The Lancaster County Department of Parks and Recreation will offer programs to the community. Unless otherwise noted, there is a per-person fee for the programs and activities will take place at the Environmental Center in Lancaster County Central Park, 1 Nature's Way, Lancaster. Registration and payment are required by noon on the business day before the event, unless stated otherwise.
En Plein Air, a program for children age 6 and older, will be held on Saturday, July 13, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Participants will create a work of art using oil pastels. Attendees should dress for the outdoors.
A Mindfulness Hike will be offered to individuals age 15 and older on Sunday, July 14, from 9 to 10 a.m. The walk will leave from the Garden of Five Senses patio, 1030 Rockford Road, Lancaster. Building on the tenets of shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, a naturalist will lead this walking meditation and guide participants in sensory awareness. The hiking trail is relatively flat and under a half-mile in length.
A Full Moon Hike for people age 18 and older will be held from 9 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16. A naturalist will lead a late summer night hike under the full moon through the woods in the park.
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