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.

DATE CHANGE TO FRIDAY, MAY 15th Join us for a meadow-tending session at the Forge Project in Ancram, NY, a local organization centered around amplifying Indigenous voices through art, education, and land revitalization. FEP has been involved in the transitioning of the former agricultural fields and traditionally landscaped areas around their buildings into native meadows […]

Tours at 10:15, 11:15, 1:15, and 2:15 In the second of a monthly 6-part Seasons at Lindenwald series facilitated by the Farmscape Ecology Program, Anna and Kyle will be leading tours of the recently restored historic orchard at Lindenwald highlighting spring happenings, including in two second-year native wildflower plots within the orchard. The tours will […]

The Farmscape Ecology Program will lead a Spring Meadow Work Day at Forge Project on Thursday, June 4th. Introductions will be led at 4:15pm and 5:45pm, and while participants are required to sign up for one session, they are welcome to stay for both. The Farmscape Ecology Program has been involved in the transitioning of […]

Saturday, June 13th, Tours at 10:15, 11:15, and 2:15 at Martin Van Buren National Historic Site (1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, NY) Anna will lead guided walks featuring the late-spring flowers and fruits seen along the “Phenology Trail” at Lindenwald, including the fragrant, late-flowering American Basswoods (“Lindens”) for which Lindenwald was named. Park staff have been monitoring […]

Ancient Forests of Columbia County, NY: Perspectives from Ants, Plants, and Fungi Join Kyle to hear the latest on our ancient forest research. While not necessarily “old-growth,” ancient forests have never been completely cleared for agriculture or had their soils homogenized by the plow. In a largely forested landscape, it is not always easy to […]