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Knee-High Naturalists
Thursday, June 19, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Meets at 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
Summer Solstice Sound Bath
Friday, June 20, 2025 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Join Carols of the Heart on the longest day
of the year! This deep listening experience of meditation and sound that
invites you on an inner journey connecting your body, heart and mind. Bring a
yoga mat, eye mask, blanket and anything else need to make you feel comfortable
during this 1-hour program. Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Summer Solstice Sound Bath
Friday, June 20, 2025 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Join Carols of the Heart on the longest day of the year! This deep listening experience of meditation and sound that invites you on an inner journey connecting your body, heart and mind. Bring a yoga mat, eye mask, blanket and anything else need to make you feel comfortable during this 1-hour program. Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Summer Solstice Sun Prints
Saturday, June 21, 2025 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Thacher State Park
Happy Summer Solstice! Stop by the Visitor
Center to create a masterpiece using Sun Print paper and different items found
in nature.
No registration required.
Registration: Not required
Overlooking the Geology
Saturday, June 21, 2025 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Weather permitting, meet at the Thacher Park Overlook, where on a clear day at least four different landscape regions are visible. Learn how and when they formed and about the many different rock types of which they are made. Registration recommended. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Sunset Stories on the Beach
Friday, June 27, 2025 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Thacher State Park
Bring a chair or a blanket and gather on the
beach at Thompsons Lake Campground to enjoy s'mores and storytelling.
No registration required.
Registration: Not required
Caves & Karst
Saturday, June 28, 2025 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Meet at the Visitor Center, Participants will come to understand the development of Thacher Park's unique landscapes and the terms associated with them. We will observe the limestone layers and the resurging underground streams, and visit the active sinkhole and other unique areas. Each participant is expected to follow the group leader in their own vehicle as we caravan to the different sites. Registration recommended. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Pitch In for Parks! Volunteer Day
Saturday, June 28, 2025 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Thacher State Park
(518) 872-0800
Meet at the Nature Center, Ages 12 and up, Don't we all love Thacher State Park? This volunteer program is a great way to give back to the park and become an ecological steward. This series of volunteer days will alternate between vegetation management of introduced species and trail work. We will use hand tools; please wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty and appropriate close-toed work shoes. Registration required. Call 518-872-0800.
Registration: Required
Drop-in Geology & Fossil Table
Saturday, June 28, 2025 01:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Thacher State Park
Meet at the Visitor Center, Drop in anytime between 1:30pm-3:30pm to visit the fossil table and learn about local geology with educator Mike Nardacci. No registration required.
Registration: Not required