Outings

Kathleen LoGiudice, leader. In this Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club sanctuary, we’ll walk through woods and wetlands and over dunes where there is a variety of flowers as well as ferns, mosses, giant trees, and of course [...]

Tom Phillips, leader. Trails pass through hemlock and hardwood forests, along streams and ponds with impressive beaver dams. Pace depends on energy levels and quantity of ephemerals. Directions: The forest is on Rt. 2 between [...]

We'll bird the Schenectady Pine Barrens (aka the Woodlawn Preserve), meeting at the trailhead at the end of Gifford Road, Schenectady. This is peak spring migration! For this, walk we will look for spring migration [...]

ECOS has been doing guided walks at preserves and in school yards for half a century, and it's time we bring them to our own front door.  This spring we inaugurate Nature Walks at the [...]

Steve Jones, leader. A new addition to our walks! ECOS’s Natural Areas of Saratoga guide says “spring wildflowers carpet the ground” within a rich understory. The park is fairly small and mostly level, so expect [...]

Susan Toohey, leader. An average-paced walk through a small picnic area and up a brief incline along a fast-running stream and waterfall with wetland. Possibly muddy. Directions: Take Rt. 85 (Town of New Scotland) to [...]