Solar Eclipse 101 Virtual Program

Virtual Presentation

Preregistration required. THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM. Have you heard about the Solar Eclipse coming to Western PA?  Join us for a virtual lunch and learn what the big deal is about this fascinating event!  Learn about why eclipses happens and …

Let’s Go Look for Wildlife! Wildlife Hike & Viewing

Yellow Creek State Park Environmental Learning Center 170 Rte. 259 Hwy, Penn Run, PA

Did you know wildlife watching is one of the most popular activities in PA State Parks?  Join the Park Educator, Lisa Meadows, to enjoy a morning of looking & listening for wildlife including birds, amphibians, and wildlife signs like tracks!  …

Book Talk with Sara Lambert Bloom

Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County 621 Wayne Ave, Indiana, PA

Join us as Sara Lambert Bloom discusses her book "Iselin: The Rich History of a Western Pennsylvania Coal Town in Appalachia, The Inspiring Story of Unrelenting Citizen Advocates for Social Justice." Event is FREE but RSVP https://www.hgsic.org/event-details/book-talk-with-sara-bloom

The Best of Hawaii: Oahu, The Big Island, Kauai, & Maui

Blue Spruce Park Lodge 60 Blue Spruce Lodge Road, Indiana, PA

Cindy Rogers & Rebecca Sterley - Learn about Island geology, a bit of history, royal life, Pearl Harbor, Kilauea caldera, Painted Church, Allerton Garden, helicopter views of Waimea Canyon and the Na Pali Cliffs, Road to Hana, Haleakala Crater, Hawaiian …

Wine Cap Mushroom Cultivation Outdoors

Mother Earth Farm 4430 Warren Road, Indiana, PA

Learn how to start a patch of wine cap mushrooms (stropharia rugoso-annulata) in an outdoor environment. Participants will help with the creation of a mushroom patch to learn step-by-step how to create their own at home. Participants will be able …

What does the average person need to know about Climate Change?

Blue Spruce Park Lodge 60 Blue Spruce Lodge Road, Indiana, PA

LEARN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE APRIL 26TH AT BLUE SPRUCE LODGE “What does the average person need to know about Climate Change?” Dr. Jonathon Warnock will discuss this on Friday April 26th at Blue Spruce Lodge at 7 pm. This presentation …

Free

Michael Klimkos: The Fires of Penn’s Woods

The NAFF Center 580 Philadelphia St., Indiana, PA

An educational seminar, part of the Chris Catalfamo Lecture Series on Ideas and Issues. "The Fires of Penn's Woods is a detailed historical account of how fires –some quite large and some quite small-- impacted Pennsylvania and shaped what is today …

Spring Wildflower Walk

Yellow Creek State Park 170 Rte. 259 Hwy, Penn Run, PA

Identify and learn fun facts about spring wildflowers as we stroll along the approximately 1 mile Laurel Run Trail at Yellow Creek State Park. The trail can be wet and muddy. Waterproof hiking shoes/boots and rain gear are recommended. Please …

Far from Home: Perseverance on Mars – IUP Cejka Planetarium

IUP Cejka Planetarium 2nd Floor Kopchick Hall, Indiana, PA

The May show about the Mars rover Perseverance will discuss the discoveries (aided by a helicopter) that the rover is making and how it is changing our understanding of Mars.   PRESS RELEASE

Turtle Talk

Yellow Creek State Park Environmental Learning Center 170 Rte. 259 Hwy, Penn Run, PA

Blake Mauthe - Join ICCD Americorp member Blake to learn about our native turtles! Not only is this event informative but we also would like to bring out a few of our turtle friends & more to join this talk! …

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