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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
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
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
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?
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
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
The Agricultural Stewardship Association (ASA) is hosting a Farm Photography for Kids program on Saturday, June 18 from 10 am to noon at Northern Spy Farm, a dairy goat and cheese operation in Sandgate, VT. The farm produces hard cave-aged cheese called Goat Song Tomme and sells American Dairy Goat Association registered kids. [Read more…] about Farm Photography for Kids
Living History Weekend At Mabee Farm Historic Site
A wealth of activities will be held at Mabee Farm Historic Site, 32 Washington Ave., Schenectady, as part of its Living History Weekend on Saturday, June 25 from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, June 26 from 10 am to 3 pm. [Read more…] about It’s A Revolution!
Fifteen Rensselaer County 4-H youth participated in National Trails Day at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center. [Read more…] about 4-H Youth Prove Their Mettle In National Trails Day Activity
