Nature
Family Winter Wonderland with Santa
Rock Hollow Woods Environmental Learning Center 615 Rock Hollow Rd, BirdsboroFamily Winter Wonderland with Santa at Rock Hollow Woods is an event geared towards families with younger children but is open to everyone. Enjoy the great outdoors together while hiking through beautiful Rock Hollow Woods in the winter season. Participants will enjoy a holiday story and songs together and then hike down to the pavilion. After ... Read more
Holiday and Christmas Creations
Rock Hollow Woods Environmental Learning Center 615 Rock Hollow Rd, BirdsboroHoliday and Christmas Creations is a three and a half hour program. Participants will enjoy a hike in the great outdoors and visit various stations to make holiday wreaths, ornaments, cards, and/or decorations. Appropriate for children presently in 2nd through 8th grades.
Homeschool Happenings at Rock Hollow
Rock Hollow Woods Environmental Learning Center 615 Rock Hollow Rd, BirdsboroHomeschool Happenings is a nature-based program that focuses on environmental studies combined with social-emotional learning and team building. Students will explore nature and learn about the changes of the seasons while also discovering skills for collaboration, self-love, and personal advocacy. The group will meet three Wednesday's during the month of December. The program will be held ... Read more
Homeschool Happenings at Rock Hollow
Rock Hollow Woods Environmental Learning Center 615 Rock Hollow Rd, BirdsboroHomeschool Happenings is a nature-based program that focuses on environmental studies combined with social-emotional learning and team building. Students will explore nature and learn about the changes of the seasons while also discovering skills for collaboration, self-love, and personal advocacy. The group will meet three Wednesday's during the month of December. The program will be held ... Read more
Earth Day at Blue Marsh Lake
Blue Marsh Lake 1268 Palisades Dr, LeesportJoin us to celebrate Earth Day at Blue Marsh Lake (formerly known as Take Pride In Blue Marsh)! Friends, family and organizations are invited to join the Blue Marsh Lake Staff for a day in the great outdoors. Projects for the day include litter pickup, park beautification, and seedling planting. For additional information or to ... Read more
Earth Day at Rodale Farm
Rodale Institute 611 Siegfriedale Road, KutztownFor the first time, we are combining our Cold Crop Plant Sale and our Earth Day Celebration into one event—the perfect way to kick off spring! At the plant sale, visitors will find everything they need for their spring garden: organic cold crops (plants that thrive in cool or cold temperatures) such as broccoli, cauliflower, ... Read more
Conservation Celebration
Berks County Agricultural Center 1238 County Welfare Rd, LeesportJoin us at the Berks County Ag Center for a day celebrating conservation in Berks County! We are starting the day off with a LIVE presentation by our friends at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary at 11am Beginning at Noon, Dave Kline and the Mountain Folk Band will be performing LIVE; they will be playing until 2pm. Rain barrels entered by ... Read more
Pottstown EcoFest
Smith Family Plaza 100 E High St, PottstownCome spend the day outdoors at the Pottstown EcoFest and enjoy great plant-based food, vendors, rescue animals, kids crafts and more! The Pottstown Climate March will start at 12pm in front of The Hill School, 701 E. High Street, and end at the Pottstown EcoFest!
Mudball Express Train
Boyertown Rail Yard 64 South Washington St, BoyertownSpring in the Secret Valley is a magical experience, as the deep forests come back to life. Join us this season as we paint the line with the brilliant colors of native wild flowers. Passengers will be encouraged to toss ecologically correct mudballs – yes, real mudballs, laden with native wildflower seeds – from the ... Read more
Guided Hike
Blue Marsh Lake 1268 Palisades Dr, LeesportGuided Hike - Tulpehocken Creek Loop: Sunday, April 24 Meet at the Visitor Center, 1268 Palisades Drive, Leesport PA Come join us on a scenic and fact filled guided hike! Trek across the dam, through the Spillway and back up along the Tulpehocken Creek to the Stilling Basin while learning some history about the lake ... Read more
The Importance of Native Bees
West Lawn Wyomissing Hills Library 101 Woodside Ave, West LawnArthur Naylor, from the Penn State Master Gardener program will present, “The Importance of Native Bees”. Great for teens, and possibly younger kids if they’re really interested and able to sit quietly.
Family Night Hikes
South Mountain YMCA 201 Cushion Peak Road, ReinholdsJoin other families and meet new friends on our Family Night Hikes. The South Mountain YMCA Camps boasts over 600 acres of mountain top property full of local history and exciting trails. We will explore different trails and make our way to the top of Cushion Peak (1,116 feet above sea level) which looks over ... Read more
Mother’s Day Flower Planter
Riverview Gardens & Gifts 3049 Pricetown Rd, TempleHey Dads, make this the perfect Mother's Day and give mom some relaxation time! Bring your kids out to Riverview Gardens & Gifts to make a flower planter for her! We will have an array of beautiful annual flowers which you and your kids can select from. There is a $20 deposit to hold your ... Read more
Guided Hike
Blue Marsh Lake 1268 Palisades Dr, LeesportGuided Hike - Tulpehocken Creek Loop: Sunday, April 24 Meet at the Visitor Center, 1268 Palisades Drive, Leesport PA Come join us on a scenic and fact filled guided hike! Trek across the dam, through the Spillway and back up along the Tulpehocken Creek to the Stilling Basin while learning some history about the lake ... Read more
Mindfulness – Nature Explorers
The Nature Place 575 St. Bernardine Street, ReadingWe invite your kids to join us for a two hour program where special guest Ryan Benz takes them through an unforgettable journey, sharing his story of hiking 2,189.8 miles along the Appalachian Trail in a fun, engaging, and inspiring way. He'll talk about the hike itself—what it was like to be stuck in the ... Read more
Fish-for-Free Days
Fish-for-Free Days are great ways for families to “catch” the fun of fishing! This year, they're on Sunday, May 29, 2022 and Monday, July 4, 2022. Fish-for-Free Days allow anyone (resident or non-resident) to legally fish on Pennsylvania waterways on the designated days with NO FISHING LICENSE REQUIRED (Trout/Salmon and Lake Erie permits are also NOT ... Read more
National Trails Day Family Hike
Berks County Heritage Center 1102 Red Bridge Rd, ReadingOn Saturday June 4th at the Bingaman Nature Center, meet children’s book author and Appalachian Trail hiker Michelle Adshead as she shares her book Folly and Molly Take on the Appalachian Trail. We’ll hear about Michelle’s time on the trail, her inspiration for the book, what it means to be a hiker, and hear Michelle ... Read more
Baby Animal Festival
Cherry Crest Adventure Farm 150 Cherry Hill Road, RonksOur BABY ANIMALS are waiting to meet you! Visit our farm on June 11 for our Baby Animal Festival to pet, feed, and snap photos of our sweet furry friends! Buy tickets at https://www.cherrycrestfarm.com/earlyseasonpricing