Events

Come volunteer with Cooperstown Friends of the Parks and help get Three Mile Point ready for a new season! Wear gloves and bring a rake.

Join OCCA Educator Shelby MacLeish for a walk in Fetterley Forest on Friday, May 10, as we check out the vernal pool, explore our surroundings, and gaze over Canadarago Lake. May is the perfect time of year to wander in the woods. I hope you will join in the fun.   More information and sign…

Join Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society Board Director, Charlie Scheim and Member Sandy Bright on Saturday, May 11 at 8:00am for a walk to view returning migrant birds on the Susquehanna Greenway Trail. This is an easy hike on unpaved but level ground which may be slightly muddy. No restrooms are available. There are a few benches…

Enjoy spring in the woodlands of Robert V. Riddell State Park in Davenport with OCCA. We’ll hike up to the waterfall and back, about 3.5 miles total. Along the way we’ll look for wildflowers, trees, and talk a little about the park’s history. The trail requires a steady uphill climb and may be wet. This…

Join the Butternut Valley Alliance and the Upper Susquehanna Coalition for a volunteer workday to steward riparian forest buffer plantings in the Butternut Creek watershed. Please sign up using this form. If you have any questions, please contact Glassera@tiogacountyny.gov or bva.exec@gmail.com.

Join Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS) Co-President, Andy Mason on Sunday, May 12 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…

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.

Join long-time birders and DOAS members Suzanne Gaynor and Sarah Root on Wednesday, May 15 from 8:00-10:00am at lower Riddell State Park. This will be a mostly-flat, half-mile walk along field hedgerows, along the Schenevus Creek, and through mature forests. A raised railroad bed makes it possible to see treetop warblers and other special migrant…

The Glimmerglass Tri has returned after a long hiatus. 2024 will be bigger and better than ever before. Racers will begin the race on a kayak or canoe with a 1.5 mile open water PADDLE. Starting at the beachfront at Glimmerglass State Park, the route will follow the protected Glimmerglass bay on Otsego Lake. After the…

Come to Pathfinder Village for the 11th annual Splash Path 5K and Fun Walk. The festival features vendors, food trucks and music. Proceeds benefit Pathfinder Produce and vocational programs. For more information and to register, go to pathfindervillage.org  

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…

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…

Free fishing days offer New York State residents and non-residents who are 16 and older* to fish without a freshwater fishing license or recreational marine fishing registration (*Kids under 16 can always fish for free!). 2024 Free Fishing Days Schedule June 29-30 September 28 (National Hunting and Fishing Day) November 11 (Veterans Day) These days offer the perfect opportunity…

Due to the forecast for rain and high wind, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Paddlepalooza on Saturday, June 29.   _____________________________ Join us for Otsego Outdoors Paddlepalooza at Brookwood Point Conservation Area on Otsego Lake. This fun and free event will feature guided paddles, music, demonstrations, and more. This event marks the…

The CRISP Watershed Steward Program is offering a free community partners training session at the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station Boathouse. The program will focus on Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) identification, impacts, locations, and how to prevent AIS spread with decontamination methods and education.  It will also introduce collecting data techniques and ensure that you…

Please note: This program is full. Walk leader, Margret Grebowicz lives locally and aims to broaden your understanding of mushrooms and inspire you to learn more.  In early July we will be hunting for chanterelles plus other early summer goodies. The group will meet at the highest point of Vibbard Road, Cooperstown. Participants should dress…

Queer Outdoors Goodyear Paddle Join us at Portlandville Launch for a paddle to Goodyear Lake! We have a limited number of kayaks and quite a few canoes available, so please let us know when you register if you will need one. This is an improved-accessibility launch and we are happy to assist anyone who needs…