This event is postponed due to speaker illness. 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…
The monthly meeting of the Dave Brandt local Trout Unlimited Chapter will be held Monday, April 14th, 2025, at The Plains Senior Living Center at 163 Heritage Place in Oneonta in the 3rd Floor Meeting Room. The meeting will start at 7:00 pm and is open to the public. If you are a fisherman or…
Join Otsego Land Trust and Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society for our annual Woodcock Walk at the Parslow Road Conservation Area. DOAS locals Sandy Bright and Charlie Scheim will lead a walk to observe the spring courtship ritual of the woodcock. Please sign up at https://otsegolandtrust.org/events/woodcock-courtship-dance The woodcock usually spends its time hidden on the forest floor…
Join the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club for a hike at Robert V. Riddell State Park. Hikes are free and open to all. For details, please see https://susqadk.org/outing-schedule/
Join OCCA Assistant Director Shelby MacLeish for a few hours of fun during Spring Break! As the sun shines, plants begin to grow, and animals return from their winter slumbers, it's the perfect time to celebrate the changing seasons and look for signs of spring. We will take a walk down to the lake to…
On April 19th the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) hike will be on the Catskill Scenic Trail. The hike from Bloomville to Hobart is approximately 8.2 miles. The Catskill Scenic Trail is a level gravel path along the West Branch of the Delaware River. This hike requires shuttling cars to provide transportation…
Join the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club for a guided hike. Hikes are free and open to all. For details, please see https://susqadk.org/outing-schedule/
Join DOAS Member and Area Birder, Bob Donnelly for the annual Earth Festival Bird Walk at 8am on Saturday, April 26. Participants should meet at the Milford Central School parking lot at 7:50am, near the Earth Festival Entrance. Carpools to Riddell State Park will leave promptly at 8am and will return in time for the…
All are invited to join the Morris Rotary Club during their Annual Earth Day Roadside & Community Cleanup!Saturday, April 26th starting at 9 a.m. at the Morris Central School parking lot.Roadside Cleanup (Coordinated by Morris Rotary) & Recycling Drop-Off (Coordinated by Butternut Valley Alliance), recycling drop-off 9:00 a.m. until noon.List of materials to be collected 2025…
Spring is right around the corner and so is the Earth Festival. We can’t wait to see you at the annual OCCA event at the Milford School. For updates, go to occainfo.orgÂ