OUTDOOR
Outdoor Discovery Program will feature Elk of Pennsylvania with a speaker from the Pennsylvania Game Commission at 7 p.m. tonight at the Carousel Shelter at Alameda Park, off New Castle Road. This concludes the summer series. Admission is free. Call 724-284-5383.
The 49th North Washington Rodeo continues through Saturday at the rodeo grounds, Route 38. Events begin at 8 p.m. Admission for adults is $10 in advance or $12 at the door; and for children $5 in advance or $6 at the door. Children younger than 3 are admitted free. Call 724-287-6170.
McConnells Mill State Park, Slippery Rock Township, just over the Butler County line into Lawrence County, will host a Volunteer Work Day beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. The program "Crossing the River" about covered bridges is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday, while an Owl Prowl is set for 8 p.m. Sunday. "Early Birds" will be a morning walk beginning at 9 a.m. Aug. 22. The Old Mill has tours of the grist mill at 1 and 2 p.m. Fridays, 1 and 3 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 and 4 p.m. Sundays. A new turbine has been installed in the mill, and corn grinding will be demonstrated from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fridays and 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays, from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Admission and parking are free. Call 724-368-9320.
Jennings Environmental Education Center, Route 528 near the intersection of Routes 8 and 173, will host "Wildflowers of Summer" at 2 p.m. Sunday. Healthy Hikes are planned from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3 and Oct. 1. Jennings is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and on weekends as scheduled. The trails are open daily from sunrise to sunset. Call 724-794-6011 to confirm programs.
Moraine State Park will be the site of "Marina Invaders" at 2 p.m. Sunday and "Explore Off Shore," a kayaking experience, at 9 a.m. Sunday and Aug. 24 and 31. Call 724-368-8811.
