Participants enjoy hands-on environmental booths, ice fishing demo, auction and more at annual expo

​More than 300 people braved minus-20-degree windchills and numerous roadways impacted by snowdrifts and limited visibility due to blowing snow to attend the Third Annual Environmental Education Expo at the Montour Preserve on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.

“It was great to see so many families brave the cold temperatures and wind. I thought the cold weather might keep people home,” said Renee Carey, director of the Northcentral PA Conservancy, one of 25 different groups that manned hands-on, interactive activities for families who attended the show.

“I had kids as young as 3 and as old as 19 play the game we brought. I think they all got something out of it, and enjoyed being a bird and trying to find food they could eat with their beak,” she said. “I really like the family focus of the event and the hands-on activities. I think the kids and their adults both enjoy learning and exploring.”

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