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November

November 1, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in November on Tuesday Mornings!


November 1, 2022

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:

  • Tuesdays, November 1, 8, 15 (rain date 22)
  • 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

November 2, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in November on Wednesday Mornings!


November 2, 2022

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, November 2, 9, 16 (rain date 23)
  • 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

November 3, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: Talk and Trek - WINTER PREPARATION


November 3, 2022

Dwindling daylight and cooling temperatures trigger humans to dig out hats, gloves, and heavy coats.  Other animals including insects, mammals, birds, and reptiles take these environmental queues and prepare in remarkable ways to survive winter.  Join an inquisitive group of adults as we wander Five Rivers and wonder about its inhabitants’ preparations. Photographs, guide books, skulls, pelts, and other materials will help enlighten us as we discuss the focused, quiet activity all around us.  Who knows?  It might just trigger us to be more proactive in our own preparations for winter!

Time and Dates: 
10:00 – 11:30 pm on Thursdays (11/3, 11/10, 11/17).  Rain Date: 12/1.

Fee:
$20 members;  $25 non-members

Maximum Participants: 
8 Adults

Registration: 
Register and pay online here for Winter Preparation (November)

Registration Deadline: 
October 27, 2022

November 4, 2022
November 5, 2022
November 6, 2022
November 7, 2022
November 8, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in November on Tuesday Mornings!


November 8, 2022

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:

  • Tuesdays, November 1, 8, 15 (rain date 22)
  • 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

November 9, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in November on Wednesday Mornings!


November 9, 2022

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, November 2, 9, 16 (rain date 23)
  • 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

November 10, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: Talk and Trek - WINTER PREPARATION


November 10, 2022

Dwindling daylight and cooling temperatures trigger humans to dig out hats, gloves, and heavy coats.  Other animals including insects, mammals, birds, and reptiles take these environmental queues and prepare in remarkable ways to survive winter.  Join an inquisitive group of adults as we wander Five Rivers and wonder about its inhabitants’ preparations. Photographs, guide books, skulls, pelts, and other materials will help enlighten us as we discuss the focused, quiet activity all around us.  Who knows?  It might just trigger us to be more proactive in our own preparations for winter!

Time and Dates: 
10:00 – 11:30 pm on Thursdays (11/3, 11/10, 11/17).  Rain Date: 12/1.

Fee:
$20 members;  $25 non-members

Maximum Participants: 
8 Adults

Registration: 
Register and pay online here for Winter Preparation (November)

Registration Deadline: 
October 27, 2022

November 11, 2022
November 12, 2022
November 13, 2022
November 14, 2022
November 15, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in November on Tuesday Mornings!


November 15, 2022

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:

  • Tuesdays, November 1, 8, 15 (rain date 22)
  • 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

November 16, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in November on Wednesday Mornings!


November 16, 2022

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, November 2, 9, 16 (rain date 23)
  • 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

November 17, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: Talk and Trek - WINTER PREPARATION


November 17, 2022

Dwindling daylight and cooling temperatures trigger humans to dig out hats, gloves, and heavy coats.  Other animals including insects, mammals, birds, and reptiles take these environmental queues and prepare in remarkable ways to survive winter.  Join an inquisitive group of adults as we wander Five Rivers and wonder about its inhabitants’ preparations. Photographs, guide books, skulls, pelts, and other materials will help enlighten us as we discuss the focused, quiet activity all around us.  Who knows?  It might just trigger us to be more proactive in our own preparations for winter!

Time and Dates: 
10:00 – 11:30 pm on Thursdays (11/3, 11/10, 11/17).  Rain Date: 12/1.

Fee:
$20 members;  $25 non-members

Maximum Participants: 
8 Adults

Registration: 
Register and pay online here for Winter Preparation (November)

Registration Deadline: 
October 27, 2022

November 18, 2022
November 19, 2022
November 20, 2022
November 21, 2022
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November 23, 2022
November 24, 2022
November 25, 2022
November 26, 2022
November 27, 2022
November 28, 2022
November 29, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in December on Tuesday Mornings!


November 29, 2022

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:

  • Tuesdays, November 29, December 6, 13 (rain date December 20)
  • 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

November 30, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in December on Wednesday Mornings!


November 30, 2022

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:

  • Wednesday, November 30, December 7, 13 (rain date December 21)
  • 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

December

December 1, 2022
December 2, 2022
December 3, 2022
December 4, 2022
December 5, 2022
December 6, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in December on Tuesday Mornings!


December 6, 2022

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:

  • Tuesdays, November 29, December 6, 13 (rain date December 20)
  • 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

December 7, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in December on Wednesday Mornings!


December 7, 2022

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:

  • Wednesday, November 30, December 7, 13 (rain date December 21)
  • 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

December 8, 2022
December 9, 2022
December 10, 2022
December 11, 2022
December 12, 2022
December 13, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in December on Tuesday Mornings!


December 13, 2022

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:

  • Tuesdays, November 29, December 6, 13 (rain date December 20)
  • 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

December 14, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in December on Wednesday Mornings!


December 14, 2022

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:

  • Wednesday, November 30, December 7, 13 (rain date December 21)
  • 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

December 15, 2022
December 16, 2022
December 17, 2022
December 18, 2022
December 19, 2022
December 20, 2022
December 21, 2022
December 22, 2022
December 23, 2022
December 24, 2022
December 25, 2022
December 26, 2022
December 27, 2022
December 28, 2022(2 events)

10:00 am: Snow Snake Creation and Racing


December 28, 2022 December 30, 2022

Snow Snake is a traditional Haudenosaunee game played during the winter.  The object of the game is to throw your Snow Snake (a straight tree branch) the farthest along a smooth trough made in the snow.  Snow Snakes come in various lengths and designs.

Five Rivers Snow Snake sessions will demonstrate how to prepare the branch for racing by removing twigs, debarking, sanding, decorating, and waxing.  You will head home with a branch, sand paper, and wax to use in completing your own unique Snow Snake by Race Day.

Learn more and register here

1:00 pm: Snow Snake Creation and Racing


December 28, 2022 December 30, 2022

Snow Snake is a traditional Haudenosaunee game played during the winter.  The object of the game is to throw your Snow Snake (a straight tree branch) the farthest along a smooth trough made in the snow.  Snow Snakes come in various lengths and designs.

Five Rivers Snow Snake sessions will demonstrate how to prepare the branch for racing by removing twigs, debarking, sanding, decorating, and waxing.  You will head home with a branch, sand paper, and wax to use in completing your own unique Snow Snake by Race Day.

Learn more and register here

December 29, 2022(2 events)

10:00 am: Snow Snake Creation and Racing


December 28, 2022 December 30, 2022

Snow Snake is a traditional Haudenosaunee game played during the winter.  The object of the game is to throw your Snow Snake (a straight tree branch) the farthest along a smooth trough made in the snow.  Snow Snakes come in various lengths and designs.

Five Rivers Snow Snake sessions will demonstrate how to prepare the branch for racing by removing twigs, debarking, sanding, decorating, and waxing.  You will head home with a branch, sand paper, and wax to use in completing your own unique Snow Snake by Race Day.

Learn more and register here

1:00 pm: Snow Snake Creation and Racing


December 28, 2022 December 30, 2022

Snow Snake is a traditional Haudenosaunee game played during the winter.  The object of the game is to throw your Snow Snake (a straight tree branch) the farthest along a smooth trough made in the snow.  Snow Snakes come in various lengths and designs.

Five Rivers Snow Snake sessions will demonstrate how to prepare the branch for racing by removing twigs, debarking, sanding, decorating, and waxing.  You will head home with a branch, sand paper, and wax to use in completing your own unique Snow Snake by Race Day.

Learn more and register here

December 30, 2022(2 events)

10:00 am: Snow Snake Creation and Racing


December 28, 2022 December 30, 2022

Snow Snake is a traditional Haudenosaunee game played during the winter.  The object of the game is to throw your Snow Snake (a straight tree branch) the farthest along a smooth trough made in the snow.  Snow Snakes come in various lengths and designs.

Five Rivers Snow Snake sessions will demonstrate how to prepare the branch for racing by removing twigs, debarking, sanding, decorating, and waxing.  You will head home with a branch, sand paper, and wax to use in completing your own unique Snow Snake by Race Day.

Learn more and register here

1:00 pm: Snow Snake Creation and Racing


December 28, 2022 December 30, 2022

Snow Snake is a traditional Haudenosaunee game played during the winter.  The object of the game is to throw your Snow Snake (a straight tree branch) the farthest along a smooth trough made in the snow.  Snow Snakes come in various lengths and designs.

Five Rivers Snow Snake sessions will demonstrate how to prepare the branch for racing by removing twigs, debarking, sanding, decorating, and waxing.  You will head home with a branch, sand paper, and wax to use in completing your own unique Snow Snake by Race Day.

Learn more and register here

December 31, 2022

January

January 1, 2023
January 2, 2023
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January 12, 2023
January 13, 2023
January 14, 2023
January 15, 2023
January 16, 2023
January 17, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in January / February on Tuesday Mornings!


January 17, 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

January 18, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in January / February on Wednesday Mornings!


January 18, 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

January 19, 2023
January 20, 2023
January 21, 2023
January 22, 2023
January 23, 2023(2 events)

12:00 pm: Maple Sugaring at Home


January 23, 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

2:00 pm: Maple Sugaring at Home


January 23, 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

January 24, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in January / February on Tuesday Mornings!


January 24, 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

January 25, 2023(3 events)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in January / February on Wednesday Mornings!


January 25, 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

1:30 pm: Talk & Trek: Growths Called Galls


January 25, 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

1:30 pm: Talk & Trek: Growths Called Galls


January 25, 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

January 26, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: Talk & Trek: Exploring Winter Activity


January 26, 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

January 27, 2023(2 events)

10:00 am: Maple Sugaring at Home


January 27, 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

12:00 pm: Maple Sugaring at Home


January 27, 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

January 28, 2023
January 29, 2023
January 30, 2023(2 events)

12:00 pm: Maple Sugaring at Home


January 30, 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

2:00 pm: Maple Sugaring at Home


January 30, 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

January 31, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: It's a Beautiful Day in January / February on Tuesday Mornings!


January 31, 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

February

February 1, 2023(2 events)

10:00 am: 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

1:30 pm: 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

February 2, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: 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

February 3, 2023(2 events)

10:00 am: 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

12:00 pm: 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

February 4, 2023