Lancaster County Department of Parks and Recreation will offer programs to the community. All activities will take place at the Lancaster County Park's Environmental Center, 1 Nature's Way, Lancaster, unless specified otherwise. Unless otherwise noted, there is a per-person fee, and registration and payment are required by noon on the business day before the event. To register, call 717-295-2055 or visit http://www.lancastercountyparks.org and click on Online Program Registration.
Leaf Art will be offered to people of all ages on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. After taking a walk to collect leaves, participants may create a painting using their leaves as prints. Registrants are advised to come dressed to paint, but smocks will be available.
Exploring Light and Rainbows will be available to children ages 4 to 12 on Monday, Sept. 20, from 10 to 11 a.m. Participants will consider how rainbows get their colors and why they can be observed after it rains. Children will complete a craft and take home a pair of diffraction glasses.
Harvest Moon Haiku Workshop will be offered to participants age 7 and older on Sept. 20 from 6 to 7 p.m. The program will focus on the full harvest moon of 2021, including a discussion of lunar cycles, associations ancient cultures made between the full moon and the natural world, and full moon myths and truths.
Harvest Moon Hike will be offered to people of all ages on Sept. 20 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Muhlenberg Meadow lot, 548 Golf Road, Lancaster. Registrants will take a walk in the meadow along the cornfield under the last full moon of the summer. The emphasis will be on listening to nighttime sounds and seeing the meadow under a different light.
Homeschool Wednesday: Surface Ocean will be offered on Sept. 22 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for children ages 8 to 12. Students will research and present a specific animal to their peers as part of this class. Participants should wear old clothes and plan for indoor and outdoor activities. Children under age 8 are welcome if accompanying older siblings.
Jump Into STEM - Stick Construction, for children ages 3 to 5, has been set for Thursday, Sept. 23, from 10 to 11 a.m. Preschool scientists will work on engineering skills while using all-natural materials that they collect on a hike.
Thursday in the Park: Crickets and Grasshoppers, for children ages 6 to 9, has been set for Sept. 23 from 1 to 2 p.m. Children should dress for exploring the meadows with insect nets and magnifiers. Children under age 6 are welcome if accompanying older siblings.
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