Please join us for a public meeting about the Frick Environmental Center Outdoor Sensory Classroom project! This project will create a series of different sensory experiences and teaching moments of various sizes and scales, organized along an accessible route that winds through the natural landscape at the FEC. The space will provide opportunities for structured learning, play,…

Please join us for a public meeting about the Frick Environmental Center Outdoor Sensory Classroom project! This project will create a series of different sensory experiences and teaching moments of various sizes and scales, organized along an accessible route that winds through the natural landscape at the FEC. The space will provide opportunities for structured learning, play,…

Please join us for a public meeting about the Frick Environmental Center Outdoor Sensory Classroom project! This project will create a series of different sensory experiences and teaching moments of various sizes and scales, organized along an accessible route that winds through the natural landscape at the FEC. The space will provide opportunities for structured learning, play,…

Two-hour Earth care, Self care Session is a time and space where participants are invited to pause, relax, and connect with themselves and the natural world we are a part of. During each session, we will do a short relaxation practice, a nature-based practice, and explore creative expression with colors, forms and materials from nature.…

Saturday, February 4 > 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Cost: Free Join Naturalist Educator Stephen Bucklin on a walk to learn about lichens. These incredible symbiotic organisms (part fungus, part algae, put simply) are an often overlooked and important part of our ecosystem. This two-hour guided walk will give you hands-on experience observing lichens in…

Join certified guides for forest bathing on gentle walks in the parks while nurturing our connection to the natural world. Each session includes invitations to be present, craft your own experience, and share what you notice with other participants. What is forest bathing? Forest bathing is a guided exploration that centers on slowing down, unplugging,…

Location: Duck Hollow parking lot in Frick Park Monday, February 13 > 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. Cost: Free Join Naturalist Educator Stephen Bucklin on a birding walk. No prior experience required, and binoculars will be available for those who would like to borrow a pair for the walk. This month’s walk will meet in…

Cost: $60 per person Valentine's Day theme fresh flower arrangement with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Horticulturist, Angela Yuele. All materials needed to make the flower arrangement are provided. Reservations required. Click here to register in advance!

Monday, February 13> 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Cost: $60 per person Valentine's Day theme fresh flower arrangement with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Horticulturist, Angela Yuele. All materials needed to make the flower arrangement are provided. Reservations required. http://support.pittsburghparks.org/site/Calendar?id=104467&view=Detail

Saturday, February 18 > 10:00-11:30 AM Cost: Free While the From Slavery to Freedom Garden is less active in the winter, the rich history it represents is present all year long. Join naturalist educators for black history month in a reading of The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver followed by an art project involving…