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October ‘Wee Wonder’ Series

Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd, Waynesboro, PA, United States

Autumn adventures in the park! Activities include: exploring the outdoors, hikes, nature stories, rhymes, finger plays, nature games, puppets. Ages 2.5 to 5 years. (Children must be accompanied by a parent.) Pre-registration for full series required. Series Fee: $28/child Institute member; $32 non-member. Prepayment required and confirms your registration. To register, email us at [email protected].

StoryWalk® Grand Opening

Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd, Waynesboro, PA, United States

Families are invited to the grand opening of a new community resource that invites them to take a stroll on the nature trails at Pine Hill Park, while enjoying a […]

Pumpkins & Pippins Fall Festival Fundraiser

Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd, Waynesboro, PA, United States

Support The Institute by bringing your family to a fall celebration of Pumpkins & Pippins! Enjoy live music by Mountain Air, performing a mix of acoustic contemporary folk and pop music. Have lunch from Coco’s Grill or Maddie Ann's Perogies food trucks, with dessert from our bake sale. Activities include Kid Zone/Yard Games, Pony Rides, […]

Intro to the Antietam Meadow with Dr. Doris

Antietam Meadow Park 11881 Rinehart Drive, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

Antietam Meadow Park. Source:http://www.washtwp-franklin.org/antietam-meadow-park/ Join Institute staff member and biologist, Dr. Doris Goldman on a tour and introduction of Antietam Meadow Park, a 25-acre park located west of North Welty […]

Birds with a Gettysburg Address

Lisa Lunny Join us for this educational and entertaining program about the many species of birds that inhabit one of our nation's most famous places, Gettysburg Battlefield. Location and program […]

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Winter Season Family Trail Hike

Appalachian Trail PA, United States

THE JANUARY 30 HIKE IS CANCELLED. Parking areas at the trail heads are not plowed, the trail has ice under the snow, and another storm is in the forecast…please plan […]

Winter EXPLORE! For the Birds

Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd, Waynesboro, PA, United States

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) perched on a snowy branch Register for one session OR the full series of four programs! See the flier with the whole series of four programs […]

StoryWalk® Sundays – February 2022

Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd, Waynesboro, PA, United States

After being snowed out twice, StoryWalk® Sunday for "The Mitten" has been rescheduled for February! This is the second in a series of StoryWalk® Sunday adventures for kids. February’s storybook […]

Winter EXPLORE! Nature’s Valentines

Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd, Waynesboro, PA, United States

Register for one session OR the full series of four programs! See the flier with the whole series of four programs here. Email us at [email protected] to register for this program. In […]

Winter Season Family Trail Hike

Appalachian Trail PA, United States

The Naturalist Series of Outdoor Programs Enjoy our series of Appalachian Trail Hikes, planned for the last Sunday of each month, January–May 2022 Hike with us along a portion of the legendary Appalachian Trail! We are fortunate to live in an area that the Trail crosses through in several nearby locations. Led by an Institute […]

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