Sizerville State Park Environmental Education Programs Memorial Day Weekend 2026

 

Sizerville State Park Environmental Education Programs Memorial Day Weekend 2026

Program Title: Stream Study 

Date: Saturday, May 23 rd Time: 3:00 PM

 Location: Near Pavilion 3

 Description: Join the park educator to look for macroinvertebrates, like stoneflies and crayfish, in the stream, along with learning their importance. Short talk followed by exploring the stream - expect to get wet so bring along water shoes, swimsuits, and a towel! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Program Title: Nature Sounds Bingo 

Date: Saturday, May 23 rd Time: 7:30 PM 

Location: Campground Amphitheater 

Description: Come out to this program to listen and learn about some common sounds/calls animals make all around us. Short talk followed by a bingo game to test your memory! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Program Title: Backyard Bird Banding 

Date: Sunday, May 24 th Time: 8:30 AM

 Location: Near Maintenance Division 

Description: Join state park volunteers and experienced bird banders, David and Fay Hauber, as they attempt to band common songbirds right here in Sizerville State Park! We will have a short introduction on birds followed by instructions on what to do and expect during the demonstration. Closed toe shoes and long pants are recommended due to the program taking place in high grass/shrub areas. Feel free to bring a water bottle, bug spray, and binoculars. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Program Title: Nature Craft & Story

 Date: Sunday, May 24 th Time: 1:30 PM 

Location: Environmental Learning Center 

Description: Come down to the ELC and join the park educator for a short story followed by a make and take craft. This week’s topic will be caterpillars! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Program Title: Sizerville’s Splish Splash Bash 

Date: Monday, May 25 th Time: 11:00 AM 

Location: Pool Deck 

Description: Join the park educator for a fun, water-themed program to celebrate the opening of the pool. Short talk on all the different critters that live in our local streams, lakes, and rivers. You can even demonstrate your fishing skills as well. Come join us as we open the summer 2026 pool season! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Additional Information: 

To register for a program, go to the DCNR Calendar of Events website, search Sizerville State Park, find the program listed, and click on the Register button right under the program date, time, and location. For more information or questions about registering, please contact the Environmental Learning Center at (814) 486- 5609.

Sizerville State Park Calendar of Events Website: https://events.dcnr.pa.gov/sizerville_state_park

In case of thunder, lightning, or extreme weather conditions programs may be moved or cancelled. If you need an accommodation to participate in park activities due to a disability, please contact the park office at (814) 486-5605. With a minimum of one week notice, interpreters for people who are deaf or hard of hearing are available for educational programs.

Additional programs and events can be found on the DCNR website by clicking on the Events tab or go to https://events.dcnr.pa.gov and search Sizerville State Park. For more information or questions about programs at Sizerville State Park, please contact the Environmental Learning Center at (814) 486-5609.