The York County Department of Parks and Recreation will host a special Natural Egg Dipping program from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 29, at Richard M. Nixon County Park.

Join Parks volunteer Amy Slagel to learn and enjoy the art of dyeing Easter eggs naturally using onion skins, blueberries, and coffee — just to mention a few possibilities. Bring your own hard-boiled eggs and wear old clothes.

Fee is $2 per person, and registration is required.

For more information or to register, call Nixon County Park at (717) 428-1961. Note: The Nature Center will only be open from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on the day of this event due to the Good Friday holiday.

Join York County Parks Naturalist Kelsey Frey for a spring fever walk, 2:30-4 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at Richard M. Nixon County Park.

Stroll along the streams and forest looking for signs of animals and plants stirring after long winter naps. Check out the new plant growth and celebrate the melting snow, increased sunlight and warmer temperatures.

There is no fee for the program and registration is not required. For more information, call (717) 428-1961.

The York County Department of Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a History and Mystery of Raab County Park hike from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 23.

Participants will tour the 19th-century York Iron Co. Mine. Along the tour, discover how miners extracted the rich iron ore out of the ground and transported the ore to area furnaces. Learn about the miner’s life during the 1800s. Also, see how the York County Parks has installed bat doors over the shafts to protect the bat population.

Participants should wear sturdy hiking shoes and dress for the weather. Because of hibernating bats, participants will not go inside a mine. The walk is about two miles in length with some steep terrain.

The program is free, but registration is required. For more information or to register, call (717) 428-1961.

The York County Department of Parks and Recreation will host a Maple Sugar Fest, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at Richard M. Nixon County Park Nature Center.

Join Parks staff for ongoing tours through various stations to learn the history and methods of maple sugaring, the natural history of the sugar bush and enjoy sampling maple syrup.

Tours will include hands-on demonstrations and begin every hour from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, and from noon until 3 p.m. on Sunday. Sugar Bush Storytimes will also take place for children at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 23.

The story times are free with no pre-registration required. Visitors can partake in other activities and crafts throughout the Nature Center and buy products from Pennsylvania maple syrup producers.

Admission is $2 per person for the entire weekend and free for park members and children ages 5 and younger.

For more information or for groups of 10 or more, call 428-1961.

For more information on Parks programs, visit www.yorkcountyparks.org.

Reptiles will invade the Nixon County Park Nature Center from June 30 to July 8, thanks to the York County Department of Parks and Recreation.

Scheduled programs include:

– Critter Caravans Show, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, June 30 and July 7 (no registration), and 6:30 p.m. July 5 (registration required).

– Turtle Trek, 2:30-4 p.m. July 1. Registration required.

– Fox Story Time, “Scales and Tails,” 9:30-11:30 a.m. July 3. For ages 4-7 with a parent. Fee: $5, registration required.

– Feeding Time, 1-2 p.m. July 3 and 5. Registration required.

– Searching for herps on the move, 2:30 p.m. July 8. No registration.

Nixon County Park is located at 5922 Nixon Drive, Springfield Township. The Nature Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, and noon to 4:30 p.m. Sundays. It will be open during regular hours on July 4.

To register or for more information, call (717) 428-1961.