Events

Enjoy snowshoeing and a firepit at Hartwick College Pine Lake campus. Music’s on, cocoa’s hot. All are welcome! Gear is free to use; $5 suggested donation. No RSVP required.

All welcome for the monthly Dave Brandt Chapter of Trout Unlimited meeting. Special guest speaker this month is Marisa Orizolli, a personal trainer and fitness instructor who specializes in functional strength, mobility, core training, and balance for real-life performance. She helps active adults move better, stay injury-free, and build strength that supports the activities they…

The Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club leads a guided hike every Tuesday at locations in and near Otsego County. Free and open to the public. See website for details. Meet at 9:45 am for a brief talk/sign in, hikes usually last until 11:30 or noon. If you have questions about hikes or meeting…

OCCA is offering this free program. Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) is a common invasive riparian plant seen in the Catskills. It can shade out other streamside plants and establish monocultures, lower water quality, and even damage infrastructure. Management of this plant can be tricky, but it is doable! Join CRISP Terrestrial Invasive Species Manager Dan…

Learn essential skills for responding to injuries and emergencies in remote outdoor environments. RSVP Required. $350 fee covers certification, textbook and supplies. Instructor Cody Delamarter, EMT; accommodations available. Contact pinelake@hartwick.edu for details. The course costs $350.

Celebrate the arrival of early spring with a guided nature walk at Silas Lane in Oneonta, designed especially for homeschool students and their families. We’ll explore the trails behind the soccer fields, looking for the first signs of the changing season—melting snow, emerging buds, returning birds, and tracks in softening ground. During our walk, we’ll…

Join OCCA on Friday evening, March 20, at Beaver Valley Campground for a tour of the early spring skies. If the skies are clear, we will see many of the spectacular winter stars, along with a harbinger of spring: the constellation Leo and its beautiful first-magnitude star, Regulus. Regulus is actually a multiple star system…

The Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club leads a guided hike every Tuesday at locations in and near Otsego County. Free and open to the public. See website for details. Meet at 9:45 am for a brief talk/sign in, hikes usually last until 11:30 or noon. If you have questions about hikes, please call…

Trace the history of the Susquehannock and Mohican peoples on this guided walk at the Hartwick College Pine Lake campus. Ethnoecologist Justin Wexler explores how Native land management shaped our local species and landscape. RSVP required. No fee. All welcome

The Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club leads weekly hikes on Tuesdays. Meet at 9:45, hike begins at 10. The hikes are free and open to all. Questions? Contact ADK: 607.431.8010 adksusq+contacts@gmail.com More info on the ADK website: https://susqadk.org/outing-schedule/ Better yet, JOIN the chapter and get all the details emailed to you weekly! https://susqadk.org/join/

Join OCCA for a spring nature walk at Emmons Pond Bog, one of Otsego County’s most unique natural areas. Shake off the cabin fever and get the kids outside during school break for a fresh-air adventure! Together, we’ll explore the bog trail as the landscape wakes from winter, searching for early signs of spring—including migrating…

Join OCCA to journey from the sun to Pluto and back in a little over an hour! Dr. Erik Stengler of the Cooperstown Graduate Program guides us on a thousand-yard walk  which models our solar system at a scale that is both relatable and awe-inspiring. Common objects such as bowling balls, peppercorns, and walnuts represent the…

Nothing is more fun than catching trout on your own hand-tied flies ! Want to learn how? Join the Dave Brandt Chapter of Trout Unlimited for their next meeting - April 13, 2026 at 7:00pm at the 6th Ward Athletic Club and give it a try! Some members have over 50 years tying experience! Learn…

The Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club leads weekly hikes on Tuesdays. Meet at 9:45, hike begins at 10. The hikes are free and open to all. Questions? Contact ADK: 607.431.8010 adksusq+contacts@gmail.com More info on the ADK website: https://susqadk.org/outing-schedule/ Better yet, JOIN the chapter and get all the details emailed to you weekly! https://susqadk.org/join/

Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society, in partnership with Otsego Land Trust presents the annual Spring Woodcock Walk. Join Charlie Scheim and Sandy Bright at the Otsego Land Trust’s Parslow Road Conservation Area at 127 Parslow Road, Hartwick, to observe the courting displays of the woodcocks that inhabit this protected property. In our experience, these displays occur shortly…

In addition to weekly Tuesday hikes, the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club offers all-day Saturday hikes April through October. These hikes require pre-registration and will be limited to 20 to 25 participants These hikes require participants to plan accordingly. Bring a packed lunch, snacks, and water to last the whole excursion. Dress appropriately…

Join Butternut Valley Alliance, Morris Rotary, Morris Central School, and the Upper Susquehanna Coalition for an Earth Day Community Clean Up on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to noon. We’ll meet at the Morris Central School main parking lot, then break into groups to help with projects around the village, including: • Plantings along…

Join the Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA), the SUNY Oneonta Counseling Center, OPA, and the SUNY Oneonta Gender and Sexuality Resource Center for a peaceful and welcoming “Out in Nature” spring walk at Emmons Pond Bog. This guided hike will explore the unique trails of this remarkable wetland ecosystem as we look for the first…

Join us at Wilber Lake on April 24th at 6pm for a guided Herp Walk to learn more about the world of amphibians. We will be meeting at the entrance on Wilber Lake Road, located on the west side of the lake. This walk will be led by OCCA Field Technician Victoria Prouty and Dr.…

Connect with nature by helping open Brookwood Point for the season! Get your hands in the soil, breathe fresh spring air, enjoy views of Otsego Lake, and meet fellow conservationists! Contact justin@otsegolandtrust.org to let us know your coming!

The Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club leads weekly hikes on Tuesdays. Meet at 9:45, hike begins at 10. The hikes are free and open to all. Questions? Contact ADK: 607.431.8010 adksusq+contacts@gmail.com More info on the ADK website: https://susqadk.org/outing-schedule/ Better yet, JOIN the chapter and get all the details emailed to you weekly! https://susqadk.org/join/

Navigation & Forest Bathing: The Compass & The Quiet Ready to find your way and lose your stress? Join us to master the “Red in the Shed” compass trick to navigate the wilds of the Hartwick College Pine Lake campus. Free baseplate compass for all participants! RSVP required $5 suggested donation

Ethan Tapper is the 2026 Speaker in the Cornell-Gladstone-Hanlon-Kaufmann Lecture Series at SUNY Oneonta. Free and open to the public. Ethan Tapper is a forester, digital storyteller, and the bestselling author of How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World. For more than a decade, Ethan has been recognized as a…

Learn pro tips for packing, gear maintenance, and clever trail hacks to make your next hike easier. No fee, RSVP required due to limited space. Sign up for this and other Pine Lake events at https://www.hartwick.edu/campus-life/pine-lake-environmental-campus/events-workshops/

In addition to weekly Tuesday hikes, the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club offers all-day Saturday hikes April through October. These hikes require pre-registration and will be limited to 20 to 25 participants These hikes require participants to plan accordingly. Bring a packed lunch, snacks, and water to last the whole excursion. Dress appropriately…

Join OCCA for a fun bird walk! With a mix of fields, woods, gardens, and lakeshore, Mohican Farm is an excellent place for birding. Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society Co-President, Becky Gretton leads this early morning walk at Mohican Farm in search of the early birds. This walk is suitable for beginners and experts alike. Bring binoculars,…

Help get Gilbert Lake State Park ready for another wonderful season! Volunteers needed to weed, mulch, rake, pick up debris, paint, clean up trails, plant, mulch the playground, and to help rehab picnic tables. Family friendly jobs include playground mulching and stick pick up Sign up at Parks and Trails NY

I Love My Park Day is an annual event that brings together thousands of volunteers to enhance and celebrate New York's amazing parkland. Volunteers needed at Glimmerglass State Park to help beautify the park, plant flowers, maintain trails, remove litter and debris, and mulch playgrounds. What should volunteers bring? Work boots, work gloves, rain jackets,…

The Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club leads weekly hikes on Tuesdays. Meet at 9:45, hike begins at 10. The hikes are free and open to all. Questions? Contact ADK: 607.431.8010 adksusq+contacts@gmail.com More info on the ADK website: https://susqadk.org/outing-schedule/ Better yet, JOIN the chapter and get all the details emailed to you weekly! https://susqadk.org/join/

Join the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society for a walk to view returning migrant birds on the Susquehanna Greenway Trail. Charlie Scheim and Sandy Bright will lead the walk. This is an easy hike on unpaved but level ground which may be slightly muddy. No restrooms are available. There are a few benches along the way. Participants will…