This year, the 7th annual Seedy Saturday, co-hosted by the Friends and Margaret Roach of A Way to Garden website, is celebrating the coming of spring a little differently. We'll be welcomed for hands-on workshops to the home of Turtle Tree Seed at Camphill Village in Copake, New York, the nation's leading biodynamic seed company. (Tickets required;

Part of the Friends' series of 2017 nature events for kids; details to follow.

Farmer, anti-power line activist, and bird authority Will Yandik will lead a small group on a birding field trip in and around Taconic State Park. Participants will learn to identify bird species by sounds, behavior, and sight. Tickets required; registration details to come. Registrants will be sent location information of where the walk starts. Note:

Come join us at Taconic State Park in celebrating the sixth annual I Love My Park Day! I Love My Park Day is an exciting statewide event to improve and enhance New York's parks and historic sites and bring visibility to the entire park system and its needs. Various volunteer projects will be available to

Carol Gracie, renowned naturalist and author of "Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast," leads a fascinating walk along the Iron Works Trail, where we observe many spring-blooming wildflower species. Tickets required. We will meet in the parking area of the Historic Copake Iron Works (33 Valley View Road, Copake Falls, NY 12517). Carol Gracie looks beyond

Children of all ages are invited to a special event featuring Master Storyteller Tom Lee, who will interweave the history of the Copake Iron Works with his repertoire of folktales. A hands-on demonstration of sand casting and an opportunity to watch a blacksmith at work will round out the day’s program. Meet at the Copake