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Sat
18
Jan
Saturday, January 18, 2025 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Meet at the Thacher Visitor Center, Discover the development of Thacher Park's unique landscapes as we observe limestone layers, resurging underground streams, and an active sinkhole! Each participant will follow the group leader in their own vehicle as we caravan to different sites. Registration Encouraged. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Sat
18
Jan
Saturday, January 18, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Meet at the Hop Field Warming Hut,
Join us for an informative hike and learn how to identify trees in
the winter. Participants will explore the trails around Hop Field, observe the
local trees and learn some tricks to identify trees when they don't have their
leaves. Come connect with nature and appreciate our local plants. Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Sat
18
Jan
Saturday, January 18, 2025 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Meet at the Visitor Center Ages 12+.
Come journey back in time! Meet Jeanne Robert Foster and her
Adirondack neighbors of yesterday. Eileen Egan Mack portrays the Adirondack
born writer in this one-person show through stories, readings and songs. Registration encouraged. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Sat
18
Jan
Saturday, January 18, 2025 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
RECHEDULED TO 1/18/25, Meet at the Visitor Center. Come journey back in time! Learn about Jeanne Robert Foster and her Adirondack neighbors of yesterday. Eileen Egan Mack portrays the Adirondack born writer in this one-person show through stories, readings and songs. Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Sun
19
Jan
Sunday, January 19, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
For children ages 0-8 with their families.
Understanding of Spanish or English not necessary. Learn what
words mean in either language, and read some new books with Project Growing
Minds!
Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Sat
25
Jan
Saturday, January 25, 2025 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Thacher State Park
Gather at the Hop Field warming hut for some hot chocolate and
storytelling by Mary Murphy. Also a writer, Mary Murphy has performed at the
National Storytelling Festival and was recently featured on PBS's Stories From
the Stage! This is a great way to warm up and relax after enjoying the trails
at Hop Field!
No registration required.
Registration: Not required
Sun
26
Jan
Sunday, January 26, 2025 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Join artist Diane Steele in this introduction to watercolor
techniques and painting. All supplies will be provided. $30.00 per person cash
due upon arrival. Please bring a lunch. We will break for lunch at noon.
Meet at the Nature Center Ages 18+.
Registration: Required
Fri
31
Jan
Friday, January 31, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Join us in the Hop Field
Warming Hut where we will cover basic paper quilling concepts like twirling and
shaping, and learn how to make the shapes for this fancy white snowflake.
Free. All materials provided. Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Sat
01
Feb
Saturday, February 1, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Meet at the Hop Field Warming Hut, Learn how water shapes the landscape of Thacher Park, how our
wetland habitats adapt to frigid temperatures, and try to catch a glimpse of
glittering icicles on this 1.8-mile guided hike. We will snowshoe if the
weather permits.
Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Tue
04
Feb
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Meet at the Nature Center or join virtually,
The amphibians who call Thacher Park home need your help! This
training will go over data collection procedures for DEC data sheets and the
basics for assisting amphibians on their journey to their spring breeding
grounds. Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Sat
08
Feb
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-1674
Join us for our annual Ice Fishing Contest on Thompson's Lake
(weather dependent- 8 inches of ice required)! Registration is from 6:00am to
9:00am at Thompson's Lake Campground. Fishing and measurements continue until 1
pm. Cash prizes for the longest fish in trout, pickerel, and perch categories.
$10.00 registration fee, kids under 12 years fish for free. Call the campground
office at (518) 872-1674 for additional information and to check on weather
conditions for the event.
Registration: Required
Sun
09
Feb
Sunday, February 9, 2025 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Join artist Diane Steele for an afternoon of abstract acrylic
painting using mediums, gelli plates, and metallic paints. This is a fun chance
to try something different and share your results. All supplies will be
provided. $20.00 per person cash due upon arrival. Ages 16+, Meet at the Thacher Nature Center.
Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Thu
13
Feb
Thursday, February 13, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Meet at the Nature Center, Explore the outdoors with our Knee-High Naturalists series! Best suited for children ages 3-5 accompanied by an adult. Each session will explore a different theme - activities may include crafts, games, storybook readings, or a kid-friendly nature walk. Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Sat
15
Feb
Saturday, February 15, 2025 06:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Thacher State Park
Meet at the Thacher Visitor Center,
Join Dudley Observatory astronomer Dr. Mindy Townsend from 6:30-7
for a brief presentation in the Helderberg Room. Then head outside for a night
of stargazing and planet observations. Use binoculars to see Venus, and the
Pleiades and observe Mars, the Orion Nebula, and Jupiter through telescopes.
Stop by the Helderberg Room from 7-9pm for hot chocolate and hands-on astronomy
activities. No registration required. Drop-ins welcome.
Registration: Not required
Sun
16
Feb
Sunday, February 16, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
For children ages 0-8 with their families. Understanding of Spanish or English not necessary. Learn what words mean in either language, and read some new books with Project Growing Minds! Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Sat
22
Feb
Saturday, February 22, 2025 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Thacher State Park
Meet at the Nature Center
Stop by anytime from 11am-2pm for some snowy winter fun activities
like snowshoeing, an outdoor scavenger hunt, snow painting, s'mores,
storytelling and more! Then, come inside and warm up with some hot
chocolate. No registration is required. Drop-ins welcome.
Registration: Not required
Thu
27
Feb
Thursday, February 27, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Meet at the Nature Center, Explore the outdoors with our Knee-High Naturalists series! Best suited for children ages 3-5 accompanied by an adult. Each session will explore a different theme - activities may include crafts, games, storybook readings, or a kid-friendly nature walk. Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required