Go for a walk with Presque Isle’s very own flat naturalists. Much like the Flat Stanley in schools, Presque Isle will have Flat Naturalists meet you on a...
Take a walk and read a story at the same time. Throughout the month of July and August 2022, visit Presque Isle State Park for a self -guided story walk...
Enjoy a story as you walk through the woods!
You can find Box Turtle at Long Pond on the Whispering Pines Trail (#2) in the Pine Plantation use area as...
Enjoy a story as you walk through the woods!
You can find My Happy Year by E. Bluebird on the Nature Trail (#16) outside the Education Building. Share...
Enjoy a walk thru nature while reading a story. The story is located on Adams Run Trail, is less than 1/2 a mile, and handicap accessible. Parking is...
The Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC) and the Presque Isle State Park complex house many agencies, organizations, partners, and volunteers that play a...
Learn how to use compasses and maps. Materials provided.
Meet at the Amphitheater.
Contact Rhiannon Summers at 570-477-7780 or rhsummers@pa.gov for more...
Today is National Dog Day! Bring your friendly 4-legged friend along on a moderate, 2 mile hike in the park.
Meet at Pickerel Pond.
Contact Vinny Curtis at...
Mt. Pisgah State Park invites you to enjoy reading "Mama Built a Nest" while walking along the Oh! Susanna Trail by Stephen Foster Lake between the pool area...
Let's celebrate National Dog Day at Beltzville State Park! Bring your dog(s), and enjoy a hike with the park naturalist. We'll be hiking the 2.0-mile...
Have you ever wanted to learn how to fish? Join the park naturalists for an intro to fishing program! All ages are welcome, but those aged 16 years and older...
Join the park educator for a nature hike in the morning. We'll peruse around and see what interesting stuff the end of summer is offering us!
We'll meet at...
The 19th century gristmill is the centerpiece of McConnells Mill State Park. The historic gristmill at McConnells Mill State Park is open mid-May through...
Join us on the porch at the Visitor Center for a DCNR Conservation Volunteer-led craft for children. Each week we will have a different craft to create and...
Meet park staff for a brief talk on the history and significance of this geologic wonder. Please allow 20 minutes to drive to Boulder Field from Route 534.
*REGISTRATION FULL*
Here's your chance to try kayaking! Participants will learn kayak terminology and basic paddle skills before heading out on the water....
While we don’t have any buffalo (despite our name!) there sure are a lot of other furry creatures to be found here. Come test your skills of identifying furs...
Snakes tend to get a bad rap. Which is pretty unfair, because they are really amazing creatures that we should probably be grateful to have around.
Join the...
The Park EES (Environmental Education Specialist) will be set up outside the park office on Friday afternoon from 3-6pm. He will have the program guide to...
Join the naturalist for a walk on the Nature Trail. There will be a discussion about the flora and fauna seen along the trail as well as the history of the...
This event will take place at the Scranton Half Marathon Pavilion at the Olive Street Trailhead along the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail for the kick off...
Plants are everywhere, but beginning to recognize them takes some practice - so why not start today! Join us on a leisurely 1-mile hike to focus on the...
Join the Friends of Cowans Gap State Park and gather at the beach for a free end-of-summer celebration featuring music and entertainment by DJ Ryan Stahl...
Did you just get off work and your dog is all wound up and ready to play or go on a walk? Then come on out and join the Park Naturalist and the Butler Humane...
THIS PROGRAM IS AT BLUE SPRUCE PARK, 1128 BLUE SPRUCE ROAD, INDIANA, PA 15701; NOT AT YELLOW CREEK STATE PARK.
Join us for a storytime all about Bats with...
Enjoy family and friends around an evening campfire as the park settles for the evening. Join the park naturalist at the campfire rings below the education...
Come join the park naturalist as we learn about those sounds in the night here at the park through the eyes and ears of the Forest family. Stay for the...
Learn about the insects that come out as we are getting ready to go to bed. Warm summer nights bring out these creatures of the night. This program meets in...
Smokey Bear will be welcoming the park visitors and giving away Smokey Bear items. Don’t forget to bring your camera for pictures. Just remember “Only You...
They are all around us living in our back yards and small wooded areas. Learn about whilte tailed deer, why they thrive in suburbia, and what we can do to...
Meet at Blue Spruce Park, 1128 Blue Road, Indiana, Pa 15701 at Pavilion 2. THIS PROGRAM IS NOT AT YELLOW CREEK STATE PARK.
Check out the winged creatures...
Do you know our state tree? Do you know our state beverage? Did you know we have a state fossil or a state dog? Come on out to the amphitheater for a fun...
Join us for an evening of searching for some of the frogs and salamanders that call Raccoon Creek State Park home! Participants will learn about amphibians...
Take a night walk with a naturalist to look and hear for wildlife roaming the woodlands. Get a chance to hear owl calls, learn what frogs are calling, and...
Amateurs talk about strategy, but professional officers talk about logistics. After 200,000 soldiers engaged in battle over three days, it was now time for...
Join the Park Naturalist on an easy evening stroll on Sugar Run Trail. Sugar Run Trail runs along the Shenango River as well as Sugar Run. Dress for the...
A symbol of the USA, as well as of
wilderness, the Bald eagle has had past
population declines threaten its existence.
Learn about these declines in...
Join the park naturalist and go on a trip through the night sky. Participants will be learning how to use a star map, finding visible constellations and...
Movie night under the stars! Be sure to bring a blanket or camp chair to enjoy “The Lorax” at Scenic View at Laurel Hill.
Scenic View is located at:...
Many animals travel through the night without flashlights. Tonight we’re going to give it a try. We will go on a one-mile hike through the woods and use our...
Back in a time before television, internet, video games, and graphic novels there was the splendor and drama of the night sky. Gods followed their whims,...
When was the last time you looked up at the stars? Did you know, that when you're looking up, you're actually looking into the past? Come on out to the pet...
Due to the weather forcast this evening, this program is canceled.
Join us as members of the Lackawanna Astronomical Society bring their expertise to...
