Yellow Creek State Park Environmental Learning Center
25 Pond Lane, Penn Run, PA
Lisa Meadows - Did you love jumping in the creek as a kid and looking for salamanders, turtles, and snakes? In this program, you will have the opportunity to relive those days of your youth in search of the wetlands … →
Yellow Creek State Park Environmental Learning Center
25 Pond Lane, Penn Run, PA
Spring is in the air as one of PA's most unusual birds starts its fascinating mating ritual by performing aerial acrobatics. Come join us for a short discussion and then a wildlife hike (up to 1.5 miles) to check for … →
Yellow Creek State Park Environmental Learning Center
25 Pond Lane, Penn Run, PA
Join Matthew Bartus to learn all about the Ukraine Method of dying Easter Eggs, known as Pysanky Eggs. Matt will show participants how to make these eggs using a different method. Participants will learn how to dye eggs using alcohol … →
Blue Spruce Park Lodge
60 Blue Spruce Lodge Road, Indiana, PA
Tom Simmons - The blacklegged tick has become established and Lyme disease endemic in western PA over the last ten years. Learn the latest about these trends, what is being done at the state and national levels, and what you … →
Melissa Reckner - Interested in native plants? Not sure which ones to start with? Wondering what's the big deal? Join us for a presentation that will answer these questions and highlight plants that will be available for sale through a … →
Blue Spruce Park - Pavilion #1
1128 Blue Spruce Road, Indiana, PA
Cindy Rogers & Rebecca Sterley - Known for strength, stealth, and cunning, the formidable Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus (Sea Bear), reigns along the southwest coast of Hudson Bay, Canada in the fall months awaiting the formation of the winter sea … →
Blue Spruce Park Lodge
60 Blue Spruce Lodge Road, Indiana, PA
Dr. Joe Townsend was a Fulbright Scholar on sabbatical in Honduras when the pandemic began in March 2020, and due to the travel lockdown, spent a total of two years with his family living in rural Honduras. Join Joe as … →
Join Ed Patterson, Director of Indiana County Parks & Trails for a walk through Old Smicksburg Park and learn about all of the special qualities of this county park. After the walk, enjoy visiting shops and the Heritage Center in … →
Yellow Creek State Park
170 Rte. 259 Hwy, Penn Run, PA
Join the park educator, Lisa Meadows, to explore Laurel Run for salamanders and other critters. Wear shoes that can get wet. It's great fun for the whole family. Program is weather dependent. Space is limited, so pre-registration is required by … →
Indiana Community Garden
Corner of Carter Ave. & S. 6th Street, Indiana, PA
Join us as we celebrate national pollinator week at the community garden. Learn about the importance of pollinators and what we can do to protect them. Free family event full of games, activities, garden tours, honeybee demonstrations, and pollinator made … →
Yellow Creek State Park
170 Rte. 259 Hwy, Penn Run, PA
Katie Gaudreau & Joe Hildebrand - In the 18th century, western Pennsylvania was the frontier, and life certainly wasn't easy for people trying to settle here. Attend this living history program to learn more about how they managed to build … →
Blue Spruce Park - Pavilion #1
1128 Blue Spruce Road, Indiana, PA
Dana Driscoll - Learn more about edible and medicinal plants growing in our region. Dana will cover 18-25 plants and trees that grow at Blue Spruce and discuss their edible and medicinal uses in this interactive presentation. Participants will walk … →
