ECOS NEWS
CALENDAR
of EVENTS for April 2010
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DATE |
GROUP
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ACTIVITY – LOCATION |
CONTACT
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thru Sept 6
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NYSM
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Prog: Birds of NY & Paintings of Louis Agassiz Fuertes
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474-5877
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Apr 2/F
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APBP
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Outing: Signs of Spring; free;
regis. req’d
Noon-1 pm
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456-0655
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SCADK
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Outing: The Kinderhook; Bob
Wright
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279-1428
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Apr 3/Sa
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FREEC
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Outing: Maple Sugar Open House; free; dress for outdoor activity 1:30-3:30 pm
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475-0291
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FREEC
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Outing: Search for Spring
Birds; free; dress for outdoor activity 10 am
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475-0291
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HMBC
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Outing: Vischer Ferry; John
Hershey; bring flashlight 5:15 pm
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371-3114
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HMSC
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Outing: Hike Avalon & East
Farms; ask for Jane 10 am
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(631)689-1568
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NYSM
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Prog; Furry Tales &
Touchables; ages 4-6; free 11-11:45 am
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474-5877
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SCADK
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Outing: Leader’s Choice; Chuck
Wilkinson
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793-8041
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Apr 4/Su
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SCADK
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Outing: Ski Trip/Camp
Santanoni; Roy Keats
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370-0399
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SCADK
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Outing: Leader’s Choice; Mal
Provost
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399-1565
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Apr 5/M
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APBP
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Outing: Clean Up the Pine
Bush!; regis. req’d; equip.
provided 1-2:30 pm
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456-0655
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HMBC
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Prog: Workshop on Technology
for Birding; Colonie Library
7 pm
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785-6760
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Apr 6/Tu
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GLSP
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Prog: Spring Break Special-Seed
Spectacular; sm. fee; regis. req’d 10 am-Noon
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279-1155
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GLSP
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Prog: Spring Break
Special-Treasure Hunt; sm. fee; regis. req’d 10 am-Noon
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279-1155
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Apr 6-8/Tu-Th
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WWPP
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Prog: Nat.
Env. Ed. Wk. Prog. for Children–Be Water and Energy Wise; sm. fee
1-3 pm |
450-0321
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Apr 7/W
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APBP
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Prog: Movie Day/“Planet Earth:
From Pole to Pole; regis. req’d 11
am-Noon
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456-0655
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APBP
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Outing: Habitat Helpers Pt. 1;
sm. fee; regis. req’d
5:30-6:30 pm
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456-0655
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ETTNC
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Prog: Build a Nest Box;
materials fee/$8 per bx 10 am
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872-0800
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GLA
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Prog: NY Wildlife; sm. fee;
Jeff O'Handley; in Meeting House
1-2 pm
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875-6935
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GLSP
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Prog: Friends of Cherry Plain State Park planning
mtg; Bridgeway Restaurant 6 pm
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279-1155
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SSSP
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Outing: Annual Fish Stocking;
free; Geyser Creek; family activities
11 am
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584-2000
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Apr 8/Th
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APBP
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Outing: Signs of Spring; sm.
fee; regis. req’d
10 – 11:30 am
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456-0655
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CLC
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Prog: Owls:
Silent Predators of the Night; ages 6 yr.+; New
Lebanon lib. 2-3:30 pm
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392-5252
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FREEC
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Outing: Get Ready for Backyd.
Birds; free; parents w/ children req’d
10 am
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475-0291
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KCAC
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Prog: Wild Mushrooms; Sue Van Hook, Mycologist;
sm. fee 6-8:30 pm
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893-2620
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Apr 9/F
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APBP
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Outing: Wild, Wacky Woodcock Watch; sm. fee; binoculars; regis.
req’d 6:30-7:30 pm
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456-0655
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Apr 10/Sa
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ETTNC
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Prog: The Buzz on Honeybees;
adults & children 6 yr.+ 10 am
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872-0800
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FREEC
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Outing: Salamanders; free;
dress for outdoor activity 10 am
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475-0291
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FREEC
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Outing: Wetland Ecology; free; dress
for outdoor activity
2 pm
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475-0291
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GLA
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Prog: Propagation Is Rewarding;
sm. fee; Arboretum lib; Cindy King 10 am-Noon
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875-6935
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GLSP
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Prog: Eastern Bluebirds; sm.
fee; free birdhouse to lst 10 registrants 10 am
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279-1155
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HMSC
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Outing: Hike Massapequa St. Pk;
ask for Jane 1
pm
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(631)689-1568
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SCADK
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Outing: Leader’s Choice;
Anthony Lamano
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275-6005
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Apr 11/Su
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APBP
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Outing: Discover the Pine Bush;
sm. fee; regis. req’d; long pants 1-2 pm
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456-0655
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SCADK
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Outing: Hoosic River; Larry
Woods
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271-0270
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Apr 12/M
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SSSP
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Prog: Homeschool Nature
Class
10 am
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584-2000
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Apr 13/Tu
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CCE
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Prog: Ready, Set, Grow:
Gardening Basics; $15 fee; call for location 6:30-8:30 pm
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765-3512
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Apr 14/W
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GLSP
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Outing: Explore Shaver Pond;
1/8 mi. hike; sm. fee; regis. req’d 10 am
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279-1155
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GLSP
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Prog: Trail Advisory Committee
mtg.; Shaver Nature Ctr.
6-7 pm
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279-1155
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Apr 16/F
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GLA
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Outing: 2010 Old Growth Forest
Tour; F. Breglia; free 1-2 pm
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875-6935
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GLSP
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Prog: Star Watch; meet at
Deerfield w/ Albany Area Astronomers
8 pm
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279-1155
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Apr 17/Sa
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CCE
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Prog: Spring Garden Day; Horticulture Ed. Center, Central
Park, Schenectady 9 am-2:30 pm
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372-1622
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ETTNC
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Outing: Spring Hike; be
prepared for muddy trails 10 am
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872-0800
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FREEC
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Outing: Gardening for Wildlife;
free; dress for outdoor activity
10 am
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475-0291
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FREEC
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Outing: Search for Pussy
Willow; free; dress for outdoor activity 2 pm
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475-0291
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NYSM
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Prog; Furry Tales &
Touchables; ages 4-6; free 11-11:45 am
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474-5877
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SCADK
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Outing: Falls on Indian Lake
& Stewart Lake outlets; Norm Kuchar
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399-6243
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SCADK
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Outing: East Canada Creek or
L/C; Charlie Beach
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459-9127
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Apr 18/Su
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APBP
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Outing: Nature Journaling; sm.
fee; regis. req’d; ages 8 yr.+ 1-2 pm
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456-0655
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SCADK
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Outing: Schenectady Urban Trek;
Herb Terns
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372-8478
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SCSHS
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Outing: Medicinal Plants Walk;
sm. fee; meet at Visitor Ctr. 1 pm
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829-7516
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Apr 19/M
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HMBC
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Prog: Pornithology-The Birds & The Birds
& The Bees; Ital. Am. Comm. Ctr. 8 pm
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785-6760
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Apr 20/Tu
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APBP
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Prog: “Nature’s Second Chance”;
Steven Apfelbaum; sm. fee; regis. req’d 7 pm
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456-0655
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MHLC
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Outing: Hollyhock Hollow
Sanctuary; call to register
meet at 11:30 am
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436-6346
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Apr 22/Th
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FREEC
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Outing: Search for Woodcocks;
free; binoculars req’d 7 pm
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475-0291
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SCADK
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Outing: Windham Mt.; Jay
Summerson
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673-2664
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Apr 23/Su
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FREEC
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Outing: Survey Spring Peepers;
free; waterproof footwear req’d
7 pm
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475-0291
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Apr 24/Sa
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APBP
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Outing: Terrifice Turtles of
the Pine Bush; sm. fee; regis. req’d 1-3 pm
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456-0655
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CLC
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Prog: Earth Day; NY State
Museum; for children
11 am-4 pm
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392-5252
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CLC
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Outing: Spring Wildflower Walk; River Street Park, Valatie; e-mail to
register: Claudia@hawthornevalleyfarm.org.
1-3:30 pm
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392-5252
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ETTNC
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Outing: Earth Friendly Creative
Fun; materials fee/$3; ages 8 yr.+
10 am
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872-0800
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FREEC
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Prog: Earth Day Festival; free;
dress for outdoor activities 1-4 pm
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475-0291
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GLA
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Outing: Spring Hawk
Watch/Workshop; George Steele; sm. fee
10 am-4 pm
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875-6935
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HMBC
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Outing: 4 Mi. Pt. &
Vosburgh Marsh; Al Mapes; Coxsackie Boat
Launch 8 am
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439-4086
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HMSC
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Outing: Woods Walk fundraiser;
call for details; tax deductible
8:30 am
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658-2055
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HMSC
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Outing: Hike Upland Farm;
child-friendly walk; ask for Jane
1:30 pm
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(631)689-1568
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NYSM
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Prog: Earth Day; free; 4th
floor; hands-on activities 11 am-4 pm
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474-5877
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SCADK
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Outing: Foxlair Estate Explore;
Walt Hayes
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399-7482
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Apr 24-25/ Sa-Su
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HMBC
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Outing: Cornell Lab of
Ornithology & Montezuma Wetlands; John Hershey (reservations due by 4/19)
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371-3114
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HMSC
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Outing: Woods Walk; Dyken Pond
Env. Ctr; sm. donation 8:30
am-12:30
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658-2055
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Apr 26/M
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LGNC
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Outing: Gull Bay Preserve Work Day
11 am-2pm
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644-9673
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Apr 27/Tu
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CCE
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Prog: Ready, Set, Grow:
Gardening Basics; $15 fee; call for location 6:30-8:30 pm
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765-3512
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Apr 28/W
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CLC
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Outing: Wednesday Wanderings;
Round Ball Mt; Joyce Carroll 10-11:30
am
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392-5252
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MHLC
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Outing: Normanskill Preserve
E&W; call to register
meet at 11:30 am
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436-6346
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Apr 30/F
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FREEC
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Outing: Search for Snipe; free;
bring your own snipe trap 7 pm
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475-0291
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Key to Organization Abbreviations |
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AADK |
Albany Chapter ADK |
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ADK |
Adirondack Mountain Club |
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APBP |
Albany Pine Bush Preserve |
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ASCR |
Audubon Society of the Capital Region |
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BGVC |
Blenheim-Gilboa Visitor Center |
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CCE |
Cornell Cooperative Extension |
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CL |
Colonie Library |
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CLC |
Columbia Land Conservancy |
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CPSP |
Cherry Plain State Park |
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DPEEC |
Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center |
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ECOS |
ECOS: The Environmental Clearinghouse |
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ENHP |
E. N. Huyck Preserve |
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ETTNC |
Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center |
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FJR |
Florence Jones Reineman Wildlife Sanctuary |
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FOK |
Friends of the Kayderosseras |
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FREEC |
Five Rivers Environmental Education Center |
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GLA |
George Landis Arboretum |
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GLSP |
Grafton Lakes State park |
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HMBC |
Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club |
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HMSC |
Hudson-Mohawk Group Sierra Club |
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HW |
Helderberg Workshop |
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JBSP |
John Boyd Thacher State Park |
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KCAC |
Kawing Crow Awareness Center |
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LGLC |
Lake George Land Conservancy |
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MCELC |
Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center |
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MHLC |
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy |
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MHCC |
Mohawk Hudson Cycling Club |
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NEC |
Ndakinna Education Center |
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NRD |
Niskayuna Recreation Department |
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NYPA |
New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa |
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NYSM |
New York State Museum |
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PISP |
Peebles Island State Park |
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PTA |
Protect the Adirondacks (formerly Assoc. for the Protection of the Adirondacks) |
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RTLC |
Rensselaer Land Trust |
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SC |
Schenectady County |
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SCADK |
Schenectady Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club |
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SCSHS |
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site |
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SISP |
Schodack Island State Park |
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SPB |
Save the Pine Bush |
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SPLAN |
Saratoga Preserving Land and Nature |
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SSSP |
Saratoga Spa State Park |
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SWC |
Schenectady Winter Sports Club (formerly Mohawk Valley Hiking Club) |
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THC |
Taconic Hiking Club |
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TLSP |
Thompson’s Lake State Park |
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UC |
Union College |
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UYF |
Up Yonda Farm |
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WWPP |
Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park |
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