RENSSELAERVILLE - The Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station at 284 Pond Hill Road in Rensselaerville has announced events for the spring and summer.
Events include:
Earth Day Celebration
Sunday, April 27
10 AM - Noon
Eldridge Research Center, 284 Pond Hill Road, Rensselaerville
Join the Huyck Preserve to celebrate Earth Day, Arbor Day,
and National Volunteer Week! Learn from Huyck Preserve staff about caring for wildlife, tackling invasive species, and other ways you can volunteer at the Preserve.
Wildflower Walk
Saturday, May 17
10AM - 11:30 AM
Eldridge Research Center, 284 Pond Hill Road, Rensselaerville
Wildflower expert Chris Schiralli returns to celebrate the peak of spring at the Huyck Preserve. Join us for this gentle walk in search of some of our favorite flowers.
Suggested donation $5 non-members; members free
Event capped at 20 people; registration is required
Read+Hike Book Club
One Sunday a month May - October
2PM - 3:30 PM
Eldridge Research Center
Read+Hike Book Club is returning! Come discuss themes of ecology and humanity’s relationship with nature with other book and nature lovers in our reading and hiking club! Each month we will go on a leisurely hike with stopping points for book discussion. Some months will have guest lecturers. Participants may choose to come to all the meetings, some meetings, or just one. Registration is encouraged.
May 18: The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
June 22: Bad Naturalist by Paula Whyman
July 20: The Light Eaters by Zoe Schlanger
August 10: A Walk in the Park by Kevin Fedarko
September 14: Nature’s Ghosts by Sophie Yeo
October 19: Playing Possum by Susana Monso
Thursday Stewardship Days
Every Thursday May - November
10AM - Noon
Lake Myosotis Boat Launch
Join Stewardship Garrett Chisholm every Thursday to help tackle the invasive species that threaten the health of the Preserve. Volunteers will learn how to identify and manage a different invasive species every week.
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