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  • Card with natural pressed flowers and a pink envelope

    Pressed Flower Valentines

    Craft your very own unique hand-made valentine for that special someone. Using pressed flowers and other items from nature, this valentine is sure to impress!
  • Kids Discover: Groundhogs

    , Harrisburg
    Join a Naturalist to discover more about Groundhog Day and how the amazing groundhog spends the winter.
  • bark and maple syrup

    Wild Recipes: Winter Foraging in Your Backyard

    , Harrisburg
    Join Naturalists at Wildwood Park to learn how to make shagbark hickory syrup and a variety of winter teas. Samples of each edible treat will be provided.
  • Victorian Valentines

    Sip tea, partake in light snacks, and design your own set of Victorian Era-themed Valentines to take home at the end of the evening
  • Path covered in snow in the middle of a pine tree forest

    Winter Hike

    Join a Naturalist at Detweiler Park for an afternoon hike. Elevate your heartrate in the winter air while observing the evergreens and looking for tracks in the mud or snow.
  • Garden plots growing various plants outdoors

    Friends of Wildwood Winter Lecture Series

    Pre-registration is required for this in-person lecture. Registrants will be notified via email of any weather-related cancelations.
  • Person working on Fly Tying

    Intermediate Fly-Tying Course, “Tying the Dry Fly” with Trout Unlimited

    The Doc Fritchey Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold a 6-week evening course on intermediate fly-tying at the Olewine Nature Center. The class will be conducted on 6 consecutive Thursday evenings beginning on February 12 and ending on March 19.
  • Instructor helping a participant with tying a fly

    Beginner Fly-Tying Course with Trout Unlimited

    This is a beginner course open to anyone interested in learning to tie flies. The class will be conducted on 6 consecutive Thursday evenings beginning on February 12 and ending on March 19. Everyone must provide their own tools.
  • Cardinal perched on the side of a bird feeder with snow falling in the background

    Birds & Coffee with Appalachian Audubon Society

    Stop by the Nature Center Bird Viewing Area for a warm cup of bird- friendly coffee, tea or hot cocoa with the Appalachian Audubon Society. Discover what birds visit our feeders most often and learn how to identify each one.
  • Roses and other flowers in a vase with a created bird's nest

    Light & Airy Bouquets

    Clematis blooms, twisty, curly green things and so much more. Dolores McGee, owner of D. McGee Design Studio, will share with you the simplest technique that will change how you put together a beautiful light and airy bouquet; a technique that will keep stems from shifting position as you work and help you control a lovely spiral twist.