Moreau Lake Kayak
Join an educator on a peaceful morning paddle around Moreau Lake. Limited rentals are available or bring your own kayak. This program is for people age 18 and older. The cost is $5 (or $15 including kayak rental). Check in and pay (cash or check) at the office upon arrival. Park tollbooth fees are waved in lieu of program fees, …
Reptile Profile
Join an educator in the nature center to meet our resident reptiles! We at Moreau take care of six New York native turtles and three snakes that cannot be released into the wild and are wonderful little educators. Learn about their exciting lives, what they like to eat, and what they use for shell-ter at the Nature Center. The cost …
Trail Steward Meeting
A meeting to introduce the trail steward program to newcomers. The duties of a trail steward include walking the trails of Moreau Lake State Park to identify and report maintenance needs, light trail maintenance including cutting back branches with supplied hand saws and loppers and hanging trail signs when necessary. This meeting will provide crucial information on what to look …
Western-Eastern Ridge Hike
Join an educator on a more difficult hike of 6 miles from Western Ridge, to Ridge Run, to Eastern Ridge with viewpoints along the Western Ridge Trail. Bring a lunch or snack, plenty of water, waterproof shoes, and appropriate clothing for the weather. The cost for the hike is $5 for adults (cash or check). Park tollbooth fees are waved …
Animal Weigh-Ins
This program is new and will include a little meet and greet with each animal in the nature center. Afterwards we will work together to guess the weight of each animal and put them in order according of our guesses. We will use some weighted items to help us make guesses and have some fun in the process. This program …
Homeschool Pop-Up: Food Chain
Join an educator at the nature center for another homeschool pop-up with the topic of food chains in the wild. We will talk about how the order in which living things depend on each other to survive! This class is geared toward aged 6+ homeschool groups but is open to the public (siblings welcome). The class is $1 per child). …