Beltzville State Park Programs

Spring Clean Up at Beltzville State Park!
Saturday, April 18

Meet at Environmental Interpretive Center (EIC)

Spring Clean-up Day is an excellent way to give something back to Beltzville State Park by lending a hand in getting ready for the summer. Join us for the entire morning or just for a portion of it!  Bring your family for an hour or two!  Celebrate Earth Day and The Great PA Cleanup! Great for families, scouts, community service & more!
Earth Day began on April 22, 1970.
*Earth Day Park Cleanup                     9:30 am—1 pm
Join other DCNR Conservation Volunteers, as we spruce up Beltzville’s Native plant Butterfly garden and surrounding area.  Volunteer “jobs” include planting, mulching, weeding, and more!  If enough participants & groups register, we will be working on trails & litter cleanup too!   Volunteers will be asked to work on small and large clean-up projects and will be assigned to projects based on their skills, abilities and desires.  Wear comfortable clothing, sturdy footwear, leather/canvas gloves (if you have them), and bring a snack & a drink.

***MORE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

Beltzville’s Maintenance staff has been working hard on the Park’s trails.  We are plagued with invasive plants such as Tartarian honeysuckle, Autumn Olive, Russian Olive & Multi-flora rose that grow at an exponential rate.  We used a plant eating machine (not the technical term!) to clear a lot of trails.  Beyond our needs for April 18, we also need help removing branches from the cleared trails (Trinity Gorge and Preacher’s Camp trail).
We also have litter to clean up.  Pohopoco Drive is in serious need of help.  If you need community service or would just like to be outside, please call us!

In PURSUIT of AMPHIBIANS
Friday, May 1

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm @ EIC
What’s that melodic sound coming from your local wetland?  Join Carissa Reilly-Longo on our annual hunt for frogs, toads & salamanders at wetland locations within the Park.  Hear the resounding Spring Peeper
chorus at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Spillway area.  Program will start in the EIC with an introduction to amphibian ID and frog calls.  Dress to get muddy & bring waders/water shoes if you have them!  Families are welcome!  Please register.

Registration is necessary.  You may register online, via email or phone.

Beltzville State Park
2950 Pohopoco Drive
Lehighton, PA 18235-8905
610.377.9150        fax:  610.377.9439
E-mail: RA-nrspBeltEnvEd@state.pa.us
www.dcnr.state.pa.us OR  www.visitPAparks.com