NEW DATE!!
Sunday, November 5, at 3:00 p.m., the public is invited to join a Guided History and Fall Foliage Hike at Walnut Mountain Park in Liberty, NY. This will be a 60-minute (approx. 1 mile) round-trip walk along wide, gently uphill carriage roads. The trip leaders are volunteers Lisa Lyons and Ruth Huggler, with […]
Thursday, October 5, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Topo Map Workshop How are your topo map reading skills? If the answer is “rusty” or “what’s a topo map?”, come sit around the map table with us and brush up on the meaning of topographic contour lines!
This old-school skill is super useful when electronics fail AND lots […]
Wednesday, October 4th, 3:00 – 4:30 PM
photo: Frick Pond in the early morning, Sept. 20, 2023
Leave work early and join me for a Loop de Loop Hike in Mongaup Pond State Park as part of the 20th annual Catskills Lark in the Park. This woodland hike offers a 2.2-mile loop around scenic Frick […]
On August 12, 19, and 26, WJFF Radio Catskill will broadcast segments of the program with Dr. Michael Kudish titled “Catskills Bogs and Fens” that took place on May 21, 2023 at SUNY Sullivan (indoor presentation) and Flying Trillium Preserve (field trip).
The broadcast schedule will be:
Saturday, August 12, 10 AM, Farm & Country […]
Saturday, August 12 at 10:00 AM
We are so happy to host Helena Clare Pittman for readings on the Second Saturdays of July and August!
August 12, Helena will read her story “Once When I Was Scared”, about the magical journey of a young boy named Daniel, whose mother has sent him on an errand […]
This private family photo of the Walnut Mountain House has only one person identified—William Gerow, a carpenter from Liberty known to have worked on building the hotel.
1:00 PM FIELD TRIP IS FULL
You are Invited to a Bog Talk & Walk
with Dr. Michael Kudish
Sunday, May 21
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM: Dr. Michael Kudish’s talk on Catskill bogs and fens – Program details below.
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Spring recipe for turning an invasive plant into a tasty treat!
Young Japanese knotweed 14″ tall
Strawberry Knotweed Crisp
Japanese knotweed has a rhubarb-like consistency and a tangy flavor. Knotweed’s bamboo-like shoots are a good substitute for rhubarb in this recipe. Early spring is the time to harvest and eat it when the shoots are still young […]
Topo map-reading skills help you understand trail maps!
Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 5:30 PM, you’re invited to our monthly “Sit around the Map Table” gathering! If your map-reading skills are rusty or you “don’t know how but would like to learn”, this relaxed session is for you.
Reading topo maps is an old-school skill that […]