10:30 AM Saturday, July 12, 2014

Marcy is graciously inviting club members to her yard to check out the flora and fauna.  She lives in Clarksburg, PA.  Bring a bag lunch and we will socialize after the tour. If you think you are able to attend, contact Judy Stark, Outings Coordinator, at starkj2@aol.com and  she will email exact directions to you.

Monday June 9, 2014   10:00 AM

Leader:  Dianne & Bob Machesney   (c)  412-523-0368  diannem15237@aol.com

Greenock Portion of the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail, Allegheny County

Directions: From Pittsburgh, take I-376 (Parkway East) to Exit 78A – Forest Hills/ US 30. Travel US 30 west about 7 miles to PA 48. Turn right (south) on PA 48 and travel 6 miles to the Boston Bridge. Cross the bridge over the Youghiogheny River, turn left onto E. Smithfield Street. Go approximately 2.1 miles, and turn right onto Moray Lane. Immediately past the “Ray’s Way Bar” turn left into the driveway. Go to the back and park in the lot for the baseball field.

The closest GPS address is: 525 Moray Dr., Greenock, PA 15047.

There is a picnic shelter with tables. We will start our walk at the 21.5 mile marker of the trail. We will walk abut 2 miles toward the 24 mile marker, turn around and return to a picnic shelter.  Bring a bag lunch and water.

Saturday, May 24, 2014  10:00 AM

Preston Park, Butler Township, Butler County

Leader: Judy Stark and Tony Stango

Preston Park is an 88-acre English garden donated to Butler Township by Dr. Frank Preston, founder of Preston Laboratories, and Mrs. Jane Preston. Dr. Preston, a glass scientist, ornithologist, and ecologist, created and designed an English garden as a place to live, work and enjoy nature.  Dr. Preston apparently walked the entire property daily at dawn, in accordance with his origins in England where a deep interest in nature is a great pastime.

Park Volunteer Tony Stango will introduce us to the park’s significant historical and cultural resources, including Dr. Preston’s glass research laboratory. Preston Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is now maintained by Butler Township. For more information, visit Butler Township’s Preston Park website

Directions: Travel I-79 north to Exit 83 – PA 528 toward Evans City. Travel PA 528 north for 2.6 miles to a T. Turn right at the T and continue east on PA 68 for 9 miles to Whitestown Rd (the first traffic light after the Butler Farm Show on the right).Turn right onto Whitestown Rd and continue 1 mile to turn right onto South Eberhart Road. Park entrance will be on the left.  The GPS address is 415 South Eberhart Road, Butler, PA  16

Outings are free and open to the public.

May 30, 2014   Friday  10:00 AM

Butler/Freeport Trail, Sarver, PA   Leader: Chuck Tague

Directions:  From Pittsburgh, take Rt. 28 North to Exit 17 (PA356/Butler/Freeport).  At the end of the ramp, head west or north on PA 356.  After roughly 3.5 miles, turn right onto Sarver Road (SR2018) at a traffic light.  Continue a little over 1/2 mile, traveling down a hill.  After crossing a creek and passing the Sarver buffalo Township fire Hall on the left, turn left into the bike trail parking area, where we will meet.  Or google 565 Sarver Road, Sarver, PA 16055

May 31, 2014 Saturday 8:00 AM

Botanic Gardens Bird Walk    Leader: Bob Mulvihill

Directions from I-79 Northbound from Washington, PA  Take Exit 57 Carnegie.  Keep left at the fork and follow signs for Oakdale.  Turn left onto W. Main Street.  Continue 4.1 miles along Noblestown Rd/State Rt 3048.  Keep right to stay on Noblestown Rd. Turn right onto Pinkerton Run Rd.  Continue 1.5 miles on Pinkerton Run Rd.  if you are using a GPS, use 1082 Pinkerton Run Road, Oakdale, PA as the destination address.  The barn is just up the hill from this address to your left.

June 1, 2014  Sunday  9:00 AM

Hays Bald Eagle Walk    Leader: Bob Mulvihill

Directions:  Glass Run Rd. to Baldwin Rd., left on Baldwin Rd. to parking lot of Keystone Iron and Metal Co. (before railroad tracks).  Cross railroad tracks on foot and take the heritage Trail on your left ( a tall stone wall flanks the trail on your right) eagle watching spot is a few hundred yards down the trail.  The address for a GPS is 4901 East Carson Street.

Saturday, June 28, 2014, 10:00 AM     Markleysburg Bog, Fayette  County

Leader: Loree Speedy, 724-518-6022; loreespeedy@gmail.com

Directions:  The intersection of US40 & PA381 can be reached by traveling US40 east from Uniontown, or by traveling PA 381 south from  PA Turnpike Exit 91 – Donegal (travel PA 31 east 2 miles).

At the intersection of PA 381 and US 40, travel US40 east 6 miles. Look for an oversized sign on the right reading “Truck Warning-Steep Grade.”  Turn right at the foot of this sign onto a blacktop driveway into the Mountain Fellowship Center, marked with a blue sign. Continue past the community building on the left and park along the right side of dirt road.

Prepare for wet feet. Protection at least 4 inches over the ankle is recommended as the bog is not deep.