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Woods Walk At Dyken Pond

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The Rensselaer Plateau Alliance is hosting a Woods Walk Series this spring to increase understanding of woodlot management and enjoyment of forests. The first in the series will be held at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center on Saturday, April 24. Registration, coffee and conversation begins at 8:30 am, followed by a brief introduction to the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance. Workshops will run from 9:30 am until 12:30 pm. [Read more…] about Woods Walk At Dyken Pond

Trail Clean Up Volunteers Needed

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The Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center is looking for volunteers to work on trail clean-up on Saturday, April 24, from 1:30 to 4 pm. Trails need to be cleared from winter debris and blow-downs. Volunteers will work on teams and can volunteer for the whole afternoon or just an hour or two. Refreshments will be provided. Participants can meet at the parking lot at 1:30 pm. For more information, contact Lisa at the Center at dykenpond@fairpoint.net or 658-2055.

Full Moon Hike At Dyken Pond

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Take a twilight full moon walk and experience the sounds sensation of early spring at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center on Wednesday evening, April 28, from 7 to 9 pm. During twilight we will walk to Dustin Swamp to listen for spring peepers (frogs) and barred owls. As dark descends, we’ll watch the full moon rise over the lake. This program is free and is an easy paced hike of about 1½ miles. Experienced guides will show you how to hike without a flashlight, using night vision to guide your way. No registration required.  For more information please contact the Center at 658-2055 or dykenpond@fairpoint.net.

Hoosick Falls Youth Basketball Has Successful Season

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The Hoosick Area Youth Center & Community Coalition youth travel basketball program participated in the Greylock, Peru Challenge, Glens Falls Super Hooper Classic, Hudson Falls Winter Frenzy, Lake George Holiday Inn Classic and the St. Anne’s Shooters basketball tournaments. The travel teams are made up of boys and girls in grades 5 though 9.
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HFCS Faculty Basketball Fund Raiser

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The HFCS Class of 2012 is holding its second annual faculty vs. faculty basketball game on April 29. There will be two games this year, a women’s game at 5 pm and a men’s game at 6:15 pm. Admission is $3 a person. There will be a 50/50 raffle and a half court shot competition as well as the sale of snacks and Hoosick Falls T-shirts.
Come support the HFCS faculty as they take on the Lansingburgh faculty – two games you won’t want to miss.

Parking Fees To Rise At Grafton Lakes State Park

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New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation officials identified $4 million in fee increases to take effect for the 2010 season. The increased revenues are built into the 2010-11 fiscal year budget plan that calls for closing and reduced operations at dozens of state parks and historic sites and will not change the number of parks and historic sites slated for those cutbacks.
The fee increases include:
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Meeting On Rensselaer Plateau Legacy Area Is Packed

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by David Flint
DEC officials are convinced that designating the Rensselaer Plateau as a Forest Legacy Area would make good environmental and economic sense. Representatives from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) presented their proposal Before a packed audience of about 150 people at Tamarac School last Wednesday, March 24. Not all in the audience were likewise convinced, however.
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Ward Stone Featured At Outdoor Expo

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by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls Central School held its Second Annual Outdoor Expo March 26 and 27. On Friday elementary students, armed with colorful questionnaires asking them to find birds, animals and information, scrambled past the many exhibits that filled the high school gymnasium. For every correct answer they checked off, they received a stamp on their paper at that exhibit. [Read more…] about Ward Stone Featured At Outdoor Expo