Events Calendar

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Pumpkins & Pippins Fall Festival 2024

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

Our fourth annual Pumpkins and Pippins fall festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 19 from noon to 4 p.m. at Pine Hill Recreation Area, Waynesboro. Rain location is the Waynesboro...

Strawberry Hill Night Science

The night skies are vast and beautiful! Explore the brilliance of the night as we learn how to use telescopes, discuss myths & legends about the moon, and explore nature...

$10

What If Jim Thorpe Had Stayed at Carlisle?

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

Dr. Tom Benjey, Carlisle Indian School Football Historian, will present an alternate history based on a question not previously asked: What if Jim Thorpe had remained at Carlisle instead of...

Tree Tenders® Training

York 911 Building 120 Davies Drive, York, Pennsylvania, United States

This training empowers individuals to make dramatic strides towards restoring and caring for the tree canopy in their communities! This training is designed for municipal staff, community volunteers, and grantees...

EXPLORE! A Peek Inside a Pumpkin

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

This is the final program in our series of four new fall outdoor adventure programs in October.  Designed for kids in grades K to 5, EXPLORE! programs will run on four Thursdays, October...

Songs and Stories of Halloween

Pine Grove Furnace State Park 1100 Pine Grove Rd, Gardners, Pennsylvania, United States

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!Bring the entire family for...

Halloween on the Hill

Join us for a night of spooky family fun! Costumes welcome. $5/person (kids and adults) or $20/family of four or more To register click here. 5:30-7:30pm All new scavenger hunt -...

Owls of Pennsylvania (Virtual)

Can't visit us in person for our owl programs? Join us zoom for the online version of our live program!Educators in the classroom will be brought to you virtually. You...

South Mountain Trolley Greenway Open House

Coover Park 201 N Route 15, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

To celebrate the Greenway, an open house will take place at Coover Park on Oct. 27 from 1-5pm. This is the Southern trailhead for the proposed eight mile non-motorized trail...

Homeschool Days – In the Deep, Dark Woods

Programs & Schedule 9:45am – Doors open 10-11am – Meet Strix! 11am-12pm – Trees of Mount Hope Hike 11am-12pm – Creature Feature 12-12:30 – Lunch on your own at our pavilion 12:30-1pm – “Terrors” of the Natural World 12:30-1pm – Folktales from the Forest 10am-2pm – Nature Classroom open to explore $7/person (kids and adults),...

Resources and Funding to Preserve Places that Matter Workshop

Kings Gap State Park, Cameron-Masland Mansion 500 Kings Gap Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

Register for the final of four workshops designed to provide residents, local officials, and historical preservation enthusiasts in the South Mountain Region with the tools and educational resources to understand the methods available to preserve historical resources, and build capacity to preserve historic structures, landscapes, and farmland. This workshop is entitled Resources and Funding to Preserve...

History of Wolves in Pennsylvania Presentation

Jean Barnett Trone Memorial Library 105 Locust Street, East Berlin, Pennsylvania, United States

The wild is calling… Join us as we unravel some of the mysteries behind local werewolf legends. Discover the history of real wolves which once inhabited our forests. Explore how human fear and misunderstanding shaped our beliefs and hunting practices and led to the elimination of wild wolves in our state.

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