Friends of Moreau Lake State Park, Inc.
A 100% Volunteer Supported 501(c)(3)
Join a Park Educator on a beginner hike around Moreau Lake. If the clouds cooperate, we’ll get to enjoy the splendor of the moon rising above the mountains! This hike is family friendly and well-behaved dogs on a 6 foot or shorter leash are welcome. $1 per child, $5 per adult is payable by cash or check at the office …
Coined shinrin-yoku in Japan in the 1980’s, forest bathing is the ecotherapeutic practice of spending time immersed in nature, absorbing it with all of your senses. The physiological and psychological benefits last for days afterward with the additional benefit of a new appreciation of our precious woodland and its inhabitants. This is a beginner-rated walk along the Nature Trail with …
The Friends have the opportunity for a preview of the new Big Bend property. Jen Selfridge, NYS Parks Capital Region Restoration Ecologist, has offered to lead us to the river on Wednesday April 24. We'll meet at the park office at 10:30 and then head to the new property by carpool if there's more of us than can fit in …
Did you know that MLSP is home to a thriving population of North America’s largest rodent? We will walk along the Wetlands Walk and Mud Pond trails where we can view our beaver’s dam and lodges while we learn all about how they live, love and learn. This program is for people of all ages, it’s an easy-moderate hike of …
Join us in planting native trees at our park to celebrate Arbor Day. Please be prepared to get dirty and wear comfortable clothes and closed toed shoes. We will be digging holes to plant our saplings. The program is free, but please reserve your spot by calling the office at 518-793-0511.
Ever wonder about the names of the trees you walk by every day? This is the best time of the year to learn how to i.d. trees because if you can identify them by their bark will know them in any season! Pay $5 per person (cash or check) at the office upon arrival. Please register in advance by calling …
Calling all beginner birders. Join us on a guided hike to search for birds! Feel free to bring binoculars. The hike will be a start and stop walk for less than two miles. Class fees waved with food donations. Please reserve your spot at 518-793-0511.
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 …
Join an educator at the nature center to plan for the upcoming summer hiking season. Learn how to plan and prepare for hiking with a demonstration on what to put in your pack, first-aid basics, and leave no trace ethics. If you are able, we will then go on a hike around Mud Pond, this is an easier hike around …
Join an educator at the nature center to play a matching game of whose nest belongs to who. From birds, to mice, to squirrels and even fish, all sorts of animals make nests, and we will try it out too! We are encouraging homeschool groups to attend, but it is open to the public. Geared toward ages 6+, siblings welcome. …
Join an ACA certified instructor on a very lovely and learner friendly paddle around Moreau Lake. This Kayak trip will not only allow for some beginner paddling with some tips and tricks you will also be on the water with one of the parks environmental educators. The educator will be sure to use all the teachable moments that mother nature …
Join Parks & Trails New York – and thousands of volunteers across the state – on Saturday, May 4 in celebrating and enhancing New York’s parks, historic sites, greenway trails and other public lands. I Love My Park Day--the largest single-day volunteer event in NYS--presents a perfect opportunity to clean up our favorite parks and shorelines, plant trees and gardens, …