BLACK BEARS

WHERE: Little Pine State Park and Hyner Run State Park

WHEN: Friday, June 12 at 4 p.m.

NOTES: Join the park naturalist to learn more about the black bears around Pennsylvania. Topics will include adaptions, diet and a brief overview of the natural history of the black bear within Pennsylvania.

This is designed to be an informal program. 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 state or community guidelines.

Those interested in the Little Pine program should meet at the contact station. Those interested in the Hyner Run program should meet at the pool.

AUDUBON EVENT:

SUGAR VALLEY

BIRD WALK

WHERE: Sugar Valley (meet at Pine Creek Rail Trail in Jersey Shore)

WHEN: Thursday, June 18 at 6:30 p.m.

NOTES: Those interested should email lycomingaudubon@gmail.com for carpooling details. We will carpool to an Amish farm in Sugar Valley, joining a family which has had unusual success in having purple martins return each year to their four condominiums.

INSECT SAFARI

WHERE: Little Pine State Park and Hyner Run State Park

WHEN: Friday, June 19 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

NOTES: Join the park naturalist and learn some of the characteristics of an insect and also go on an insect safari to look for different insects and their cousins. There will be a craft.

This program is intended for children, but anyone is free to attend. 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 amphitheater. Those interested in the Hyner Run program should meet at the pool.

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 program sdealing 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.