Month: October 2020
Celebrating National Parks and Recreation Month!
JULY 13, 2020 BY: BETH SEIBEL “Each year since 1985, Americans have celebrated national Park and Recreation Month during the month of July to recognize the importance of parks and recreation in…
Read MoreParks Are Where We Learn
MAY 7, 2020 BY: AMBER STACY & LYDIA KONECKY, NATURALIST EDUCATORS Our job isn’t a job, it’s a calling.We don’t just teach children about the environment in fun and exciting ways. We…
Read MoreNotes From Your Gardener: Wildlife in the Gardens
MAY 8, 2020 BY: ROBIN ENG, RESTORATION GARDENER While we enjoy gardens for their beautiful blooms, attractive foliage, and fragrant blossoms, a variety of other animals enjoy these spaces too! When out working in the parks it’s not…
Read MoreVolunteering in Pittsburgh’s Parks | SAP
My green thumb game isn’t strong by any stretch. I don’t have a yard, much less flowerbeds wrapped around a yard. I don’t wake up at dawn to unspool the…
Read MoreNine Ways to Get Your Kids Exploring Nature — Anywhere!
Parks are not only some of the very best playgrounds, but also amazing classrooms. By observing, touching, smelling and hearing the natural world, kids (and adults!) are learning, sometimes without…
Read MoreTaking in Nature Together
My 8-year-old daughter and I gathered about 50 sticks and piled them up in the little hut my husband had built out of fallen tree limbs for her and her…
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