Events

Join in the world's longest single day flat water canoe race, 70 miles from Otsego Lake in Cooperstown down the Susquehanna River to Bainbridge. Shorter races are held on May…

Join the members of the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club for a guided hike. Meet at Meet at 9:45am for announcements and sign-in. Hike commences at 10 and…

The Race will circle clockwise around the picturesque Otsego Lake. Runners will travel through Cooperstown, Springfield, Middlefield and the Town of Otsego. You will have views of the lake almost…

Learn the basics of hiking trail maintenance at Arnold Lake State Forest with the Otsego County Conservation Association. We’ll cover some of a variety of topics, including rules and regulations,…

Get a jump on New York’s annual Invasive Species Awareness Week (June 3-9) with a pleasant day on Goodyear Lake! Join OCCA  for a fun day on the water to…

OCCA mushroom walks are back!  Walk leader, Margret Grebowicz lives locally and aims to broaden your understanding of mushrooms and inspire you to learn more.  In early June we will…

Join OCCA Educator, Shelby MacLeish for a ramble at Forest of The Dozen Dads through the woods and along the pond as we learn common trees and flowers and look…

The Butternut Valley Alliance will transform a state forest in the Butternut Valley into an art gallery, with works by local school children as well as by professional artists with…

Join OCCA and the Central New York Chapter and the Southern Tier Chapter of the New York State Forest Owners Association for a morning of presentations on topics of interest…

Join OCCA, CRISP (Catskills Regional Invasive Species Partnership) and CR-PRISM (Capital Region Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management) for a fun, informative, and meaningful day removing European frog-bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae)…

Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society will host a morning bird walk starting at 8am on June 15 in conjunction with Exploration Days at Hanford Mills. Veteran birders Suzanne Gaynor and Kathryn Davino…

Come join OCCA Board President and botanist Donna Vogler for a midsummer walk in the woods.  We will amble through the Thayer Farm woodlands, and down to a pond.  The hike…

Another fun OCCA event! It's a day off of school, so bring the kids out to Emmons Pond Bog to explore the trail and get some of their wiggles out.…

Free fishing days offer New York State residents and non-residents who are 16 and older* to fish without a freshwater fishing license or recreational marine fishing registration (*Kids under 16…

Due to the forecast for rain and high wind, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Paddlepalooza on Saturday, June 29.   _____________________________ Join us for Otsego Outdoors Paddlepalooza…

The CRISP Watershed Steward Program is offering a free community partners training session at the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station Boathouse. The program will focus on Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)…

Please note: This program is full. Walk leader, Margret Grebowicz lives locally and aims to broaden your understanding of mushrooms and inspire you to learn more.  In early July we…

Queer Outdoors Goodyear Paddle Join us at Portlandville Launch for a paddle to Goodyear Lake! We have a limited number of kayaks and quite a few canoes available, so please…

Join OCCA for another morning of pulling invasive water chestnuts from Goodyear Lake! Meet at the New York State Fishing Access Site at Portlandville. Bring your own watercraft, or reserve…

Japanese knotweed is one of the most difficult invasive plants to get rid of. Join OCCA and Mohican Farm as we continue our efforts to eliminate a patch of knotweed.…

Discover the beauty of Texas School House State Forest with OCCA's Shelby MacLeish on a delightful mid-summer walk. This trail offers the perfect summer hike, with plenty of shade and…

Join OCCA and our friends at the Catskill Invasive Species Partnership (CRISP) on July 24 for our third annual iSPY Invasive Species Paddle down the Susquehanna River.  Learn how to…

Walk leader, Margret Grebowicz lives locally and aims to broaden your understanding of mushrooms and inspire you to learn more.  In late July we will be hunting for all the…

Join the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society at the DOAS Sanctuary for a beginner-led and beginner-friendly “slow birding” bird walk along the sanctuary trails geared towards adults and seniors. During our walk we…

 The SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station (BFS) is having an Open House at the BFS on Thursday, August 1st from 4 - 7 pm at the Cooperstown campus (5838 State Highway 80). The…

Join the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society for an evening family hike. Rain date: August 9 Families (with children ages 5 and up) will gather for a nighttime activity to explore the…

Sign up to help the Cooperstown Lions Club and the Cooperstown Rotary with the annual Susquehanna River Clean Up. Volunteers are needed as kayakers, shuttle drivers, and picking up debris…

Join OCCA and our friends at the Catskill Invasive Species Partnership (CRISP) for our third annual iSPY Invasive Species Paddle down the Susquehanna River.  Learn how to ID common aquatic…

Join OCCA for a morning of pulling invasive water chestnuts from Goodyear Lake! Meet at the New York State Fishing Access Site at Portlandville. Bring your own watercraft, or reserve…