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Nautical Nature, the pontoon boat at Moraine State Park, operates cruises on Lake Arthur at 1 and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through October. For reservations, call 724-368-9185.

Tours of Preston Park in Butler Township will be offered on Oct. 7 and Nov. 25, beginning at 10 a.m. The 2- to 3-hour walking tour is available at no cost to township residents and their guests. Registration is required and spaces are limited. To register, call 724-283-3430, Ext. 212, or email mlove@butlertwp.org.

Succop Nature Park, formerly the Succop Conservancy, 185 W. Airport Road, Penn Township, has a Birds and More nature walk at 9 a.m. Thursdays. Call 412-963-6100 or visit www.aswp.org.

Jennings Environmental Education Center, Route 528, Brady Township, will be the site of “Crayfish Talk” at 2 p.m. Oct. 15 and Nature Detectives: A Prairie Puzzle at 2 p.m. Oct. 22. Jennings is open regularly from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and on weekends as scheduled. The trails are open daily from sunrise to sunset. Visit www.events.dcnr.pa.gov or call 724-794-6011.

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McConnells Mill State Park in Slippery Rock Township, just over the county line into Lawrence County off Route 422, will be the site of Owl Prowl at 7 p.m. Saturday (meet beside Kildoo Pavilion). Call 724 368-8811 or 724 368-3612.

October Moonrise Party, sponsored by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh, will begin at 6:55 p.m. Oct. 7, weather permitting, at the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Regional Park, near the village of Russellton, Frazer Township, Allegheny County. Call 724-224-2510.