AUSTIN — With the shortening days of late fall, Sinnemahoning State Park will shift the hours of operation for the Wildlife Center.

The Center will be open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

From noon to 2 p.m. Saturday will be a waterfowl watch. Surrounded by hundreds of thousands of acres of forests, the George B. Stevenson Reservoir serves as a valuable stopover habitat for many different types of migrating waterbirds. Stop by the Lake Day Use Area and scope the lake with a park naturalist looking for ducks, grebes, loons and swans.

Registration for the popular Winter Women in the Wilds Weekend opens at 8 a.m. Dec. 2. It is a three-day event from 6 p.m. Jan. 31 through 1 p.m. Feb. 2.

The Women in the Wilds event at Sinnemahoning State Park is a ladies-only weekend filled with fun outdoor recreation and environmental education classes. Activity choices for the 2025 winter event will include a mixture of indoor and outdoor classes such as cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, interpretive walks, nature crafts, Dutch oven cooking, and more. The fee is $90 per person, and includes a choice of six outdoor recreation and interpretive classes, one dinner, two lunches, plus all program materials and supplies. Equipment for cross country skiing and snowshoeing will be provided. Class sizes are limited.

The program fee does not include overnight accommodations or breakfast either day.

From noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 14, will be a holiday open house. View the Wildlife Center, all decked out in its holiday attire, while sipping a cup of hot cocoa or mulled cider and listening to holiday music. Enjoy the eye-catching holiday displays created by park volunteers and Grandpa Hank’s winter village donated by Debbie Calkins of Mansfield, and of course, the Wildlife Center exhibits. Light refreshments will be offered, plus an opportunity to create beautiful homemade ornaments using local natural materials. All ages are welcome to this free event.