Central PA Outdoor Activities and Volunteer Opportunities

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The following list of activities comes from the Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club.  You’re more than welcome to attend any of the events or you can volunteer to help out; there’s something for everyone!

KTA Super Hike – Sept. 7 – While SATC/CVATC Checkpoint 1 has enough volunteers, KTA is still looking for volunteers for other areas at the event. Contact Shanna Klucar, ktaadmin@verizon.net or (717) 238-7017.

Outdoor Day for Wounded Veterans and Their Families – Sept. 7 – Pinchot State Park, 10 AM-3 PM.  A day of activities in which veterans and their families can try new forms of outdoor recreation, improve their skills, and enjoy our great outdoors. Craig Barnhart needs 1 or 2 volunteers to help staff the SATC exhibit at this event. Please contact Craig at craigsbarnhart@gmail.com

National Public Lands Day at Pine Grove Furnace SP – Sept. 21 – Volunteers can help with 3 hours of work in the morning such as Continue reading →

August 26th, 2013 DATC Meeting

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Duncannon Appalachian Trail Community LogoThe Duncannon Appalachian Trail Community Advisory Committee will hold its next meeting Monday, August 26th at 6:30 PM in the Duncannon Christ Lutheran Church at 115 Church Street. Please note this change in meeting location!  The church is located at the intersection of Plum and Church streets.  We can park in the gravel lot along Plum Street and we should use the entrance on the left side of the church to get to the meeting room in the basement/undercroft.

RSVP is not required but it’s greatly appreciated.  Our agenda will focus on next year’s 2014 Duncannon A.T. Community Festival and we’ll discuss fundraising, the progress we’ve made in the past months and further increasing meeting attendance.

And just in case you need another reason to attend, THERE WILL BE FREE PIZZA AND SODA!

The church where we’re holding our meeting accepts any unwanted used clothes that are still in good shape.  If you’ve been looking for Continue reading →

Animal Signs on the Takach Property Hike

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Duncannon Outdoor Club LogoThe Duncannon Outdoor Club sponsored a hike on Saturday, August 17th on the mountain land belonging to the Takach family. It was a great hike with lots to see. We found many animal signs: scats, galls, feathers, tracks, rubs, food litter, trails, bones, and dens. Seeing a doe and her fawn on the way to the hiking sight provided an exciting beginning.

Once on the property we started looking for signs. The most startling find was the 4 foot black snake the hike leader, Debra Takach, almost stepped on. It was sunning itself in a field. We found lots of scats, but the most interesting looked like the bear scats illustrated in the field guides. It would not be far fetched if it was truly bear scats, because the Takach family has had 3 visits from a mother bear and her yearling on their deck. The turkey scratchings we found were littered with scats and down turkey feathers. The turkeys were no doubt molting. An interesting set of deer tracks provided us with a mystery. It was obvious from the front tracks that the deer had stomped its front feet followed by right front foot scratching or pawing. Our guess was a buck was standing its ground and giving a warning to someone or something. All in all it was a wonderful day hike.

Come out to our next hike which has been moved to the 2nd Saturday in September (Sept. 14th) instead of our usual 3rd Saturday of the month. More information regarding this hike is forthcoming.