SPECIAL PROGRAMS
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Every Thursday
of the year |
Thursday Adult Nature Walk
Celebrating It's 40th Year! |
10 am - Noon |
2nd Tuesday
of each month |
Pre-School Children's Hour
Pre-Registration Required |
Varies
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| Varies |
New for 2010: 4-H Educational Programs!
Not limited to 4-H members. These activities will also assist in accomplishing various Boy/Cub Scout and Girl/Brownie Scout Requirements. Check with your club or Penn State Extension Service for member resource materials. Pre-registration required. To register call (724) 935-2170.
 Pennsylvania 4-H
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Varies |
JUNE
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| 6/5 |
4-H Plant Science - Landscape Gardening
Pre-registration required. To register call (724) 935-2170.
Pennsylvania 4-H |
1 - 3 pm |
| 6/5 - Labor Day |
Swimming Pool Open
(Weather & Conditions Permitting) |
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| 6/10 |
Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome!
Guest speakers:
Bob Scheib, Env. Engr. from DEP’s Bureau of Watershed Management discussing the bio-swale recently constructed in North Park.
Matthew Hover, from the Maguire Group, discussing the wetland mitigation work being done on the North Branch of Pine Creek upstream from the skating rink.
Bio-swales and wetland mitigation work will help prevent flooding, erosion, and the problems with sedimentation we are currently dealing with in North Park Lake and Pine Creek.
 Friends of North Park
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7 pm |
6/19
Summer
Solstice |
 14th Annual Rachel Carson Trail Challenge
- Full Challenge (34 miles) - begins in Harrison Hills Park
- Homestead Challenge (16 miles)
- Family Challenge (7 miles)
All hikes end with a cookout in North Park. |
Times vary |
| 6/25 |
4-H Wildlife Conservation - Summer
Pre-registration required. To register call (724) 935-2170.
Pennsylvania 4-H |
7 - 9 pm |
JULY
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| 7/2 |
4-H Entomology - Insects
Pre-registration required. To register call (724) 935-2170.
Pennsylvania 4-H |
7 - 9 pm |
7/6
Tuesdays |
Free Swimming Lessons
Last name A-K
5 years and older |
Once a week
(Total of 4 weeks)
10 - 10:45 am |
| 7/6 |
Women's Golf Championship
(Golf Course) |
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| 7/7 |
Juniors' Golf Championship
(Golf Course) |
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| 7/7 |
Big Band Bash with Rick Purcell
(Ice Rink)
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7:30 pm |
7/8
Thursdays |
Free Swimming Lessons
Last name L-Z
5 years and older |
Once a week
(Total of 4 weeks)
10 - 10:45 am |
7/8
Rescheduled
to 7/27 |
Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome!
Friends of North Park |
7 pm |
| 7/10 - 7/11 |
Wilderness Skills
2 day - Overnight Adult Program
(Nature Center Barn - 16 yrs. and up)
Pre-registration required. To register call (724) 935-2170. |
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| 7/22 |
Men's Golf Championship
(Golf Course) |
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| 7/24 |
Pittsburgh Trail Advocacy Group (PTAG) Workday
Meet at Wisconsin Shelter, North Ridge Dr.
PTAG is in the process of extending the trail on the west side of the North Ridge (red with blue dot blazes) from the Wisconsin Shelter to the spillway. This extension will be called the Pfundstein Trail, and it will create an 8+ mile loop on the North Ridge. Work will involve installing a bridge on this new trail.
Trail map |
11 am |
| 7/24 |
Movies in the Park
Monsters vs. Aliens
(Pie Traynor Field)
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9 pm |
| 7/27 |
Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome!
Speaker: Craig Carney, Project Manager for the Army Corps of Engineers - providing an update on the North Park Lake dredging project.
Friends of North Park
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7 pm |
AUGUST
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| 8/4 |
Big Band Bash with Joe Lagnase
(Ice Rink)
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7:30 pm |
| 8/6 - 8/7 |
Bioblitz!
(Nature Center Barn - All Ages)
Plant and animal inventory. Call (724) 935-2170 to volunteer. |
Sign up for a block of time! |
| 8/7 |
5th Annual Triathlon for Kids (Swimming, biking & running)
(Swimming Pool - Ages 7-15)
Pgh. Habitat for Humanity
Contact: (412) 466-6710
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6 - 11 am |
| 8/8 |
North Hills Triathlon (Swimming, biking & running)
(Swimming Pool - All Ages)
Events include 700 meter swim, 12.5 mile bike, & 3.1 mile run.
Baierl Family YMCA
Contact: (724) 934-9622
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Check in
6:15 am |
| 8/12 |
Friends of North Park Meeting & Picnic!
North Carolina Grove on North Ridge Drive
Please plan on bringing a covered dish or desert to share. Please also plan on bringing your own plates, utensils, and beverages. Hot dogs will be provided and a grill will be available for anyone to use.
Friends of North Park |
6 pm |
8/13-8/15
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18th Annual U.S. Marbles Championship
(North Park Ice Rink)
Find out who really are the best marbles players in the country! See national champions from TN, MD, Eastern PA, and local champions from Allegheny County.
Open to 14 & over or prior champions at the Annual National Marbles Tournament Championship held in Wildwood, NJ.
The Rules of Play, Tournament History, Past Champions and information about registration & accommodations are available at the
U.S. Marbles website.
Event Coordinators:
Ed and Maureen Ricci at (412) 260-7278
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Sat:
9 am - 6 pm
Sun:
9 am - 2 pm |
| 8/13 |
4-H Forestry - Trees and Me
Pre-registration required. To register call (724) 935-2170.
Pennsylvania 4-H |
7 - 9 pm |
| 8/14 |
Garden in the Parks
An Educational Field Day with Penn State Master Gardeners
North Park Demonstration Garden
Wildwood Rd. and Babcock Blvd.
Read the news release for all the fun activities! |
9 am - 1 pm |
| 8/20 |
4-H Forestry - Summer Key for Trees
Pre-registration required. To register call (724) 935-2170.
Pennsylvania 4-H |
7 - 9 pm |
SEPTEMBER
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| 9/1 - 3/31 |
Platform Tennis Season
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| 9/1 |
First day to schedule 2011 group programs at the nature center.
Call (724) 935-2170. |
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| 9/3 |
4-H Water - Water Quality Matters
Pre-registration required. To register call (724) 935-2170.
Pennsylvania 4-H |
7 - 9 pm |
| 9/9 |
Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome!
Friends of North Park |
7 pm |
| 9/10 |
North Park Flag Ceremony
Sponsored by County Council and County Executive's Office to remember those who perished in the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks; those who have served our country as a result of those attacks; and veterans who dedicated their lives to defending our nation.
More information found in the August County Council Newsletter
North Park Flag Retirement Plaza
(Babcock Blvd and Wildwood Rd)
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1 pm |
OCTOBER
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| 10/2 |
4-H Wildlife Conservation - Fall
Pre-registration required. To register call (724) 935-2170.
Pennsylvania 4-H |
1 - 3 pm |
| 10/11 |
Regular Golf
Season End |
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| 10/11 |
Directors' Golf Tournament
North Park Golf Course |
9 am
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| 10/14 |
Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome!
Friends of North Park |
7 pm
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| 10/15 |
4-H Forestry - Tree Top
Pre-registration required. To register call (724) 935-2170.
Pennsylvania 4-H |
7 - 9 pm
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| 10/31 |
Tennis
Season End |
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NOVEMBER
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| 11/04 - Mid-March |
2010-2011 Ice Skating Season
(Weather & Conditions Permitting) |
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| 11/6 |
4-H Orienteering
Pre-registration required. To register call (724) 935-2170.
Pennsylvania 4-H |
1 - 3 pm |
| 11/11 |
Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome!
Friends of North Park |
7 pm |
| 11/19 |
4-H Wildlife Conservation - Wildlife is All Around Us
Pre-registration required. To register call (724) 935-2170.
Pennsylvania 4-H |
7 - 9 pm |
DECEMBER
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| 12/1 - Mid-March |
Winter Golf Season
Weather Permitting |
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| 12/4 |
4-H Forestry - Advancing in Forestry
Pre-registration required. To register call (724) 935-2170.
Pennsylvania 4-H |
1 - 3 pm |
| 12/9 |
Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome!
Friends of North Park |
7 pm |
| 12/10 |
4-H Wildlife Conservation - Winter
Pre-registration required. To register call (724) 935-2170.
Pennsylvania 4-H |
7 - 9 pm |
JANUARY 2011
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| 1/1/2011 |
Christmas Bird Count
Contact Meg Scanlon at (724) 935-2170 for information about this important ongoing research activity to document winter bird residents in our region. |
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