Calendar

Events in March–May 2023

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February 26, 2023
February 27, 2023
February 28, 2023

March

March 1, 2023
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March 5, 2023
March 6, 2023(2 events)

1:30 pm: 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

1:30 pm: 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

March 7, 2023
March 8, 2023(1 event)

1:30 pm: 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

March 9, 2023
March 10, 2023
March 11, 2023
March 12, 2023
March 13, 2023(1 event)

1:30 pm: 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

March 14, 2023
March 15, 2023(1 event)

1:30 pm: 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

March 16, 2023
March 17, 2023
March 18, 2023
March 19, 2023
March 20, 2023(1 event)

1:30 pm: 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

March 21, 2023
March 22, 2023(1 event)

1:30 pm: 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

March 23, 2023
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March 30, 2023
March 31, 2023

April

April 1, 2023
April 2, 2023
April 3, 2023
April 4, 2023(1 event)

All day: 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

April 5, 2023
April 6, 2023
April 7, 2023
April 8, 2023
April 9, 2023
April 10, 2023
April 11, 2023(1 event)

All day: 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

April 12, 2023
April 13, 2023
April 14, 2023
April 15, 2023
April 16, 2023
April 17, 2023
April 18, 2023
April 19, 2023
April 20, 2023
April 21, 2023(1 event)

6:00 pm: 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

April 22, 2023
April 23, 2023
April 24, 2023
April 25, 2023
April 26, 2023
April 27, 2023
April 28, 2023
April 29, 2023
April 30, 2023

May

May 1, 2023(1 event)

9:00 am: Creative Nature Expressions PHOTOGRAPHY Exhibit


May 1, 2023

Back by popular demand for the second year, Friends of Five Rivers will be offering Creative Nature Expression Exhibits to celebrate nature and the great outdoors!

Exhibit Dates, Information & Registration

May & June
Nature Photography
Submit your best shots of nature, taken both at Five Rivers or other areas in the Capital Region.

July & August
Children’s Art Showcase
Elementary-aged children are welcome to submit a mixed media piece of their choice as it relates to nature.
Artist Open House on Saturday, July 15 from 11 am to 1 pm… free to the public, light refreshments served.

October & November
Mixed Media
We will display nature-themed paint, poetry, quilting, woodwork, and other mediums for this Mixed Media exhibit.

LEARN MORE

DOWNLOAD AND SUBMIT APPLICATION

More information

May 2, 2023
May 3, 2023
May 4, 2023
May 5, 2023
May 6, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: I Love My Park Day!


May 6, 2023

Details to follow

May 7, 2023
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May 26, 2023
May 27, 2023
May 28, 2023
May 29, 2023
May 30, 2023
May 31, 2023

June

June 1, 2023(1 event)

9:00 am: Creative Nature Expressions PHOTOGRAPHY Exhibit


June 1, 2023

Back by popular demand for the second year, Friends of Five Rivers will be offering Creative Nature Expression Exhibits to celebrate nature and the great outdoors!

Exhibit Dates, Information & Registration

May & June
Nature Photography
Submit your best shots of nature, taken both at Five Rivers or other areas in the Capital Region.

July & August
Children’s Art Showcase
Elementary-aged children are welcome to submit a mixed media piece of their choice as it relates to nature.
Artist Open House on Saturday, July 15 from 11 am to 1 pm… free to the public, light refreshments served.

October & November
Mixed Media
We will display nature-themed paint, poetry, quilting, woodwork, and other mediums for this Mixed Media exhibit.

LEARN MORE

DOWNLOAD AND SUBMIT APPLICATION

More information

June 2, 2023
June 3, 2023(1 event)

All day: BioBlitz

All day
June 3, 2023 June 10, 2023

Help us celebrate Five Rivers’ biodiversity by taking part in a BioBlitz. Our goal is to take inventory of the species of plants, animals, and insects that live at Five Rivers. From June 3-10 you can participate by submitting your observations online via iNaturalist or by joining an organized BioBlitz event. Five Rivers will be hosting themed activities for all ages to enjoy throughout the week so the whole family can get involved. Come back to this page for updated information and a schedule of events as we get closer to June.

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