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Big Bend Birding, 8:30am and 10:15am

Big Bend is an 860-acre addition to our park is now officially open to the public! The preserve features over 6 miles of hiking and equestrian trails, great birding and wildlife viewing, and gorgeous views of mountains and the Hudson River. Bring your binoculars if you have them and we will go out to check out the wide variety of …

Event Series Perseid Meteor Shower Hour

Perseid Meteor Shower Hour

The Perseid (Per-see-id) meteor shower is going to be a very cool thing to see in the night sky between July and August because it will be very bright and visible to us on Earth. In 2024 the Perseid meteor shower is active between July 17th and August 24th. The shower will peak August 11th-13th. We are bringing in our …

Event Series Knee High Naturalist

Knee High Naturalist

Geared toward children aged 2-5, (siblings welcome) Knee-high Naturalist is a fun introduction to nature. We meet in the Nature Center where we begin by reading a book or two and then take a short walk together outdoors, keeping our eyes open for animal tracks, shells, feathers, and other signs of the natural world around us. Dress for the weather. …

Event Series Perseid Meteor Shower Hour

Perseid Meteor Shower Hour

The Perseid (Per-see-id) meteor shower is going to be a very cool thing to see in the night sky between July and August because it will be very bright and visible to us on Earth. In 2024 the Perseid meteor shower is active between July 17th and August 24th. The shower will peak August 11th-13th. We are bringing in our …

Event Series Wiggly Wanderers

Wiggly Wanderers

Wiggly Wanderers is a casual and fun program that is offered to walking toddlers, carriable babies and their caregivers. This will be a beginner’s hike/wander series for toddlers who are ready to move and caregivers who are willing and able to baby wear and/or carry their toddler if their legs get too tired. We will not plan too much distance …

Big Bend Beavers

Big Bend is an 860-acre addition to our park is now officially open to the public! The preserve features over 6 miles of hiking and equestrian trails, great birding and wildlife viewing, and gorgeous views of mountains and the Hudson River. Although beavers are a nocturnal animal, there is plenty evidence of beaver activity at our new land, come on …

Butterflies Flutter By

Join a Nature Center Educator to learn about the Monarch Butterfly, a vulnerable New York Species. We will have activities surrounding the life cycle of a butterfly, learn which plans Monarch butterflies love, and where butterflies go when it gets cold. Geared towards ages 10 and up. The program is $5 per adult and $1 per child (cash or check) …