ECOS NEWS

 

CALENDAR of EVENTS for June 2010

DATE

GROUP

ACTIVITY – LOCATION

CONTACT

 

 

NOTE: AS OF THIS PRINTING SEVERAL NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES HAVE CLOSED.  BE SURE TO CONFIRM ANY PROGRAMS LISTED BELOW SCHEDULED FOR STATE PARKS OR HISTORIC SITES

 

thru Sept 6

NYSM

Prog: Birds of NY & Paintings of Louis Agassiz Fuertes

474-5877

June 1/T

AADK

Outing: Tirrell Pond; John Antonio

462-2765

June 2/W

AADK

Outing: Evening Paddle; Mohawk R. Rotterdam; Mike Kolanach

366-4338

 

AADK

Outing: Paddle Hudson R. Cold Spring; Bill Valentino

439-9686

June 3/Th

CCE

Prog: Little Diggers/Gardening Series for Pre-Schoolers & Caregivers; fee

372-1622

 

CLC

Prog: Frogs & Polliwogs; pre-school; please register; Jenny Brinker 10-11 am

392-5252

 

ETTNC

Outing: Walks in the Woods; 1.5-2 hr.                                                       9 am

872-1237

June 4/F

AADK

Outing: Crane Mtn; Young Adults Group; Stephanie Graudons

332-4624

 

APBP

Outing: First Friday Hike: Spring Wildflowers                               Noon -1 pm

456-0655

 

GLA

Prog: Moth Watch                                                                         9 - 10:30 pm

875-6935

June 5/Sa

AADK

Outing: Cascade Trail Clearing & Maintenance

668-4447

 

AADK

Outing: National Trails Day; Thacher State Park; Jim Schaller

861-7452

 

AMC

Outing: Trails Day, Bear Mt. (CT); Sharon Bonk

674-0042

 

APBP

Prog: Lupine Festival: The Karner Blue Goes Green; free              10 am-4 pm

456-0655

 

DPEEC

Outing: National Trails Day; free lunch; pre-regis.                              9 - Noon

658-2055

 

ETTNC

Outing: National Trails Day; free lunch; pre-regis.                               8:30 am

872-0800

 

GLSP

Outing: National Trails Day; free lunch; pre-regis.                        9 am - Noon

279-1155

 

HMBC

Outing: Papscanee Island Preserve; Don Gresens

370-3923

 

MHLC

Outing: Trails Day Bethlehem 2010                                             10 am – 3 pm

436-6346

 

SWC

Outing: National Trails Day Bridge project at Tubbs Pond Outlet; Mark Traver

295-8039

 

NEC

Prog: Wilderness Navigation Essentials; adult & teen; $50         10 am – 3 pm

583-9958

 

SCADK

Outing: Trails Day, Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail Clean Up

383-3066

 

WWPP

Outing: Karner Blue Butterfly Walk; Old Gick Farm; Sarah Clarkin  10-11:30 am

450-0321

June 6/Su

AMC

Outing: Tyringham Cobble, Ice Glen, Laura’s Tower; Wally Herrod

758-9463

June 9/W

AADK

Outing: Evening Paddle; Mohawk River; Celia Murray

225-9902

June 10/Th

AADK

Outing: Bike Feeder Canal; Glens Falls; Paul Breslin

783-9154

 

APBP

Outing: Bats: Designed for Darkness; sm. fee; pre-regis. req’d

456-0655

 

CCE

Prog: Little Diggers/Gardening Series for Pre-Schoolers & Caregivers; fee

372-1622

 

CLC

Outing: Annual Water Chestnut Removal-Ooms Cons. Area        8 am - Noon

392-5252

 

ETTNC

Outing: Walks in the Woods; 1.5-2 hr.                                                       9 am

872-1237

June 11/F

CLC

Outing: Ann. Water Chestnut Removal-Hand Hollow Cons. Area 8 am - Noon

392-5252

June 12/Sa

AADK

Outing: Giant via Rocky Peak Ridge; Gene Reilly

281-7796

 

AADK

Outing: Marcy, Skylight & Haystack; Claudia Warren

731-6446

 

AMC

Outing: Schodack Island State Park Shoreline Cleanup; Arthur Fontijin    10 am - 4 pm

477-7992

 

AMC

Outing: Dix Range Adirondacks; Kevin Cox

279-4839

 

AMC

Outing: Kayaking on Tivoli Marshes; Randy MacDonald

766-7675

 

CLC

Outing: Ann. Water Chestnut Removal-Hand Hollow Cons. Area 8 am - Noon

392-5252

 

ETTNC

Outing: Family Hike to Bullfrog Pond; bring snack; pre-regis.                10 am

872-0800

 

FREEC

Prog: Firefly Watch Training for Volunteers                                            10 am

475-0291

 

FREEC

Prog: Invasive Species: Phragmities;                                                          2 pm

475-0291

 

HMBC

Outing: Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Sanctuary & Center; Larry Federman

678-3248

 

RLT

Outing: Hudson River Walk & Talk; Shirley Hartman                10 am - Noon

272-2978

June 13/Su

AADK

Outing: Battenkill Paddle; Rich Macha

346-3180

 

AADK

Outing: Alcove Reservoir Bike Trip;

668-4447

 

APBP

Outing: Discover the Pine Bush; sm. fee; pre-regis. req’d

456-0655

 

LPNHC

Outing: Leader’s Choice; Dan Kwiatkowski

827-8377

 

 

 

 

June 15/T

AADK

Outing: Evening Paddle; Hudson R. Coeymans; Anthony Lamanno

732-4189

June 16/W

AADK

Outing: Bartholomew’s Cobble; Virginia Boyle Traver

322-0950

 

AADK

Outing: Biking the Rensselaer Plateau; John Sheehan

674-8121

 

AADK

Outing: Putnam Pond & Pharaoh Lake Wilderness; Don Berens

783-1302

 

AADK

Outing: Evening Bike Trip; Rosemary Daley

459-5969

 

HMSC

Outing: Bartholomews Cobble; Virginia Boyle Traver                         8:30 am

322-0950

June 17/Th

AADK

Outing: Paddle Lake George-Hague to Silver Bay; Bill Valentino

439-9686

 

CCE

Prog: Little Diggers/Gardening Series for Pre-Schoolers & Caregivers; fee

372-1622

 

ETTNC

Outing: Walks in the Woods; 1.5-2 hr.                                                       9 am

872-1237

June 18/F

APBP

Outing: Almost Summer Solstice Sunset Hike; sm. fee; pre-regis. req’d    7:30-9 pm

456-0655

June 18-20/

F-Su

AADK

Outing: Lake Lila to Lows Lake; Tom McGuire

391-0508

 

FREEC

Outing: Nightwalk – Birds; bring binoculars                                             7 pm

475-0291

June 19/Sa

AADK

Outing: Whiteface Mtn; Dan Fiske

577-4997

 

AADK

Outing: Colden; Young Adults Group; Stephanie Graudons

332-4624

 

APBP

Outing: Bringing It Back-Willow St. Restoration Hike; sm. fee; pre-regis. req’d     11-12:30

456-0655

 

CLC

Outing: Birds, Butterflies, and Wildflowers of the Meadow                  2-4 pm

392-5252

 

ETTNC

Outing: Salamander Search; 8+ yr; call to register                                     2 pm

872-0800

 

FREEC

Outing: Wildflower Identification                                                             10 am

475-0291

 

FREEC

Prog: The Green World                                                                               2 pm

475-0291

 

GLA

Prog: Pond Ecology; sm. fee                                                              2-3:30 pm

875-6935

 

GLSP

Prog: Doz. Ways to Light a Fire w/o Matches; Larry Montalto                 2 pm

279-1155

 

HMBC

Outing: Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center; Ellen Pemrick

425-4384

 

MCELC

Prog: Incredible Insects; free; registration required                           2-3:30 pm

828-4386

 

SPB

Bicycling: Save the Pine Bush June ride 2 locations and times, call for details

434-1954

June 20/Su

AADK

Outing: Sleeping Beauty Sunset View & Brew; Herb Terns

372-8478

 

AMC

Outing: Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary; Wally Herrod

758-9463

 

APBP

Outing: Father-Daughter Hike; sm. fee; pre-regis. req’d

456-0655

 

BGVC

Outing: American Mountain Men Weekend

914- 287-4271

 

NEC

Outing: Father’s Day Family Wilderness Camp; 8 yr.+; $15       10 am – 3 pm

583-9958

June 21/M

FREEC

Prog: Flowers Of The Solstice                                                                    7 pm

475-0291

 

SCADK

Outing: Sleeping Beauty Sunset Hike; Herb Terns

372-8478

June 22/T

AADK

Outing: Evening Paddle; Hudson River; Lynn Filarecki

674-2125

 

GLA

Prog: Pruning Workshop #1; Fred Breglia; sm. fee; register by 6/20     6-8 pm

875-6935

June 23/W

AADK

Outing: Evening Bike Trip; Rosemary Daley

459-5969

 

AMC

Outing: Vroman’s Nose, Middleburgh; Nancy & Will Crowther

698-0531

June 24/Th

AADK

Outing: Mohawk River at Lions Park;

668-4447

 

AADK

Outing: Acra Point; Katie Henrikson

439-4308

 

CCE

Prog: Little Diggers/Gardening Series for Pre-Schoolers & Caregivers; fee

372-1622

 

ETTNC

Outing: Walks in the Woods; 1.5-2 hr.                                                       9 am

872-1237

June 26/Sa

AADK

Outing: Hurricane Mtn; Carl Klinowski

274-8410

 

AADK

Outing: Dial & Nippletop via Bear Den; Phil Seward

527-1851

 

APBP

Outing: Schools out for SUMMER Hike!                                          1-2:30 pm

456-0655

 

DPEEC

Outing: Full Moon Solstice Hike and Potluck; free; 2 mi.                    6:30 pm

658-2055

 

DPEEC

Prog: Jr. Naturalists-Frogs & Salmanders; sm. fee                         10 am-Noon

658-2055

 

ETTNC

Prog: Native Plant Sale                                                                 10 am – 3 pm

872-0800

 

FREEC

Outing: Family Program: Wetland Mysteries                                           10 am

475-0291

 

FREEC

Outing: Dragonfly Census                                                                          2 pm

475-0291

 

HMBC

Outing: Cherry Plains State Park; Phil & Marge Whitney

477-9050

June 27/Su

AADK

 Outing: Kane Mtn. & 9 Corner Lake; Young Adults; Stephanie Graudons

332-4624

 

AMC

Outing: Westkill Mt., Catskills; Bob Ricketson

943-5223

 

APBP

Outing: Discover the Pine Bush; sm. fee; pre-regis. req’d                      1-2 pm

456-0655

June 29/T

AADK

Outing: Evening Paddle; Hudson R.-Bethlehem; Dave Pisaneschi

459-5969

 

CCE

Prog: Preserving the Bounty: Strawberry Fields Forever; Albany Co.        6:30-8:30 pm

765-3500

 

FREEC

Outing: Firefly Watch                                                                            7:30 pm

475-0291

 

GLA

Prog: Pruning Workshop #2; Fred Breglia; sm. fee; register by 6/20     6-8 pm

875-6935

June 30/W

CLC

Outing: Wednesday Wanderings - Greenport; Joyce Carroll         10-11:30 am

392-5252

 

GLA

Outing: Microscopic World of Arboretum’s Ponds; bring lunch; sm. fee     10-11:30 am

875-6935

Key to Organization Abbreviations

AADK

Albany Chapter ADK

ADK

Adirondack Mountain Club

APBP

Albany Pine Bush Preserve

ASCR

Audubon Society of the Capital Region

BGVC

Blenheim-Gilboa Visitor Center

CCE

Cornell Cooperative Extension

CL

Colonie Library

CLC

Columbia Land Conservancy

CPSP

Cherry Plain State Park

DPEEC

Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center

ECOS

ECOS:  The Environmental Clearinghouse

ENHP

E. N. Huyck Preserve

ETTNC

Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center

FJR

Florence Jones Reineman Wildlife Sanctuary

FOK

Friends of the Kayderosseras

FREEC

Five Rivers Environmental Education Center

GLA

George Landis Arboretum

GLSP

Grafton Lakes State park

HMBC

Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club

HMSC

Hudson-Mohawk Group Sierra Club

HW

Helderberg Workshop

JBSP

John Boyd Thacher State Park

KCAC

Kawing Crow Awareness Center

LGLC

Lake George Land Conservancy

MCELC

Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center

MHLC

Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy

MHCC

Mohawk Hudson Cycling Club

NEC

Ndakinna Education Center

NRD

Niskayuna Recreation Department

NYPA

New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa

NYSM

New York State Museum

PISP

Peebles Island State Park

PTA

Protect the Adirondacks (formerly Assoc. for the Protection of the Adirondacks)

RTLC

Rensselaer Land Trust

SC

Schenectady County

SCADK

Schenectady Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club

SCSHS

Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site

SISP

Schodack Island State Park

SPB

Save the Pine Bush

SPLAN

Saratoga Preserving Land and Nature

SSSP

Saratoga Spa State Park

SWC

Schenectady Winter Sports Club (formerly Mohawk Valley Hiking Club)

THC

Taconic Hiking Club

TLSP

Thompson’s Lake State Park

UC

Union College

UYF

Up Yonda Farm

WWPP

Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park