November Red
Sports Outdoors
Outdoors with Trix Niernberger
Recent winds damaged trees in our area, including this beech tree in the Petersburgh woods.
Outdoors With Trix Niernberger
Maple-leaved Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) is a native shrub in our local woods with maple-like leaves that also turn red in the fall. However, you won’t see these purple berries on a maple tree.
Photo taken in the Petersburgh woods by Trix Niernberger.
Outdoors With Trix Niernberger
This autumn, many of our maple tree leaves turned brown instead
of red. This maple tree, however, showed its crimson glory in full
sunshine.
Charity Golf Tournament To Benefit The Hoosick Falls Health Center Foundation On July 29
The 18th Charity Golf Tournament to benefit the Hoosick Falls Health Center Foundation will be held on Friday, July 29 at the Hoosick Falls Country Club. A Four-Person best ball scramble, there will be two shotgun starts – the first at 7:30 am and the second at 12:30 pm. [Read more…] about Charity Golf Tournament To Benefit The Hoosick Falls Health Center Foundation On July 29
HFCC Announces 3rd Annual Junior Golf Program
Hoosick Falls Country Club is pleased to announce the offering of a 5-week junior golf program. The program will begin Thursday July 7 and run through Thursday August 7. Players, ages 10 to 17 are eligible. [Read more…] about HFCC Announces 3rd Annual Junior Golf Program
Rensselaer Land Trust Outings
Bog Exploration at Mud Lake Preserve–Saturday, July 9 at 10 am. The Rensselaer Land Trust’s Mud Lake Preserve in Sand Lake contains a classic kettlehole bog with a floating bog mat, surrounded by a spruce-tamarack swamp. [Read more…] about Rensselaer Land Trust Outings
True or False?
False Solomon’s Seal (Smilacina racemosa) shown in this photo, and Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) are native wildflowers blooming now in our area woods. [Read more…] about True or False?
Schodack Island State Park Hosts Summerfest Saturday June 25
Summer is officially here and we invite you to come celebrate with us! Search for bald eagles on our Eagle Hike, learn the basics of camping, and participate in our third annual Fishing Derby. The day will be filled with fun for the whole family! Summerfest kicks off at 10 am and ends at 4 pm on Saturday, June 25. There is a $6 entrance fee per vehicle to access the park. [Read more…] about Schodack Island State Park Hosts Summerfest Saturday June 25
Free Fishing Weekend
June 25 And 26 At Two Local Parks
Grafton Lakes State Park and Cherry Plain State Park will offer the opportunity to go fishing without a license on Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 26, as part of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Free Fishing Weekend. [Read more…] about Free Fishing Weekend