Events Calendar

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Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter “SOAR” Bird Walks

First and third Saturday spring, summer, fall and winter bird walks find birding enthusiasts Sharon and Larry Williams of Waynesboro leading the walks along the hiking trails at varying locations throughout...

Annual Ice Cream Social & Book Sale

Blue Ridge Summit Free Library 13767 Monterey Lane, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, United States

The Blue Ridge Summit Free Library will hold its 48th annual Ice Cream Social and Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 20 on the library...

Ancestral Skills Part 2

Strawberry Hill Foundation 1537 Mt Hope Rd., Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestral Skills is an all-new three part series! Part 2 - Water Water: In this class, you will discover multiple methods to filter and purify water for drinking and avoiding...

$30

Explore a Shore

Strawberry Hill Foundation 1537 Mt Hope Rd., Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Join in the summer fun with Strawberry Hill and Adams County Public Library’s Explore a Shore! During this program, you will visit the creek and talk about what creatures live in...

Buck Moon Hike

Strawberry Hill Foundation 1537 Mt Hope Rd., Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Join us for a free nighttime nature hike under the Full Buck Moon! The cold, dark days of winter are a distant memory. The forest is teeming with life and...

Conservation and the Craigheads

Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

Stop by Craighead House as Mark Madison, Historian for the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Shepherdstown, West Virginia talks about the Craighead family and their many contributions to the...

Event Series Tuesdays with Morrie

Tuesdays with Morrie

Totem Pole Playhouse 9555 Golf Course Rd., Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, United States

Based on the 1997 New York Times bestseller by Mitch Albom that sold over 20 million copies, Tuesdays with Morrie is the autobiographical story of an accomplished sports journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie’s appearance on Nightline,  a television news program and learns...

Archaeology, Geology and the Environment: Exploration on the Stoner Farm

Stoner Farm 8777 Lyons Rd., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United States

Students will join Buttonwood/Institute educators and LACI archaeologists to “dig into the past” at the historic Stoner Farm, an active, working archaeological site in Waynesboro. With archaeologist Scott Parker, students...

$25

EXPLORE! Painting with Nature

Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United States

Nature is beautiful to look at, but did you know it can also be used to create beautiful artwork? Go on a hike to find natural items that will then...

$10
Event Series Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries is Strawberry Hill’s summer program designed to immerse kids in nature while engaging their hearts and minds with hands-on, play-based learning outdoors. Wild Strawberries will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 11th to August 8th from 12:30pm-4:30pm. There will be no Wild Strawberries the week of July 4th. This is a...

$40

2024 Kings Gap Trail Challenge

Can you hike every trail at Kings Gap? With 2600 acres of forest, Kings Gap has an extensive hiking system. Join us to get more comfortable hiking the trails. By the end, this challenging monthly hiking series will cover over 25 miles of trail at the park. Two options of the same hike are offered...

$18

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