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Sat
04
May
Saturday, May 4, 2024 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area
This event is part of more than 100 cleanup, improvement and
beautification events happening statewide. I Love My Park Day is an exciting
statewide event to improve and enhance New York's State Parks and historic
sites and bring visibility to the entire state park system and its needs.
Volunteers will clean up park lands and beaches, plant trees and gardens,
restore trails and wildlife habitat, remove invasive species and work on
various site improvement projects. Specific events will be listed shortly. Call
the Lake Minnewaska Visitor Center at 845-255-0752 or the Sam's Point Visitor
Center at 845-647-7989 for more information.
Sat
04
May
Saturday, May 4, 2024 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area
Join Sam's Point staff for
this project and show some love to the South Gully Footpath, a section of the
Long Path and the Shawangunk Ridge Trail. We will be fixing a wet portion of
this trail by creating drainage, and setting stepping stones. Once the trail
work is completed, we will add trail blazes to ensure that hikers stay on the
trail. Volunteers should bring water, snacks, lunch, and garden gloves. This
program is appropriate for children 15 years of age and older, accompanied by a
parent or guardian over the age of 18 years old. Meet at the Sam's Point Area.
For more information, please call the Sam's Point Visitor Center at 845-647-7989.
Pre-registration is required by visiting: www.ptny.org/ilovemypark.
Registration: Required
Sat
04
May
Saturday, May 4, 2024 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area
Spring is here and our
garden is flourishing! The bees are buzzing, the butterflies are fluttering,
and the flowers are blooming. For this project, come help Sam's Point staff to
beautify and maintain our native plant garden, located in front of the Visitor
Center. Once the garden is complete, we will head out onto the trails to remove
invasive plant species. This program is appropriate for children over the age
of five years old, accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18 years
old. Meet at the Sam's Point Area. For more information, please call the
Sam's Point Visitor Center at 845-647-7989. Pre-registration
is required by visiting: www.ptny.org/ilovemypark.
Registration: Required
Sat
11
May
Saturday, May 11, 2024 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area
Come learn about the
wonderful world of migratory birds in celebration of World Migratory Bird Day!
This tabling event will provide information about what it means to be a
migratory bird, what Migratory Bird Day is and which migratory birds we have
here at the Park Preserve. Afterwards, you can keep an eye out for these cool
little critters while you enjoy your hike. Pre-registration for this program
is not required, however, reservations to get into Sam's Point on weekends are
required. You can reserve a parking spot through Reserve America New York: https://bit.ly/3uPj21L
Sat
18
May
Saturday, May 18, 2024 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area
Sam's
Point is home to an abundance of rare and endangered species. We will learn
about what it means when an organism is considered endangered and the ways we
can protect them. We will also discuss a few of the endangered species that
live here at Sam's Point. Pre-registration for this program is not
required, however, reservations to get into Sam's Point on weekends are
required. You can reserve a parking spot through Reserve America New York: https://bit.ly/3uPj21L.