ECOS NEWS
CALENDAR
of EVENTS for September 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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Sept 1/W
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AADK
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Outing: Mount Greylock; Karen
Ross
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794-7474
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AMC
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Outing: Plotter Kill Hikes;
Rotterdam; Nancy & Will Crowther
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698-0531
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Sept 2/Th
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AADK
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Outing: Tongue Mtn./Deer Leap
to Clay Meadow; Paul Breslin
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783-9154
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Sept 4/Sa
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AADK
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Outing: Jay Range; Claudia
Warren
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731-6446
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AADK
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Outing: Susquehanna River
Sojourn Paddle; Ellen Luchsinger
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235-5526
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AMC
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Outing: Sage’s Ravine &
Bear Mt.; Wally Herrod
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758-9463
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FREEC
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Prog: Watchable
Wildlife-Squirrels
10 am
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475-0291
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FREEC
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Prog: Growing Up WILD Tchr.
Wkshop; free; In-Svc. credit available 1-4 pm
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475-0291
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AMC
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Outing: Windham High Peak; Ken
Hubert
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718-463-5675
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Sept 5/Su
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ETTNC
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Prog: Wildlife Program; Wildlife Rehabilitator,
Kelly Martin 2 pm
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872-0800
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APBP
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Outing: Birds Take Flight; sm.
fee; regis. req’d 8-9:30 am
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456-0655
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Sept 5-6/
Su-M
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AADK
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Outing: Fall Stream; Rich Macha
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346-3180
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Sept 6/M
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GLSP
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Prog: Labor Day Sand Sculpture
Contest; prizes; all ages Noon
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279-1155
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Sept 8/Su
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AADK
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Outing: Evening Paddle-Hudson
R. Bethlehem; Marlee & Hank Bickel
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456-7050
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Sept 9/M
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AADK
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Outing: Peaked Mtn.; John
Sheehan
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674-8121
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AADK
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Outing: Cascade Mt.; Katie
Henrikson
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439-4308
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AADK
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Outing: Keystone Arch Bridges
Trail; Virginia Boyle Traver
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322-0950
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FREEC
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Outing: Early Birders; coffee
& bagels; beginners welcome 7 am
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475-0291
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Sept 10-12/
F-Su
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SCADK
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Outing: Fall Outing/Mult.
excursions; Camp Fowler, Speculator; fee; Bob Grimm
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842-7436
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Sept 11/Sa
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AADK
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Outing: Cheney Pond &
Boreas River – Young Adults; Adam Sullivan
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848-1249
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AADK
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Outing: Tremper & Edgewood
Mtn.; Cal Johnson
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845-246-2006
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AADK
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Outing: Santanoni, Panther,
& Couchsachraga; Don Berens
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783-1302
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AMC
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Outing: Blue Mt.; Frank Reed
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356-1036
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CCE
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Prog: Albany Co. Fall Festival
@ Wm. Rice Jr. Ext. Ctr.,
Voorheesville 9 am-1 pm
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765-3500
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FREEC
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Outing: Evergreens
2 pm
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475-0291
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HMBC
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Outing: Hawk Watching & Songbirds in Helderberg
Escarpment; Gary Goodness
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862-9260
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HMSC
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Outing: Giant Ledge Hike w/
Catskill Guidebk Authors; C. & D. White
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315-853-6942
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WWPP
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Prog: Annual Open House
3 pm
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450-0321
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Sept 12/Su
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APBP
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Outing: Naturalist Hike; free;
regis. req’d; all ages
11:30 am-Noon
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456-0655
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APBP
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Outing: Legends & Lore of
the Pine Bush; sm. fee; regis. req’d 10:30-11:30 am
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456-0655
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APBP
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Outing: Discover the Pine Bush;
sm. fee; regis. req’d
1-2 pm
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456-0655
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HMSC
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Outing: Slide Mt. Hike w/
Catskill Day Hikes, Catskill Peak Exper. authors; C.&D. White
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315-853-6942
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Sept 14/Sa
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AADK
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Outing: Puffer Pond; John
Antonio
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462-2765
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AADK
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Outing: Evening Paddle; Mohawk
River; Alan Mapes
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439-4086
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ECOS
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Outing: Woods Hollow Nature Walk; carpool/Glenville K-Mart/Rt.50 9 am
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370-4125
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MHLC
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Outing: Huyck Preserve Hike;
carpool @ S. C. Meth. Church
10 am
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436-6346
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Sept 15/W
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AMC
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Outing: Alander Mt. (So.
Taconic Range); Wally Herrod
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758-9463
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GLA
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Prog: NY Raptors; sm. fee; Jeff
O’Handley/Wildlife Learning Co.
4-5 pm
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875-6935
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NYSM
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Prog: Aquatic Critters Are Being Killed-Who Done
It?; BYOLunch 12:10-12:50 pm
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474-5877
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Sept 16/Th
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APBP
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Outing: After School Adventure;
gr. 1-5; sm. fee; regis. req’d
3:30-5 pm
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456-0655
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Sept 18/Sa
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AADK
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Outing: French Point – Lake
George; Phil Seward
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527-1851
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AADK
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Outing: Basin & Saddleback;
Bob Scaife
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439-7322
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AMC
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Outing: Awosting & Rainbow
Falls, Minnewaska SP; David Koehler
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917-613-2043
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APBP
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Outing: Naturalist Hike; free;
all ages
10:30 am
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456-0655
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CL
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Prog: Gardening w/ Native Plants on a Budget; Hawthorn Valley Farm, Ghent 9am-12
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672-7994
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FREEC
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Outing: Family Fun – Give a
Hoot!
10 am
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475-0291
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FREEC
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Prog: Watchable Wildlife –
Monarchs
2 pm
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475-0291
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GLSP
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Outing: Am. Littoral Society
Shoreline Cleanup; pre-regis. req’d
10 am
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279-1155
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GLSP
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Prog: Empire Orienteering Meet;
all experience levels; Pat Dunlavey
10 am
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413-458-9273
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HMBC
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Outing: Hawk Watching & Songbirds in Helderberg
Escarpment; Gary Goodness
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862-9260
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HMSC
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Outing: Huckleberry Point; Carol
& David White
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315-853-6942
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Sept19/Su
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AADK
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Outing: Mt. Marcy; Carl
Klinowski
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274-8410
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AADK
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Outing: Berrymill Pond Hike;
Dave Fiske
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577-4997
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AMC
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Outing: Monument Mt.,
Berkshires; Stacey Michon
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269-1858
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AMC
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Outing: Bike Wallkill Valley
& D&H Canal Rail trails; Ken Hubert
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718-463-5675
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GLA
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Outing: Early Morning Bird
Walk; Barbara Brabetz; sm. fee; coffee
6:30 am
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875-6935
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Sept 20/M
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MHLC
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Outing: Mosher Marsh Hike;
carpool @ Elm Ave. P&R Delmar
10 am
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436-6346
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APBP
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Outing: Wild, Wet & Wacky
World of Pond Life; sm. fee; regis. req’d 1-2:30 pm
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456-0655
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Sept 21/T
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AADK
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Outing: Evening Paddle – Hudson
River Albany; Joe Polsinelli
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573-7689
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ECOS
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Outing: Strawberry Fields Farm Nature Walk; carpool/Off. Max on Campbell Ave. 9 am
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370-4125
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HMSC
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Outing: Hunter Mt. Loop; Carol
& David White
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315-853-6942
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Sept 22/W
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AMC
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Outing: The Dome
(Williamstown); Sharon Bonk
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674-0042
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NYSM
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Prog: Marcellus Shale Geology;
Dr. Taury Smith; BYOLunch 12:10-12:50 pm
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474-5877
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Sept 24/F
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AADK
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Outing: Dixes va West Mill
Brook Approach; Gene Reilly
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281-7796
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SCADK
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Outing: Canoe/Kayak Trip;
Raquette Lake to Blue Mt. Lake; Roy Keats
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370-0399
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Sept 25/Sa
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AADK
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Outing: Kunjamuk River – Young
Adults Group; Adam Sullivan
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848-1249
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AADK
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Outing: Giant & Rocky Peak;
Tim Kase
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766-4264
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FREEC
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Prog: Annual Fall Festival;
free
Noon – 4 pm
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475-0291
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GLA
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Prog: Finding Your Way in the Woods; George Steele; sm. fee
2-3:30 pm
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875-6935
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NYPA
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Prog: Wildlife Festival &
Energy Expo;
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800-724-0309
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Sept 25-26/
Sa-Su
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DPEEC
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Outing: Hike Rensselaer
Plateau;
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658-2055
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APBP
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Outing: Brilliant & Bristly
Buckmoths; sm. fee; regis. req’d
11 am-Noon
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456-0655
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Sept 26/Su
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APBP
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Outing: Discover the Pine Bush;
sm. fee; regis. req’d 1-2 pm
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456-0655
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GLSP
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Outing: Fall Fun Day
11 am-2 pm
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279-1155
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GLSP
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Outing: Annual Barge Chaser
Canoe & Kayak Race; sm. fee regis. @ 9:30 am
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489-5092
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HMBC
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Outing: Vischer Ferry Fall
Migrants; John Hershey 8:30 am
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371-3114
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Sept 23/T
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AADK
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Outing: Evening Paddle – Mohawk
River; Celia Murray
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225-9902
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Sept. 28/T
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ECOS
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Outing: Plotterkill Preserve
Nature Walk; carpool/Off. Max Campbell Ave.
9 am
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370-4125
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Sept 29/W
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SCADK
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Outing: Hopkins & Spread
Eagle Mts.; Walt Addicks
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437-0941
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MHLC
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Outing: Schiffendecker Fram Preserve Hike; carpool @ Elm Ave. P&R Delmar 10:30 am
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436-6346
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NYSM
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Prog: Global Warming Isn’t Going Away; Dr. T. Smith; BYOLunch 12:10-12:50 pm
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477-5877
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Sept 30/Th
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AADK
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Outing: Goodnow Mt.; Jim
Schaller
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861-7452
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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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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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LPNHC |
Long Path North Hiking Club |
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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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SRC |
Schoharie River Center |
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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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