors to the SLNC Visitors’ Center will open at 7pm.
Tickets: $15/person in advance (by 12pm on 6/21) OR $20 at the door. Ticket prices apply to all ages. No refunds/exchanges. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit Friends of Silver Lake Nature Center organization.
SLNC Mini BioBlitz. Saturday, 6/28, 9am-12pm. Join us in our effort to measure biodiversity at SLNC! We’ll meet at the SLNC Visitors’ Center for a quick orientation and workshop on using iNaturalist, and then head out onto the Trails to observe as many species as possible. Bring your smartphone with the iNaturalist app installed, and wear your hiking shoes! $8/person or $5/person for Friends of SLNC Members. Register at SilverLakeNatureCenter.org or call 215-785-1177.
Volunteer Work Days. Join us on the first Saturday of each month, from 10am to 12pm to help keep the beautiful SLNC Trails/Grounds so beautiful. Be prepared to get wet and dirty. Bring a refillable water bottle. This event is Rain or Shine. Register at SilverLakeNatureCenter.org or call 215-785-1177.
Saturday Morning Bird Walks. Sept. through Nov., 7:30am. Bring your binoculars if you have a pair! Meet outside of the SLNC Visitors’ Center at Welcome Kiosk near the Parking Area. FREE.
“IPR Team” Volunteer Project Day. Saturdays: 7/12; 8/9, 10am – 12pm. The Invasive Plants Removal Team meets once a month to help clear Invasive Plants from specific areas on the SLNC Grounds/Trails. Each season brings new plants in various degrees of difficulty and also serves as a learning opportunity! These Project Days also involve planting native plants and trees. Register at SilverLakeNatureCenter.org or call 215-785-1177.
SAVE THE DATE!! SLNC Earthship’s 10th Anniversary Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, September 13th!! Visit SilverLakeNatureCenter.org for info/details coming soon!
Trails are open daily, from Sunrise to Sunset. SLNC Visitors’ Center is open, Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10am-5pm & Sundays, Noon-5pm.
The Silver Lake Nature Center, where learning comes naturally, is a 264-acre Nature Preserve located in Bristol Township, Bucks County. It is a facility of the Bucks County Department of Parks & Recreation with additional funding and staffing provided by the Friends of Silver Lake Nature Center nonprofit organization. SLNC is home to over 40 plant and animal species listed as rare, threatened, or endangered in Pennsylvania. Participation in programs helps protect these species and their habitats. SLNC does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its programs, activities, or facilities. People with special needs are asked to give advance notice.
The Bucks County Department of Parks and Recreation was established in 1953. The Department is responsible for the acquisition, development, and preservation of open space and regional parks. The Department seeks in every endeavor to improve the quality of life and environment for all Bucks County residents, by working to enhance existing and projected recreational and cultural needs for our County.
For information about this and the other programs offered at Silver Lake Nature Center, call 215-785-1177 or visit the website at www.SilverLakeNatureCenter.org
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