Hike the Lake of the Twin Falls Trail at Gilbert Lake State Park. 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 ends around noon. See https://susqadk.org/outing-schedule/ for details and contact info for hike…
Andy Jones was a member of the Milford Fire Department since he turned 14 years old. He loved to help people and tried to bring a sense of contentment wherever he went to help ease those around him. This race was founded in his memory, after he passed away from Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. The Andy Jones…
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 24 and 25. For schedule and more information, go to https://www.canoeregatta.org/
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 ends around noon. See https://susqadk.org/outing-schedule/ for details and contact info for hike leaders.
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 all the way as you pass the Glimmerglass Festival, The Farmers' Museum, the Otesaga Resort Hotel and several other landmarks. Both of the races will…
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…