Outdoors calendar
MEADOW RUN HIKE
Sunday, August 2 at 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Ohiopyle State Park, Meadow Run Trailhead Parking Lot 124 Main St, Ohiopyle, PA 15470
The Meadow Run Trail has many geological features that create the back drop for its beauty. From large rock formations to water falls to majestic hemlocks, this trail is a must. The loop is about a 1.5 miles long. Please wear sturdy shoes.
LEGENDS
Sunday, August 2 at 8:30 – 10:00 pm..
Ohiopyle State Park, Kentuck Campground Amphitheater 124 Main St, Ohiopyle, PA 15470
Join the Park Naturalist around the campfire. Tonight we’ll explore the time honored tradition of storytelling. Every place and family has their own local legends. Tonight we’ll share some of ours.
VOLUNTEER TRAIL CLEAN-UP
Saturday, August 8 at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ohiopyle State Park, Meadow Run House 124 Main St, Ohiopyle, PA 15470
If you enjoy the beauty and wilderness of Ohiopyle State Park, we ask you to consider spending a little time chipping in. All trail clean ups meet at 9:00am at the Meadow Run House.
Clean ups are sponsored by the Friends of Ohiopyle (FOO). Please consider joining FOO or visit their website at www.friendsofohiopyle.info.
THE GHOST OF TOM FAWCETT
Sunday, August 9 at 12 a.m.
Ohiopyle State Park, Kentuck Campground 蘑菇视频 Station 124 Main St, Ohiopyle, PA 15470
Tom Faucet was a famous “blather-skite-of-the-hills” who allegedly killed General Braddock, his own commanding officer, during the French and Indian War. His grave is found near the Ohiopyle State Park campground. Visitors to the grave have on occasion run into Mr. Faucett’s ghost and heard this story first hand. This is an easy 2 mile round trip hike.
OHIOPYLE OVER THE FALLS FESTIVAL
Saturday, August 22 at 9 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Ohiopyle State Park, Ohiopyle Falls Area 124 Main St, Ohiopyle, PA 15470
Exact Location
Ohiopyle State Park Falls Area
Ohiopyle – American Whitewater, the Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds & Rivers, and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources announces that the 16th Annual Ohiopyle Over The Falls Festival will be held August 22, 2015. Whitewater paddlers nationwide will gather there to race over the spectacular eighteen-foot waterfall in the picturesque mountain village of Ohiopyle. Spectators are invited to watch paddlers sprint and cartwheel, end-over-end, off the waterfall.
Other event features include the Falls Under Lights, Town Party, Live Music, Silent Auction and food booths. The area also offers biking, hiking, camping, magnificent scenery, photographic opportunities, history and cultural activities. Please visit www.FallsRace.com for more information and registration details.
Here is the event schedule:
Saturday, August 22
Registration will begin at 8am in Ohiopyle State Park.
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Waterfall Practice Runs
12 p.m.: Two competitions: Falls Race
200-yard whitewater course includes two-foot, four-foot and eighteen-foot drops.
After race – Freestyle – Kayakers will surf the rapids above the waterfalls’ eighteen-foot drop, and do routines and cartwheels competitively, end-over-end, off the edge for points. Waterfalls practice runs will continue afterwards until 4:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.: Ohiopyle Town Party
The party will feature live music, pictures from the event, and food booths. The Agway Shoplifters will play at the Town Party. In addition, lights will be cast on the eighteen-foot waterfall, making it a spectacular spectacle and party centerpiece.
Proceeds benefit American Whitewater, Ohiopyle Stewart Volunteer Fire Co. and Ohiopyle State Park. High water date is August 29th or Sept 12th. Volunteers needed for the event.
MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS
Saturday, Sept. 5 – Sunday, Sept. at 12 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Ohiopyle State Park, Falls Area 124 Main St, Ohiopyle, PA 1547
Exact Location
This event is held at the Main Falls Area 124 Main Street, Ohiopyle
This two day festival includes interpretive programming, music, craft and food vendors.
UNIONTOWN CHAPTER OF IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE
Uninotwn IWL dinner meetings at IWL Park in Farmington will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 18, Sept. 15 and Oct. 20. For more information call 724-550-0615.
UNIONTOWN BEAGLE CLUB
The Uniontown Beagle Club’s trials first trial begins at 7 a.m. with the bench show at 10:30 a.m. and the second trial at 11 a.m. Trial dates are: Sunday, Sept. 27; Sunday, Oct. 25; and Sunday, Nov. 22. The Pennsylvania State Championship in on Sunday, April 26.
SPORTING CLAY SHOOTS
The Fairbank Rod & Gun Club will hold sporting clay shoots every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
SUCCESSFUL TURKEY HUNTING
NOTE: Online registration only; must be at least 11 years old to register. Prior to attending, you should complete the independent study part of this program online.
If you don’t want to study online, please telephone the PGC Hunter-Trapper Education Division at 717-787-7015 (M-F from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) to request a printed version of our Successful Turkey Hunting!
Student Manual. The independent-study part of the training will take about 6 to 8 hours to complete.
SUCCESSFUL FURTAKING
Prior to attending the one-day class, all students must complete the independent study part of the training by clicking on the link “Successful Furtaking!
Student Manual” on the website at www.pgc.state.pa.us. If not online, please telephone the PGC Hunter-Trapper Education Division at (717) 787-7015 (M-F, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.) to request a printed version of the manual.
The independent study portion of the course takes approximately 6-8 hours to complete.
SUCCESSFUL BOWHUNTER-ED CLASSES
NOTE: All the online Pennsylvania Bowhunter Education Course must be completed before registering for Successful Bowhunting. The online bowhunter education course (Pennsylvania Bowhunter Education Course) and Successful Bowhunting field day to complete the requirements for Pennsylvania bowhunter education. Online registration only.
HUNTER-TRAPPER INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE
NOTE: Must be 11 years old to register. Students must attend the 2-3 hour class to be tested and certified.
Students must study entire course content on own online, taking about 8-10 hours to complete.
HUNTER-TRAPPER ED CLASSES
NOTE: All hunter-trapper education students must now register online.
To register go to the Game Commission’s website at http://www.pgc.state.pa.us and look for Hunter-Trapper Education.
Click on the photo and it will open the link to the registration page. The instructions on how to register are easy to follow. Must be 11 years old to attend class.
FAYETTE COUNTY
Izaak Walton Park, Route 381 Farmington, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 12, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Lunch is provided. Call 724-984-3458 for more information.
SUCCESSFUL FURTAKING
Prior to attending the one-day class, all students must complete the independent study part of the training by clicking on the link “Successful Furtaking! Student Manual” on the website at www.pgc.state.pa.us.
If not online, please telephone the PGC Hunter-Trapper Education Division at (717) 787-7015 (M-F, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.) to request a printed version of the manual.
The independent study portion of the course takes approximately 6-8 hours to complete.
SUCCESSFUL BOWHUNTER-ED CLASSES
NOTE: All the online Pennsylvania Bowhunter Education Course must be completed before registering for Successful Bowhunting.
The online bowhunter education course (Pennsylvania Bowhunter Education Course) and Successful Bowhunting field day to complete the requirements for Pennsylvania bowhunter education. Online registration only.
CABLE RESTRAINT CERTIFICATION
This is a one-day certification class for any person desiring to complete the Mandatory Cable Restraint Program. Being certified allows for the use of cable restraint devices to trap certain furbearing animals.
Certification is required by regulation for any trapper using cable restraint devices to capture foxes and coyotes in Pennsylvania.
Register for these classes at www.pgc.state.pa.us.
HUNTING SEASONS
A partial listing of 2014-2015 seasons and daily bag limits:
WOODCHUCKS (GROUNDHOGS): No closed season, except on Sundays and during the regular firearms deer seasons. No limit.
STARLINGS AND ENGLISH SPARROWS: No closed season, except during the antlered and antlerless deer season. No limit.
EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE: Season dates shall run concurrently with mourning dove season. Shall be counted as part of the aggregate daily limits for mourning dove season.
DEER, ANTLERLESS (Military Bases): Hunting permitted on days established by the U.S. Department of the Army at Letterkenny Army Depot, Franklin County; New Cumberland Army Depot, York County; and Fort Detrick, Raven Rock Site, Adams County. An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.
WOODCHUCKS (GROUNDHOGS): No closed season, except on Sundays and during the regular firearms deer seasons. No limit.
2014-15 FURBEARER HUNTING SEASONS
COYOTES: No closed season. Unlimited. Outside of any big game season (deer, bear, elk and turkey), coyotes may be taken with a hunting license or a furtaker license, and without wearing orange.
During any big game season, coyotes may be taken while lawfully hunting big game or with a furtaker license.
TROUT STOCKINGS
The Fish and Boat Commission no longer lists the number of trout to be stocked.
Dunbar Creek (confluence with Glade), Oct. 2 (brook, brown)
Dunlap Creek Lake, Oct. 1 (rainbow)
Meadow Run (bridge on Dinner Bell Road), Oct. 1 (rainbow)
Virgin Run Creek, Oct. 2 (rainbow)
Youghiogheny River, Sept. 4 (rainbow)