Great Backyard Bird Count

The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free, fun, and easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Count birds in your backyard, local park or wherever you spot a bird and submit your observations online.  Participants are asked to count birds…

Hike with ADK: Riddell State Park

Robert V. Riddell State Park NY-28, just north of I-88 Exit 17, Davenport, New York

Join the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club for a guided hike. Open to the public and free. Schedules hikes may change, check https://susqadk.org/outing-schedule/ for latest updates. The ADK website also lists phone numbers of trip leaders. Hikes begin at 10 am, with sign-in and announcements beginning at 9:45 am.

Ice Fishing Clinic at Glimmerglass State Park

Glimmerglass State Park 1527 County Highway 31, Cooperstown, NY, United States

Learn the basics of ice fishing at Glimmerglass State Park. Limited to 150 people. Please call the park to register  607/547-8662.

Snowshoe Walk: Riddell State Park

Robert V. Riddell State Park NY-28, just north of I-88 Exit 17, Davenport, New York

Enjoy an easy-going snowshoe walk along the 1.4 mile Tree Identification trail in Robert V. Riddell State Park, where we’ll see streams, fields and forests. Meet at the parking area on NY-28. Sign up at occainfo.org 

Hike with ADK: Wilber Park

Wilber Park Albert Morris Drive, Oneonta, New York

Join the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club for a guided hike. Open to the public and free. Schedules hikes may change, check https://susqadk.org/outing-schedule/ for latest updates. The ADK website also lists phone numbers of trip leaders. Hikes begin at 10 am, with sign-in and announcements beginning at 9:45 am.

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Survey: Texas Schoolhouse State Forest

Texas School House State Forest Jones Road, New Lisbon, New York

Help us find out if the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid is in Texas Schoolhouse State Forest! We’ll show you what to look for, how to look for it, and then we’ll search along the trail for it. Dress for the weather. Park at the trailhead on Jones Road. Please sign up at occainfo.org

Hike with ADK: Arnold Lake State Forest

Arnold Lake State Forest 767 County Road 46, Hartwick, NY, United States

Join the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club for a guided hike. Open to the public and free. Schedules hikes may change, check https://susqadk.org/outing-schedule/ for latest updates. The ADK website also lists phone numbers of trip leaders. Hikes begin at 10 am, with sign-in and announcements beginning at 9:45 am.

Hike with ADK at the Rogers Environmental Center

Rogers Environmental Education Center 2721 State Highway 80, Sherburne, New York

All are welcome to join in guided weekly hikes with the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club. Meet at 9:45 am. Contact hike leader with any questions, for details, please see https://susqadk.org/outing-schedule/

Homeschool Nature Day with OCCA

Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway trail (Silas Lane) Silas Lane, Oneonta, NY, United States

Join OCCA for a wintery walk along the Silas Lane Loop section of the Greenway Trail in Oneonta. We will ramble along the Susquehanna and look for signs of early spring (we hope). While walking we will listen for birds, learn how to identify trees in the winter and look for tracks in the snow.…

OCCA Lecture: How to Love a Forest with Ethan Tapper

Fenimore Art Museum 5798 State Hwy 80, Cooperstown, NY, United States

What does it mean to love a forest? In this talk, Ethan Tapper, a forester, author and content creator from Vermont, will draw from his work as a forester and his bestselling book -- How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World -- to discuss what it means to care for forests…