Environmental Education Programs For Weekend Of August 25, 2006

Come join us at Sizerville State Park as we explore the outdoors. The
following programs will be offered this week:

Friday, August 25, 2006
6:00 PM Snakes with the PA Fish and Boat Commission – Join us for a “live”
presentation at the campground amphitheater. Waterways Conservation Officer
Bill Crisp of the PA Fish and Boat Commission will present a special program
on the Snakes of Pennsylvania. The program will include the venomous
species of our state, with special focus on the Timber Rattlesnake. Live
snakes will be on hand. Don’t miss this one!

Saturday, August 26, 2006
3:30 PM WILDTHINGS - Come out and visit Sizerville State Park. Relax, cool
off and take a dip in the pool. At 3:30 p.m., during the adult swim, ages 18
and up, meet the Park Naturalist at the Environmental Education Building,
across the parking lot from the pool, and investigate what animals live
right here in the Park. We will be searching for salamanders, frogs, toads,
butterflies and more! If you are interested in participating in the program,
bring shoes, bug spray, sunscreen lotion and water. We will be hiking
through sunny fields, or in the woods.

8:30 PM MAMMALS - What is a Mammal? Do mammals hop, swim, trot, or fly?
Come out and meet some of the mammals that can be found in the Pennsylvania
Wilds! Meet the naturalist at the Campground Amphitheater.

Sunday, August 27, 2006
11:00 AM TRACKS AND TRACES, MORNING HIKE - Many times the only signs of
wildlife we ever see are the traces they leave behind…tracks, scat, etc.
Join the park naturalist for a short hike and learn how to identify some
common tracks, traces and discuss outdoor ethics. Meet the naturalist at the
Campground Amphitheater. Mosquitoes and other biting bugs are abundant, so
remember to bring your bug spray. Additionally, we suggest that you would
wear long pants.

Evening programs will be held at the Campground Amphitheater, if the weather
is NOT cooperating, programs will be held in the Environmental Education
Building (across the road from the park office). Dress accordingly for the
weather; Sizerville can be damp and chilly, even through the duration of the
summer. Insect repellant is also recommended.