Todd Bird Club Outing

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

Todd Bird Club outings are free and open to the public. All our welcome! Winter birding at Yellow Creek, led by Trent Millum (tmillum361@gmail.com). Meet at the parking lot of the Boy Scout Camp Seph Mack on the north shore …

Electrofishing at Yellow Creek

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

Join IUP's Dave Janetski to learn about Yellow Creek's local fish populations, common sampling methods, and help to electroshock live fish! Electroshocking is a safe and effective way to survey fish populations and learn about stream health. All ages welcome, …

Gyotaku Learn how to make Fish Prints

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

Meet at Environmental Learning Center Gyotaku is the Art of Making Fish Paintings using fish imprints. We will be learning all about the fish of Yellow Creek Lake and their habitat. Then we will make colorful fish art/paintings using rubber …

Project Learning Tree Teacher Workshop

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

Meet at the Environmental Learning Center Join us for a Project Learning Tree educator workshop at Yellow Creek State Park!  Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award-winning environmental education program designed for educators working with students from pre-K to eighth …

Beaver at Long Pond & Beaver Lodge Hike: Homeschool Program

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

Meet at Environmental Learning Center Join us for a fun storytime “Beaver at Long Pond" and walk to see how beaver change their environment. We will view a lodge to see the work of nature’s busy engineers. We’ll learn about …

Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk at Yellow Creek

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

Dana Driscoll - Learn more about in-season fall plants growing in our region. Dana will cover 18-25 plants and trees that grow at Yellow Creek and discuss their edible and medicinal uses in this interactive presentation. Participants will take a …

Hemlock Conservation: Protecting Hemlocks from Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

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

Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), the state tree of Pennsylvania, plays several important ecological roles in our landscape, for example, cooling headwater streams for trout and other aquatic life and providing critical habitat, structure, and thermal cover for many wildlife species. …

The PA Dept of Health (DOH) offering COVID-19 Vaccines

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

As part of a State Park Initiative COVID-19 vaccines will be given July 22 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Yellow Creek State Park. For more information: pfox@pa.gov    

The Bear Out There – Preregistration is required

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

Join us to learn about one of Pennsylvania's most sought after mammals: The Black Bear. JD Walker from the PA Game Commission will present a hands-on presentation to dispel the myths and shed some light on one of PA's largest …

Nature Pontoon Ride – Registration is required

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

Enjoy a relaxing morning on touring Yellow Creek State Park lake on one our lovely pontoon boats from Yellow Creek Rental & Supply.   Enjoy nature from the boat!  This program is for adults, teens, and children age 9 & up.  …

Wild, Wild Western Pennsylvania

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 …

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