The friends will be at the nature center making a couple different crafts, celebrating the Chinese New Year with a snake craft, a snow globe, and coffee cup suet feeders. “The Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac is a time for transformation, self-improvement, and embracing new possibilities.” Please register 24 hours in advance at 518-793-0511.

Join an educator on a start and stop hike for a couple miles to investigate the forested landscape. Learning from Tom Wessels’ books and videos on understanding the history, human activity, and natural events like storms and fires and how it formed the physical forest around us. This program is free and geared toward 13+.

Ever wonder how snowflakes form? Why some snow is great for packing and some snow is dry and dusty? Join our nature center employees for a presentation on snow! After we know all there is to know about snow, we will go outside and (weather permitting) make snow sculptures! If there is no snow to sculpt with, we will draw …

World wetland day is February 2nd, but we are here to celebrate all the time! Come to the nature center and we will talk about Moreau Lake’s wetlands and how our beavers assist in making our wetlands biodiverse. If we are able, we will go on a walk to look at our very own beaver dam. This program is free …

Join an educator on a flat 5.5 mile hike at our new property, Big Bend. Please be prepared for the weather with warm clothing, waterproof footwear, water, and a snack. We have limited snowshoes and micro spikes to borrow. We will meet at the park office and caravan over to the Big Bend trailhead. This program is free and geared …

Come to the beach to take a view at the dark sky with our telescope. We have a volunteer astronomer to teach us about the stars! If you have a telescope at home that you need help troubleshooting, the astronomer is welcoming people to bring there’s if they have any questions. This program is free and for all ages. Please …

Why did the amphibian cross the road? To get to the vernal pool! Join a Nature Center educator to learn about "the Big Night", a warm rainy day at the start of spring when all of the amphibians come out of brumation. We will discuss NYSDEC Amphibian Migration and Road Crossing Project where volunteers collect data and help amphibians’ cross …