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Starts Sat, Sep 19, 9:00 AM · Free · Register by Sep 17
Spring Township Parks & Recreation hosts an hour-long morning walk at Blue Marsh Lake. The group sets off from Swiftwater Lane on a trail rated easy to moderately difficult, with time to listen for…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Sep 19
A presenter in period clothing leads this workshop on farming and gardening in early America, from the Colonial 1700s through the 1800s. You will hear what rural families grew and harvested for…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · Free · Register by Sep 23
Historian Kathy Grim leads this evening workshop on the Lenape People, the earliest residents of the Berks County area. She covers local Native American history, culture and daily life, so you get a…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 9:00 AM · Free · Register by Sep 17
Spring Township Parks & Recreation hosts an hour-long morning walk at Blue Marsh Lake. The group sets off from Swiftwater Lane on a trail rated easy to moderately difficult, with time to listen for…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Free
Step back in time with Benjamin Franklin as he talks about his many scientific discoveries. He shares behind closed doors stories about the signing of the Declaration of Independence and tales of his…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · Free · Register by Sep 23
Historian Kathy Grim leads this evening workshop on the Lenape People, the earliest residents of the Berks County area. She covers local Native American history, culture and daily life, so you get a…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Sep 19
A presenter in period clothing leads this workshop on farming and gardening in early America, from the Colonial 1700s through the 1800s. You will hear what rural families grew and harvested for…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Sep 24
Penn State Master Gardeners lead this workshop on getting yards and garden beds ready for a Pennsylvania winter. The talk covers ways to stretch the growing season, how to clean up organic matter…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Sep 25
Coffee with a Colonial is a relaxed morning of conversation about early America. Guests sit down with a favorite hot drink while Mr. Leamer talks through life in the 18th century and brings out…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 1
Ways of Wildlife is an outdoor program with Naturalist Hemlock Hannah at Cacoosing Meadows Park Pavilion. Families look at how local animals live, from why White-Tailed Deer flick their tails to why…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Thu, Oct 8, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Oct 6
Learn about "zombie ants" with a Lancaster County Parks naturalist. The program looks at the parasites behind strange zombie-like behavior in a range of plants and animals, making it spooky season…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Oct 16, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Oct 14
Spring Township Parks & Recreation invites families to look up at the autumn night sky with members of the Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society. The group brings telescopes for a close look at…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Oct 15
Walk the trail at Blue Marsh Lake with Naturalist Porcupine Pat and take in the fall foliage. This is a quiet stroll with time to look closely at trees, learn how to identify them, and find out why…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 15
Penn State Master Gardeners lead this Halloween themed gardening program for kids, part of the Family Nature Series from Spring Township Parks and Recreation. The hour mixes holiday fun with plant…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Mon, Oct 19, 5:30 PM · Free · Register by Oct 16
Naturalist Lisa Gauker of Berks County Parks and Recreation leads this mix of mushroom science and art at the Shiloh Hills Park Environmental Center. Lisa talks about mushrooms, then takes the group…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 14
Officers from the Spring Township Police Department walk through the phone and internet scams that turn up most often, and how to spot the warning signs before money or personal information changes…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Thu, Oct 22, 11:30 AM · $43.00 per person · Register by Oct 3
Chair Yoga is a very gentle class for adults who want the benefits of yoga without getting down to the floor and back up again. Using a chair for support, you move through postures and practice…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Oct 23, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Oct 21
A naturalist-led evening walk at Shiloh Hills Park, timed for the light of the Beaver Moon. Naturalist Kathy Grim leads the group outdoors after dark to take in the moonglow, listen for owls calling…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM · $40.00 per person · Register by Oct 19
This workshop introduces theorem painting, a technique where stencils carry the design and you learn how to work the paint. Participants use multiple stencils to apply oil paints to a fabric surface…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 22
Spring Township Parks and Recreation invites adults to slow down and spend time outdoors with Mind and Body Instructor Robert Sarnoski. The group takes a slow, mindful walk and focuses the senses on…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 26
This presentation looks at how people lit their homes, workplaces and public rooms in early America. Light mattered for household chores, skilled trades, writing and reading, and even the work of the…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 29
This Halloween themed nature walk brings families out to Shiloh Hills Park with Naturalist Kathy Grim. Children and grown ups learn about local wildlife, meet wildlife puppets, and make colorful art…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Nov 4
Stone tools are among the earliest tools people made. Stones such as flint, quartz and obsidian were used to build, garden, clean animal hides, make arrowheads and much more. An educator from…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 30
This history program invites you to sit in on a conversation with John Adams, the second President of the United States. He is presented as an imperfect, burdened, but ever-striving man, and the talk…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM · $45.00 per person · Register by Nov 1
This workshop from Spring Twp Parks & Recreation looks at how Early American households made light. You dip your own double wick candle from 100% beeswax using the traditional dripping method…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Nov 5
Penn State Master Gardeners lead this workshop on woodland terrariums, the small glass gardens you can keep going all year. They talk through how terrariums work and the quiet beauty of them, then…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Tue, Nov 10, 9:30 AM · Free · Register by Nov 3
This one hour workshop from Spring Township Parks & Recreation looks at what dementia is and how to support people living with it. Participants go over five key messages about dementia and talk about…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 2:00 PM · Free · Register by Nov 9
Local historian and author Paul Miller leads a slide presentation on the history of Spring Township and the boroughs that were formed from it over time. The images are vintage historical photographs…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Nov 18
Night Walk Adventure is an evening outing at Shiloh Hills Park led by Naturalist Kathy Grim. The group heads out after dark to look for eyeshine and bioluminescence, and to learn how our eyes adjust…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Nov 27, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Nov 24
A guided morning walk on the trails at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, offered as an alternative to the Black Friday shopping crowds. Families put down their phones, get some fresh air…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Dec 11, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Dec 9
Owls are busy at night as the year winds down. They call for mates, hunt for nesting spots, and get ready to lay their eggs. On this evening program, Naturalist Kathy Grim leads the group in…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Dec 18, 6:00 PM · Free · Register by Dec 16
Spend an evening looking up at the sky during the holiday season. Members of the Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society set up telescopes so you can view the moon, planets, stars and nearby…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring