The Schuylkill County Conservancy hosted the Owl Creek Outdoor Learning Days on October 18th and 20th for over 180 students at Owl Creek Reservoir in Tamaqua.   About 140 fifth graders from the Tamaqua Area School District and 40 fifth and sixth graders from Gillingham Charter School learned about native plants and animals and local natural resources.             

The students rotated through learning stations about birds, water quality, macroinvertebrates, mammals, and trees.  There was a special presentation on raptors at the end of each day.  The raptor presentation was led by Hawk Mountain on October 18^th and Red Creek Wildlife on October 20^th.  Volunteers from the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Schuylkill Conservation District, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Carbon County Environmental Education Center and Fort Indiantown Gap led the stations.   

Students learned about their environment first hand through hands-on activities.  The diverse forest and habitat found at the Owl Creek Reservoir made it great site for the Learning Days.  Funding for this project was generously provided by the Schuylkill Area Community Foundation. 

Students learn about trees at the "Owl Creek Outdoor Learning Days" on October 18th and 20th - Click here to view photos!

On July 30th, over 50 people attended the “Bicentennial Bus Bash.”  Stops on the tour included the World’s lagest coal breaker, the grave or the only survivor of Custer’s Last Stand, and the Mahanoy Plane.

Bicentennial Bush Bash, July 30th, 2011 - Click here to view photos!

• The Pottsville Shade Tree Commission

• The Northeast Tree Association

• The Penn State Schuylkill Master Gardeners

• DCNR Bureau of Forestry

• Fanelli Trucking

• Funding provided by the Schuylkill Area Community Foundation

Girl Scout Troop # 31044 planted trees in Shenandoah and Mahanoy City!