Home School Nature Adventures

Discover nature with other elementary age homeschoolers (K-5) who meet up every other Friday with DCNR park naturalist to explore the outdoors through a wide variety of interactive programs including: nature hikes, birding, reptiles/amphibians, PA mammals, animal tracking, owls, bats, skulls/bones, rocks/minerals, fossils, stream ecology, pollinators, trees/wildflowers, native/invasive/endangered species, orienteering, knot tying, fire building and more. Playground and bathroom adjacent to pavilion for younger siblings if/as needed. Dress for current weather with walking shoes (9/18 in water). Programs are geared towards homeschoolers but open to all youth. Many students also use these fun outdoor classes for school credit and in 2026 DCNR lauched a new series of state symbol pins that can now be earned by participants. Parent or guardian must accompany their child. Registration NOT required. This year's homeschool nature programs will run every other Friday from March 20 through Novem

Kids (6-8)