NOTE: The talk will be in or immediately adjacent to the Taconic State Park, Copake Falls, NY, where the walk will take place. Registrants will be emailed with precise talk location, depending on group size. EVER WONDER what determines when flowers bloom, or leaves unfurl? When butterflies emerge from cocoons, or peepers peep, or
Come join us at Taconic State Park in celebrating the fifth 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
Join Carol Gracie, renowned naturalist and author of Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast: A Natural History (Princeton University Press), for a Spring Wildflower Walk in Taconic State Park, Copake Falls, NY. We will meet in the parking area of the Historic Copake Iron Works (33 Valley View Road, Copake Falls, NY 12517) at 1:00 PM on May 7,
Join the Roe Jan Historical Society for “The History of the Copake Iron Works,” a talk by Edgar Masters, at Roe Jan Historical Society Museum, 8 Miles Road, Copake Falls, NY 12517. Free admission. Registration not necessary.
May 28: Opening of the Copake Iron Works Museum, 2:00 – 4:00 PM, which will be open these hours on Saturdays and Sundays, Memorial Day through Labor Day. Taconic State Park, 33 Valley View Road, Copake Falls, NY 12517. Admission free!
Noted succulent collector, rare-plant nursery owner and garden designer Katherine Tracey of Avant Gardens Nursery will give a slide talk called “Succulent Love” at 11 AM at the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society Museum in Copake Falls. At 1:30 PM, Kathy will give a hands-on succulent-container workshop, where attendees will make their own potted creations. It's all part of
June 18-19: Path Through History Weekend. Copake Falls, NY, is home to two unique exhibits of local history. The Copake Iron Works was established in 1845 along the Bash Bish Brook and now houses a museum. Nearby, the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society museum offers a preview of its summer exhibit – Bash Bish: History and Inspiration.
A naturalist from Robinson Wildlife will offer a series of free wildlife presentations at Taconic State Park in 2016, on June 25, July 23 and August 18, featuring birds of prey, and reptiles. Live raptors and and owl, plus various reptiles. Each bird has its own unique adaptations for survival, as do the reptiles, and
A naturalist from Robinson Wildlife will offer a series of free wildlife presentations at Taconic State Park in 2016, on June 25, July 23 and August 18, featuring birds of prey, and reptiles. Live raptors and and owl, plus various reptiles. Each bird has its own unique adaptations for survival, as do the reptiles, and
Join us for our third annual Moth Night, part of National Moth Week. Two visiting UConn-Storrs entomologists lead our citizen-science event, appropriate for all ages, starting with a "Moth 101" talk at 7:00 at the Copake Iron Works, 33 Valley View Road, Copake Falls, then heading into the woods along a trail where we set