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NATURE WALKS:

Adventures to the Ancients

Pocono Area Old Growth Forest/Open Space Hikes 2011

Registration required: Contact Bill Sweeney at Jacobsburg E.E. Center (610) 746-2808 or by e-mail wisweeney@state.pa.us

Program Hike hours 1:00 – 5:00 pm (includes some travel time)

ALL Adventures to the Ancients hikes are free of charge with donations asked to support Pocono Heritage Land Trust’s Preserve Management/Land Conservation Fund. * Please dress appropriately for weather conditions, wear study comfortable hiking boots and bring plenty of water and energy snacks. All hikes are held snow, rain or shine.

Sunday, January 29, 2012 - The Walter & Jaclyn Mock Preserve
A special place lies hidden in Eldred Township near the small town of Kunkletown Pa. It is the home of Jaclyn Mock and habitat for many other wonderful wild residents that reside here. The Mock preserve provides a variety of habitats ranging from old fields to a young emerging forest to a steep ravine lined by 200 year old Hemlock trees. Participants will witness the flowing waters of the Princess Run (a headwaters to Buckwa Creek in the Lehigh River watershed) as it tumbles over a series of steep shale outcrops creating a magical series of waterfalls. Jaclyn Mock is as beautiful as the land she and her late husband Walter have cared for and protected for over 60 years. So come out and meet this very special lady and the beautiful land she has preserved for posterity through Monroe County’s Open Space program.

Lehigh Valley residents can meet at 12:00 pm at the Jacobsburg EE Center main parking lot located off of Belfast road. Pocono area participants meet at 1:00 pmat the Saylorsburg Flea Market parking lot just off the Saylorsburg exit of Rt. 33 South.

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PHLT MEMBERS AND FRIENDS EVENTS:

POSTPONED - The kayak paddle has been postponed due to recent flooding.
~~Sunday, September 18~~ ~~(11:00am to 6:00 pm)~~ - Kayak paddle on the Delaware River from Bushkill to Smithfield beach including an old growth forest hike on the Hogback area of Walpack Bend. Join members and friends of Pocono Heritage Land Trust, North Branch Land Trust and Endless Mountain Outfitters for a Fall Paddle on the Delaware River. This leisurely paddle covers a beautiful (and easy) 10 mile section of the Delaware River including the confluence of Bushkill Creek and Flat Brook and a more remote section of the Delaware known as the Hogback and Walpack Bend. Paddle participants will also have a chance to explore the river flood plain and the Hogback/Walpack Bend old growth forest area on foot for a short naturalist led hike. To end a great day of paddling bring your own picnic lunch and socialize with PHLT/NBLT members at Smithfield Beach.

Meet at the Bushkill Access on Rt. 209 in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, just north of Bushkill, PA. All participants must register on the Endless Mountain Outfitters website at www.emo444.com, by email at kayaks@ptd.net or by phone at (570) 746-9140. (Space is limited, don’t delay)

Recreational kayaks are $45 and tandem kayaks or canoes are $60 per day. PFD's and paddles are included. A lesson on how to kayak will be given. Price includes a Pocono Heritage Land Trust donation.
* If you bring your own boat, registration for the event is $15 per boat. Bring your boat to the Bushkill Access and we will shuttle you either prior to the float or afterwards. If you need livery for your boat from the preserve there will be a $10 additional charge.

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