Outdoors

Explore the ponds with nets at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), 10am-12 noon. Collect fish, macro-invertebrates, amphibians, and anything else you find for up-close study. Wear boots and plan on getting a little wet and muddy. Spaces limited. Cost: $5 per person. Register: 570/828-2319.

Explore the ponds with nets at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), 1-3pm. Collect fish, macro-invertebrates, amphibians, and anything else you find for up-close study. Wear boots and plan on getting a little wet and muddy. Spaces limited. Register: 570/828-2319.

Explore new hands-on, discovery room at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), 1-4pm. Crawl through the bat cave, sit in the eagles’ nest, and more. Free. 570/828-2319.

Explore new hands-on, discovery room at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), 1-4pm. Crawl through the bat cave, sit in the eagles’ nest, and more. Free. 570/828-2319.

Learn the basics of fishing and then try your luck on the ponds at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), 10am-12 noon. Equipment provided. Children must be supervised. No fishing licenses required. Spaces limited. Call to reserve your spot: 570/828-2319.

Learn the basics of fishing and then try your luck on the ponds at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), 10am-12 noon. Equipment provided. Children must be supervised. No fishing licenses required. Spaces limited. Call to reserve your spot: 570/828-2319.

Cicada Mania at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), 1-3pm. The periodical cicadas are emerging from their 13 & 17 year cycles. Come out and learn about these amazing insects. Call to register: 570/828-2319.

Volunteer Day – National Trails Day at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), 9am-12 noon. Join PEEC for a fun morning of trail work. Refreshments provided. Call to register: 570/828-2319.

The fifth annual bicycle ride for benefit of Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc., known as The Tour de Pepacton, will start on Main Street, 9am. Registration from 8-9am. Course: 25 miles around the reservoir, mostly flat terrain, or The Metric Century, 60 miles of challenging terrain. The “Float Yer Boat” walk/run will also start and end on Main Street. Registration: 8-9:30am, start at 10am. 607/326-4734.


Master Gardener Container Gardening Workshop at the Damascus Community Center, 11am. Covers initial setup and maintenance of the thrill, the fill and the spill. Learn to think outside your average pot of geraniums. Fee: $5; children under 18 are free. 570/253-5970, ext. 4110.