Gifford Pinchot SP

putting in my request now for good Pinchotween weather!

Pinchotween will be here soon...October 22! Make your camping reservations and join us for the Halloween fun!

observation honeybee hive is now at the nature/interpretive center...come out for a visit, Sundays through the end of August, 11am to 3pm!

the smell of campfire in a packed campground...ahhhh, summer is upon us!

getting ready for a busy, busy Memorial Day weekend! check out some state park events here: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/Calendar/list.asp

soggy day out there at the park...

trail work day tomorrow, Saturday, May 7th...meet in Quaker Race Day use area at 9am to work on Beaver Creek Trail and Lakeside Trail

Happy, Happy Earth Day!

never been camping and want to give it a try?! check this out...http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/first-time-camper/

took pre-schoolers on an indoor bird walk this morning...indoors because of the rain, but the kids had a blast and spotted lots of birds!

spring is on its way...peepers are peeping in the evenings! some good info on vernal pools here: http://www.paconserve.org/198/amphibians

lots of open water on the lake...Bald Eagles spotted fishing (matures and immatures), along with gulls, geese, ducks and a few swans!

if you have a Facebook account, "like" the Gifford Pinchot State Park page!

working on an official Pinchot Park facebook page!

need to get out and fill the bird feeders before the snow arrives!

Watch the Lunar Eclipse tonight as the 2010 Winter Solstice will coincide with total Full Moon Eclipse!

song birds are lovin' the stocked bird feeder, especially in this cold weather!

Red-headed Woodpecker spotted in Conewago - more info here: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-headed_Woodpecker/lifehistory

wish it was snowing; alas, just rain...

gobble, gobble, gobble!!