Celebrate National Hiking Week and kick off your Memorial Day Weekend with a nature at Nockamixon this Saturday! Environmental Education Specialist, Rebekah Sheeler, will lead you on a moderately easy, 2mile-long, guided walk through pine and prarie habitat to look for songbirds and newly blooming spring flowers.
We will be meeting at 8:00am on Saturday morning (5/26) at the Quarry Trail parking lot (directions below). The walk should be finished by 11am.
Registration is required for this event. Spaces are limited! You will receive updates before the event concerning any changes or weather cancellations. Please be sure to check your email before leaving for this event! Any changes or cancellations will be made by 7am the morning of the event.
**NOTE: Each participant needs to be registered separately to reserve the correct number of spots. No group, pair or family registrations will be accepted.**
Please contact Rebekah at (215)529-7307 or rsheeler@pa.gov with questions.
Please bring the following with you for the walk:
Your own binoculars (limited pairs are available through the park and will be given out the morning of the event on a first-come-first-serve basis)Extra water & snacks Personal medicine (including but not limited to a personal inhaler, epi-pen, insulin, etc.)clothes/layers appropriate for the weather (at this time they are forecasting possible chance of showers for Saturday) Appropriate footwear - absolutely NO FLIP-FLOPS or open-toed shoes will be permitted
DIRECTIONS TO QUARRY TRAIL at BETHLEHEM ROAD PARKING LOT FROM THE PARK OFFICE:
1. From the park office parking lot, head southwest by turning left onto Route 563/ Mountain View Drive. 2. Proceed 1.3 miles to Bethlehem Road and turn left. 3. Proceed 1.1 miles to the dead end of the road and park in either of the two lots located there.
