Arbor Day Festival
LEMOYNE ARBOR DAY FESTIVAL
In partnership with our Shade Tree Commission and the Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Association, Lemoyne Borough is hosting our 2nd annual free community outreach watershed education event for children and adults of all ages on Saturday, 4/27/2024 from 10 am – 2 pm at Memorial Park in Lemoyne. This event is being held rain or shine, with all activities held under tents & pavilions!
See how native trees and plants clean water, mitigate stormwater pollution, reduce erosion, and balance the ecosystem. Learn how to make changes at home to naturally reduce pollutants and help our native birds, pollinator insects, and wildlife thrive.
There will be presentations with time in between to visit tables of local organizations as well as art stations, craft projects, fun hands-on STEM activities, giveaways, and more. Some of the events will provide interactive education about how to help butterflies, birds, and animals that live in our community and depend on clean water and air.
Discover how to help the endangered Monarch Butterflies and critical pollinator insects at home! 10:00 am
Meet live animals from Red Creek Wildlife Rescue that depend on our trees and clean water! 11:00 am
Touch or hold reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals from Critter Connections! 12:15 pm
Event Name: Lemoyne Arbor Day Festival
Date of Event: 04/27/24, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Memorial Park, 50 Hummel Ave, Lemoyne PA 17043
Contact: kgriva@lemoynepa.com / 717-317-1412
Discover all the amazing things that trees and native plants do!
Plan your garden with the Master Gardeners.
Pick up a free native tree, shrub, and/ or seeds to start your garden! Make seed bombs!
Play in the Augmented Reality sandbox and learn how rain flows right here at home.
Dig in the dirt, practice planting, and check out a composting bin with worms!
See a hawk, an owl, and vulture up close!
Touch frogs, snakes, turtles, rabbits, and more!
Grab a free book! Play interactive environmental games!
Donate your old bike! Get free minor bike repairs on site. Learn how to ride a bike!
Create art and do craft projects at many of our vendor tables!
Learn about rain barrels and how to conserve water.
Check out our pop-up Story Walk in the park! Enter raffles and win prizes!
We look forward to seeing you at the festival! Here are some of the organizations joining our Festival:
Bartlett Tree Experts – Bartlett Tree Experts: Tree Services
Learn how to promote the best health of your trees. Pick up a free tree to plant at home while supplies last!
Blue Moon Games – Blue Moon Games (bluemoongamer.com)
Play an interactive environmental game! Check out their supply of trading card games, board games, dice, miniatures, and more!
Bird Town Pennsylvania – Home - Bird Town Pennsylvania (birdtownpa.org)
Discover Backyard Habitat Programs and learn how to naturally reduce stormwater runoff, greenhouse gases, and use of pesticides to create a healthier, more sustainable environment for birds, wildlife, and people!
Chesapeake Bay Foundation – Homepage - Chesapeake Bay Foundation (cbf.org)
Free native tree and shrub giveaway while supplies last at the Conodoguinet Creek Watershed booth.
Critter Connection – Critter Connections - Critter Connections (critterprograms.com)
Hold snakes, geckos, turtles, a tortoise, bearded dragons, rabbits, guinea pigs, and a toad! 12:15 pm
The Cumberland County Team, including:
Clean Water Cumberland – Clean Water Cumberland | Cumberland County, PA - Official Website (cumberlandcountypa.gov)
Conservation District – Conservation District | Cumberland County, PA - Official Website (cumberlandcountypa.gov)
Keep Cumberland County Beautiful – Keep Cumberland County Beautiful | Cumberland County, PA - Official Website (cumberlandcountypa.gov)
Planning Department – Planning Department | Cumberland County, PA - Official Website (cumberlandcountypa.gov)
Vector Control, Weights & Measures – Vector Control | Cumberland County, PA - Official Website (cumberlandcountypa.gov)
Waste & Recycling – Recycling & Waste | Cumberland County, PA - Official Website (cumberlandcountypa.gov)
Watershed Program – Learn about rain barrels and pick up a free tree while supplies last! Watershed Program | Cumberland County, PA - Official Website (cumberlandcountypa.gov)
Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Association – Home - Pennsylvania Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Association (conocreek.org)
Meet Freddy the Fish and learn about pollution impacts and how to clean our streams. Pick up a free tree while supplies last! Learn about clean up efforts on the Conodoguinet Creek and how to help!
Fairhaven Healing – Fairhaven Healing | Reiki | Camp Hill, PA, USA (fairhaven-healing.com)
Making changes at home in your garden can make a big impact in helping save Monarch Butterflies! Decorate a flower pot and grab wildflower seeds to help pollinators at your home! 10:00 am
Monarch Butterfly Conservation | My Site (fairhaven-healing.com)
Wildlife Rescue | My Site (fairhaven-healing.com)
Fredricksen Library – FRE | Cumberland County Libraries
Browse great books and participate in STEM activities from the Kunkel Creation Station and our Jane Goodall Roots to Shoots educator! Dig in the dirt and learn to plant! Experience a composting bin in action!
Hampden Township – Welcome to Township of Hampden, PA (hampdentownship.us)
Learn about Hampden’s work in reducing pollution through underground stormwater management practices! Pick up a BINGO card and visit all of our vendors. Take home free seeds!
Lemoyne Borough Shade Tree Commission – Shade Tree Commission | Lemoyne PA
Visit this table for raffles and prizes from our sponsors!
Lemoyne Borough Stormwater / MS4 – Stormwater | Lemoyne PA
Discover stormwater best management practices, including our rain gardens, and learn how to plant pollinator-friendly gardens at home!
Members 1st Federal Credit Union – Members 1st Federal Credit Union | PA Credit Union
Play games, make a craft, and enter to win prizes!
Musselman’s Funeral Home and Cremation – www.musselmanfuneral.com
Donation of large event tents for activities.
PA Dept of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry – www.agriculture.pa.gov/fertilizer
Learn about new fertilizer laws enacted in July 2022, and best practices to reduce stormwater runoff at home.
PA Dept of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Protection – Plant Protection (pa.gov)
Discover how to identify and control plant pests, including insects, nematodes, fungi, bacteria, and viruses that impact PA’s natural resources.
PA Department of Agriculture, Hardwood Development Council PA WoodMobile – WoodMobile (pa.gov)
The WoodMobile is a traveling museum providing interactive experiences to help our visitors understand our forests, the sustainable forest products industry, how products are made, and threats to our forests such as invasive plants and insects, diseases, and white-tailed deer.
PA American Water – Pennsylvania American Water | We Keep Life Flowing (amwater.com)
Join the Environmental Educator team from the Splash Lab for hands on crafts or STEM activities and giveaways!
Our Story (amwater.com)
PA Rural Water – Home - Pennsylvania Rural Water Association (prwa.com)
Play in the Augmented Reality sandbox and learn how rain flows right here at home - from our streets into our streams and our river! Learn about our topography. Discover our local watersheds, including the Susquehanna River Basin, Conodoguinet Creek Watershed, and Yellow Breeches Watershed.
Penn State Master Gardeners – Master Gardener (psu.edu)
Create leaf paintings and learn all about native trees and plants, invasive plants and insects, rain gardens, pollinator-friendly gardens, and more!
Penn State Master Watershed Stewards – Master Watershed Steward Program (psu.edu)
Come visit the Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards and see how aquatic bugs can teach us about the health of our streams and learn what we can do to help support local wildlife in our community. Enjoy the environment and are interested in volunteering in your local community? We can share ways in which you can get involved. Learn how to make your property Watershed-friendly!
Red Creek Wildlife Center – redcreekwildlifecenter.com
Meet live animals, including a mammal, a reptile, a hawk, a vulture, and an owl that were all rescued here in Pennsylvania! 11:00 am
Recycle Bicycle – Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg - Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg (rbhburg.org)
Learn how to ride a bike! Discover helmet safety. Receive free minor bike repairs onsite. Donate your old bikes! Receive information about how to obtain a free bike.
Rubbin’ Meats Backyard BBQ – Rubbin' Meats Backyard BBQ | Lemoyne PA | Facebook
Food truck items available for purchase – see menu online.
Susquehanna River Basin Commission – Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Coordinating Water Resource Efforts (srbc.gov) Stop by the Lemoyne Booth for information about native Pennsylvania species that depend on a clean river, stormwater best management practices, PFAS, water rights, the Susquehannock, and a fun activity for kids!
West Shore Historical Society – West Shore Historical Society
Uncover the history of Central Pennsylvania through books, artifacts, and photos. Discover a timeline of historical events here in Lemoyne. Souvenirs available for purchase. Make seed bombs to take home and plant!
West Shore Bureau of Fire – West Shore Bureau of Fire (wsbf.org)
Meet our firefighters! Learn how to become a firefighter. Pick up a fire hat and a kids activity!
West Shore Regional Police Department – West Shore Regional Police Department | Cumberland County (crimewatchpa.com) Meet our police officers throughout the event!
West Shore School District Bookmobile – Bookmobile (wssd.k12.pa.us)
Meet Beatrice, the Bookmobile and Mr. Bishop, our 4th Grade Teacher (and 2024 Bookmobile Driver)! Help Drive Literacy Home! Children are welcome to select a free book.
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts – Whitaker Center
Experience the Whitaker on Wheels Van and perform hands-on watershed STEM activities with the Whitaker educators!
Wildlife In Need – Wildlife In Need Emergency Response of Pennsylvania - Home (winemergencyresponse.com)
Meet a Wildlife Rescue Volunteer and learn how to safely help sick, orphaned, or injured wild animals.
Wormleysburg Borough – Borough of Wormleysburg (wormleysburgpa.org)
Learn about stormwater management and pick up an activity book!
Yellow Breeches Watershed Association – Home | Yellow Breeches Watershed Association (ybwatershed.org)
Learn about the various activities YBWA has planned for 2024, including a stream clean-up event on the Yellow Breeches this summer and how you can help!
ZHAGA Coffee Shop – ZHAGA Coffee Shop
Drinks and dessert items available for purchase.
** Due to extenuating circumstances, Wally the Emotional Support Alligator is not able to join us at the Arbor Day Festival this year. **