TROUT OF HYNER RUN

WHERE: Hyner Run State Park

WHEN: Friday, July 3 at 3:30 p.m.

NOTES: Join the park naturalist and learn about the different types of trout of Hyner Run. Afterwards, we may have some time to share fish stories.

All children must be accompanied by an adult to participate. The program may be modified or canceled in the event of severe weather or new community guidelines.

Those interested should meet at the pool.

FIREFLIES

WHERE: Hyner Run State Park

WHEN: Friday, July 3 at 8:30 p.m.

NOTES: Join the park naturalist to learn about fireflies and why they light up nature during this time of the year. All children must be accompanied by an adult to participate.

The program may be modified or canceled in the event of severe weather or new community guidelines.

Those interested should meet at the amphitheater by the pool. Please bring a lawn chair.

SMART FISHING

WHERE: Little Pine State Park

WHEN: Friday, July 3 at 3:30 p.m.

NOTES: Have kids and want to introduce them to the sport of fishing? This SMART Fishing program is geared toward teaching others to be responsible anglers. All children must be accompanied by an adult to participate.

The program may be modified or canceled in the event of severe weather or new community guidelines.

Those interested should meet at the boat launch of Little Pine Reservoir.

LOCAL LORE

WHERE: Little Pine State Park

WHEN: Friday, July 3 at 8 p.m.

NOTES: It’s the 250th birthday of America and on July 3, come out and learn about some of the local lore that contributed to the nation’s history, including but not limited to, the Fair Play Men, different towns in the area and the CCC.

All children must be accompanied by an adult in order to participate. The program may be canceled or modified in the event of severe weather or new community guidelines.

Those interested should meet at the amphitheater.

POLLINATORS IN THE GARDEN

WHERE: Little Pine State Park and Hyner Run State Park

WHEN: Saturday, July 11 at 3:30 p.m.

NOTES: Come by the Environmental Learning Center of Pennsylvania to learn what flowers are coming up this time of the year in our Pollinator Garden at Little Pine State Park, and some of the pollinators you may see during this program. Feel free to stop on in any time between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m.

All children must be accompanied by an adult in order to participate. The program may be modified or canceled in the event of severe weather or new community guidelines.

Those interested in the Little Pine program should meet at the Environmental Learning Center at the park office. Those interested in the Hyner Run program should meet at the pool.

SMART FISHING

WHERE: Hyner Run State Park

WHEN: Friday, July 10 at 8 p.m.

NOTES: Join the naturalist for some evening birding at Hyner Run State Park. Topics will include the different birds that live at Hyner Run and how to identify them. Feel free to bring your own binoculars or borrow some of the park’s gear. Also, feel free to bring other birding gear.

All children must be accompanied by an adult to participate.

The program may be modified or canceled in the event of severe weather or new state or community guidelines.

Those interested should meet at the amphitheater by the pool.

EVENING BIRDING ON THE LAKE SHORE TRAIL

WHERE: Little Pine State Park

WHEN: Saturday, July 11 at 8 p.m.

NOTES: Join the park naturalist for some evening birding on the Lake Shore Trail. Topics will include the different birds that live at Little Pine and how to identify them. Feel free to bring your own binoculars or brrow a limited amount of ours.

Also, feel free to bring other birding gear.

All children must be accompanied by an adult in order to participate. The program may be modified or canceled in the event of severe weather or new community guidelines.

Those interested should meet at the beginning of the Lake Shore Trail (kiosk at the dam).

HAPPENINGS AT HYNER

WHERE: Hyner Run State Park

WHEN: Saturday, July 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

NOTES: At Hyner Run State Park on July 18, join the park naturalist and guest speakers for a good late morning and afternoon of local history. There will be five programs dealing with the local history of the area:

• “CCC of Clinton County” is a program presented by Rich Wykoff, education and outreach administrator for Lumber Heritage Region, and will be a scavenger hunt-like approach to learning about the CCC Camp in Hyner Run State Park and others.

• “General history” of the Area is a program presented by Lou Bernard, overseer of adult services at Ross Library and local historian, and will be some of the interesting stories and folklore around the Hyner area.

• “Paper making” is a program presented by Lin Greenaway, forester of the Sproul State Forest, and will get into some quick history of paper making in the area while also demonstrating how to make paper now.

• “Logging” is a program presented by Jennifer Haines, museum education at Pennsylvania Logging Museum, and will be about the logging industry in the area and some of the tools used.

• “Branding Tree Cookies” is a program presented by Hyner Run campground hosts and will consist of branding a tree cookie for a memento to take home.

• “Artifacts” is a program presented by Rich Gulyas, environmental education specialist at Mount Pisgah State Park.

Feel free to come to all programs, or go to some and take a dip in the pool. All children must be accompanied by an adult in order to participate in the program.

The program may be modified or canceled in the event of severe weather or new state or community guidelines.

All the programs will be held in the lawn near the amphitheater by the pool. Some may be moved to Pavilion No. 1 in the case of rain.