Monthly Newsletter: December 2025 What is happening at Rock Hollow Woods? Winter (Jan/Feb) Registration Opens TODAY! Registration opens TODAY for our winter (January/February) programs!! These are all popular and fill up fast so don't miss out. *Toddler Time on the Trail *Homeschool Happenings ​ Family Winter Wonderland with Santa; December 6th 12:30-2:30 p.m. This Saturday, December 6th is our popular Family Winter Wonderland with Santa program. The morning session is full, but there are a few spots left in the afternoon session! Participants will enjoy a holiday story and songs together and then hike down our decorated trails to the pavilion. After the hike, families can make holiday crafts together and sip on hot chocolate by the fire. A special guest in a red suit will join us for anyone that wants pictures! New Year’s Day Hike - January 1st, 2026 from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Celebrate the new year by going outside, getting some exercise, and experiencing the winter beauty that Rock Hollow Woods has to offer. Maps will be provided and all trails, nature play zones, and the Please Touch Museum will be open to participants. While this event is free to the public, we encourage participants to make a donation to help support our nonprofit's mission throughout the year. ​ Participants MUST register ahead of time for this event! In November we enjoyed a variety of educational programs. Toddler Time on the Trail, Nature Pre-K, Little Acorn Adventurers, Homeschool Happenings, and After-school Nature Club. ​ Toddler Time on the Trail Little Acorn Adventurers Nature Pre-K Program Homeschool Happenings After-school Nature Club Gratitude Corner We are so grateful for the many ways you continue to support Rock Hollow Woods Environmental Learning Center! Thank you to this month's donors: America Giving Online Foundation, Dennis and Sue Baker, Erin Balderrama, Catherine Best, Linda Cowan, Rita Gamache, Heather Hallman, Maureen and Eric Johnson, Chip and Herb Karasin, Amy and Chris Langman, Tom and Elizabeth Marks, Andy and Barb McCarney, Chris and Jen Nein, Heidi and Thomas Norton, Heidi and Anthony Raimato, Mary Razzano, Megan and Geoff Roswick, Ellen Ruggiero, Todd and Jennifer Scheetz, TrueMynd Psychiatry, West Lawn Quoiting Association, and Jodi and Joe Wieczorek. Thank you for the gifts that are being used at Rock Hollow Woods: Nancy Fitzgerald and Amy Langman. Thank you for the amazing volunteers who help at Rock Hollow Woods: ​ ~Volunteers from Brentwood Industries Inc., Greg Knapp, Peg and Mike Gumpert, Carol Patterson, and Joan Hanley for planting native trees in the Big Woods. ~Bill McKay, Billy McKay, Greg Knapp, Colin, and Jimmy McCarney for cutting up a fallen tree in the Big Woods. ~Jimmy McCarney and Andrew Schaul for cutting up a fallen oak tree on the Gnome Trail. ~Dr. Debbie for assisting and engaging with children during Toddler Time on the Trail. ~Greg Knapp, Peg and Mike Gumpert, Carol Patterson, and Joan Hanley for planting the final ~Little Acorn Adventurers, Joan Hanley, Heather Hennessey, Mary Ellen Mahan, and Michelle Zeitz for potting native saplings so they can overwinter and be planted in the spring. ~Heather Hennessey, Diane Morris, and Zoe Morris for engaging with families and representing Rock Hollow Woods at the Reading Public Museum's STEM Sunday; Friends of a Feather event. ~Celeste D'Annunzio and Jean McCarney for cleaning and freshening up the sign out front. ~Bill Androwick and Jimmy McCarney for making alterations to the large sink in the learning center. 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