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, tree trimming, brush removal, minor drainage, and more, and we’ll put our learning into practice on the actual trails. Volunteers will also have the opportunity…
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 search for and remove water chestnut (Trapa natans), an invasive plant that has troubled Goodyear Lake since 2005. Don’t know what it looks like? OCCA…
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 be hunting for reishi. The group will meet at the highest point of Vibbard Road, Cooperstown. Participants should dress for a walk through the…
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 for signs of animals living in the forest. This is the perfect time of year to listen for birds, observe efts and watch for beavers.…
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 ties to the Butternut Valley. There will also be art demonstrations, participation art, strolling performance artists, and plein air painters. On the Trail of Art…
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 to those who own forested parcels, including hemlock woolly adelgid, treatment options for forest pests, “obese trees,” conservation easements, and county forest management. In the…
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) from Summit Lake and Weaver Lake in Springfield. Frog-bit is an invasive aquatic plant that can form dense mats on the water that blocks sunlight,…
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 will co-lead the walks around the Hanford Mills property. We invite both beginners and experienced birders. The walk covers fairly level terrain and will last…
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 is moderate and will highlight the identification of trees and blooms bustin' out in June. The hike will begin at 1 pm. Dress for the…
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. We will talk about trees and flora we find along the trail and have fun rambling through the woods. Dress for the weather and expect…