An Outdoor Discovery series takes place Thursdays this summer at Alameda Park, off New Castle Road, Butler Township. The Guy with the Birds will be featured at 7 p.m. June 23 in the Carousel Shelter. Admission is free. Call 724-284-5383.

Moraine State Park, Muddy Creek Township, will be the site of programs on purple martins from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at McDanel's Launch on the North Shore; Treasure Hunting: Geocaching at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Pleasant Valley Picnic area; family fishing at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Bear Run Boat Launch; and an eco-tour paddle from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday departing from Porters Cove. Call 724-368-8811 for reservations or more information.

<B>Venture Outdoors North</B>, in addition to the eco-tour paddle from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Moraine State Park, will host a women’s only backpacking trip Sunday at Raccoon Creek State Park in Hookstown, Beaver County. Visit the website www.ventureoutdoors.org.<B>McConnells Mill State Park</B> in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, will be the site of a Hell’s Hollow by Night hike from 8:30 to 10 p.m. today from the gristmill. Arts in the Park will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the gristmill. Call 724-368-3612.<B><I><U></B></U></I>