March 12: Berks Community Strollers hike, meet at the parking area adjacent to the Leesport Playground and Swimming Pool, 26 Washington St., Leesport, 10 a.m.…
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As with almost anything in life, the sooner you begin working on skills the sooner you begin to become proficient. Taking yourself, your children or…
Feb. 28: Leesport Area Historical Society, 308 Main St., Leesport, 7 p.m., business meeting followed by show and tell of a historical item. Meeting held…
Feb. 10: A 4- to 5-mile hike from Warwick County Park will start at 10 a.m. from 191 County Park Road, Pottstown. Bring spikes if…
For hundreds of regional nature enthusiasts winter offers the rare opportunity to take advantage of Old Man Winter’s frigid magic when he turns water to…
It is late winter and you are driving down some old back road, sing along to the radio, “Ooooh that smell, Can’t you smell that…
Jan. 27: Kay Williams will lead a 4- to 5-mile hike on the Ephrata Rail Trail beginning at 10 a.m. 1098 Steinmetz Road, Ephrata. Bring…
Jan. 4: Master Watershed Steward information session, 7 p.m., Berks County Extension, 1238 County Welfare Road, Bern Township. Register for the information sessions: https://extension.psu.edu/masterwatershed-steward-information-session-for-berks-andschuylkill-counties. Webinar…
A 80-acre farm in Bethel Township is among 30 recently preserved by the state preservation board. That brings the total farms preserved in the state…
It is at this time of year that I like to remind everyone not to despair or lament the passing of another holiday. The Christmas…
Reindeer are not the kind of livestock you would usually find on the LaFaver Family Farm near Hamburg, but they recently took center stage over…
Jan. 4: Master Watershed Steward information session, 7 p.m., Berks County Extension, 1238 County Welfare Road, Bern Township. Register for the information sessions: https://extension.psu.edu/masterwatershed-steward-information-session-for-berks-andschuylkill-counties. Webinar…
Berks County Solicitor Christine Sadler has received the 2021 Brady Koch Award from the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania’s PA Counties Risk Pool. Since 1996,…
[Editor’s note: This is a new monthly column from the Berks County Conservation District.] By Jennifer A. Brooks Prior to colonial settlement Leni Lenape tribes…
Most people know the Christian stories, teachings, beliefs about the roles of Joseph, Mary and Jesus in the traditions of Christmas. Most also know about…
Dec. 15: Light the Lane holiday, 6:15-7:30 p.m., Clover Hills Vineyard, Breinigsville, Lehigh County. Dave Kline performs Christmas and holiday music at the celebration with…