• Connecting Tots to Nature: Niskayuna

    Niskayuna Community Center Pavilion 2682 Aqueduct Rd, Niskayuna, United States

    The nature-based playgroup hosted by Play, Create & Explore offers a rotating slate of activities, including sensory play, process art, playdough invitations and science. Connecting Tots to Nature is open to children 12 months to [...]

  • ECOS Reads Book Club: Timefulness by Marcia Bjornerud

    Kelly Adirondack Center 897 St. David's Lane, Niskayuna, NY, United States

    ECOS is sponsoring an in-person book club focused on reading mostly non-fiction books related to nature and the environment. Our first book will be "Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World," [...]

  • Afterschool Outdoors: Woodlawn Preserve, Schenectady

    Woodlawn Preserve 441 Gifford Road, Schenectady, NY, United States

    We'll explore the preserve's woods, lake, and sand dunes. This fun and different program lets kids get out of school rooms and enjoy the many parks and preserves around Schenectady.  The time is 4:30 p.m., [...]

  • Birding: Thacher State Park Hawk Watch

    John Boyd Thacher State Park 830 Thacher Park Road, Voorheesville, NY

    Instead of a bird walk, this month ECOS members can join John Loz at the Hawk Watch Fest at Thacher State Park in Voorheesville. Visit the ECOS info table and join John at the official [...]

  • Learn to use iNaturalist

    Woodlawn Preserve 441 Gifford Road, Schenectady, NY, United States

    Join botanist and iNaturalist ambassador Steve Young to learn the ins and outs of the iNaturalist field app. The free app helps users identify the plants and animals around them while generating data for science [...]