{"id":101233,"date":"2026-01-31T00:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/101233\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T00:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:43:11","slug":"join-berks-county-parks-recreation-for-february-2026-in-the-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/101233\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Berks County Parks &#038; Recreation for February 2026 in the Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Berks County Parks and Recreation Department<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@ewaanderson?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ewa Anderson<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-field-of-tall-grass-covered-in-snow-iGNGwJe0e0s?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Berks County Parks and Recreation Department continues to present programs promoting nature, history, and outdoor activity throughout the month of February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, Feb. 1 | Full Moon Snowshoe | 6 p.m. @ Berks Leisure Area<br \/>Enjoy a snowshoe walk down the Union Canal Trail with park staff. In the event we don\u2019t have snow, we\u2019ll still look at snowshoes and then go for a hike on foot on the trail.<br \/>Free. | Registration is required.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Feb. 7 | Winter Wellness Walk | 9 a.m. @ Berks Leisure Area<br \/>Join park staff as we get out on the Union Canal Trail to enjoy an hour-long brisk walk with like-minded friends. Wear walking shoes or other appropriate footwear and dress accordingly.<br \/>Free. | Registration is suggested.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, Feb. 10 | Trail Tales | 10 a.m. @ Berks Heritage Center<br \/>Get wrapped up in a trail tale and discover plants and animal friends in our parks. Geared towards children ages 3 to 5.<br \/>Free. | Registration is required.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, Feb. 11 | Junk Journaling Part 2 | 6 p.m. @ Berks Heritage Center<br \/>Join us for this workshop series to learn the art of junk journaling.<br \/>Free. | Registration is required.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, Feb. 18 | Winter Tree Walk | 9 a.m. @ Angora Fruit Farm<br \/>Come with us as we get to know our favorite natural friends in a different light (or in this case, season). This program is geared towards adults, but all are welcome.<br \/>Free. | Registration is required.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Feb. 28 | Maple Sugaring | 10 a.m. @ Gring\u2019s Mill<br \/>Learn how to identify the right kinds of trees to tap and make your very own syrup.<br \/>$5.00 per person, free for kids under 3. | Registration is required.<\/p>\n<p>Register for all programs using our RecDesk account: <a href=\"https:\/\/countyofberks.recdesk.com\/Community\/Program\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">countyofberks.recdesk.com\/Community\/Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Questions? Contact Rec &amp; Special Events Coordinator Lisa Gauker at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bctv.org\/2026\/01\/30\/join-berks-county-parks-recreation-for-february-2026-in-the-parks\/mailto:LGauker@BerksPa.gov\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LGauker@BerksPa.gov<\/a> or 610-374-2944 ext. 2611.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From Berks County Parks and Recreation Department Photo courtesy of\u00a0Ewa Anderson\u00a0on\u00a0Unsplash The Berks County Parks and Recreation Department&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101234,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":{"0":"post-101233","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reading","8":"tag-reading-city","9":"tag-reading-city-headlines","10":"tag-reading-city-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}