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.

May 9-11 $260 / $210 commuter rate Join Del Morgan, Professional Fine Art Photographer and Educator, for a fun filled weekend dedicated to understanding and developing the skills necessary for creating visually stunning images. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity – To learn about visual design, composition, exposure and more as we explore and photograph the natural Spring Season beauty of PEEC and surrounding Pocono Mountain areas. A tripod is recommended but not required. Includes lodging and meals.

May 9-11 $205 / $155 commuter rate Spring migration has begun! Join Darryl Speicher, from the Pocono Avian Research Center, for a wonderful weekend with the birds. Enjoy guided hikes that teach how to identify birds by sight, sound and habitat. Includes two nights of lodging and meals from Friday dinner to Sunday lunch.

Wildflower Walk Sunday, May 4 – 9:00am-12:00pm Free Celebrate the blossoming of spring with a walk in the woods. Join local flower expert Josie D’Alessandro as she shares identification tips and natural history of the local flowers. Bring a bottle of water and a camera for some pictures.

Commemorate National Aviation Day (and Orville Wright’s birthday) by learning about aerospace technology and history from 1903 to 2014 and beyond through fun demos and hands-on activities. More information at http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/education/family/index.asp.

Campers, ages 10-12, will learn about the history and principles of lighter than air flight as they build and "launch" a tissue paper hot air balloon model in the museum's 120-foot tall Missile Gallery. Cost is $10 per camper ($8 extra for camp t-shirt). 9 a.m.-3 p.m. More information at http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/education/camp/index.asp. Register online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/camps2014.

Commemorate the 45th anniversary of the first moon landing by learning about rocketry and space flight through fun demos and hands-on activities. More information at http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/education/family/index.asp.