Sharon Allen, of Slippery Rock, enjoys one of the nature trails at this year's Celebrate the Bloom! event at Jennings Environmental Education Center in Brady Township on Saturday, July 29, 2023. Zach Petroff/Butler Eagle

BRADY TWP — The Jennings Environmental Education Center hosted one of Pennsylvanian’s best hidden treasures at the annual Celebrate the Bloom! festival on Saturday, July 29.

Visitors were able to witness the blooming of the eastern-most prairie in the United States as well as take part in a plethora of activities that included live music, bird-watching and kids crafts.

“People love to come see the blazing star and the prairie at peak bloom,” said Brandi Miller-Parrish, an environmental educational specialist. ” People also love to see the goats that help manage the prairie and learn about some of the prairie resource management.“