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Classes, programs set for state park Staff McConnell�s Mill State Park will be the site of a class on rock climbing July 31. The session will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Rim Road climbing area. The class is for beginners as well as more experienced climbers. Participants must register by calling Venture Outdoors at (412) 255-0564. There is a $10 fee. Other activities at the park include: �A Natural Symbols Scavenger Hunt from 3 to 4 p.m. July 31. Participants will gather at the courtyard of the Old Mill, then walk down Kildoo Trail with a clue list, seeking natural symbols of Pennsylvania. Prizes will be awarded. �On Aug. 1, there will be an educational program on deer ticks presented from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Mill courtyard. Identification of ticks, learning how to prevent bites and how to identify symptoms of Lyme disease will be discussed. �Next week, the park will offer the program �Wings of Flight, Butterflies� as part of the Environmental Discovery Day Camp Program. Sessions run from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 2, 3 and 4 and are designed for children ages 6, 7 and 8. The program is free. �Summer Color Tapestry will be the topic of a program Aug. 7. The session, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., will be at the Hell�s Hollow parking lot at McConnell�s Mill. Participants will walk along the gorge trail, identifying flowers of the season. Those attending are encouraged to take wildflower guides, wear sturdy shoes and insect repellent and take water and a lunch. �Earl Schriver will present a program on birds of prey from 1 to 2 p.m. Aug. 8 at the park�s Kildoo picnic area. Various types of these birds will be on hand and those attending are invited to take cameras and chairs. �Regular activities at McConnell�s Mill include corn grinding demonstrations using Native American techniques at 1 and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and tours of the historic grist mill at 2 and 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. More information about any of these programs is available by contacting the park naturalist, Jackie Kline, at (724) 368-9320. Add a comment  |
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