Poisonous Plants Walk
In this class you will meet some common toxic plants of our region. Discussions will take place about what makes a plant toxic, different plant constituents, and ethnobotanical uses of...
$15
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Researching & Writing Julie of the Wolves
Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United StatesListen to Luke George talk about his mother, Jean Craighead George, researching her Newbery Award-winning Julie of the Wolves. RSVP your seat HERE.
Summer Stories 2024
Red Run Park 12143 Buchanan Trail E., Rouzerville, Pennsylvania, United StatesChildren gather under a tree in the park to listen to stories and enjoy related hands-on activities. This year, Summer Stories will be on Wednesdays, June 12, 19 and 26, and...
EXPLORE! Log Sweet Log
Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United StatesGet up close with nature as you explore life on, in, and under logs in the forest. Hands, magnifiers, and our senses are all used to explore how this “forest trash” is really a forest treasure. Participants will investigate what makes fallen trees so important to so many forms of life in the forest, including living...
$10
Nature Journaling Camp
Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United StatesDuring this 3-day camp, students will get in touch with nature through observation, recording what they see with writing and drawing, and learning about the science of what’s happening in nature while immersing themselves in the beauty of the natural world. Through observation, awareness and attention to detail, students explore such things as animal tracks,...
$55
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 the area. Participants should wear comfortable walking shoes and may bring identification books and binoculars. Free and open to the public. Just show up—no reservations...
Annual Ice Cream Social & Book Sale
Blue Ridge Summit Free Library 13767 Monterey Lane, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, United StatesThe 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 grounds. The event is a fundraiser for the library. More than 4,000 books will be offered for sale, including selections for adults, teens and children...
Ancestral Skills Part 2
Strawberry Hill Foundation 1537 Mt Hope Rd., Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United StatesAncestral 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 waterborne illness. A variety of primitive methods of water locating and purification will be discussed and demonstrated, from coyote wells to solar distillation, as well...
$30
Explore a Shore
Strawberry Hill Foundation 1537 Mt Hope Rd., Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United StatesJoin 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 freshwater streams and what a healthy stream looks like. Plan to get in the water with nets and search for macroinvertebrates. This program is weather...
Buck Moon Hike
Strawberry Hill Foundation 1537 Mt Hope Rd., Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United StatesJoin 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 her hard work is on display - from the brilliantly flashing lightning bugs to the lush green grass at our feet. Summer is in full...
Conservation and the Craigheads
Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United StatesStop 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 sciences, conservation and environmentalism.
Tuesdays with Morrie
Totem Pole Playhouse 9555 Golf Course Rd., Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, United StatesBased 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...