Calendar

Events in February–April 2023

  • It's a Beautiful Day in January / February on Wednesday Mornings!

    It's a Beautiful Day in January / February on Wednesday Mornings!


    February 1, 2023

    WHO:

    • Pre-school children ages 2-5 years and parents or adult caregiver
    • Older siblings welcome on school off days

    WHAT:

    • Families with young children will gather for reading of a nature-themed story, take part in theme-related activities, and end with an outdoor walk
    • Take home projects will be included
    • Maximum size:  5 families per day

    WHEN & WHERE:

    • Wednesdays, January 18, 25, February 1, 8 (rain date February 18)
    • 90 minutes from 10:00-11:30 am
    • Activities take place indoors and outdoors at Five Rivers Environmental Center

    COST:

    • MEMBERS:  $8.00 per family, per month; $5.00 materials fee per child
    • NON-MEMBERS:  $10.00 per family, per month; $5.00 materials fee per child

    HOW:

    Friends of Five Rivers
    Beautiful Day Program
    56 Game Farm Road
    Delmar, NY  12054

    Talk & Trek: Growths Called Galls

    Talk & Trek: Growths Called Galls


    February 1, 2023

    What are those funny shaped growths on leaves, roots, twigs, plants, and flowers?  Galls.  Be they round, elliptical, bumpy, or bulging, most are caused by insect activity.  Head afield with a Friends Naturalist in search of galls and learn of the one-to-one relationship each has with a local insect.

    Learn more and register here

  • Talk & Trek: Exploring Winter Activity

    Talk & Trek: Exploring Winter Activity


    February 2, 2023

    Winter is a wonderful time to explore the lives of insects, mammals, trees, and weed plants.  With Donald W. Stokes’ A Guide to Nature In Winter as our escort, let’s head outdoors to discover life under, in and above the snow.  Each week participants will prepare for our walk by reading a general information section, usually 2 to 3 pages.  We will hunt for examples of our reading and delve into their unique characteristics, history, and identification.

    Snowshoes will be provided if needed.  Once registration is confirmed, a copy of the book will be waiting for you at the Visitor Center.

    Learn more and register here

  • Maple Sugaring at Home

    Maple Sugaring at Home


    February 3, 2023

    Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run.  Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap.  View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!

    Learn more and register here

    Maple Sugaring at Home

    Maple Sugaring at Home


    February 3, 2023

    Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run.  Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap.  View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!

    Learn more and register here

  • Maple Sugaring at Home

    Maple Sugaring at Home


    February 6, 2023

    Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run.  Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap.  View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!

    Learn more and register here

    Maple Sugaring at Home

    Maple Sugaring at Home


    February 6, 2023

    Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run.  Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap.  View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!

    Learn more and register here

  • It's a Beautiful Day in January / February on Tuesday Mornings!

    It's a Beautiful Day in January / February on Tuesday Mornings!


    February 7, 2023

    WHO:

    • Pre-school children ages 2-5 years and parents or adult caregiver
    • Older siblings welcome on school off days

    WHAT:

    • Families with young children will gather for reading of a nature-themed story, take part in theme-related activities, and end with an outdoor walk
    • Take home projects will be included
    • Maximum size:  5 families per day

    WHEN & WHERE:

    • Tuesday, January 17, 24, 31, February 7 (rain date February 17)
    • 90 minutes from 10:00-11:30 am
    • Activities take place indoors and outdoors at Five Rivers Environmental Center

    COST:

    • MEMBERS:  $8.00 per family, per month; $5.00 materials fee per child
    • NON-MEMBERS:  $10.00 per family, per month; $5.00 materials fee per child

    HOW:

    Friends of Five Rivers
    Beautiful Day Program
    56 Game Farm Road
    Delmar, NY  12054

  • It's a Beautiful Day in January / February on Wednesday Mornings!

    It's a Beautiful Day in January / February on Wednesday Mornings!


    February 8, 2023

    WHO:

    • Pre-school children ages 2-5 years and parents or adult caregiver
    • Older siblings welcome on school off days

    WHAT:

    • Families with young children will gather for reading of a nature-themed story, take part in theme-related activities, and end with an outdoor walk
    • Take home projects will be included
    • Maximum size:  5 families per day

    WHEN & WHERE:

    • Wednesdays, January 18, 25, February 1, 8 (rain date February 18)
    • 90 minutes from 10:00-11:30 am
    • Activities take place indoors and outdoors at Five Rivers Environmental Center

    COST:

    • MEMBERS:  $8.00 per family, per month; $5.00 materials fee per child
    • NON-MEMBERS:  $10.00 per family, per month; $5.00 materials fee per child

    HOW:

    Friends of Five Rivers
    Beautiful Day Program
    56 Game Farm Road
    Delmar, NY  12054

    Talk & Trek: Growths Called Galls

    Talk & Trek: Growths Called Galls


    February 8, 2023

    What are those funny shaped growths on leaves, roots, twigs, plants, and flowers?  Galls.  Be they round, elliptical, bumpy, or bulging, most are caused by insect activity.  Head afield with a Friends Naturalist in search of galls and learn of the one-to-one relationship each has with a local insect.

    Learn more and register here

  • Talk & Trek: Exploring Winter Activity

    Talk & Trek: Exploring Winter Activity


    February 9, 2023

    Winter is a wonderful time to explore the lives of insects, mammals, trees, and weed plants.  With Donald W. Stokes’ A Guide to Nature In Winter as our escort, let’s head outdoors to discover life under, in and above the snow.  Each week participants will prepare for our walk by reading a general information section, usually 2 to 3 pages.  We will hunt for examples of our reading and delve into their unique characteristics, history, and identification.

    Snowshoes will be provided if needed.  Once registration is confirmed, a copy of the book will be waiting for you at the Visitor Center.

    Learn more and register here

  • Maple Sugaring at Home

    Maple Sugaring at Home


    February 17, 2023

    Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run.  Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap.  View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!

    Learn more and register here

    Maple Sugaring at Home

    Maple Sugaring at Home


    February 17, 2023

    Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run.  Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap.  View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!

    Learn more and register here

  • Talk & Trek: Tree ID by Buds and Scars

    Talk & Trek: Tree ID by Buds and Scars


    March 6, 2023

    Winter offers an unobscured view of tree buds and scars, two identifying features of trees.  Each week we will head out to investigate a tree or two lining our path.  Could these trees be the same ones lining your street?  Join us to find out!

    Learn more and register here

    Talk & Trek: Tree ID by Buds and Scars

    Talk & Trek: Tree ID by Buds and Scars


    March 6, 2023

    Winter offers an unobscured view of tree buds and scars, two identifying features of trees.  Each week we will head out to investigate a tree or two lining our path.  Could these trees be the same ones lining your street?  Join us to find out!

    Learn more and register here

  • Talk & Trek: Tree ID by Buds and Scars

    Talk & Trek: Tree ID by Buds and Scars


    March 8, 2023

    Winter offers an unobscured view of tree buds and scars, two identifying features of trees.  Each week we will head out to investigate a tree or two lining our path.  Could these trees be the same ones lining your street?  Join us to find out!

    Learn more and register here

  • Talk & Trek: Tree ID by Buds and Scars

    Talk & Trek: Tree ID by Buds and Scars


    March 13, 2023

    Winter offers an unobscured view of tree buds and scars, two identifying features of trees.  Each week we will head out to investigate a tree or two lining our path.  Could these trees be the same ones lining your street?  Join us to find out!

    Learn more and register here

  • Talk & Trek: Tree ID by Buds and Scars

    Talk & Trek: Tree ID by Buds and Scars


    March 15, 2023

    Winter offers an unobscured view of tree buds and scars, two identifying features of trees.  Each week we will head out to investigate a tree or two lining our path.  Could these trees be the same ones lining your street?  Join us to find out!

    Learn more and register here

  • Talk & Trek: Tree ID by Buds and Scars

    Talk & Trek: Tree ID by Buds and Scars


    March 20, 2023

    Winter offers an unobscured view of tree buds and scars, two identifying features of trees.  Each week we will head out to investigate a tree or two lining our path.  Could these trees be the same ones lining your street?  Join us to find out!

    Learn more and register here

  • Talk & Trek: Tree ID by Buds and Scars

    Talk & Trek: Tree ID by Buds and Scars


    March 22, 2023

    Winter offers an unobscured view of tree buds and scars, two identifying features of trees.  Each week we will head out to investigate a tree or two lining our path.  Could these trees be the same ones lining your street?  Join us to find out!

    Learn more and register here

  • Spring Member Walks

    Spring Member Walks

    All day
    April 4, 2023

    2023 MEMBERSHIP WALK

    Let’s Delight in SPRING Together!

    Friends of Five Rivers invites YOU, our members, to take part in a one-hour stroll looking for, and awing in, signs of spring.  A Friends' Naturalist will lead each discovery walk and encourage close observation of nature’s awakening.  What will we find?  Jewels of hope created by nature and gifted to us!

    WHO:

    • Members of Friends of Five Rivers
    • Maximum Number of Participants per outing – 10

    WHAT & WHERE:

    • A one hour April stroll around Five Rivers Environmental Education Center with a Friends Naturalist.

    WHEN:

    • 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, or 4:00 pm on April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13 (choose your day and time)
    • Earth Day Walk: Friday, April 21 at 6:00 pm

    LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE

  • Spring Member Walks

    Spring Member Walks

    All day
    April 11, 2023

    2023 MEMBERSHIP WALK

    Let’s Delight in SPRING Together!

    Friends of Five Rivers invites YOU, our members, to take part in a one-hour stroll looking for, and awing in, signs of spring.  A Friends' Naturalist will lead each discovery walk and encourage close observation of nature’s awakening.  What will we find?  Jewels of hope created by nature and gifted to us!

    WHO:

    • Members of Friends of Five Rivers
    • Maximum Number of Participants per outing – 10

    WHAT & WHERE:

    • A one hour April stroll around Five Rivers Environmental Education Center with a Friends Naturalist.

    WHEN:

    • 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, or 4:00 pm on April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13 (choose your day and time)
    • Earth Day Walk: Friday, April 21 at 6:00 pm

    LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE

  • Spring Member Walks

    Spring Member Walks


    April 21, 2023

    2023 MEMBERSHIP WALK

    Let’s Delight in SPRING Together!

    Friends of Five Rivers invites YOU, our members, to take part in a one-hour stroll looking for, and awing in, signs of spring.  A Friends' Naturalist will lead each discovery walk and encourage close observation of nature’s awakening.  What will we find?  Jewels of hope created by nature and gifted to us!

    WHO:

    • Members of Friends of Five Rivers
    • Maximum Number of Participants per outing – 10

    WHAT & WHERE:

    • A one hour April stroll around Five Rivers Environmental Education Center with a Friends Naturalist.

    WHEN:

    • 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, or 4:00 pm on April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13 (choose your day and time)
    • Earth Day Walk: Friday, April 21 at 6:00 pm

    LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE