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We are a dedicated group of volunteers working to help care for Ohiopyle State Park in Ohiopyle, PA.
Submissions for the annual photography contest are due by August 28, 2010.
Images will be put on display at the Music In The Mountains festival and the public will be able to vote for their favorite. Final submissions will be viewed and judged by park staff and members of Friends of Ohiopyle. Winning photographs will be placed in the 2012 Friends of Ohiopyle calendar. Prizes will be awarded for the top submissions in each category. Images must be taken within Ohiopyle State Park. Submission fee $10. Photos should be matted 8’ x 10’ images with digital image also submitted at time of entry. Category I: Nature Photography Category II: Recreation Images Submission fee is waived for children 12 and under and these photos will be judged separately. Entry forms and details are available at the park office, visitors center, or by email at friendsofohiopyle@yahoo.com.Ohiopyle and its surrounding areas are rich in culture. This includes Native Americans. This cultural event is going on in late August and would be interesting to check out. Info is provided below, as well as websites for more info. For any of you who have been to some of FOO's event, you've seen that we often have an interpretive area with Native Americans showing how their people lived in years past. This is another great event to get yourself schooled in their culture. Check it out!
Singing Back the Buffalo Gathering Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Hardy Blvd. & Smith School House Road Farmington, PA 15437 Heritage of Healing began with a dream of a place to gather and pray for all those who were ill and in need. This gathering in August is part of making that dream a reality. We invite you to come join us as we open up the Circle to all those who know someone who are worse off than themselves. We request the presence of all those who wish to come together with a like mind and to make a better reality for those who are part of our Indian Child Relief Project. The proposed schedule of events for the weekend is as follows: Saturday, 28 August: Sunrise Ceremony will begin when the sun starts rising and will conclude when it is fully risen. This will be followed by fellowship. 9:30 am: Registration tent opens 10 am: Heritage of Healing Walk for Health 1 pm: Grand Entry for afternoon dance session 4:30 – 6 pm: Dinner break 6 pm: Grand Entry for evening dance session 8 pm: Close of evening dance session 9 – 11 pm: Trade blanket, hosted by Z Enterprises Sunday, 29 August: Morning purification ceremony will begin at sunrise 11 am: Brunch 1 pm: Afternoon Grand Entry 4 pm: Close of Gathering 2010 Vendor info: Vending fee for craft booths is $100, and $250 for food booths. If you are interested, please email us with a description of what type of goods you sell and photos of your booth, if possible, to NativeYouthAlliance@yahoo.com. We will send you back a registration form. Set up for booths will begin on Friday afternoon. There is primitive camping for participants. If you need electricity, please bring a generator. All Dancers Invited: Primitive camping is available for participants, and RV’s are welcome on site but no hookups are available. We will provide participants with a dinner on Saturday and brunch on Sunday. There is no fee to register to dance. There will be swimming available for the youth on Saturday afternoon, so come prepared. www.buffalomessengers.orgTomorrow, Saturday, August 7th is another trail day at Ohiopyle. We will meet at the park office at 9 am. Tomorrow work includes clearing off trails from this past week's storm and clearing the path for a new fitness trail. Bring work gloves, drinks and a lunch--tools will be provided. =) Come join us!
9th Annual Beer & Gear Fest
June 19, 2010
3:30-7PM
$15 / entry. Must have photo ID
Friends of Ohiopyle will be participating in this event selling soft pretzels and will also be featuring our Trail Town ice cream flavor, which has yet to be named. Come out and support FOO and Wilderness Voyagers!
This yearly event takes place across the tracks at Wilderness Voyagers. Participants must be over 21 and ID will be checked prior to entering the event. For your entrance fee, you recieve a pub glass to take with you and you have the opportunity to try beer from several different breweries and can sample as many as you like. Various recreational vendors will be present as well. Participants as of right now include:
Beer & Brewers from:- East End Brewing
- Erie Brewing
- North Country Brewing
- Vodoo Brewing
- Rivertowne Pourhouse
- Rock Bottom Brewing
- Otto's
- Penn Brewing
- Mountain State Bewery
- Full Pint Brewery
- Victory Hop Devil
- Stoudts
- Great Lakes Brewing
- Otter Creek
- Dog Fish
- Wave Sport Kayaks
- Pyranha Kayaks
- Werner Paddles
- IR
- Vasque
- MSR
- Thermarest
- Marmot
- Mountain Hardwear
- ORVIS
For more detailed information, please go to:
http://www.wilderness-voyageurs.com/beerandgear.html
This Saturday, May 29th, various greenhouses and nurseries, along with Friends of Ohiopyle will be at the Main Falls Area from 12-5 selling native plants and seeds that are ideal for home gardening. Along with perennials and seeds, trees are also going to be available for purchase.
Native plants are not only beautiful; they typically require little work in maintaining their beauty and they often attract birds and butterflies. Many of these plants return each year and add lots of color for the entire growing season. Buying local not only allows you to find great, healthy plants, you get the opportunity to get advice from locals who know all about these plants and can give you a lot of insight on working with them. I’ve personally started my own native garden around my home last summer. Not only are native plants simple to maintain, they come back every year, look awesome, attract birds, butterflies and humming birds and get me lots of compliments! And since they're native, they don't need watered too often, b/c they've adjusted to the crazy Western PA weather. Hope y’all stop by! In the least, it’s going to be a great weekend, so come out and enjoy the weather, people and scenery and visit us at the FOO booth. When: Saturday, May 29, 2010 Where: Main Falls Area, Ohiopyle State Park Here are some helpful links with info about native plants: http://www.pawildflower.org/04_links/links2.htm http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/wildplant/sixbasics.aspx http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/wildplant/nativeplant.aspxWe've spent a decent bit of time trying to fight off this invasive plant. Characterized by its garlic smell and small clusters of white flowers, this plant is one of the first signs of spring in our area. Garlic mustard grows pretty much anywhere it can, and is a major issue at Ohiopyle. Last Saturday's Trail Date was spent with volunteers pulling and bagging Garlic Mustard along the Great Gorge Trail and along the road leading from Cucumber Falls to Thorpe Knob.
Below is a link for an article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette about this invasive species. Project Weedwhack works on the removal of this species. If you have the time, please consider joining us for one of our weed whack events. Please click on the 'Projects' link on the left side of this page and then on "Invasive Species Removal" for more info. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10133/1057 605-57.stm Did you know.....? Each garlic mustard plant produces hundreds of seeds each year. One garlic mustard plant continues to grow year after year. Each year, the plant regrows, becoming stronger and larger, and produces more seeds. Seeds deposited in the soil by a garlic mustard plant can stay active for up to seven years. This seed bank is part of why this plant spreads as rapidly as it does. Once garlic mustard has been pulled, it must be removed from the area. Garlic mustard has enough stored energy to continue to grow and produce its seeds even after it has been pulled.2010 Calendars are available:
$5.00 for members and $7.00 for non-members.