Outdoors Organizations Archives - Otsego Outdoors

Del-Otse-Nango Kennel Club

Otsego2000 — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:55:32 +0000

Del-Otse-Nango Kennel Club

Del-Otse-Nango Kennel Club is a non-profit organization, founded in 1949 under the auspices of the American Kennel Club. We conduct Conformation shows, Obedience, Rally, and Agility trials, sanctioned matches, and Scent Work trials, along with AKC Temperament and Farm Dog certification tests. We welcome both pure-bred and mixed-breed dogs.

We provide educational opportunities to the general public in the form of demonstrations, seminars, Fit Dog walks, and Dog Fun days. We support local rescue organizations, food banks, and area 4H Dog Clubs through our members’ generous donations. Del-Otse-Nango offers a wide variety of events and programs throughout the year.

We recognize the importance of fitness, not only for ourselves, but also for our canine companions. As an AKC Fit Dog club, we schedule monthly activities to encourage members to enjoy the many trails and scenic hike venues available to us in our area, while meeting the goals of the Fit Dog program. Members have taken advantage of the Otsego Outdoors Octet Challenges as added fitness opportunities to enjoy with their dogs.

We meet at 6:30pm on the third Wednesday of each month, at the Oneonta Vet’s Club, 279 Chestnut St, Oneonta, NY 13820. Members of the public welcome to attend.

Visit us on Facebook, our Website, or view our informative Club Brochure.

Email: secretary@donkc.com for more information

PO Box 843, Oneonta, NY 13820

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Butternut Valley Alliance

Otsego2000 — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 20:16:49 +0000

Since 2009, the Butternut Valley Alliance has endeavored to help the Butternut Creek watershed to become an even better place to live, work and play. Our activities connect communities, protect the environment, and promote the arts. The Butternut Creek watershed comprises seven towns located along the Southwestern portion of Otsego County encompassing about 120 square miles and is home to roughly 7,500 residents. To fulfill our mission, BVA holds four large community-building events each year (On the Trail of Art, Summer Harvest Festival, Butternut Creek Fun Float and Butternut Valley Gravel Grinder) that aim to promote the arts and sustainable agriculture in the region and to encourage people to enjoy and care for the outdoors. BVA also presents public lectures on local history and regional environmental issues. In addition, BVA participates in water quality and invasive species monitoring, creek cleanup and buffer restoration, trail building and citizen science. In 2023, BVA received official status as NYS DEC forest stewards for three state forests in the Butternut Valley – General Jacob Morris State Forest, Wagner State Forest, and Texas School House State Forest.

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Central New York Cycling (CNYC)

Otsego2000 — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:09:38 +0000

Central New York Cycling

Central New York Cycling is a USA Cycling Club based around Otsego county and its surrounding area. We have members in Cooperstown, Utica, Binghamton, Gilbertsville, New Lisbon, West Winfield….etc. Upstate NY is an amazing place to ride. We have members that race all over New England. We host three events most years:

The Check Your Legs Road Race in April,
The Butternut Valley Time Trial in late July or August, and
the Butternut Gravel Grinder in October.
Please check bikereg if you would like to sign up.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/centralnewyorkcycling/

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Otsego Area Rowing

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:15:33 +0000

Otsego Area Rowing (OAR) offers rowing experiences and coaching for people of all ages, in individual and team boats, for both pleasure and competition. The mission of our not-for-profit organization is to help people of all ages discover their ability to move a shell through the water. OAR is located on the property of the Otsego Land Trust within Brookwood Point at Otsego Lake, off Highway 80, West Lake Road, Cooperstown, New York.

Rowing is an exceptional, full body exercise that most anyone can learn!

Otsego Area Rowing is a non-profit rowing club created to provide safe and positive rowing and/or sculling experiences for the residents of Otsego County.

Email OTSEGOAREAROWING@GMAIL.COM for more information.

Find out more on their website http://otsegoarearowing.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CooperstownCrew/

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Otsego County Conservation Association

Otsego2000 — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:12:45 +0000

Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA) is a county-wide environmental organization addressing a broad spectrum of basic environmental concerns. OCCA plays a key role in initiating and carrying out programs designed to improve or protect Otsego County’s air, land, and water. Wide support from county residents enhances our ability to accomplish our mission.

More recently, OCCA has been expanding our reach into the neighboring counties of the Mohawk Valley region to connect our neighbors to our HeatSmart Mohawk Valley Clean Heating and Cooling Campaign, Community Energy Engagement Program, Clean Energy Communities Program, and Climate Smart Communities. We have also expanded to other neighboring regions for our Planning services.

Otsego Outdoors is a project of OCCA, the Otsego Land Trust, and Otsego 2000.

occainfo.org

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Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway Committee

Peg Odell — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 14:43:01 +0000

The Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway (the OSG) is a partially-finished bicycle and pedestrian trail. Three of four sections are complete and open to the public. The finished trail will follow the Susquehanna River for approximately six miles in the city and town of Oneonta, New York. It will run from the Silas Lane Loop in the West End of Oneonta to Neahwa Park and around New Island in the city of Oneonta. A future possibility would be to continue out to Fortin Park in the East End of Oneonta.

The Greenway trails have become a popular recreational destination. During the winter months, cross country skiers and snowshoers enjoy the stillness of the winter river. In warmer weather, people walk, jog, bicycle and rollerblade along the river. Local educators take groups to the trails to learn about the diverse flora and fauna living in the varied habitat, as well as the history of Native Americans who depended on the river for so many aspects of their lives.

Trail markers along the Silas Lane section enable self-guided tours. Larger, more comprehensive signs are planned for every section of the OSG.

There are currently three complete sections of the Greenway:

Silas Lane Trail, a 2-mile loop in the West End of Oneonta (off of I-88 exit 13),
Mill Race Trail in Neahwa Park, and
New Island Trails: more than 3 miles of trails on flat terrain by the river (off of Lettis Highway, I-88 exit 15).

Volunteers are welcome. The group has monthly meetings in Oneonta, and periodic trail maintenance days. Work is also underway to extend the Greenway up and down the Susquehanna River, in coordination with local governments. The next planned section of the Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway is a two-mile stretch extending eastward from the DEC fishing access site off Rte. 205 (near Silas Lane) along the river to Main Street. It will proceed on city sidewalks to Neahwa Place, connecting to the Mill Race Trail.

Website: www.oneontagreenway.org

Contact: www.oneontagreenway.org/contact-us

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Otsego Land Trust

Peg Odell — Thu, 28 May 2020 18:14:02 +0000

Otsego Land Trust protects healthy lands and clean waters by working with private landowners to conserve land into perpetuity and by acquiring lands through donations and grants that we can open to the public.

We understand a simple truth: when people connect with the land and water, they will care for them more deeply and be more responsible for assuring that they are protected now and for future generations.

OLT’s program of land acquisition is focused on the specific goal of encouraging meaningful connection to land and water through providing public access to special places. Our Blueway project accomplishes this goal.

Otsego Land Trust Blueway is a series of OLT owned and protected places that provide fishing, hiking, paddling, bird watching, and educational opportunities from Canadarago Lake to the Susquehanna River, including Brookwood Point on Otsego Lake.

Visit the following conservation areas along the Blueway Trail:

OLT’s conservation areas along the Blueway are free and open for your outdoor recreational and educational enjoyment. You can hike, bird watch, paddle, fish, or just relax and enjoy the peace of nature around you. Please, always strive to have as little impact on the land as possible. Practice “Leave No Trace” principles and be respectful of the land, native plants and animals, and other people.

The Blueway Project was supported with funding from the New York State Conservation Partnership Program and New York’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). The New York State Conservation Partnership Program is administered by the Land Trust Alliance, in coordination with the State Department of Environmental Conservation. Funding was also provided by the Canadarago Lake Improvement Association, the Royal Bank of Canada, the Chesapeake Conservancy, the Department of Environmental Conservation, The Nature Conservancy, and the Upper Susquehanna Coalition.

Otsego Outdoors is a collaborative project of the Otsego Land Trust, Otsego 2000 and the Otsego County Conservation Association.

Otsego Land Trust website

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Dave Brandt Chapter of Trout Unlimited

Peg Odell — Tue, 19 May 2020 14:32:17 +0000

The Dave Brandt Chapter of Trout Unlimited is a group of sportspersons in the Oneonta, NY area united by a love of angling and protecting the outdoors. They sponsor youth programs and summer camperships. All are welcome!

Members of the public are welcome to attend Chapter meetings on the second Monday of every month at The Plains 163 Heritage Circle in Oneonta at 7pm. There are light refreshments, door prizes and informational presentations.

Follow the Dave Brandt Chapter on Facebook for information about fishing and the outdoors.

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Otsego 2000

Peg Odell — Mon, 11 May 2020 15:43:46 +0000

Otsego 2000 is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1981 to ensure the Otsego Lake region remains a masterpiece of nature by protecting and supporting its environmental, scenic, cultural, historic, and agricultural resources and its economic well-being.

The Otsego Lake region and its surrounding landscapes, valleys, villages and farms constitute a unique confluence of historic, environmental, cultural, agricultural, rural and scenic resources. The long-term economic wellbeing of the region and the quality of life for its residents derive from our stewardship of these resources. Otsego 2000, as the first responder on environmental and sustainable development issues affecting the Otsego Lake region and beyond, seeks to protect these assets for the benefit of present and future generations. We advance our mission through informed advocacy, intelligent planning, public education, and sustainable economic alternatives.

Otsego 2000 manages the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market and Glimmerglass Film Days.

Otsego Outdoors is a collaborative project among Otsego 2000, the Otsego Land Trust, and the Otsego County Conservation Association.

Otsego 2000 website

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Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society

Peg Odell — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:17:34 +0000

The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS), established in 1968, is a chapter of the National Audubon Society (1977). The chapter region encompasses the northern Catskill Mountains and the upper Susquehanna River areas of New York State. DOAS envisions a healthy world where people and wildlife thrive and natural resources are protected. The mission of Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society is to protect our natural environment and connect people with nature to benefit birds and other wildlife through conservation, education, research and advocacy. DOAS offers bird walks, programs, and events, including a summer camp for kids.

The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society Sanctuary overlooking Oneonta, NY, is a 100 acre property providing marked hiking trails through a variety of habitats, such as open fields, second growth forest, old pastures, and mowed fields. A large wetland is accessible by trails and a short boardwalk. Located at 52 Grange Hall Rd. Spur, Oneonta, the Sanctuary is home to a large diversity of wildlife, including many bird species, mammals, amphibians and reptiles, plus a variety of native plants.

Trails at the Sanctuary vary in difficulty, but accessibility can be difficult due to rough terrain and hills. An accessible porta-john is available on the site. Resting benches are in place on the hill to the hawk watch.

The Sanctuary is also the site of the Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch, one of New York State’s premier fall hawk watches. It is particularly noted for late season flights of Red-tailed Hawks and Golden Eagles. Franklin Mt. provides a panoramic view of the Susquehanna River valley and surrounding hills of Otsego and Delaware Counties.

Other activities at the Sanctuary include an annual open house, a summer day camp for children, and a raptor banding station. The DOAS Sanctuary is open to the public from dawn to dusk, 365 days a year for passive use recreation (birdwatching, hiking, photography, etc.).

The DOAS website http://doas.us/ is a great resource and includes information and trail maps for Franklin Mountain.

Map of DOAS Favorite Places to bird watch in Otsego County and Delaware County
Checklist of Birds of Otsego, Delaware and Nearby Parts of Adjoining Counties

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