ECOS: The Environmental Clearinghouse
April 19, 2025

Spring Walk: Peebles Island State Park

Peebles Island State Park 1 Delaware Avenue, Waterford, NY, United States

Peebles Island State Park in Cohoes is a well-known yet often overlooked treasure, right in the middle of the Capital District. There are remnants of Revolutionary War fortifications as well as a historic textile factory. [...]

Spring Walk: High Point Trail, John Boyd Thacher State Park, Altamont

Old Stage Road, John Boyd Thacher State Park Old Stage Road, Altamont, NY, United States

A two-mile long hike. Highlights will include the High Point multi-state view, old stone walls, karst topography, and new friendships There is no significant elevation change; some of the footing is rocky. Avid hikers may [...]

Connecting Tots to Nature

Central Park Schenectady 500 Iroquois Way, Schenectady

Beginning April 2 and running through June 18, ‘Connecting Tots to Nature’ meets every Wednesday from 10:00-10:45 a.m. in Schenectady's Central Park. We meet under the trees next to the playground, across from the future [...]

ECOS Annual Dinner

the turf tavern 40 Mohawk Avenue, Scotia, NY, United States

ECOS' annual dinner will take place on Thursday, April 24 at the Turf Tavern in Scotia. A social hour will start at 5 p.m., with dinner at 6 p.m. and a speaker at 7 p.m. Sign up [...]

Spring Walk: Fisher Trail, Slingerlands

Fisher Trail 47 Fisher Blvd, Slingerlands, NY

Fisher Trail is named for the fisher, a member of the weasel family found at Five Rivers, and for Fisher Blvd. It is ADA accessible to people with mobility disabilities and runs 0.66 mile from [...]