Therapy Dog at the Warming Hut
2025-02-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-15 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Stop by the warming hut to meet a volunteer therapy dog! Bryn is a 19-month-old dog who has been training to be a therapy dog since she was 4 months old. She has been helping people feel welcome all over Saratoga and Washington county and would love to see you too!

Making a heart lantern
2025-02-08 10:00 - 14:00
Stop by the Nature Center any time to join an educator in using harvested invasive plants to create a small heart shaped lantern to carry on our Valentine’s Day luminary walk! This is a free program for all ages and all supplies provided. Please reserve your spot in advance by calling the office at 518-793-0511.

Nature Center Open Weekends
2025-02-08 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-09 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-14 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-15 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-16 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-21 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-22 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-23 10:00 - 15:00 and 2 more dates

All About Muskrats
2025-02-09 11:00 - 12:30
Come to the Nature Center for a muskrat presentation to discuss their habitats, diets, and behaviors. Did you know that these great swimmers can hold their breath underwater for about 20 minutes?! Geared toward ages 6+. Please reserve your spot in advance by calling the office at 518-793-0511.

Baker to Moreau Overlook Hike
2025-02-11 10:00 - 13:00
Join an educator on a moderate-hard 2.5 mile hike from Baker Trail to Moreau Overlook with a beautiful view of our lake from above. Please wear the appropriate attire for the weather with sunscreen, and water-resistant hiking shoes. We have micro spikes and snowshoes to borrow. Bring a snack and plenty of water. We will meet at the park office and caravan to the trailhead. This hike is free and for people 13+. Please register in advance by calling the office at 518-793-0511.

Eagle Watch
2025-02-12 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-18 09:00 - 12:00
Join a Park Educator on a convoy-style journey along the Hudson River to try to spot our local Bald Eagles. We will be getting in and out of vehicles at a few locations and, with a little luck, viewing the eagles through binoculars and a scope so make sure to bring your hat and gloves! If you have binoculars bring them, we do have a couple of pair to pass around as well. To reserve your spot call 518-793-0511.

Full Moon Hike at Big Bend
2025-02-12 17:30 - 20:00
Join a park educator on a beginner hike and if the clouds cooperate, we’ll get to enjoy the splendor of the full “Snow Moon” rising above the mountains! This hike is free and is family friendly and well-behaved dogs on a 6 foot or shorter leash are welcome. To reserve your spot call 518-793-0511 the earlier the better as this is a popular program and it fills up quickly.

Homeschool: Animal Adaptations
2025-02-13 10:00 - 12:00
Join an educator at the Nature Center to about all the interesting ways animals have adapted physically or behaviorally to survive in their environment. This program is geared toward homeschool students ages 6-12 years old, but all are welcome. Please register in advance by calling 518-793-0511.

Luminary Walk
2025-02-14 18:00 - 20:00
Join us at the park for an illuminated walk down to the beach, the observatory will be open to look at the night sky and there will be a craft to make a heart lantern at the Warming Hut along with treats and hot chocolate, bring your own mug if you can! This is a free event for all ages. No registration required.

Nature Gratitude Journal
2025-02-15 12:00 - 14:00
Maintaining a grateful mindset promotes emotional strength and well-being, and luckily for us, this planet gives us plenty to appreciate! Come to the Nature Center to build your own journal, go for a guided nature-centric gratitude journaling session, and walk (weather permitting). This is a free program geared toward ages 13+ but all are welcome. Please register 24-hours in advance by calling 518-793-0511.

Kid's Ice Fishing Clinic, Two Sessions
2025-02-16 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-16 12:00 - 14:00
Come to the boat launch to learn how to ice fish, what kind of fish are in our lake and a little about ice safety. This program is free and weather permitting. There will be two separate sessions: 10am-12pm and 12pm-2pm with a limit of 25 kids per session. Call the park office to register 518-793-0511, space is limited!

Reptile Profile
2025-02-17 14:00 - 16:00
Join an educator in the nature center to meet our resident reptiles! We at Moreau take care of six New York native turtles and two 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. This program is for all ages. Please reserve your spot 24-hours in advance by calling the office at 518-793-0511.

Friends Craft at the Nature Center
2025-02-19 11:00 - 13:00
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.

Guided Hike: Reading the Landscape
2025-02-19 13:00 - 15:00
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+.

All About Snow and Snow Sculpting
2025-02-21 11:00 - 12:30
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 plans for our next snowy day. Please reserve your spot 24-hours in advance by calling the office at 518-793-0511.

Wild About Wetlands
2025-02-23 10:00 - 12:00
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 and for all ages. Please reserve your spot 24-hours in advance by calling the office at 518-793-0511.

Big Bend River Walk
2025-02-25 10:00 - 12:00
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 toward ages 13+.

New Moon at the Observtory
2025-02-27 18:00 - 20:00
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 register 24-hours in advance by calling 518-793-0511.
