{"id":74764,"date":"2025-12-31T15:18:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/74764\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T15:18:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:18:20","slug":"join-berks-county-parks-recreation-for-january-2026-in-the-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/74764\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Berks County Parks &#038; Recreation for January 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\/@mparzuchowski?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Micha\u0142 Parzuchowski<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-couple-of-people-walking-through-a-snow-covered-forest-bWlHjOHKkuw?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 January 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Jan. 3 | Winter Wellness Walk | 9 a.m. @ Heritage Center<br \/>Join the parks\u2019 staff as they get out on the Union Canal Trail to enjoy an hour-long brisk walk with like-minded friends.<br \/>Free. | Registration is suggested.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Jan. 3 | First Full Moon Hike | 5:30 p.m. @ Heritage Center<br \/>Walk the Union Canal Trail on the evening of the full moon. They\u2019ll be outside the entire time, so dress warm.<br \/>Free. | Registration is required.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Jan. 10 | Owl Prowl | 6 p.m. @ Heritage Center<br \/>Enjoy a moonlit stroll on the Union Canal Trail while learning about owls. They\u2019ll meet inside to discuss these nighttime birds of prey, their nesting habits, and their impacts on the environment before heading out on the trail.<br \/>Free. | Registration is required.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, Jan. 13 | Trail Tales | 10 a.m. @ 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, Jan. 14 | Junk Journaling \u2013 Part 1 | 6 p.m. @ Heritage Center<br \/>Join them for this workshop series to learn the art of junk journaling. Limited amounts of art materials are provided, but please bring your own book and any supplies you would like to include in your journal.<br \/>Free. | Registration is required.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Jan. 24 | Snowshoeing Pennsylvania Trails | 2 p.m. @ Bethel Appalachian Trail: Route 501 Parking Lot of the AT, Lancaster Ave., Bethel, PA (40.512678, -76.344475)<br \/>Join the Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club and the Berks County Parks and Recreation Department in an out-and-back snowshoe adventure on the Appalachian Trail. BMECC and the parks\u2019 staff will share tips, tricks, and equipment notes on snowshoeing on Pennsylvania trails during winter. Bring your own snowshoes or reserve a pair ahead of time. In the event of a lack of adequate snowpack, they\u2019ll hike on foot without snowshoes. The program is free. | Registration is required (with or without snowshoe reservations).<\/p>\n<p>Register for all programs using the Berks County Parks and Recreation Department\u2019s 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\/2025\/12\/31\/join-berks-county-parks-recreation-for-january-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\u00a0Micha\u0142 Parzuchowski\u00a0on\u00a0Unsplash The Berks County Parks and Recreation Department&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74765,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":{"0":"post-74764","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\/74764","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=74764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}