Winter Season Family Hike #4

Due to popular demand, we have added more sessions of our Winter Family Hike. For this March 21 hike, children must be age 5 or older. (This hike was originally […]

EXPLORE! For the Birds

Red Run Park 12143 Buchanan Trail E, Rouzerville, PA, United States

Activities include a sensory nature walk, bird identification and learning bird calls, and playing games. The group will also listen to a nature storybook. Email us at [email protected] to register for this […]

March Geology Series: Geology of Eastern Pennsylvania

Brittany Martin and Jeri Jones Free. Presented via Zoom. Hosted by geologist Jeri Jones, with geoscientist Brittany Martin. This PowerPoint program explores interesting sites that show a particular story of […]

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SPRING, SUMMER, FALL & WINTER “SOAR” Bird Walks

SOAR (“Studying Ornithology Around the Region”) bird walks IMPORTANT: Locations rotate year-round among several parks in the region, with Waynesboro’s Antietam Meadow Park as “home base.” Visit THIS PAGE to […]

EXPLORE! Signs of Spring

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

Signs of Spring Grades: K–5 Cost: $5 member, $6 non-member. Location: Pine Hill Recreation Area Time: 4 to 5 p.m. The group will go on a hike—a spring scavenger hunt looking for animal tracks, feathers, flowers, butterflies and more. Activities including listening to a nature story, and planting a flower to take home. Covid safety protocols are […]

Spring EXPLORE! Leaf Animals

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

Leaf Animals Grades: K–5 Cost: $5 member, $6 non-member. Location: Pine Hill Recreation Area Time: 4 to 5 p.m. Students will collect leaves and glue them on paper to create “leaf animals” of their choice, then take a hike, discovering interesting items in nature, including trees that are especially important for producing caterpillars or beautiful moths […]

Spring EXPLORE! Going on a Bug Hunt

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

Going on a Bug Hunt Grades: K–5 Cost: $5 member, $6 non-member. Location: Pine Hill Recreation Area Time: 4 to 5 p.m. The instructor will take the group on a guided bug/insect hunt—turning over logs, looking under leaves etc. Students will also use “bug box magnifiers” and hand-held lenses to inspect their finds up close. Covid […]

Spring EXPLORE! Nature Journaling

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

Nature Journaling Grades: K–5 Cost: $5 member, $6 non-member. Location: Pine Hill Recreation Area Time: 4 to 5 p.m. Students will learn how to make their own “cut and fold” nature journal out of paper. They will decorate the cover with their choice of ink stamps and their own drawings. They will also take a hike […]

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June WonderWalks for Preschool

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

WonderWalks—Introducing your child to the wonders of nature! Our youngest naturalists will enjoy fun and educational activities in the park, including exploring the outdoors, hikes, nature stories, rhymes, finger plays, nature games, puppets. What: June WonderWalk Series for Preschool When: 4 Tuesdays in June 2021 (June 8, 15, 22, 29) Time: 10 - 11:15 AM […]

FREE Shakespeare in the Park: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Red Run Park 12143 Buchanan Trail E, Rouzerville, PA, United States

Presented by The Institute. Shakespeare in the Park: A Midsummer Night’s Dream on June 19 at Red Run Park Admission is FREE!  Enjoy a full theatrical production of William Shakespeare’s […]