• Connecting Tots to Nature

    Central Park Schenectady 500 Iroquois Way, Schenectady

    Connecting Tots to Nature returns with the warm weather! Join ECOS on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. in Schenectady’s Central Park for a nature-based playgroup hosted by Play, Create & Explore. This child-led program offers a [...]

  • UPDATED: Afterschool Outdoors: Lisha Kill Preserve, Niskayuna

    Lisha Kill Preserve

    Due to the weather, last week's session of Afterschool Outdoors was canceled. So this week, Friday, June 19, at 4:30 p.m. we'll meet at the Lisha Kill Natural Area (last week's planned destination). We’ll head through the [...]

  • Afterschool Outdoors: Fehr Avenue Farm, Schenectady

    This program that lets kids get out of school and enjoy the outdoors after the bell rings. We’ll meet in the parks and wildlife preserves around Schenectady, at 4:30 p.m. on Fridays, so there’s plenty [...]

  • Flora Foray: Capital District Wildlife Management Area

    Capital District Wildlife Management Area Cherry Plain, NY

    Starting at Miller Road, Center Berlin** Bogs and fens (peatlands) are special habitats with their own unique set of plants, from orchids to carnivores. There are two high quality peatlands that we will look at [...]