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Eastern Pennsylvania State Parks offer a wealth of innovative programs that help connect people to nature through outdoor experiences. From a nature walk to backpacking, kids' camps to kayaking, park educators, volunteers, and friends groups offer activities galore. Parks throughout Eastern Pennsylvania can share their events on this Meetup. Join us to find out more!
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Beltzville Big Day of Birding
Beltzille State Park, preachers camp rd, Lehighton, PA, USIt's World Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 9th!!! Join avid birder and park naturalist Rob Bergstresser for the 1st Annual Beltzville Big Day of Birding! Beltzville State Park is Carbon County's premier birding hotspot, hosting more recorded bird species than any other location in the county! The second week of May is peak migration in the region. Whether you're new to birding, or a veteran birder, come on out to the park and help us try and locate as many bird species as we can in one day, within the park boundaries!
Birding "teams" are encouraged, as this will be a mainly self-guided event, although you are welcome to join the park naturalist for a 90-minute birding survey around the Day Use Area starting at 7:30am. We will be meeting at the Environmental Interpretive Center if you are interested in joining. Registration is not required. (There is no official start or end time for the count on May 9th, as long as all counting of bird species is done between 12am and 11:59pm on May 9th).
If you are organizing a birding team or going solo, you can pick-up a birding checklist in the park office starting Friday, May 1st (office hours are 8am-4pm M-F). All completed birding checklists are to be dropped off at the park office or emailed to the park naturalist (rbergstres@pa.gov) no later than May 12th.
Link to event: Beltzville Big Day of Birding! - DCNR Calendar of Events
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Read with a Ranger: It's Spring!
Nockamixon State Park, 1542 Mountainview Dr, Quakertown, PA, USJoin Ranger Reed for a morning of stories out in nature! We will share books about spring and take a very short walk on the paved trail to look for flowers, birds, water, and other spring delights. Afterwards, feel free to stay and eat lunch at the playground with other families!
Please register for this free program here: DCNR Event Registration. This event is open to all families and children of any age. Children must be accompanied by an adult guardian throughout the program.
We will meet at the Environmental Education Center, then take a short walk to the playground via the paved trail. In case of rain, we will read our stories inside instead.
Direction to the Environmental Education Center from the Park Office:
1. From the park office parking lot, head northeast by turning right onto Route 563/ Mountain View Drive.
2. Proceed 0.8 miles to Harrisburg School Road and turn right.
3. Proceed 0.3 miles to the stop sign (entering the park) and turn right.
4. Proceed 0.2 miles to parking lot #12 and park.
5. Using either the main park roadway (follow the lights!) or the gravel path, walk through the wooded area 400 ft to the Environmental Education Center.Map pin for parking lot 12: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qBN5GX6oFb5FaaG18
Questions? Contact Park Naturalist Rachel at RNazaruk@pa.gov
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