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Succop Nature Park, 185 W. Airport Road, Penn Township, has nature walks at 9 a.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Call 412-963-6100 or visit www.aswp.org.

Nautical Nature, the pontoon boat at Moraine State Park, operates cruises on Lake Arthur at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. For reservations, call 724-368-9185.

Moraine State Park, Muddy Creek Township will host a “The Park after Dark,” storytelling around the campfire from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday at the group tenting area at Five Points on the North Shore; a Pleasant Valley trail hike from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday from the trailhead in the Pleasant Valley Beach area; “Creek Critters” at 1 p.m. Sunday meeting outside the Davis Hollow Marina office on the North Shore; and Early Bird Paddle at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday (advanced registration required.) Call 724-368-3612 or 724-368-8811.

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McConnells Mill State Park, Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County off Route 422, will have a tree identification hike from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday meeting beside the Kildoo pavilion. The mill is open 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily except closed Mondays. Tours are available at 1 and 2 p.m. Call 724-368-8811 or 724-368-3612.

Star parties sponsored by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh, are to begin, weather permitting, at 8 p.m. Aug. 25 and 26 at Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Regional Park. Call 724-224-2510.