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Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Maple season continuing at Asbury Woods with annual mape festival
(WJET/WFXP)– Maple season in northwest Pennsylvania is underway and Asbury Woods is joining in on the sweet festivities with their annual Maple Festival. Asbury Woods announced Tuesday morning that Maple Festival will make its return on Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6 filled with tours, demonstrations, family fun and maple products of all kinds. NWPA's Maple Taste and Tour makes its sweet return Each year hundreds of people make their way to the Asbury Woods Nature Center to enjoy maple tours, different kinds of interactive stations and the famous sugar shack where festivalgoers can get an up-close view of how pure maple syrup is made. Each year Asbury Woods taps their sugar maple trees, which are only found in this region of the world, then collects and boils sap into pure maple syrup. Crumbl Cookies set to arrive with Erie location this year 'Our Maple Festival gives the public an opportunity to see the maple syrup process first-hand. By running our sugar shack when the sap is flowing, people get to see and smell the magic of maple. We've included many interactive stations located inside our Nature Center so people can visit the stations they want at their own pace, along with lectures, and kids' activities,' said Sarah Bennett, interim executive director of Asbury Woods. Festivities kick off on both days at 10 a.m. and wrap up at 3 p.m. with tickets costing $6 per person with kids under the age of 3 free. More details on the event are available on the Asbury Woods Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Health
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United Way of Erie teaching students importance of 211 line ahead of holiday
February 11 is National 211 Awareness Day and the United Way of Erie County is educating area residents about how they can use this critical resource. 211 Is a free, confidential referral line that connects people to area resources. United Way officials called it the social services equivalent of 911. Asbury Woods releasing new exhibit on PA native species If someone is not in an emergency situation but needs help finding community agencies to support their basic needs, 211 can help. It's a one-stop call with an organized directory of resources that are locally available 'So it can really range from anything, If someone maybe has a family member struggling with addiction, or if your family needs additional resources if you're having trouble paying your bills, or getting food on the table,' said Mike Jaruszewicz, executive vice president of United Way of Erie County. UPMC Hamot hosting Wear Red Heart Health Expo this Friday You call or text 2-1-1, and you'll find a trained professional on the line 24/7, 365 days a year to help. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Health
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Asbury Woods releasing new exhibit on PA native species
A local nature center is updating their displays to reflect their annual theme. Asbury Woods is opening a new exhibit in their nature center called Wild About Wildlife! Discovering Pennsylvania's Native Species. Port authority hosting two feedback events on former Erie Coke site This is a part of their annual theme where during 2025, the nature center will be focusing on wildlife and all species that are native to Pennsylvania. The exhibit includes a bird section, an area that compares canines and felines, and a section dedicated to the mustelid family, which includes badgers, otters, and much more. UPMC Hamot hosting Wear Red Heart Health Expo this Friday 'Each year we sort of just brainstorm about the topics that Asbury Woods is in a good place to discuss and we want to make sure that when we choose a topic it really relatable to our local audience because I think its really important for people to connect about how they can protect and preserve things that are local,' said Jennifer Farrar, executive director of the Asbury Woods Nature Center. The exhibit is set to open this Saturday, February 8. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
