Events Calendar

10 a.m. Disc Golfing Bolder Woods Gifford Pinchot State Park, Wellsville, PA 17365 12 p.m. Potluck Picnic Lunch on the Lakeside Trail1:30 Stand-up paddle boarding (2 boards to share. Bring...

Join local historian Andre Weltman to see the furnace “head race” and “slag heap,” a man-made mountain of waste products from smelting iron. Meet at the Old Stone Furnace Stack...

Join in the summer fun with Strawberry Hill and Adams County Public Library’s Adventures in Hiking! Join us for a 1-mile family hike through the forest and we'll discuss basic...

Learn about these nocturnal raptors and the ones who called our woods home, before going on a short hike to try and hear some owls! If you need an accommodation...

Twig George, an author in her own right, and daughter of famous children’s author and naturalist Jean Craighead George, will give a talk and tell stories from Jean’s notes and...

Did you know a bug is different from an insect? Learn all about insects at our Summer Explore session! We will go on a hike to look for insects and...

The Bay supper is the most important fundraiser of the year for The Institute—now Buttonwood Nature Center. In 2024 we mark our 27th year of this popular event. We are once...

From Pine Grove Furnace to Carlisle, the South Mountain Railroad changed the lives of people up and down the valley. Join Andre Weltman as he gives the history on when,...

Join storyteller and singer Matthew Dodd for a free one-hour event sponsored by the Friends of Pine Grove Furnace State Park. Fun for the whole family! If you need an accommodation...

Celebrate International Mud Day by getting a little dirty and making mud art with natural paints! Wear something you can get dirt and paint on. If you need an accommodation...

Learn how to use a compass and map to make your way throughout the park to find orienteering markers.  Program typically takes 1.5 hours. Orienteering is recommended for ages 8+....