Destination Thursday: Get Wild in the Woods at Bear Run

This Saturday, September 13, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has put together a full day of family fun.

Wild Animals:

• The Woodland Petting Zoo- featuring a baby buffalo, calf and fawn
• Pennsylvania Bats and Elk - presented by the Pa. Game Commission
• Birds of Prey - an eastern screech owl and a red-tailed hawk
• Snakes, amphibians and aquatic species, a porcupine and a raccoon

Events and Activities

• Keynote Speaker David Crockett - A descendant of Davy Crockett, this contemporary frontiersman turned Chattanooga, Tenn. into a thriving economic and environmental community. He talks about how those principles could work in western Pennsylvania.
• Guided Hikes - WPC naturalists will lead an early-bird hike, a forestry hike, a world of insects and a family hike.
• Children's Activities - Face and flower pot painting, building a natural bird feeder, a junior naturalist program, nature games and a scavenger hunt.
• Garden Demonstrations - the WPC staff who bring you more than 200 community gardens present tips on bringing in plants in the winter, four-season gardening, irrigation systems and identifying pests.
• A Horse-Drawn Hayride - from noon until 3 p.m.
• A Ropes Course
• A Field Maze
• Live Music with the Greene Academy Dulcimer Players

Local Food Favorites for Sale

• Grilled Half-Chickens
  The Springfield Township Volunteer Hose Company
• Hot Dogs and Burgers
  The Indian Creek Valley Lions Club
• Apple Dumplings with Ice Cream
  The Springfield Township Ladies Auxiliary
• Funnel Cakes
  The Boy Scouts - Troop #190
• Veggie Wraps
  The Fallingwater Cafe

Adults/Children over 12: $5 per person
Childen 12 and under: Free
(food and refreshments additional)

Call toll-free at 866-564-6972 for more information or Register for Wild in the Woods online.

Directions to Fallingwater and the Bear Run Nature Reserve.

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