Fall walk: Strawberry Fields
Strawberry Fields is a wonderful preserve with fringed gentians and a large variety of asters and goldenrods, as well as ponds with water birds. Leader: Jeff Leon. Directions: From Scotia go west on Rt. 5 […]
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Fall walk: Woodlawn Preserve
We’ll take another trip around this beautiful selection of woodland, lacustrine, and pine barrens, to see what’s happening with this preserve-in-progress. And hopefully see some gentians. Most flat but sometimes muddy. Co-leaders: Janet Chen and […]
Fall walk: Daniels Road State Forest
We will be walking a powerline right-of-way where scads of Purple Milkwort and Yellow Ladies’ Tresses orchids abound, as do a wonderful assortment of early-fall meadow wildflowers like asters and goldenrods, plus interesting rock-dwelling mosses […]
Fall walk: Knox Wetland Preserve
A broad boardwalk, accessible for people with mobility issues, takes us through prime birding habitat, where we can see species like Virginia Rail, Sora, Common Gallinule, American and Least Bittern, as well as Swamp Sparrow […]
Fall walk: Holt Preserve
Located in the foothills of the Helderberg Mountains, the first part of this hike is a moderate climb along a ravine. At the top we go to a pond with two benches, then up to […]
Fall walk: Bender Melon Farm
Once home of the “Bender’s Surprise” melon, this former farm is now an Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy property with new trails being blazed all the time. The plan is to explore the trails in the […]
Nature walk at the Glenville Senior Center
ECOS is bringing its nature walks to Glenville’s Senior Center on Monday, Sept. 23 at 1 p.m. Weather permitting, it will start with a crash course in northeast trees, then we’ll take a casual stroll […]
Schenectady Nature Bus
The nature bus aims to make local natural areas more accessible to people living in the city of Schenectady. It will run every Saturday from July 6 through Sept. 7, with events planned at different […]
Schenectady Nature Bus
The nature bus aims to make local natural areas more accessible to people living in the city of Schenectady. It will run every Saturday from July 6 through Sept. 7, with events planned at different […]
Schenectady Nature Bus
The nature bus aims to make local natural areas more accessible to people living in the city of Schenectady. It will run every Saturday from July 6 through Sept. 7, with events planned at different […]