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Volunteer Day: Hemlock Wooley Adelgid Survey
Saturday, April 1, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center
Meet at the Carrick Road Trailhead, Learn about one of New York's most threatening invasive species and survey hemlock trees for its presence. We'll walk on and off trail and over uneven surfaces. Weather dependent. Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Spring Tree Walk
Sunday, April 2, 2023 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center
Meet at the Nature Center, Join us for an early spring hike and learn how to identify native trees, even without their leaves! Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Girl Scouts Eco Learner & Eco Friend
Sunday, April 2, 2023 10:30 PM - 12:00 PM
Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center
Meet at the Nature Center, Girl Scouts resolve to make the world a better place, and what better way than learning how to protect nature? In this program we will learn about the life hiding in plain sight, then practice ways of protecting and improving habitat for other living things. Daisies and Brownies will earn their Eco Learner or Eco Friend badge. Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Escarpment Erosion
Saturday, April 8, 2023 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center
Meet at the Visitor Center, This hike will highlight how waterfalls, freeze-thaw action, and other types of erosion shape the face of the Helderberg Escarpment each spring. Participants will travel 1 mile over flat terrain, with the possibility of mud and ice. No registration required.
Evening Springtime Hike
Saturday, April 15, 2023 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center
Meet at the Nature Center, Join us as we search for American woodcock, spring peepers, drumming grouse, and other signs of spring renewal on this moderate 1.5 mile evening hike through forests and fields. Lanterns will be provided. Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Eagle Walk
Sunday, April 16, 2023 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center
Meet at the Nature Center, Join us for a guided walk to see our eagles' nest and learn about the history of bald eagles in America. At his time of year, we will be looking for hatchlings in the nest! Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Beech Leaf Disease Lecture
Saturday, April 22, 2023 10:30 AM
Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center
Meet at the Nature Center, Join us for a lecture by DEC Research Scientist Kelsey McLaughlin, who will discuss the emergence of Beech Leaf Disease in New York and its potential threat to forests across the state. Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Overlooking the Geology
Sunday, April 30, 2023 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center
Meet at the Visitor Center, Join us in the hearth area of the Visitor Center as we team up with the Berne Library to hear a story about birds, watch songbirds and learn about how they spend the winter! Children will leave with a free copy of the book No Two Alike by Keith Baker. Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Halloween In August
Saturday, August 19, 2023 10:00 AM
Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center
Decorate your campsite and join us for an All-day Event starting at
10am. Activities include Crafts, Scavenger Hunt, Hayride, Parade and Movie. Trick or Treat after the Parade (bring candy if you would like to
participate).