Claymont Society for Continuous Education

12/02/2025

Fantastic!

11/22/2025

The Solar at the Great Barn is on! We had a little switch flipping ceremony with our friends from Solarsimple yesterday. It was a joyful occasion. The sun even came out for us! Thank you to all our friends who really made this dream come true for Claymont .

04/17/2025

04/10/2025

Coming up on Saturday, April 19th-- Join us for a Forest Walk & Talk with retired WV State Forester, Herb Peddicord.

Free and open to the public. All ages are welcome, though youth must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required and limited to 30 participants.

From 12-1 pm, Herb Peddicord will present on the Forest Stewardship Management Plan he recently created for Claymont—an educational retreat center nestled in Jefferson County—including how to conduct hands-on land surveys to gauge forest health; collecting data on timber density and soil types; and how it all comes together to shape recommendations for sustainable forest management. Then from 1-3 pm we’ll venture out into Claymont’s forests to see the plan in action; learn to identify signs of forest health as well as potential threats and challenges; and start to apply the plan’s stewardship recommendations out in the field.

To register, visit the PVAS website:
https://www.potomacaudubon.org/event/forest-walk-talk-with-forester-herb-peddicord/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJkqhRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHtKYBy_opXQ0jOJ4MQqN6FaMa-93y7x5GKE0lTAo_gOoVRWjVVhISg6Y4t7P_aem_m6KjTuBYnwyq9zztcMLZ_Q

Free and open to the public. All ages are welcome, though youth must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required and limited to 30 participants.

03/19/2025

Join us for a bird walk on the grounds of Claymont on Saturday, April 26th!

Bill Telfair and Hardy Mason will lead the group in exploring the property's excellent woodland and wetland bird habitat. Please visit the Potomac Valley Audubon Society website to register for this event-- registration is limited to 15 participants.

Free and open to the public. For ages 8 and older. All youth must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required and limited to 15 participants.

02/25/2025

We have an exciting announcement--and just in time for George Washington's birthday!!

We are proud to announce that this year we will be planning along with Friends of Happy Retreat a tour of Washington Homes in Jefferson County! Please save the date for October 18, 2025. Ticket availability will be announced later this spring.

Right now, we are offering several sponsorship opportunities to local businesses. We hope this tour will give local and out of town visitors alike an opportunity to explore these unique properties, and sponsoring the event reaches these audiences while helping us support our mission! Click here for details: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/2025-washington-homes-tour-sponsorship-opportunities

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