ECOS NEWS
CALENDAR
of EVENTS for May 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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May 1/ Sa
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APBP
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Prog: Flower Crafts; sm. fee;
pre-regis.
1-2 pm
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456-0655
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FREEC
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Program: Beavers
1 pm
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475-0291
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FREEC
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Program: Stream Study
2 pm
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475-0291
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HMBC
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Outing: Peebles Island State
Park; Gary Goodness; $6 parking fee
8:30 am
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862-9260
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SCADK
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Outing: Porter Mt. trail
maintenance; Herb Terns
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372-8478
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SCADK
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Outing: Brothers Mt. of Brandt
Lake; Herb Terns
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372-8478
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SCADK
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Outing: Harvey Mt.; Rich
Vertigan
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381-9319
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May 2/Su
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GLA
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Walk: Nature Walk fee $5 members, $10
non-members 2 pm
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875-6935
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HMSC
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Outing: Walk w/ a Naturalist-Wertheim Wildlife
Refuge; adults only; pre-regis. 1:30 pm
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631-754-3019
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May 3/M
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HMBC
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Prog: N. Adventures III: In Search of the Last
Chickadee; B. Grossman; Colonie Lib. 7 pm
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785-6760
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May 5/W
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APBP
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Outing: Observing Migratory
Birds; sm. fee; pre-regis.
7:30-8:30 am
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456-0655
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SCCCE
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Prog: Spring Open House;
Greenhouse/Central Park 3-7 pm
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372-1622
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May 6/Th
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DPEEC
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Walk: Wildflower Walk
10 am
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658-2055
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FREEC
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Walk: Morning Bird Walk 7 am
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475-0291
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MHLC
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Hike: Hannacroix Ravine Nature
Preserve
10:30am
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436-6346
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SCADK
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Outing: Blackhead & Black
Dome; Walt Addicks
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437-0941
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May 7/F
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APBP
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Outing: Int’l Migratory Bird Day; sm. fee; pre-regis. req’d;
bring binoc. 7:30-9:30 am
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456-0655
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APBP
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Outing: Caterpillar Crawl;
free; pre-regis. req’d
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456-0655
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FREEC
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Program: Frog Watch
7 pm
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475-0291
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SCADK
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Outing: Hike or Bike in N.
Columbia County; Susan Roberts
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766-4170
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May 8/Sa
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ETTNC
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Outing: Wildflower Walk; Park
Entrance Fee $6 8 am
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872-0800
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FREEC
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Program: Birding by Ear 9
am
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475-0291
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FREEC
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Program: Birding for Kids
2 pm
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475-0291
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GLA
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Work Day 9 am-3 pm Susan Sagendorf
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234-8970
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HMBC
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Outing: Birds & Breakfast @
5 Rivers; Scott & Denise Stoner 6 am
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785-6760
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HMSC
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Outing: Cascade Lakes Proj.
Cleanup; Doreen & Ralph May
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346-2818
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NYPA
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Hike: Nature Hike
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800-724-0309
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WWPP
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Hike: Bird Walk pre-reg required
Rich Speidel
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623-2587
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May 9/Su
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APBP
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Outing: Discover the Pine Bush
for Moms!; sm. fee; pre-regis. req’d
1-2 pm
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456-0655
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HMBC
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Outing: Vischer Ferry Migrants;
Gregg Recer/Cathy Graichen
7:30 am
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899-2678
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SCADK
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Outing: Hadley Mt.; Ruth
Schottman
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399-5728
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May 11/T
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SCCCE
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Outing: Vegetable Planting Party; $15; SCCCE Greenhouse, Central
Park 6:30-8:30 pm
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765-3512
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SCADK
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Outing: Peaked Mt. Pond &
Trail; Mary MacDonald
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371-1293
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May 12/W
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GLA
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Program: Native Plants fee $5 members, $10 non-members
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875-6935
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May 13/Th
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FREEC
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Walk: Morning Bird Walk 7 am
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475-0291
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HMSC
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Outing: Harlem Valley Rail Trail;
bike hike; Virginia Boyle Traver
8:30 am |
322-0950
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MHLC
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Hike: Indian Ladder Farm
10:30 am |
436-6346
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May 15/Sa
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APBP
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Outing: Leepers, Creepers &
Peepers; sm. fee; pre-regis. req’d
1-2 pm
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456-0655
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HMBC
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Outing: H.G. Reist Sanctuary;
Don Gresens
8 am
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370-3923
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HMSC
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Outing: E Walk-David Weld N.C.
Sanctuary; Hew Zimmer
10:30 am
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631-689-1568
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GLA
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Plant, Book & Art Sale
10am-4pm
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875-6935
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SCADK
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Outing: Southerland Mt.; Norm
Kuchar
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399-6243
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WWPP
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Hike: Bird Walk pre-reg required
Rich Speidel
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623-2587
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May16/Su
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MHLC
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Hike: Tweets & Treats,
Rensselaerville
10:30 am
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436-6346
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May 19/W
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MHLC
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Hike: Thacher Park Escarpment
Trail 10:30 am
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436-6346
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May 20/Th
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FREEC
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Walk: Morning Bird Walk
7 am
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475-0291
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SCADK
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Outing: Ashokan High Peak; Jay
Summerson
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673-2664
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May 22/ Sa
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APBP
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Outing: Wild Blue Lupine Flower
Walk; sm. fee; pre’regis. req’d 11 am-Noon
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456-0655
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GLA
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Walk: Morning Bird Walk Fee $5 members $10 non-members 6am
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875-6935
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HMSC
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Outing: Bicycle-Massapequa Pk.
To Bethpage Pk; Jane Fasullo
12:30 pm
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631-689-1568
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SCADK
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Outing: Canoe/Kayak Trip-Middle
Saranac Lake to Second Pond; Roy Keats
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370-0399
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SCADK
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Outing: Bald Mt.; Walt Hayes
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399-7482
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SCADK
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Outing: Northville-Placid Trail
Steward Trip; Rich Vertigan
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381-9319
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WWPP
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Program: Bee Happy 1
pm
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450-0321
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May 22-23/ Sa-Su
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HMSC
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Outing: Tour or Rhododendrons
& Azaleas; Dr. John Abbul; 1 pm
members free; non-members
$10
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439-6472
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May 23/ Su
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HMSC
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Outing: Hike-Nissequogue State
Park; entrance fee; Jane Fasullo
1:30 pm
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631-689-1568
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May 27/Th
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APBP
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Prog: Inside Gardening w/
Mushrooms; sm. fee; pre-regis. req’d 6:30-7:30 pm
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456-0655
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ECOS
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Walk: Mohawk River State park,
Niskayuna 9:30 am
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370-4125
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FREEC
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Walk: Morning Bird Walk
7 am
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475-0291
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May 29/Sa
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HMBC
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Outing: Century Run; Larry
Alden; gp.members jointly ID species reported
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861-6087
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HMBC
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Outing: Bennett Hill Preserve;
David & Sandy Martin; meet @ 5 Rivers 7 am
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765-4985
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SCADK
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Outing: Deer Brook Gorge &
Snow Mt.; Ken & Nilde Marcinowski
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885-9400
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May 29-30/
Sa-Su
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SCADK
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Outing: Devil’s Path “slack”
Pack; Herb Terns
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372-8478
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May 30/Su
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APBP
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Outing: Discover the Pine Bush;
sm. fee; pre-regis. req’d
1-2 pm
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456-0655
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CLC
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Prog: 20th Annual
Country BBQ; Old Chatham Sheepherding Co. 4:30-830 pm
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392-5252
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HMBC
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Outing: Doodletown Road; T. Wms; must pre-regis. by
5/26; meet @ Colonie Ctr. 5:30 am
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857-2176
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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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