alvin and Hobbes are famous for exploring the natural world around them and now it’s your turn! Join Fenimore Art Museum and the Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA) for a special family program celebrating both the outdoors and the museum’s fall exhibition, Exploring Calvin and Hobbes. After a guided tour of the exhibition, OCCA will lead…
Join OCCA Executive Director, Amy Wyant, on Indigenous Peoples’ Day for an exploration of moving meditation. Have you tried traditional mediation but feel like your not very good at it? Need to find something new to help calm your mind and focus your attention? Well then this is the program for you. This program, in…
Have you ever wondered…:” what star is that” or “which is the north star” maybe you have never identified the Little Dipper. If so please join OCCA for a fun night of Naked Eye Astronomy. Friday October 17, 2025, at OCCA Headquarters located at 7207 State Route 80, Cooperstown. All are welcome. Please plan to…
All welcome to take a guided hike with members of the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adrirondack Mountain Club (ADK). Meet at 9:45 am for information and check in, hike begins at 10 am. See susqadk.org/outing-schedule for more details and information on where to meet. The Chapter offers Tuesday hikes weekly and longer hikes once a…
Join Otsego Land Trust to help put Brookwood Gardens to sleep for the season! Please RSVP on the Otsego Land Trust website. OLT’s mission is to conserve the natural heritage of woodlands, farmlands and waters that sustain rural communities, promote public health, support wildlife diversity and inspire the human spirit. For more information about Otsego…
Grab your Halloween mask, the family and come out to run or walk the Coop Loop. The race offers a 3 mile run/walk or you can double up on the same course for the 10k. The course takes you through the village of Cooperstown and is mostly flat with the exception of a half mile…
Explore the world of wild fungi and plants with OCCA during a special foraging-focused walk on Sunday, October 26 at 2:00 p.m. Certified mushroom forager Shane Gardner will be joined by local herbalist and farmer AC Hill for this two-hour guided outing through the woods. Together, they’ll introduce participants to a variety of mushrooms, medicinal…
When you walk, run or roll the Arc Otsego's Hot Cocoa 5K or 1K, you are helping make life sweeter for people with developmental disabilities! Proceeds benefit The Arc Otsego's Helping Hands Fund which assists individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to seize life's opportunities and overcome life's challenges. You can sign up anytime…
Free fishing days offer residents and non-residents who are 16 and older* to fish without a freshwater fishing license (*Kids under 16 can always fish for free!). 2025 Free Fishing Days Schedule February 15-16 (President's Day Weekend) June 28-29 September 27 (National Hunting and Fishing Day) November 11 (Veterans Day) These days offer the perfect opportunity to try out fishing…
Join the Otsego County Conservation Association for a captivating talk and slideshow with Scott Van Arsdale, retired Fish and Wildlife Technician with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, as he shares stories from a career spent working up close with some of our most iconic birds of prey. Scott will trace the remarkable…