Thursday, March 6 – Silent Hike at 10:30 am. Join the Park naturalists in discovering whether March is coming in like a lion or a lamb. Your observation skills will amaze you when you have the opportunity to be silent for this hour-long outing. Meet at the Park Office. To pre-register, call 279-1155.
Wednesday, March 12 – Nature Tales at the Grafton Community Library at 10:30 am. Join the Park naturalists for a story and activity suitable for the little ones.
Friday, March 14 – Maple Sugar Nearly Full Moon Hike at 6:30 pm. Feel the earliest signs of Spring on this night hike. Meet at the Shaver Pond Center and enjoy some hot sap tea after the hike. Please pre-register for this two hour night hike at 279-1155.
Saturday, March 15 – Backyard Maple Sugaring at 1 pm. Do you long to set up a family scale syruping operation in your backyard? Join us for a short film, demonstration and samples of sap and fresh syrup. The cost is $2 per person and $5 per family. Meet at the Park Office. Please pre-register at 279-1155
Wednesday, March 19 – Frogs and toads need your help – attend North American Amphibian Monitoring Training at 6:30 pm. This free training will teach you how to be a citizen scientist. You’ll learn the local frog and toad calls and then monitor your amphibian neighbors during the Spring. Refreshments will be provided. Meet at the Shaver Pond Center, 194 Shaver Pond Road. Please call 279-1155 to pre-register.
Saturday, March 22 – Backyard Maple Sugaring at 1 pm. Savor a delicious sign of Spring and learn how to make syrup in your backyard. The cost is $2 per person and $5 per family. Meet at the Park Office. Please pre-register at 279-1155.
Friday, March 28 – Star Watch at 8 pm. Enjoy a free tour of the night sky with the Albany Area Astronomers. What constellations grace the night sky as Spring begins? Call Bernard at 658-9144 to confirm as cloudy skies may cancel. The rain date is Saturday, March 29, at 8 pm. Use the winter entrance to the Park.
Saturday, March 29 – Befriend the Bluebirds at 10 am. Hear the bluebird’s conservation success story and learn about the Park’s monitoring program. A free bluebird box will be given to participants who have good habitat near their homes, or kids can decorate one to put up in the Park. The cost is $2 per person and $5 per family. Please pre-register at 279-1155.