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Discover Skins & Skulls with a Park Ranger

Harrison Hills Park Environmental Learning Center

Explore native animal skins and skulls with a Park Ranger. Participants will have the opportunity to touch specimens and discover animal traits through question, answer, and observation. Visitors of all ages and abilities are welcome!

Free

Guided Hike with a Park Ranger: Mammals of Pennsylvania

Hartwood Acres Mansion Parking Lot

Join a Park Ranger for a hike and discover the wildlife that inhabits our area. We will look for animals in our park and participants will be able to explore our wildlife specimens. Bring water and wear hiking shoes.

Free

Soccer Shots (Saturdays)

Hartwood Acres 4070 Middle Road, Allison Park,, PA

Mini Group (ages 2-3) is a high-energy program introducing children to fundamental soccer principles. Classic Group (ages 3-5) uses creative and imaginative games to teach basic soccer skills. Premier Group (ages 5-8) focuses on individual skill, fitness and sportsmanship, and provides opportunities for children to be challenged through foot skill development, team interaction, and real […]

$110 – $120

Everlasting Flowers Sketches & Notes with a Park Naturalist

Hartwood Acres Mansion Parking Lot

Observe nature through card drawings, using a plant press, and making bookmarks with dried flowers. Take time to study some of the garden species and learn their poetry meanings.

Free

Explore the Environmental Learning Center with a Park Ranger

Harrison Hills Park Environmental Learning Center

Browse the many wildlife displays and compare your “wingspan” to that of a bald eagle. Explore the local geology and get lost in a diorama of local flora and fauna. Visitors of all ages and abilities are welcome to drop by!

Free

Greenhouse Horticultural Art Therapy: Mini Greens

Boyce Park Nature Center

Therapeutic activities with nature and botanical topics. This will highlight small gardens and tiny plant themes such as terrariums, bees, butterflies, birds, and fairy and gnome scenes.

Free

Splash Water Sports Try Scuba

Boyce Park Wave Pool

Within the confines of a shallow pool, participants will try scuba without committing to a certification course. No experience is required. Participants must be comfortable swimming underwater and be in reasonably good health. A liability release will be required. Ages 10+.

$40

Early Bird Hike: Beginner Birding with a Park Ranger

Deer Lakes Park Veterans 1 Shelter Mahaffey Road, Tarentum

Grab your binoculars and join a Park Ranger on a hike to explore our avian neighbors! Whether you’ve been birding for years or haven’t yet started, we’ll discuss some basics as we explore a variety of habitats and the birds that call them home.

Free