Where: 1075 Harlemville Rd, Ghent, NY 12075 Botanist and ecologist Jerry Jenkins, of the Northern Forest Atlas, will be visiting next week and sharing his new "Field Guide to the Woody Plants of the Northern Forest." This new book is a richly illustrated guide with information on not only identification, but also the geography and […]

Where: West Taghkanic Firehouse, 631 Old Route 82, Taghkanic, NY The presentation “Not all Forests are Created Equal: A Closer Look at Our Forest Habitats and Their Biodiversity” by Claudia Knab-Vispo, Conrad Vispo, and Kyle Bradford will be the fourth in a series entitled "The Forest in Your Backyard," organized by the Conservation Advisory Councils […]

Join us for a winter walk at Schor Conservation Area (58 Shore View Drive, East Chatham, NY 12060) to learn about our Ancient Forest Project. We will walk through a variety of habitats, compare younger post-agricultural forests to those that have never been fully cleared for agriculture, and teach winter plant identification along the way. Participants should be prepared […]

The Austerlitz Housing Committee is launching a new community speaker series designed to help residents better understand the place we live through story, ecology, and history. The goal is to create programming that is engaging, accessible, and not boring, while giving residents shared context for future conversations about land use, preservation, and housing. The first […]

Where: Hudson Jr/Sr High School (215 Harry Howard Ave, Hudson, NY 12534) Come see us at the Spring Gardening Day, put on by Cornell Cooperative Extension in Hudson. There will be a full day of learning and workshops, and FEP staff will be among the local organizations with information tables. Our displays will be centered around the […]

The Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program will lead an “Amphibians at Lindenwald” guided walk hosted by the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site on Saturday. The walk will give participants the opportunity to visit several amphibian breeding pools and ponds within the historical boundary of Lindenwald and learn about the frogs and salamanders that use […]

Where: Spencertown Park (786 NY-203) or, in the case of rain, Town Hall (816 NY-203) Alongside other nature and conservation-focused community organizations, FEP will be attending the Earth Day Festival in Spencertown, hosted by the Spencertown Academy Arts Center and Town of Austerlitz. We will have displays about our place-based research, historical weather, butterflies of […]

The County Climate Smart Task Force & Columbia Land Conservancy will be hosting a Film Festival at the Crandell Theater in Chatham. They will be showing two films: Farmscape Ecology by Jon Bowermaster - A 26-minute film attempting to answer the question: “How can we produce food while ensuring farmers’ livelihoods, and respecting the needs of other […]

Where: Hawthorne Valley Farm, 327 Route 21c, Ghent, NY 12075 This is the second in the four-part Seasons on the Biodiversity Trail guided walk series. The walk will be co-led by Anna (from the Farmscape Ecology Program) and Spencer (from the Hawthorne Valley Farm) and will provide an opportunity to observe spring happenings on the […]

We have a limited number of spots available for a Spring Flower Walk in New Lebanon that is being coordinated in partnership with the New Lebanon Community Events Committee. Josie and Anna will lead this walk at the Hand Hollow Conservation Area. Participants will see how spring is progressing in diverse habitats in the landscape, […]

Join Laura and Hawthorne Valley's Spencer Crawford (who was recently interviewed on the podcast Beakuency) for a morning bird walk around Hawthorne Valley Farm. Spring migration is well underway, and we hope to see many exciting species returning to their breeding grounds or passing through. Please email lstark@hawthornevalley.org to register; space is limited.

Where: Taghkanic Fire House 631 Old Rte 82, West Taghkanic, 12521 As part of the Taghkanic Talks series, hosted by the Taghkanic Climate Smart and Conservation Advisory Committees, Conrad Vispo and Will Yandik will be presenting "How to Identify, Conserve and Create Habitat for Columbia County's Butterflies and Birds." Please RSVP at rsvp@taghkanic.org.