Thank you to Invenergy for joining us for a second workday late last month!
Their crew of five joined MHLC staff for three hours of challenging work at Bennett Hill on an unseasonably warm day. We improved the entry trail. A notable accomplishment for the day was hauling out an 11-foot, 525 lb. iron culvert pipe for disposal. The rest of the time was spent carrying in materials and rebuilding the bog boards along this stretch, digging out culverts, and generally improving the mud mitigation structures.
#corporateworkday #volunteers #MHLC #BennettHill
Saturday, Oct. 5, is the last day of the Albany Nature Bus! Looking for something fun to do on this fall weekend? Check out these free events:
🍂Thacher Park Fall Foliage Walk, 1 -2 PM (Starts at the Visitor Center bus stop)
🎉Albany County Fall Fest, 11 AM - 4 PM (At the Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail -Slingerland Trailhead bus stop)
You can also enjoy a serene walk around the lovely Tivoli Lake Preserve & Farm property. (At the Livingston Ave. & Judson St. bus stop).
Learn more and plan your day at www.mohawkhudson.org/nature-bus.
Thank you to our 2024 Fall Fundraiser business sponsors! Their generous support helps MHLC conserve and steward the lands and waters of the Mohawk and Hudson River Valleys, creating a healthier, greener Capital Region for all. 🌿 We can't wait to celebrate Women in Conservation on Thursday, September 19th! Visit www.mohawkhudson.org/fall-fundraiser to purchase tickets.
Signature Sponsor:
Capital Wine & Spirits Albany
Preserve Level Sponsors:
BSNB
Young Sommer LLC
Farm Level Sponsors:
Couch White, LLP
The Killoe Group
McSharry and Associates
Belles Rollins Irish Group at Morgan Stanley
Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC
Stram Center for Integrative Medicine
Only three more Saturdays are left this year to catch the free Schenectady Nature Bus. Visit the Nature Bus website to learn more about the service and see the Capital District Transportation Authority - CDTA schedule. Be sure to take advantage of these upcoming activities:
🌳August 24 at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 11 AM:
Join Albany Pine Bush staff for an End of Summer Exploration Hike. No registration is required.
🎨August 31 at Central Park, 12:05 PM:
Stop by the Central Park in Schenectady pavilion for an Art in Nature activity led by local artists Rosa Rivera and Raè Frasier! All supplies will be provided for a rock painting activity. Register for this free session today at https://www.mohawkhudson.org/nature-bus-schenectady.
🐦September 7 at Reist Sanctuary, 10:05 AM:
Join Hudson Mohawk Bird Club for a Birding Walk in the Reist Preserve. Whether you are new to birding or a seasoned birder, you'll enjoy spotting the many species that call this sanctuary home! No registration is required.
#NatureBus #Schenectady #natureart #birding #naturewalk
Albany Pine Bush Preserve, Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club, ECOS: The Environmental Clearinghouse
The Schenectady Foundation, Niskayuna Community Foundation
#NatureBus launches tomorrow! Take the Green Beaver Route to Tivoli Lake Preserve and Farm, Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, and Six Mile Waterworks.
🐟Learn to Fish at Six Mile Waterworks' Rensselaer Lake, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Join the Albany Pine Bush staff for NYS Free Fishing Days! During this clinic, no freshwater fishing license is required*, but all other statewide freshwater fishing regulations remain in effect (*Kids under 16 can always fish for free!).
For bus schedules, program details, and more, visit www.mohawkhudson.org/nature-bus.
THANK YOU, SEAT Center students and staff, for all your hard work last Friday at MHLC's Bond Road property in Guilderland. (This new property will eventually be added to the existing Bozen Kill Preserve!) Among the projects completed during SEAT's Global Service Day were 70+ feet of bog boards installed over muddy areas on the trail and adding trail blazes to mark the new trail. Our staff and volunteers are SO impressed with your work and thankful for this amazing partnership!
#Volunteer #YouthEmpowerment #naturetrail #MHLC
It's #TrailCamTuesday! Check out this pileated woodpecker footage our executive director filmed last week. Here is a fun fact listed about this bird from the Audubon website: carpenter ants make up more than half of the Pileated Woodpecker's diet; they also eat nuts and fruits. Pileated Woodpecker numbers increase in areas with widespread emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle that kills ash trees, suggesting that Pileated Woodpeckers could be one of the strongest lines of defense to control non-native forest pests. These birds are amazing!
Learn how to draw the pileated woodpecker - sign up for MHLC's special online drawing workshop coming next month: www.mohawkhudson.org/events.
Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY.
