Go Native! Installing Native Plants in Your Landscape

Virtual Presentation

Melissa Reckner - The value of native plants, design considerations, and excellent plants for homescapes will be shared. This will be a Zoom presentation, so please pre-register at www.brandywine.org/conservancy/events up until the start of the event.   Click here for 2023 …

Spring Ephemeral Walk

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

Join Penguin Court’s Program Manager, Melissa Reckner, on an approximately 1-mile walk down the Laurel Run Trail to view and learn more about these spring beauties that will fade as spring progresses. Rain or shine! Space is limited, so please …

Mother’s Day Walk and Tea

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

Cindy Rogers - Take a walk to learn about local flowers and “weeds” and their edible and medicinal uses. Then enjoy some of those “weeds” in tasty treats. Dress for the weather: if raining hard it will be an indoor …

Families Grow a Garden

Indiana Community Garden Corner of Carter Ave. & S. 6th Street, Indiana, PA

Bring the whole family to learn the basics of starting a garden in almost any space. Join garden educator Chloe Drew while she teaches you and your children how plants grow, what they need to grow, how to start a …

143 Day Walk at Buttermilk Falls

Buttermilk Falls Trailhead 570 Valley Brook Road, New Florence, PA

Barb Hauge - Day 143 (special code for I Love You) is a Day of Kindness in PA that was inspired by Fred Rogers. Join us to remember and celebrate the life and legacy of Mr. Rogers of children’s television …

Family Nature Palooza Day

Blue Spruce Park 1128 Blue Spruce Road, Indiana, PA

The Children’s Advisory Commission is sponsoring a fun day at Blue Spruce Park. Entire families are welcome: outside hiking & biking, live animals, games, fishing, scavenger hunt, and many more outside activities. Pre-registration is encouraged. To register go to the …

CANCELLED – Bike Through History

Ghost Town Trail Rexis Access 1069 Main St., Vintondale, PA

Katie Gaudreau - Bike your way on a tour of a little piece of Indiana County history! This self-guided tour will begin at the Rexis Trailhead Access, continue on to Eliza Furnace and back again. Interpreters will be situated throughout …

Papermaking 101

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

Learn how to make paper by hand with Shane Miller from Raccoon Creek State Park. Making paper by hand at home can be a pretty simple process. It is a great way to use up your scrap paper, junk mail, …

Chevy Chase Food Forest

Chevy Chase Food Forest 643 Fairview Avenue, Indiana, PA

Marie Olson - Join us for a walk through the newly established food forest at Chevy Chase. You will learn about the concepts of a food forest and its tremendous potential for the community and its environment. Pre-registration is preferred …

Paddling the Lake Kayak Program

Yellow Creek State Park - Day Use Area Entrance Rte 259, Penn Run, PA

Join Lisa Meadows for kayak instruction and a 2 hour paddle on Yellow Creek Lake. For ages 12 - Adult. Age 17 & under must be accompanied by an adult/guardian. Program is limited to 7 people for either the 10:00 …

Paddling the Lake Kayak Program

Yellow Creek State Park - Day Use Area Entrance Rte 259, Penn Run, PA

Join Lisa Meadows for kayak instruction and a 2 hour paddle on Yellow Creek Lake. For ages 12 - Adult. Age 17 & under must be accompanied by an adult/guardian. Program is limited to 7 people for either the 10:00 …

Summer Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk

Blue Spruce Park - Pavillion #2 1128 Blue Spruce Rd., Indiana, PA

Dana Driscoll - Join us on an interactive walk to learn about 15-20 edible and medicinal plants that are in-season during the summer months. The plant walk will include the ethics, best practices, and tools of wild food and medicine …

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