Students in grades 5 and 6 will learn about the exciting history of kites and will build their own sled kite. Kite flying will take place on the museum grounds following the program (weather permitting). Materials fee is $2.50 per student. Advanced registration required. More information at http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/education/educators/kiteday/index.asp.

Features an assembly-style presentation as well as a variety of hands-on demonstration stations explaining why astronauts float, how astronauts train for spacewalks, and the principles of rocketry and space flight. Advanced registration required at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5MC93ZL. More information at http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/education/educators/spaceday/index.asp.

Tours, hands-on workshops and activities for home school students. More information, including activities, is available at http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/education/homeschool/index.asp.

Commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I as one of the nation's premiere historical aviation events brings the excitement of early air power to Ohio. The WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous features aircraft fly-bys, radio-controlled models, era automobiles, period re-enactors, educational activities and more. More information is available at http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/wwi.asp.

Sunday, May 18 – 10:00-11:30am Free Join us for some gardening work in PEEC’s new greenhouse! Lend a hand on our springtime projects. Pre-registration required.

Saturday, May 17 – 1:00-4:00pm $20 Learn from the experts. Join Dr. Thomas LaDuke, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, ESU, for an in-depth look at the amphibians and reptiles of the area. Study preserved specimen, search along the trails for herps, and learn a lot!

Saturday, May 17 – 8:00-10:00am $5 Interested in learning more about birds? Join Darryl Speicher, from the Pocono Avian Research Center, for a hike that focuses on bird ID and their unique natural history. We provide binoculars and field guides. Ages 10+ please.

May 17-18 $150 includes lodging, meals and programming by Penn State Master Gardener Volunteers Join us for a weekend of fun and fascinating workshops. Learn low-cost, low stress, highly effective ways to create a pollinator habitat in your existing yard, planters and window boxes.

May 10 & May 11 – 9:00am-4:00pm Free admission There is a pre-sale for PEEC members on Friday, May 9, from 6-8pm. Choose from a variety of native and deer resistant flowers, shrubs and grasses to beautify your yard. Perennials include coneflowers, bee balm, asters, foxglove, yarrow, cranesbill, lungwort, and much more. Sun loving and shade loving plants will be available. Call in advance with your requests. Reduced price plants will be sold throughout the following week – stop by and check them out!

Saturday, May 10 – 9:30 – 11:30am $10 child / $5 adult Learn the basics of fishing and then try your luck on our ponds. We provide the equipment. No fishing licenses required. Spaces are limited – register early.