Where: Hand Hollow (4079 County Rte 9, East Chatham, NY 12060) Participants will see how spring is progressing in diverse habitats in the landscape, including an ancient forest habitat adjacent to younger forest. This is a great opportunity to welcome back spring flowers and their insect visitors, learn how to recognize different species, discover some of the special qualities of ancient […]

Where: Crellin Park (2940 NY-66, Chatham, NY 12037) Participants will experience several habitats, including floodplain forest, and see how spring wildflowers distribute differently between them. This is a great opportunity to welcome back spring flowers, learn how to recognize different species, hear some of their lore, and observe their early insect visitors. The walk will […]

Join Anna and Kyle for special tours of the newly installed native plant plots and other spring happenings in the recently restored historic orchard at the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in Kinderhook, NY. "Spring in the Orchard" tours depart from the Visitor's Center on June 7th at 10:15am, 11:15am, 1:15pm, and 2:15pm; sign […]

Please join a group of volunteers facilitated by Claudia and Josie for a few hours on the longest day of the year to tend the various meadows at the Forge Project. We will learn who are the native plants we try to support on this beautiful hilltop. We plan to remove invasives and woody plants […]

Friday, July 11,  6:30pm at the FEP Creekhouse in Harlemville (directions here) Carla Rhodes, former stand-up comedian and current wildlife photographer & conservationist, will present a slideshow entitled, Comedy to Conservation. Carla, based near New Paltz in Ulster County, is an amazing photographer of our regional wildlife, as her portfolio illustrates. She has a fascination with flying […]

Monday, July 21, 3 to 5pm; 138 Cattalino Rd, Ancramdale, NY Join researchers from the Farmscape Ecology Program for an exploration of a pollinator meadow seeded by volunteers in the autumn of 2019 on a former corn field at Overmountain Conservation Area in Ancram. Which native plants were seeded? Who are the native (and non-native) […]

Tuesday, July 29, 1:30-4:40pm, 1874 Hurley Mountain Road, Hurley NY; rain date: Wed., July 30th; register here This will be an opportunity to join us and our colleagues from the Applied Farmscape Ecology Research Collaborative to learn about and discuss the different Farmscape Ecology research projects that occur at the Farm Hub. This event is […]

Our entomology team recently started a new initiative called the Hudson Valley Center for Insect Conservation. With worldwide alarm over insect declines, the Center aims to understand the status of insects in the Hudson Valley, inspire an appreciation for them among the public, and advocate for their conservation in our region. Insects play essential roles in […]

Join us as we set up our historical weather station display for an “historical weather day” at the Martin Van Buren NHS. The weather station display will feature antique and replica weather instruments, predominantly from the 19th century. The event will be an opportunity to learn about and interact with these early weather instruments, many of […]

As part of our Hudson Valley Center for Insect Conservation initiative, join FEP staff on Saturday, September 6, from 1-3pm, to explore a powerline accessed through private land near the village of Philmont. We will look for the regionally rare Leonard’s Skipper butterfly. *Fair Warning* - We cannot guarantee that we’ll see the butterfly because […]

As part of a small panel discussion, Claudia Knab-Vispo will be speaking at Arthur’s Point Farm in Ghent during their final Open Nursery Weekend of the season (Sept 12–14, 10am–4pm). Claudia will discuss the ecological role of native plants in gardens, including how diversity of flowering times, flower morphology, and genetics can support pollinators and […]

Interested in learning about ancient forests and their land use history in Columbia County? Join FEP staff on Saturday, September 13th, for an ecology walk hosted by Wally Farms, where we will define what ancient forests are, learn about the characteristics we use to distinguish them, and then discuss why they are at risk. For more […]