[Northampton County, PA] – Northampton County Parks & Recreation will sponsor a program about a local nest box project that’s been providing homes for Barred Owl families in the Minsi Lake Greenway since 2021. Join us for this illustrated presentation from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 28 at the Charles Chrin Community Center with Jim Wilson of Northampton County Parks. 

Come learn about this exciting project, how its benefited local Barred Owls and contributed to raptor conservation science, and how you can create habitat for owls while discovering Pennsylvania’s eight owl species. The Chrin Center is located at 4100 Green Pond Road, Palmer, PA 18045.

Northampton County Parks staff have been coordinating this project with community conservation partners—including Lehigh Valley Audubon Society volunteers and Hawk Mountain Sanctuary scientists—for the past seven years. During that time, five Barred Owl pairs have raised 12 owlets in nest boxes that were built and installed across the sprawling Minsi Lake Greenway in Upper Mount Bethel Township. This presentation is full of candid photos and video clips of the lives of those five Barred Owl families and behind-the-scenes looks at the project and its partners in action.

This program is free of charge; however, registration is required. Go to https://norcoparks.recdesk.com/Community/Home and click on programs to register. For questions, contact Jim Wilson, Northampton County Parks Recreation Specialist, at 610/829-6404 or at jwilson@norcopa.gov.

Information provided to TVL by:
Northampton County Executive Office