Events
Friday Field Group
Friday's throughout the summer season
Join the Friday Field Group a mix of amateur and professional plant lovers devoted to the natural history
and identification of plants. We use Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide and other keys to identify plants at
various sites around the Capital District. We also include a few trips that delve into other aspects of natural
history. The trips do not have an official leader or sign-up but if you have questions call the contact listed
for that trip. All trips begin at 5:30 PM and end at dusk. If severe weather is threatening, use your judgment
or call the contact person. All trips are at your own risk.
View the list of programs.
July 31 Sat 10am - 4pm - RLT Hoosic River Community Boating and Fishing Day
View RLT's Flyer.
Sept 25 & 26 - Sat & Sun, Plateau Traverse Hike
Hike the Vision
Cosponsored by the Friends of Dyken Pond, the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center and the Rensslear Land Trust
Tentative Plans:
As part of the Hudson River Valley Ramble we will meet at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center and take shuttles
to the Pittstown or Tibbits State Forest and will hike south to the Dyken Pond Center. Participants can then set up a tent
to camp for the night and enjoy an evening cooking, eating and sitting around the campfire. In the morning on Sunday we
will continue our journey south to Stephentown, perhaps as far as Turner Mountain. We will be met by shuttles that will
bring us back to the Dyken Pond Center.
This will be a very strenuous hike with a large portion as off trail bushwacking with significant elevtion change.
Participants must be in excellent physical condition.
Save the date, more details to come.
Sept 25 & 26 - Sat & Sun, Ramble Camp
Childrens Camp at the Dyken Pond Center
Tentative Plans: Bring your kids for a special weekend at Dyken Pond. There will be many nature activities and some small hikes for the
Hudson River Valley Ramble. If you are participating the Plateau Traverse Hike you can drop the kids off at camp and
meet them for a sleep over Saturday night. Note: only children accompanied by a responsible adult may participate in the
sleep over. There will be a fee for this camp.
Save the date, more details to come.
Past Events:
Mar 20 - Saturday, Your Woods and Wildlife Workshop
The Future of your Woods and Wildlife:
Resources and Tools for Landowners
Sponsored by the NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program and Cornell University
Endorsed by the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene County, and Audubon NY.
Do you own wooded land in the Rensselaer Plateau Region?
Would you like to get more from your land, or learn how to care for your land for future generations?
Whether you own land for recreation or a place to "get away from it all," to produce timber, or because you enjoy wildlife, this workshop will provide the information and tools needed to understand and deal with some of the issues facing woodland owners today. Woodland owners in the Rensselaer Plateau region in Rensselaer County are encouraged to attend.
Saturday, March 20
Burden Lake Country Club, Averill Park, NY
$10 registration
See this
Flyer and Registration Form
for details and registration information, and please share with your colleagues and neighbors.
April 12 & 13 - 6PM - 9PM Community Forum
The Future of the Rensselaer Plateau
See the
Flyer
WOODS WALKS ~ Follow-up to Woods and Wildlife Program
Increase your understanding of wood lot management
and enjoyment provided by our forests.
Saturday, April 24, 8:30 am at Dyken Pond Environmental Center
Preregister Online, by e-mail
info@rensselaerplateau.org
or call (518) 794-9160.
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8:30 - 9:00 Registration, coffee and conversation
9:00 - 9:30 Rensselaer Plateau Presentation
9:30 - 12:30 Selected walks
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1 Vernal Ponds - Lisa Hoyt, Director, Dyken Pond Environmental Center
2. Evaluate Your Woodlot - Carl Wiedemann, Forester
3. Children's Woods Walk - Rachel Riemann, US Forest Service
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Saturday, May 8, 12:30 pm at Pineridge Cross Country Ski Area, Inc.
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12:30 - 1:00 Registration, coffee and conversation
1:00 - 1:30 Rensselaer Plateau Presentation
1:30 - 4:30 Selected walks
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1. Wetlands Ecology - David Hunt, PhD Ecologist
2. Forest Observation - Historic Perspective - Walter Kersch,
Master Forest Owner
3. Woods' Wildflowers, and Plants - Bill Hoffman, DEC Wildlife Tech
4. Children's Woods Walk Exploration- RPA member
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Sunday, June 6, 12:30 pm at Pineridge Cross Country Ski Area, Inc.
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12:30 - 1:00 Registration, coffee and conversation
1:00 - 1:30 Rensselaer Plateau Presentation
1:30 - 4:30 Selected walks
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1.Wood Lot Improvement Visit - Mike Greason, Forester (Travel to Blue Factory Road)
2. A Look Inside The Capital District Wildlife Management Area - Unique natural features, historic sites, etc. - Lloyd Barnhart, MS, Retired College Professor and Outdoor Educator)
3. Streams Ecology - David Hunt, PhD Ecologist (Poestenkill Creek)
4. Children's Woods Walk -Rachel Riemann, US Forest Service
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Recommended tax deductable donation per walk = $15 per person, $10 for RPA members, $20 per couple, to be
designated for GIS mapping and educational activities of the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance You may
pre-register at www.rensselaerplateau.org, click on Events.
Walks are arranged by the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
Co-Sponsored by: Capital District Chapter of NY Forest Owners Association
NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program
Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center