Summer Camp for Grown Ups
with Fern Hollow Nature Center and Allegheny Land Trust

Relive some of your best summer camp memories with us!
Join FHNC and ALT for archery, campfire cooking, fly fishing and more!

$25 per session, per person
$120 for all four programs

Nature Journaling

Enjoy some time with friends while learning how to journal.
Participants can select from a variety of nature objects to sketch.

We will go through some fun exercises and then spend time sketching something enjoyable.

Registration includes a journal to keep and supplies such as watercolors, colored pencils, pencils, and erasers for the workshop. Participants are welcome to bring their own supplies and beverages.

  • June 4th, 2025
  • 6 to 8 pm
  • At Fern Hollow Nature Center (1901 Glen Mitchell Rd, Sewickley)
  • Adults 21+
  • Individual session $25 per person
  • All 4 session $120
  • Registration is required.
Sign up for Nature Journaling

Archery

Join BAI certified instructors for a night of fun as we learn about archery safety, practice our skills, and play some games.

  • June 25th, 2025
  • 6 to 8 pm
  • At Fern Hollow Nature Center (1901 Glen Mitchell Rd, Sewickley)
  • Adults 21+
  • Individual session $25 per person
  • All 4 session $120
  • Registration is required.
Sign up for Archery

Fly Fishing

Fern Hollow is proud to offer this unique opportunity to introduce local anglers to the basics of the exciting and fulfilling sport of fly fishing!

Participants will learn about the fish, their habitats and diets, as well as have a chance to get some hands-on practice with equipment and casting techniques.

  • June 9th, 2025
  • 6 to 8 pm
  • At Fern Hollow Nature Center (1901 Glen Mitchell Rd, Sewickley)
  • Adults 21+
  • Individual session $25 per person
  • All 4 session $120
  • Registration is required.
sign up for fly fishing

Forest Bathing

Join us and experience nature’s power to soothe, refresh, and open your heart. The Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing in English) is a slow, sensory-based walk in the woods, during which we focus on the sights, sounds, smells, feels and tastes of nature. This is neither a naturalist exploration nor a fitness trek; this walk is about soaking in the health benefits of spending relaxed time in nature. It’s also about tending and mending our relationships with nature, ourselves, and others. There are no requirements – just come as you are.

About the Instructor:
Doug Jones received his certification as a Forest Therapy Guide in 2020 from the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (ANFT). Prior to beginning his Forest Therapy practice, he worked as an independent psychologist in Sewickley, Pennsylvania and at Sewickley Academy for over 30 years. In retirement, his goal is to guide walks as a way of staying in service to others and nature. The encounters that occur during a Forest Therapy walk provide participants with the opportunity to recollect and embody their sense of being at home in nature and with themselves. The ANFT motto is: “The forest is the therapist, the guide opens the doors.”

  • July 30th, 2025
  • 6 to 8 pm
  • At Fern Hollow Nature Center (1901 Glen Mitchell Rd, Sewickley)
  • Adults 21+
  • Individual session $25 per person
  • All 4 session $120
  • Registration is required.
sign up for forest bathing

*No tickets will be issued. A reservation under your name will be at the event’s entrance.
**Requests for refunds will be accepted up until five (5) days before this program begins.
Refunds will be the full amount, minus processing fees and issued via PayPal.