Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Hosts Festival Of Wood & National Public Lands Day Sept. 28; Many Other Upcoming Events In Pike County

Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford, Pike County will host its annual Festival of Wood celebration combined with National Public Lands Day on September 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

There will be a children’s education/activities tent, crafter’s displaying how they make their wood arts, forestry equipment, and much more.

Other Upcoming Events

-- July 8: Recycling & Taking Care Of The Community (children 4 to 13)

-- July 14: The Meaning Of Place (Grey Towers’ hidden messages)

-- July 15: Conservation & Community (children 4 to 13)

-- July 22: Trees At Grey Towers with Hike (children 4 to 13)

-- July 29: Invasive Species ID & Discovery Trail Log (children 4 to 13)

-- August 5: Smokey Bear’s 80th Birthday Stories (children 4 to 13)

-- August 11: Ice Cream Social For Gifford Pinchot’s Birthday With Free Concert

-- August 12: Box Turtle At Long Pond (children 4 to 13)

-- September 7: Pinchot Family & Milford Historic Walking Tour

-- October 5: Dramatic Production: Laurel Hill Burial Ground Walk (2 programs)

-- October 26: An Afternoon With Edgar Allan Poe (3 programs)

-- December 6, 7, 8: “A Christmas Carol” Performance (4 programs)

Visit the Grey Towers Events & Programs webpage for information on these and other programs.

Learn more about Gifford Pinchot at the PA Conservation Heritage website.  Click Here to watch a documentary about Pinchot.

For more information on programs, initiatives and other upcoming events, visit the Grey Towers Heritage Association.  Click Here to sign up for updates from the Association, Like them on Facebook, Follow them on Twitter, visit their YouTube Channel, and follow them on Instagram.

  Also visit the Grey Towers Historic Site website and the Pinchot Institute for Conservation website for information on its conservation research and policy programs.  Click Here to sign up for the Institute’s regular updates.

[Posted: July 4, 2024]  PA Environment Digest