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Sat
03
May
Saturday, May 3, 2025 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area
This event is part of more than 100 cleanup, improvement and
beautification events happening statewide. I Love My Park Day is an exciting
statewide event to improve and enhance New York's State Parks and historic
sites and bring visibility to the entire state park system and its needs.
Volunteers will clean up park lands and beaches, plant trees and gardens,
restore trails and wildlife habitat, remove invasive species and work on
various site improvement projects. Specific events will be listed shortly. Call
the Lake Minnewaska Visitor Center at 845-255-0752 or the Sam's Point Visitor
Center at 845-647-7989 for more information.
Registration: Not required
Sat
03
May
Saturday, May 3, 2025 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area
Join Sam's Point staff for this project and show some love
to the South Gully Footpath, a section of the Long Path and the Shawangunk
Ridge Trail. We will be fixing a wet portion of this trail by creating
drainage, and setting stepping stones. Once this work is completed, we will add
trail markers to ensure that hikers stay on the trail. Volunteers should bring
water, snacks, lunch, and garden gloves. This program is appropriate for
children 15 years of age and older, accompanied by a parent or guardian over
the age of 18 years old. Meet at the Sam's Point Area. For more information,
please call the Sam's Point Visitor Center at 845-647-7989. Pre-registration
is required by visiting: www.ptny.org/ilovemypark.
Registration: Required
Sat
03
May
Saturday, May 3, 2025 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area
Spring is here and our garden is flourishing!
The bees are buzzing, the butterflies are fluttering, and the flowers are
blooming. For this project, come help Sam's Point staff to beautify and
maintain our native plant garden, located in front of the Visitor Center. Once
the garden is complete, we will head out onto the trails to remove invasive
plant species. This program is appropriate for children over the age of five
years old, accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18 years old.
Meet at the Sam's Point Area. For more information, please call the Sam's Point
Visitor Center at 845-647-7989. Pre-registration is required by visiting: www.ptny.org/ilovemypark.
Registration: Required
Sat
10
May
Saturday, May 10, 2025 until Sunday, May 11, 2025 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area
Join
lichen photographer and Department of Environmental Conservation Steward, John
Franklin, for a walk and talk on lichens, those intrepid little organisms that
we see growing on trees and rocks throughout the Park Preserve. Prior to the
hike, John will share his collection of amazing, close-up, photographs of
lichens and actual samples of the colorful lichens found here. We will walk up
to two miles, stopping to discuss lichens along the way. Meet at the Sam's
Point Visitor Center. Pre-registration
for this program is not required, however, reservations to get into Sam's Point
on weekends are required. You can reserve a parking spot through Reserve
America New York: https://bit.ly/3uPj21L. For questions regarding this program and/or its parking requirements,
please email Rebecca Howe-Parisio at Rebecca.Howe@parks.ny.gov.
Registration: Not required
Fri
23
May
Friday, May 23, 2025 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area
Dust off your old, field identification guides and join
Becca Howe-Parisio, Environmental Educator, on a hike to learn how to use it.
On this five-mile, moderate adventure, we will search for wildflowers along the
Loop Road and Indian Rock Footpath, while using a field guide to identify
different flowers growing in the Park Preserve. Taking the time to learn plants
using field guides reinforces your knowledge of the unique characteristics of
that plant. This leaves a more durable memory than the quick impression made
when using apps on technology. Do not fret if you don't own a field guide,
there will be field guides available to borrow. Field Guide Friday will be a
monthly program, focusing on different topics as the seasons change. This
program is suited for anyone who is old enough to read and is interested in
learning how to use a book to identify plants, insects, and more. Participants must bring water and snacks
and wear appropriate hiking shoes. Meet at the Sam's Point Visitor
Center. Pre-registration is required by signing up via Eventbrite.
Registration: Required