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"The Town of Butternuts welcomes everyone to the Third Annual Copes Corners Park Spring Fling to be held from 9:00 a.m. until dark on Saturday, May 6th.  There will be food vendors, a chinese auction under the big tent donated by Morris Tents, product and craft vendors, musical entertainment all day long, and special rates…

"The early bird may get the worm, but the early birder gets the birds! Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society Co-President Becky Gretton leads an early birding walk around Mohican Farm. The farm provides a mix of habitats, including grasslands, woodlands, cultivated fields, and lake shore. Bring binoculars and a field guide; we’ll provide the coffee and the…

Otsego Land Trust invites the community for a day of family fun to celebrate this 22-acre community conservation area on Otsego Lake. The day is packed full of unique programs and activities to kick off the grand re-opening of the property for the summer season. Kay Olan, Mohawk story teller will be giving the opening…

Established as a Reforestation Area by New York State in the 1930s, Basswood Pond State Forest in Burlington is a multi-use forest that includes logging, hiking, fishing, and cross-country skiing. OCCA Program Director Jeff O’Handley leads this easy, 2-mile walk along the blue trail. The hike includes pine plantations, mixed deciduous forests, beaver ponds and…

Otsego Lakes Festival is a day to celebrate the beauty and importance of Otsego County’s lakes. A program of the Otsego County Water Quality Coordinating Committee, this year, event will take place at Glimmerglass State Park and is being run in conjunction with the Clark Sports Center’s “Race the Lake Marathon.” Visit our Lakes Festival…

Volunteer Day:  Trailblazing at Texas School House State Forest, Mt. Vision, NY 13810 On Saturday, July 1, 2017 from 9:00 AM -- 1:00 PM the Town of New Lisbon in cooperation with the New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will sponsor a Volunteer Day.  Our plan is to clear about two miles of recreational…

Kick of Invasive Species Awareness Week with a water chestnut pull in the Stump Lot portion of Goodyear Lake. OCCA and the Goodyear Lake Association have been partnering for a decade on removing the highly invasive water chestnut (Trapa natans) by hand. Come enjoy the results on a leisurely paddle, and we’ll pull any water…

Blast away the summer doldrums with a special program in Gilbert Lake State Park. Watch for more details soon!

Come on a leisurely walk around the College Camp with Dr. Jeffrey Heilveil, Chair of the Biology Department at SUNY Oneonta and resident entomologist, and catch, observe and learn about many of the late summer insects that reside in Otsego County. Insects are fascinating creatures: some are vital to the foods we eat and flowers…

Join OCCA Executive Director Leslie Orzetti and Program Director Jeff O’Handley on an easy paddle along the west shore of Canadarago Lake. The tour will focus on aquatic ecology, habitats, invasive species, and fun! The paddle is part of Canadarago Lake Improvement Association’s annual picnic, a free event celebrating Canadarago Lake featuring music, food, exhibits,…

Free learn-to-swim programs are being offered at Gilbert Lake State Park and Glimmerglass State Park. Contact the specific park directly to register your child today! Gilbert Lake: (607) 432-2114 Glimmerglass: (607) 547-8662

The Schoharie River Center is offering a five-day Lake Ecology Studies Adventure Program on Otsego Lake for youth ages 13-17. Each day you will hike, swim, paddle, sail or bike to a variety of freshwater ecosystems within the Otsego Lake watershed including sailing on Otsego Lake aboard a 24 foot sail boat, paddling on the…

Join Patricia Riddell Kent and Steve Kent, who donated the land for the state park, on this early evening walk around the northern portion of Robert V. Riddell State Park. Visit historic structures, walk through fields, forests, and along Schenevus Creek, and learn about the interesting history of the land. Meet at 6 p.m. at…

Be Informed Lecture Series OCCA Executive Director Leslie Orzetti takes you “up the creek” at Mohican Farm. Dr. Orzetti will cover topics in stream ecology and give attendees a hands-on experience collecting water quality and critter samples from the creek, and will also introduce the brand new Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring Program and provide…

NYFOA's Southern Tier Chapter (SOT) will host a woods walk at the 1,250 acre Texas Schoolhouse State Forest.  The forest is located in a spectacularly beautiful part of Otsego County, between Oneonta and Cooperstown.  The forest features a large beaver pond, great heron nests, streams, rolling hills, old stone walls, and much more.  The DEC…

Climb up and over South Hill in Robert V. Riddell State Park with Patricia Riddell Kent and Steve Kent, donors of the park. This 3.5-hour, 4.5-mile hike traverses woods rich in beauty and history, makes a stop at a spectacular, 30-foot waterfall, swings by Mud Lake, a bog at the top of the hill, and…

Join Steve Kent on a snowshoe hike or walk to Mud Lake in Robert V. Riddell State Park. Climb South Hill, view a scenic ravine and waterfall, and visit Mud Lake, a sphagnum bog at the top of the hill, and return to the starting point on Gersoni Road. Along the way, Steve will share…

The Otsego Regional Cycling Advocates (ORCA) is hosting a bicycling skills class for youth, ages 7 years and up.  The class will be on Saturday April 21st, 9am – 1pm and will be offered at the Milford Central School, 42W Main Street in Milford, NY as part of the 14th annual Earth Festival. The class…