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Park Office (724) 935-1766, 1971
Permitting Hours:
Office Hours:		 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Monday through Friday
Boathouse (724) 935-1968
Golf Course (724) 935-1967, (412) 961-0512
Ice Skating Rink (724) 935-1280
Naturalist (724) 935-2170
Swimming Pool (724) 935-1951, 3410
Tennis Courts (724) 935-5270

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Facilities & Features include:

DATE

2010 EVENTS

TIME

SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Every Thursday
of the year		 Thursday Adult Nature Walk
Celebrating It's 40th Year!		 10 am - noon
2nd Tuesday
of each month		 Pre-School Children's Hour
Pre-Registration Required

Varies
Varies

New for 2010: 4-H Educational Programs!
Not limited to 4-H members. These activities will also assist in accomplishing various Boy/Cub Scout and Girl/Brownie Scout Requirements. Check with your club or Penn State Extension Service for member resource materials. Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H

 Varies

JANUARY
1/9 4-H Wildlife is All Around Us-Winter
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 1 pm - 3 pm
1/9 Stews and Micobrews Hike
World Wide Web Icon Venture Outdoors 		 1 pm - 4:30 pm
1/11 & 1/12 Ice Skating Rink Closed
Practice date for charity hockey games		  
1/14 Friends of North Park Meeting 
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.		 7 pm
1/22 4-H Wildlife Manager
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 7 pm - 9 pm
1/25

PIHL Charity Hockey Game
Ice Skating Rink (closed for public skating)
     Pine Richland vs North Allegheny
Admission:  $5/person
World Wide Web Icon PA Interscholastic Hockey League
Read more in the news release 

 7 pm
1/29

PIHL Charity Hockey Game
Ice Skating Rink (closed for public skating)
     Mars vs Quaker Valley (6:30 pm)
     Shaler vs Pittsburgh Central Catholic (8:30 pm)
Admission:  $5/person
World Wide Web Icon PA Interscholastic Hockey League
Read more in the news release 

 6:30 pm &
8:30 pm
1/30
Note date change		 Full Moon Hike
World Wide Web Icon Venture Outdoors 		 7 pm - 10 pm

FEBRUARY
2/1 - 3/6 Maple Syrup Making Demonstrations
(Nature Center Barn - All Ages)
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  

Morning, afternoon & after-school hours available
2/6 External Internet Link Winter Season Hike
Beaver Shelter
Rachel Carson Trails Conservatory		 10:30 am - 3 pm
2/6 4-H Wildlife Conservation - Endangered Species
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 1 pm - 3 pm
2/11 Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome! 		 7 pm
2/14 Sweetheart Couples Skate
Ice Skating Rink
Couples buy one admission at regular price & receive the second admission free of charge.		  
2/19 4-H Plant Science - Meet the Plants
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 7 pm - 9 pm

MARCH
3/1 Ice Skating Show
Ice Skating Rink		 7 pm
3/6 Maple Syrup Making Demonstration
(Nature Center Barn - All Ages)
Pre-registration suggested.		 10 - 11 am;
Noon - 1 pm
3/11 Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome! 		 7 pm
3/12

A Gaggle of Geese
Canada Goose Management Project
North Park Rose Barn Facility
(on Pearce Mill Road)
Speaker:  Meg Scanlon, Interpretive Naturalist (724) 935-2170
Educational program for property owners looking to manage geese.  Will include humane tips & techniques to reduce property damage & other goose-related conflicts.

 10 am - Noon
&
7 pm - 9 pm
3/13 Maple Syrup Making Demonstration
(Marshall Twp. Ellis Frye Barn - All Ages)
Pre-registration suggested.		 11 am - 12:30 pm
Mid-March Winter Golf 
Season End		  
Mid-March Ice Skating 
Season End		  
3/20
Pre-Order Deadline

North Area Environmental Council Seedling Sale
(Latodami Nature Center - All Ages)

 Pick-Up Date:
Apr 17
9 am - Noon

APRIL
4/1 - Columbus Day Regular Golf
Season Start		  
4/1 - 10/31 Tennis
Season Start		  
4/3 4-H Wildlife Conservation - Spring
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 1 pm - 3 pm
4/8 Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome! 		 7 pm
4/16 4-H Wildlife Conservation - Wildlife Ecologist
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 7 pm - 9 pm

MAY
5/1 4-H Plant Science - Science of the Growing Plant
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 1 pm - 3 pm
5/13 Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome! 		 7 pm
Date TBA

7th Annual Backyard Gardener Plant Swap 
(Ice skating rink parking lot)
Gardeners bring extra perennial, annual and vegetable plants to trade with each other. All plants must be potted and labeled. It's a chance to meet other like minded gardeners and add to your landscape. Gardeners are advised to get there early!
Contact:
Douglass Oster, The Backyard Gardener
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (412) 779-5861

9 - 11 am
5/14 4-H Plant Science - Plant Fun
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H

7 pm - 9 pm
5/15

External Internet Link Volunteer Appreciation Picnic
For past, present and future volunteers!
followed by the Annual Public Meeting
Beaver Shelter
Rachel Carson Trails Conservatory

1 - 2 pm
2 - 3 pm

JUNE
6/5 4-H Plant Science - Landscape Gardening
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 1 pm - 3 pm
6/5 - Labor Day Swimming Pool Open 
(Weather & Conditions Permitting)		   
6/10 Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome! 		 7 pm
6/19
Summer
Solstice		 WWW 14th Annual Rachel Carson Trail Challenge
  • Full Challenge (34 miles) - begins in Harrison Hills Park 
  • Homestead Challenge (16 miles)
  • Family Challenge (7 miles)
All hikes end with a cookout in North Park.		 Times vary
6/25 4-H Wildlife Conservation - Summer
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 7 pm - 9 pm

JULY
7/2 4-H Entomology - Insects
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 7 pm - 9 pm
7/6
Tuesdays		 Free Swimming Lessons
Last name A-K
5 years and older		 Once a week
(Total of 4 weeks)
10:30 - 11:15 am
7/6 Women's Golf Championship
(Golf Course)		  
7/7 Juniors' Golf Championship
(Golf Course)
7/8
Thursdays		 Free Swimming Lessons
Last name L-Z
5 years and older		 Once a week
(Total of 4 weeks)
10:30 - 11:15 am
7/10 - 7/11 Wilderness Skills
2 day - Overnight Adult Program
(Nature Center Barn - 16 yrs. and up)
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170. 		  
7/12 Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome! 		 7 pm
Date TBA Mountain Bike Fest 
Swimming pool by playground, McCandless Shelter
World Wide Web Icon Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group (PTAG)		 Noon
7/22  Men's Golf Championship
(Golf Course)		  

AUGUST
8/6 - 8/7  Bioblitz!
(Nature Center Barn - All Ages)
Plant and animal inventory. Call (724) 935-2170 to volunteer.		 Sign up for a
block of time!
8/7

5th Annual Triathlon for Kids (Swimming, biking & running)
(Swimming Pool - Ages 7-15)
World Wide Web Icon Pgh. Habitat for Humanity 
Contact:  (412) 466-6710

 6 - 11 am
8/8

North Hills Triathlon (Swimming, biking & running)
(Swimming Pool - All Ages)
Events include 700 meter swim, 12.5 mile bike, & 3.1 mile run. 
World Wide Web Icon Baierl Family YMCA
Contact: (724) 934-9622

 Check in
6:15  am

Date TBA


 

External Internet Link 18th Annual U.S. Marbles Championship
(North Park Ice Rink)
Find out who really are the best marbles players in the country! See  national champions from TN, MD, Eastern PA, and local champions from Allegheny County.
Open to 14 & over or prior champions at the Annual National Marbles Tournament Championship held in Wildwood, NJ.
The Rules of Play, Tournament History, Past Champions and information about registration & accommodations are available at the World Wide Web Icon U.S. Marbles website. 
Event Coordinators:
Ed and Maureen Ricci at (412) 225-5329 or (412) 260-7278

 Sat:
9 am - 6 pm
Sun:
9 am - 2 pm
8/12 Council of Friends Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome! 		 7 pm
8/13 4-H Forestry - Trees and Me
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 7 pm - 9 pm
8/20 4-H Forestry - Summer Key for Trees
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 7 pm - 9 pm

SEPTEMBER
9/1 - 3/31

Platform Tennis Season

  
9/1 First day to schedule 2011 group programs at the nature center.
Call (724) 935-2170.		  
9/3 4-H Water - Water Quality Matters
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 7 pm - 9 pm
9/9 Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers Welcome!		 7 pm

OCTOBER
10/2 4-H Wildlife Conservation - Fall
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 1 pm - 3 pm
10/11 Regular Golf 
Season End		  
10/11 Directors' Golf Tournament 
North Park Golf Course

9 am
10/14 Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers Welcome!

7 pm
10/15 4-H Forestry - Tree Top
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H

7 pm - 9 pm
10/31 Tennis
Season End		  

NOVEMBER
11/04 - Mid-March 2010-2011 Ice Skating Season
(Weather & Conditions Permitting)		  
11/6 4-H Orienteering
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 1 pm - 3 pm
11/11 Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome! 		 7 pm
11/19 4-H Wildlife Conservation - Wildlife is All Around Us
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 7 pm - 9 pm

DECEMBER
12/1 - Mid-March Winter Golf Season
Weather Permitting
12/4 4-H Forestry - Advancing in Forestry
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 1 pm - 3 pm
12/9 Friends of North Park Meeting
The Cabin - intersection of Ingomar & Babcock Blvd.
Volunteers welcome! 		 7 pm
12/10 4-H Wildlife Conservation - Winter
Pre-registration required.  To register call (724) 935-2170.  
External Internet Link Pennsylvania 4-H		 7 pm - 9 pm

JANUARY
1/1/2011 Christmas Bird Count - Contact Meg Scanlon at (724) 935-2170 for information about this important ongoing research activity to document winter bird residents in our region.