Wildlands Conservancy – Community and Education Events for August 2024 | The Valley Ledger

This coming month, Wildlands offers 10 exciting Community and Education Events:

- 3 free “Get Out! For Wellness” hiking adventures on historical nature trails,
- an afternoon celebrating National Honeybee Event! at Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary in Emmaus (nominal fee),
- 2 free Pre-K Pathfinder offerings,
- 2 free single-Day Explorer Camp offerings for kids, and
- 2 free opportunities to explore Minsi Lake via canoes (all equipment provided).

August Community/Education Events details are listed below; but also ……

Check out all Community/Education Events on our website!! https://www.wildlandspa.org/events/
Check out our Summer Camp offerings (now through Aug. 23) at: https://www.wildlandspa.org/camp/
Check out and join Wildlands Stream Team (Fridays, now through to Sept. 27) at: https://www.wildlandspa.org/streamteam/

August Community/Education Events:

August 4

Wildlands Conservancy – Get Out! For Wellness: Locust Lake State Park – 1:00PM – 3:00PM EDT at Locust Lake State Park, 220 Locust Lake Road, Barnesville PA 18214. Join us as we hike around the lake and take the pleasant Oak Leaf Trail up about 500 feet in elevation gain through deciduous forest and beside Locust Creek. Questions? Contact Arianna Kohler at AKohler@wildlandspa.org. Event is free; please register online at: https://engage.wildlandspa.org/calendar/event/126.

August 7

Wildlands Conservancy – Explorer Day Camp – August 7 – 9:00AM – 4:00PM EDT at Trexler Nature Preserve, Environmental Education Center, 4935 Orchard Road, Schnecksville, PA 18078. For Students who just completed grades Kindergarten -5th. Join Wildlands Conservancy for a day of exploration, experimentation, & creativity, learning survival skills, wildlife, art, and science all wrapped up in a day of fun. Questions? Contact Arianna Kohler at AKohler@wildlandspa.org. Event is free; pre-registration is requested at: https://engage.wildlandspa.org/calendar/event/129.

August 10

Wildlands Conservancy – Minsi Lake Canoe Paddle – August 10 – 10:00AM – 12:00PM EDT at Minsi Lake, Minsi Lake West Shore- 49 Blue Mountain Dr., Bangor PA 18013. Join Wildlands Conservancy for a guided tour of Minsi Lake. Learn about the fascinating history and conservation projects that protect the natural flora and fauna while exploring the lake. Canoes, paddles, & pfd’s will be provided. Questions? Contact: Nicole Landis at Nlandis@wildlandspa.org. Event is free; please register online at: https://engage.wildlandspa.org/calendar/event/124.

August 13

Wildlands Conservancy – PreK Pathfinders: Forensics, TNP – 10:00AM – 11:00AM EDT at Trexler Nature Preserve, Environmental Education Center, 4935 Orchard Road, Schnecksville, PA 18078. PreK Pathfinders is for children aged 3-5 and their grown-ups. Let’s solve a mystery! Learn how to identify animals we can’t see, then journey into the woods to track wildlife through tracks and scat. Questions? Contact Arianna Kohler, AKohler@wildlandspa.org. Event is free; please register online at: https://engage.wildlandspa.org/calendar/event/131.

August 14

Wildlands Conservancy – Explorer Day Camp – August 14 – 9:00AM – 4:00PM EDT at Trexler Nature Preserve, Environmental Education Center, 4935 Orchard Road, Schnecksville, PA 18078. For Students who just completed grades Kindergarten -5th. Join Wildlands Conservancy for a day of exploration, experimentation, & creativity, learning survival skills, wildlife, art, and science all wrapped up in a day of fun. Questions? Contact Arianna Kohler at AKohler@wildlandspa.org. Event is free; pre-registration is requested at: https://engage.wildlandspa.org/calendar/event/130.

August 17

Wildlands Conservancy – National Honeybee Day – 2:00PM – 3:30PM EDT at Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary, 3701 Orchid Place, Emmaus, PA 18049. Join us for National Honeybee Day! We’ll celebrate all things pollinators by having a honey extraction demonstration for our hive. Then we’ll net our meadow to observe the insects that call this preserve home. Make a seed ball to take home to invite pollinators into your own yard! Questions? Contact Haley D’Agostino at HD’ Agostino@wildlandspa.org. There is a nominal fee; please register at: https://engage.wildlandspa.org/calendar/event/132.

August 18

Wildlands Conservancy – Get Out! For Wellness: Sawmill Run Trail – 1:00PM – 3:00PM EDT at Beltzville State Park, 706 Old Mill Road, Lehighton, PA 18235. Join us on this hike through a lesser-known area of the park, exploring a variety of habitats, past a 18^th Century slate quarry, a stone mill race, and other historical edifices. Moderately difficult hike through uneven, rooty terrain. Questions? Contact: Arianna Kohler, AKohler@wildlandspa.org. Event is free; please register online at: https://engage.wildlandspa.org/calendar/event/127.

August 24

Wildlands Conservancy – Get Out! For Wellness: Jacobsburg State Park – 10:00AM – 12:00PM EDT at Jacobsburg State Park, 400 Belfast Rd, Nazareth, PA 18064. Join us hiking a few miles of trails at Jacobsburg’s 1,168-acre state park. We’ll take level trails along Sober’s Run, which flows into Bushkill Creek, and can explore Sober’s Run Loop Trail. Questions? Contact: Arianna Kohler, AKohler@wildlandspa.org. Event is free; please register online at: https://engage.wildlandspa.org/calendar/event/128.

August 24

Wildlands Conservancy – Minsi Lake Canoe Paddle – August 24 – 10:00AM – 12:00PM EDT at Minsi Lake, Minsi Lake West Shore- 49 Blue Mountain Dr., Bangor PA 18013. Join Wildlands Conservancy for a guided tour of Minsi Lake. Learn about the fascinating history & conservation projects that protect the natural flora and fauna while exploring the lake. Canoes, paddles, & pfd’s will be provided. Questions? Contact: Nicole Landis at Nlandis@wildlandspa.org. Event is free; please register online at: https://engage.wildlandspa.org/calendar/event/125.

August 29

Wildlands Conservancy – PreK Pathfinders: Little Excavators at Wayne Grube Park – 10:00AM – 11:00AM EDT at Wayne A. Grube Park, 1200 Willowbrook Road, Northampton, PA 18067. For children aged 3-5 & their grown-ups. Help Munch the Turtle with an archaeological dig to uncover mysteries of the past. We promise it will be dirt-digging, story-telling, mystery-solving fun! Questions? Contact: Nicole Landis, nlandis@wildlandspa.org. Event is free; please register online at: https://engage.wildlandspa.org/calendar/event/123.