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Walk in Penn’s Woods, a statewide coordinated event on the first Sunday in October, encourages people across Pennsylvania to learn how their local woods work, see forests in new ways, and appreciate and love the forests so that we can all care well for them.

Walk in Penn’s Woods is for people across Pennsylvania to visit and learn about the forests that enhance our well-being. Forests are always working for us, providing recreation, wildlife habitat, beauty, improved water quality, clean air, wood products, carbon storage, and more.

Pre-registration and a signed waiver are required.

*Donations will be split between WalkinPennsWoods.org and McKaig Nature Center

Please join us on October 8th for our 8th annual Trail Race, Kids Fun-Run, Monkey Rock mile walk, Chili cook off and Fun.

This exciting event will feature all of the best from years past and a couple of new surprises.

Private Event Kristen Paladino Free Play Tribe group only - Ghost Stories

Geared towards elementary/middle school aged children. Enjoy comradery with Free Play Tribe while enjoying not so scary spooky stories, s‘mores and bonfire.

We ask the kids and/or parents tell/read Halloween stories!

25 years ago, Girl Scout troop 200 created a "time capsule".

What do you think is inside?

Help us create a new Time Capsule to be opened in 2048. Register your troop and join us on Friday Oct 20th with items from today that we‘d like scouts in 25 years to see.

5:30pm in the Old Roberts Schoolhouse for the "Opening"

7th annual Ghost Stories

Geared towards elementary/middle school aged children. Enjoy comradery with neighbors while enjoying not so scary spooky stories, s‘mores and bonfire.

We ask the kids and/or parents tell/read Halloween stories!

Meet at Old Roberts Schoolhouse next to Roberts Elem School.

We are going to offer several courses: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.

Checkpoints mainly will be on the trails and only few off-trail for advanced level. We‘ll use tubes with reflecting tape, so the checkpoints will be visible from a distance when headlamp/flashlight is used.

There will be hot tea/hot chocolate and candies offered after the race at no charge.

When registering, please select "Other" in the club position and enter "McKaig NC" as a club name.

More details will be available at dvoa.org (https://www.dvoa.org/events/sked/index.php)

Skip the mall and hike with friends and family along the 3¼+ miles of woodland trails at this FREE event.

Free activities on Friday November 25th from 11a to 2pm
• Nature Scavenger Hunt for kids
• Learn to Geocache, search in the woods
• Bonfire, marshmallows
Donations to the Student and Scout Projects fund appreciated.

Event is Rain or Shine but not wind.

The Geminid meteor shower is expecting to peak during the afternoon of Dec. 14 at McKaig Nature Center. Moon set 6:09 pm, sunset 6:37pm, so it will be very dark for enhanced viewing. Last year we saw 26 meteors with a bright moon in the way.

According to NASA, the Geminids are recognized as the "best and most reliable annual meteor showers." You can anticipate a starry night because they often exhibit 50 or more meteors per hour near their peak. A waxing gibbous moon will stand above the horizon and may dim the meteor streaks a bit. Meteors derive from leftover asteroid bits and particles and leave a dusty trail behind when they come around the sun.

Meet in the Roberts Elementary School parking lot near the Croton Rd trailhead.

*$5 per person donationd to McKaig Nature Center requested.

Pre-registration and a signed waiver are required.

The viewing will last approximately 1 hour, we will need to relocate to a property that boarders the nature center. We plan to walk by moonlight to get our eyes adjusted to the viewing location (4 minutes).

The will start promptly at 7:05pm we will drive to the viewing site. Be sure to arrive early! There is plenty of parking in the Robert‘s Elementary School parking lot.

Please bring your own beach chair or blanket, flashlight (though we won‘t use it), water bottle (reusable is best!) and comfortable, sturdy shoes or boots. Depending on the season, you may want to bring extra layers, sunscreen, and/or bug spray.

Looking forward to meeting you at the Croton Road trailhead by Roberts Elementary School.

First Day Hike and Winter Hiking tips and tricks for beginners will be discussed on this Park Ranger guided walk.

Approximately 2 mile hike with a moderate amount of elevation gain. We will return at about 12:30 to give you time to get home for the game.

Must Register.

Partnering with NASA as an observation location, join McKaig Nature Center in viewing the eclipse.
Four, ISO 12312-2:2015 Solar Glasses will be provided for viewing. This certifies that your glasses are safe for eclipse viewing.
NASA eclipse observation worksheets provided for students, the observed data will be aggregated and sent to NASA.