Variety of hikes planned at Jennings this summer

Summer is in full swing and it is time to head outdoors. Jennings Environmental Education Center in Slippery Rock offers a variety of guided hikes for a range of abilities.

Get up and get out on Saturday mornings with your family for a morning hike. Hikes begin at 10 a.m. at the center, will last about an hour and a half and will cover less than one mile. Hikes are:

ä Aug. 11, For the Dogs: A Hike with Your Canine Companion

ä Aug. 18, From Local History to Natural History: The Jennings Story

ä Aug. 25, Hooray for Herps! Pennsylvania’s Amphibians and Reptiles

Also, Jennings invites the community to walk its prairies as they burst into summer bloom. A guided 90-minute walk will take place at 2 p.m. Aug. 5, beginning in the prairie parking area.

The small prairie is one of the few remaining pockets of a once greater extension of the true Midwestern prairie. The Jennings area was established in the late 1950s to conserve a beautiful prairie flower, the blazing star.

The walk will feature discussion of the plants, animals, history and geology of the prairie. The area is hot and has little shade; please dress appropriately.

For information about a specific hike, call 724-794-6011.

Teens invited to ‘Reel Reads’ at GC Library

Teens in seventh through 12th grades are invited to Grove City Community Library at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 10 to view the movie “Stormbreaker,” based on the popular book series by Anthony Horowitz.

When Alex Rider’s uncle disappears, Alex is recruited to investigate a billionaire plotting to control the world’s computers. Within days, he has gone from school boy to super spy – but is Alex ready to save the world?

Cost is $2 to help buy refreshments.

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