Explore autumn forests and wildlife at Saturday program

HAWLEY — Celebrate Pennsylvania’s peak fall foliage season by embarking on a short nature hike at PPL’s Shuman Point natural area from 10-11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 6. Paul Kowalczyk, PPL forester, will lead this leisurely walk while discussing how human intervention affects the forest as well as wildlife abundance and diversity. Wear sturdy footwear and dress for the weather. Feel free to embark on the three-mile loop hike afterward. The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place at PPL’s Shuman Point natural area on Route 590. Registration is required. For more information, registration and directions, contact PPL at 570-251-6196 or pplpreserves@pplweb.com. PPL is hosting the program as part of PPL Project Earth, an initiative to educate people about energy resources and the environment. For more information and directions to PPL’s Environmental Preserves, visit www.pplprojectearth.com or e-mail pplpreserves@pplweb.com. PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), headquartered in Allentown, controls more than 11,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States, sells energy in key U.S. markets and delivers electricity to about four million customers in Pennsylvania and the United Kingdom. More information is available at its Web site at www.pplweb.com.