Get the Kids Out: Brookwood Point
2025-03-14 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Brookwood Point, 6000 State Route 80, Cooperstown, NY, 13326
Get the Kids Outside! St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, so let’s take the kids on an adventure to find as many shades of green as we can while exploring Brookwood Point. During this short hike, we’ll watch winter fade away and look for signs of spring. Make sure to dress for the weather.

Please sign up at occainfo.org

Lantern-Light Full Moon Hike at Gilbert Lake
2025-03-14 14:00 - 20:00 | Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC Rd, Laurens, NY, 13796, United States
Join Gilbert Lake State Park for a full moon celebration!This event will go from 2pm-8pm so you can enjoy the day AND hike around the lake after-hours by lantern-light and by the light of the March full moon.Bring your sleds, snowshoes and skis if we have snow!We will have hot tea/coffee/cocoa, and goodies to warm you up before or after your hike of course!The fires will be going in the Briggs all day so come on down!
Bring items to donate to our local food bank, non-perishable or perishable, and enter to win a Gilbert Lake goodie basket. All items welcome, especially personal-care items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, bar soap, deodorant, feminine hygiene products etc. We collected ~460lbs at the First Day Hike event this year! We can’t wait to see how much we collect this time around.

Hike with ADK on the Susquehanna Greenway
2025-03-18 09:45 - 12:00 | Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway trail (Silas Lane), Silas Lane, Oneonta, NY, 13820, United States
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/

Hike with ADK at Hunt's Pond
2025-03-25 09:45 - 12:00 | Hunt’s Pond State Forest, Hunts Pond Road, South New Berlin, New York

Rink Roll Up at Badger Park
2025-04-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Badger Park, Beaver Street, Cooperstown, NY, 13326
Badger Park in Cooperstown offers free ice skating, and even has skates people can borrow for free. This community resource needs volunteer help. Please consider volunteering with the Cooperstown Friends of the Parks to roll up the rink liner and store it for next winter.

Homeschool Nature Day at Gilbert Lake State Park
2025-04-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC Rd, Laurens, NY, 13796, United States
Join OCCA’s Assistant Director, Shelby MacLeish, for a leisurely walk around Gilbert Lake. We will observe the transition from winter to spring and look for signs of the new season. Please dress appropriately for the weather.

Please sign up at occainfo.org

Postponed! OCCA Lecture: Japanese Knotweed
2025-04-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Clark Sports Center, 124 Co Rd 52, Cooperstown, NY, 13326, United States
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 Manager Dan Snider-Nerp to learn about current best management practices for Japanese knotweed and its closest relatives, as well as experimental management methods, and the future of sustainable management for this species in the Catskills.”
This program will take place in the Community Room of the Clark Sports Center at 7 pm on Wednesday, April 9. Please sign up at occainfo.org

Trout Unlimited Meeting on Fishing Access
2025-04-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Heritage at the Plains at Parish Homestead, 163 Heritage Circle, Oneonta, NY, 13820, United States
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 fisherwoman you don’t want to miss this meeting.

The speaker will be Joshua Choquette, Environmental Program Specialist 1 (Fisheries Access) in the Division of Fish and Wildlife, Region 4.
Josh will be giving a PowerPoint presentation on Fishing Access. Josh works to procure and maintain public access to our local Region 4 streams.
If you fish or want to fish our local streams, Josh’s presentation should give you needed information and new ideas for access to local waters.
This information is vital to all local stream fishermen.

Woodcock Courtship Dance at Parslow Road
2025-04-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Parslow Road Conservation Area, 127 Parslow Road, Oaksville, NY, 13337, United States
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 probing for earthworms in moist soil, but on spring evenings males perform a dance in scrub fields to attract potential mates. This wonderful display occurs in three parts: the strut, the launch skyward, and the spiral back to earth accompanied by buzzy calls and twittering wing sounds.

Hike with ADK: Riddell State Park
2025-04-15 09:45 - 12:00 | Robert V. Riddell State Park, NY-28, just north of I-88 Exit 17, Davenport, New York, 13750
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/

Get the Kids Out: Mohican Farm
2025-04-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Mohican Farm/OCCA offices, 7207 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown, NY, 13326, United States
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 explore the grounds before participating in a fun activity.

Please sign up at occainfo.org

Hike with ADK: Saturday Hike
2025-04-19 | Catskill Scenic Trail
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 from both ends of the hike.
Hike is limited to 20 people, please register at https://forms.gle/CFMJbnwStv6ojY667

Hike with ADK: Table Rock Trails
2025-04-22 09:45 - 12:00 | Table Rock Trails at Hartwick College, Hartwick Drive, Oneonta, NY, 13820
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/

Earth Festival Bird Walk at Riddell State Park
2025-04-26 08:00 - 10:00 | Robert V. Riddell State Park, NY-28, just north of I-88 Exit 17, Davenport, New York, 13750
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 10am start of the Earth Festival. All are welcome to attend, regardless of age or birding experience.
Riddell State Park offers a variety of trails from easy to moderate to intermediate, that travel through acres of forested woodlands, and wide fields and along the Schenevus Creek. Our walk should cover about 2 miles total of easy walking, on a combination of flat to rolling terrain, with some trails having slopes and roots exposed.

Morris Earth Day Clean Up
2025-04-26 09:00 - 12:00 | Morris Central School, 65 Main Street, Morris, NY
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 Earth Day Cleanup:Textiles, Styrofoam, Sneakers, Tennis balls, Eyeglasses, Toothbrushes (not electric), toothpaste tubes, dental floss containers, Beekman 1802 products, Hasbro games & Gillette and Venus razorsBring your friends and family to help clean up our community!

Earth Festival
2025-04-26 10:00 - 15:00 | Milford Central School, 42 W Main Street, Milford, NY, 13807, United States
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.org

I Love My Park Day (Betty & Wilbur Davis State Park)
2025-05-03 08:45 - 13:00 | Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park, 133 Davis Road, Schenevus, New York, 12155
Volunteer and help get Betty & Wilbur Davis State Park ready for the summer. Tasks include beautification, planting flowers, mulching the playground, picking up litter, trail maintenance and pruning.
Volunteers should bring work boots, work gloves, and leaf rakes.
Register at https://www.ptny.org/events/i-love-my-park-day

Fairy Spring Clean-Up
2025-05-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Fairy Spring Park, 221 County Highway 31, Cooperstown, NY, 13326, United States
Join the Friends of the Parks and help get Fairy Spring ready for the summer season. Bring a rake and a friend

State Hwy 80 Clean Up with OCCA
2025-05-03 10:00 - 14:00 | Mohican Farm/OCCA offices, 7207 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown, NY, 13326, United States
Join Otsego County Conservation Association on May 3rd, 2025 between 10am-2pm to help clean up a 2 mile stretch of State Highway 80. Refreshments will be provided as well as everything you need to participate, including visibility vests, bags, and gloves. Together, let’s keep the northwestern side of Otsego Lake beautiful!
Please sign up online at occainfo.org, or email Kendall Jacob, OCCA volunteer coordinator.

I Love My Park Day (Gilbert Lake State Park)
2025-05-03 10:00 - 15:00 | Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC Road, Laurens, NY, 13796, United States
Come help get Gilbert Lake State Park ready for the summer! Tasks include painting (weather permitting), cleaning out flower beds, trimming decorative bushes, mulching in flower beds and playgrounds, and trail maintenance. Potential flower and tree planting. Community Garden work including but not limited to mulching walkways, tilling, weeding ,and planting.
Please park in the upper beach parking lot. Bring a wattle botte, garden gloves, sun hat/sunscreen. Lunch and refreshments will be provided for volunteers.

Register in advance: https://www.ptny.org/events/i-love-my-park-day

Butternut Creek Volunteer Event
2025-05-04 09:00 - 12:00 | 131 Peet Road, Morris, NY, 131 Peet Road, Morris, NY
Join the Butternut Valley Alliance and the Upper Susquehanna Coalition for a morning of riparian forest stewardship along Butternut Creek. Please register by completing this form or by emailing GlasserA@ tiogacountyny.gov

Hike with ADK on the Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway
2025-05-06 09:45 - 12:00 | Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway trail (Silas Lane), Silas Lane, Oneonta, NY, 13820, United States
Join the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club for a guided hike open to all. Meet at 9:45 am for check in, hike begins at 10 am. The Chapter offers weekly hikes on Tuesdays and longer hikes once a month on Saturdays. See website for details.

Bird Walk at Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway
2025-05-10 08:00 - 10:00 | Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway trail (Silas Lane), Silas Lane, Oneonta, NY, 13820, United States
Join DOAS on Saturday, May 10 at 8:00am 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 meet at 8 a.m. in the parking lot by the fields near the school district bus garage, just past the transfer station for a two-hour walk to view returning migrant birds on the Greenway trail, located on Silas Lane, off Rte. 205 in Oneonta.

Contact Charlie Scheim at 607-434-4880 or scheimc@hartwick.edu for more information.

Spring Bird Walk at the DOAS Sanctuary
2025-05-11 08:00 - 10:00 | DOAS Sanctuary and Franklin Mountain Hawkwatch, 52 Grange Hall Road Spur, Oneonta, New York, 13820
Join DOAS on Sunday, May 11 at 8:00am for a spring bird walk. Returning migrants at this location should include warblers, vireos, orioles, tanagers, and possibly waterfowl and raptors. The walk will last approximately two hours, and will require some hill-climbing and hiking over uneven and possibly muddy ground. A handicapped accessible port-a-john is available on site. Participants will meet at 8am at the DOAS Sanctuary, park on the left side of the driveway on Grange Hall Road Spur. Directions to the DOAS Sanctuary can be found at: https://doas.us

DOAS Co-President Andy Mason will lead the walk. Contact him with any questions at AndyMason@earthling.net or (607) 397-3815 (voicemail only).

Hike with ADK at Glimmerglass State Park
2025-05-13 09:45 - 12:00 | Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Highway 31, Cooperstown, NY, 13326, United States

OCCA Homeschool Nature Walk at Emmons Pond Bog
2025-05-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Emmons Pond Bog Preserve, 2028 White Hill Road, Oneonta, NY, 13820, United States
Join OCCA for a beautiful spring hike through the Emmons Pond Bog trails! We will search for the first blooms of the season, discover a waterfall, and observe other signs of spring. Along the way, we’ll learn about flower and tree identification. Please note that the trails are usually muddy in spring, so be sure to wear appropriate footwear. Sign up at occainfo.org

Wildflower Walk at Gilbert Lake State Park
2025-05-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC Road, Laurens, NY, 13796, United States
The 2025 Jean Miller Memorial Wildflower Walk at Gilbert Lake State Park, in cooperation with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation – Central Region, will take place this year on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Participants will meet at the beach area at 10am.
The walk is approximately 2-3 hours in the park on easy to medium terrain and will be led by DOAS. Bring water, insect repellent, binoculars if on hand, and your curiosity!
This is a free program. Please register at https://doas.us/calendar/
Contact info@doas.us for additional information.

Saturday ADK Hike: Landis Arboretum
2025-05-17 | Landis Arboretum, 174 Lape Road, Esperance, NY, 12066
On May 17th the ADK hike will be at the Landis Arboretum, 174 Lape Rd, Esperance, NY. The hike will cover approximately 5 miles over moderately hilly terrain through fields and forest with an elevation gain of about 700ft.
Hikes are open to all.

The chapter is offering seven longer all-day hikes on the third Saturday of each month, April through October. Below is a brief description of each hike and the leaders’ contact information, if you have questions.
These hikes require participants to plan accordingly. Bring a packed lunch, snacks, and water to last the whole excursion. Dress appropriately and bring equipment based upon the weather and hike conditions.
These hikes require pre-registration and will be limited to approximately 20 participants.
The hike leader will provide detailed instructions beginning about three weeks prior to the hike date for those registered.

Hike Leader: Laurie Pike (609-713-9338)
REGISTRATION LINK ( https://forms.gle/78qXhk5d7H2XNtmB9 )

Birding with Becky
2025-05-17 08:00 - 10:00 | Mohican Farm/OCCA offices, 7207 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown, NY, 13326, United States
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, bird guide and be prepared for any weather (and plan for walking in wet grass). Program is free, but pre-registration is required using the form below Attendance is limited to 20.

Register at occainfo.org

Glimmerglass Triathlon
2025-05-17 09:00 - 14:00 | Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Highway 31, Cooperstown, NY, 13326, United States
Paddle, Bike and Run in the Glimmerglass Triathlon.
Racers will begin the race on a kayak or canoe with a 1.5 mile open water paddle at Glimmerglass State Park. Starting at the beachfront, the route will follow the protected Glimmerglass Bay on Otsego Lake. After the paddle and upon arrival at the beach, racers will transition to their bikes staged near the Lakefront Pavilion. The bike portion of the race will take riders 16.5 miles north of Glimmerglass State Park on secondary roads. Racers will dismount from their bikes and finish the last stretch of the race on foot. A 10k run will pass over the Hyde Hall foot bridge and be contained mostly in Glimmerglass State Park.
Race registration includes official timing from the Clark Sports Center events team, commemorative race sweatshirt, finisher medal, food and a free finish beer for those 21+. Compete solo or as three or four person teams
