# Self-Guided Walkabout: Reading the Landscape at Jennings > Event for families in the Pittsburgh area (PA). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Nov 14 – Nov 29 - Where: Jennings Environmental Education Center, 2951 Prospect Rd., Slippery Rock, PA 16057 - Ages: Not stated - Price: No fee printed; no registration required - Organizer: Jennings Environmental Education Center (PA DCNR) - Official page: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/jennings-environmental-education-center - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/self-guided-walkabout-reading-the-landscape-at-jennings--listing-a32d39c807868bdb524e11db ## About For two weeks in November, Jennings Environmental Education Center sets out a self-guided history walk with a printed guide and numbered stops. Visitors learn to 'read' rocks, streams and trees for clues about how people have shaped this land, and been shaped by it, from early settlement through industrial impacts, and how today's environment still carries those marks. Families can go at their own pace any time from sunrise to sunset; no registration is needed. Guides are picked up at the center entrance (outside and inside), or can be sent electronically by emailing jenningssp@pa.gov or calling 724-794-6011. The route includes some slopes and uneven terrain. ## Similar picks in Pittsburgh - [Foltz School Open Day at Jennings Environmental Education Center](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/foltz-school-open-day-at-jennings-environmental-education-center--listing-72682ea078df9cb45a79ef34) — Sun, Nov 8 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Foltz School, Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock · Free · checked Oct 20. Jennings Environmental Education Center and 3MJC open the historic Foltz School, a recently restored one-room schoolhouse on the edge of the Jennings property along Route 8, for… - [Painting with Soils at Jennings Environmental Education Center](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/painting-with-soils-at-jennings-environmental-education-center--listing-c0bf856ec3152c81f59cf6fa) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock · All ages · checked Oct 20. A hands-on art and earth-science morning at Jennings Environmental Education Center. Participants learn about the different soils found in the park and how they shape their… - [Powdermill Family Nature Walk](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/powdermill-family-nature-walk--listing-d494e64e8bd9a2338184f740) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Powdermill Nature Reserve, Rector · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Free guided family nature walk at Carnegie Museum of Natural History's Powdermill Nature Reserve in the Laurel Highlands. Participants meet in the atrium of the Powdermill Nature… - [Second Chance to Soar: The Story of the Bald Eagle at Meadowcroft](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/second-chance-to-soar-the-story-of-the-bald-eagle-at-meadowcroft--listing-390840143c3fc3bd6f67e795) — Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, Avella · With admission · checked Oct 16. The Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia (ACCA) brings live birds of prey to Meadowcroft. ACCA's Katie and Jesse Fallon cover the bald eagle's natural history, its decline and… - [Creepy Critters of the Night with Naturalist Char Ross — CLP Main (Oakland)](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/creepy-critters-of-the-night-with-naturalist-char-ross-clp-main-oaklan--listing-a98e94f7693dbb2056d8f387) — Fri, Nov 20 · 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM · Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Main (Oakland) · checked Oct 16. Educator Char Ross leads an exploration of Pennsylvania wildlife built around creatures of the night. The library describes the program as hands-on investigation meant to spark… - [Birding Pittsburgh's Parks – August Wilson Park](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/birding-pittsburgh-s-parks-august-wilson-park--listing-179cfd7cabb7f0ecfdb969f2) — Sat, Nov 21 · 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM · August Wilson Park · checked Oct 14. Beginner-friendly monthly bird walk led by Naturalist Educator Stephen Bucklin; binoculars available to borrow. November meets at August Wilson Park (location changes monthly)… ## More for families - [This weekend in Pittsburgh](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Pittsburgh](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh.md)