Ohiopyle to offer programs
OHIOPYLE – This week’s interpretive programs at Ohiopyle State Park include the following programs: Today
– 7 to 8:30 p.m., “Missing: Have You Seen Me?,” Kentuck Campground Amphitheater. Trees, wildlife, and clean water – for years these items were missing from Ohiopyle. Park rangers will talk about the park’s history of timbering, market hunting, trapping, mining and pollution.
Saturday
– 9 a.m., “Trail Clean Up,” park office. Anyone who enjoys hiking on some of Ohiopyle’s 80 miles of trail can pitch in. Join with other park volunteers to clear some trails in the park. Bring a lunch and drink.
– 7 to 8:30 p.m., “Survival!,” Kentuck Campground Amphitheater. Park rangers will do an activity to test survival skills, and then participants will watch a video.
Sunday
– 10 a.m., “Interpretive Canoe Trip.” Participants are asked to bring their boats and join park rangers for this four-hour float trip on the middle Youghiogheny River. Along the way, they will talk about how the Youghiogheny River has shaped Ohiopyle and its inhabitants throughout recorded and unrecorded history. To register, call 724-329-0986 by 6 p.m. Saturday. Participants should bring their own boat, lunch and provide their own shuttle.
– 8:45 to 10:15 p.m., “Night Hike,” Kentuck Campground Amphitheater. Many animals travel through the night without flashlights. Participants will take a one-mile hike. through the woods and use their senses to find their way and explore the forest.