The Lancaster County Bird Club (LCBC) has posted its upcoming activities, which are free and open to the public.

The LCBC will meet on Thursday, March 13, at 7 p.m. at the North Museum of Nature and Science, 400 College Ave., Lancaster. 

Heidi Shiver, president of Bird Town Pennsylvania, will speak about the statewide grassroots conservation program and how it works with municipalities to engage, educate, and empower their residents, schools, and businesses to make more positive ecologically friendly decisions that especially support birds and wildlife. Tools and resources available for homeowners - from backyard habitat programs to community science programs - will be shared as well as municipal and community projects, including native plant pop-up gardens, native plant garden tours, and demonstration gardens.

Shiver was a member of Bucks Audubon's board and also served as board president, helping to create the organization's advocacy committee and establish renewable energy as a focus. She also created the group's book club and led it for six years. She has served on Doylestown Township's Environmental Advisory Council for more than six years; she is the group's chair and coordinates its Bird Town Program. She has been a Bucks County Penn State Master Gardener for more than 17 years. Shiver also serves on the executive committee of the Pennsylvania Audubon Council. She is helping to manage, write, and edit the second edition of "Birds of Bucks County." For the past three years, she has led Bird Town Pennsylvania, working with the organization's board to reinvigorate and grow the program across the state and promote community-based conservation actions to create a healthier and sustainable environment for birds, wildlife, and people.

More information about the meeting is available by calling 717-856-3851 or 717-725-2717.

Two field trips will be available in March. Preregistration is required by 6 p.m. on the day before the trip.

John Lahr will lead a late afternoon and evening trip at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area on Saturday, March 8, at 4:30 p.m. The main objective is to hear or view the courtship display of the American woodcock. Water fowl may also be viewed. To learn more, contact Lahr at 717-205-3030 or johnlahr@gmail.com.

Derek Stoner will lead a trip along the Susquehanna River starting at Wrightsville on Saturday, March 15, at 1 p.m. Participants will keep an eye out for little and black-headed gulls and other river birds. For more information, contact Stoner at 484-723-3348 or derekstoner@hotmail.com. 

For more information about the LCBC, visit http://www.lancasterbirdclub.org, http://www.facebook.com/lancasterbirdclub, or http://www.instagram.com/lancasterbirdclub.