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Thu
01
Aug
Thursday, August 1, 2024 until Monday, September 30, 2024
Letchworth State Park
Meet at Humphrey Nature Center. Celebrate the world-famous phenomenon of monarch butterfly
migration with detailed hand-built displays. See live caterpillars in the
nursery in late August into September.
Registration: Not required
Fri
20
Sep
Friday, September 20, 2024 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Letchworth State Park
Meet at William Pryor Letchworth Museum. See where William Pryor Letchworth transformed an
industrial zone into a beautiful country estate that would grow into America's
best state park, with a view of the Glen Iris mansion itself. Onsite.
Registration: Not required
Fri
20
Sep
Friday, September 20, 2024 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Letchworth State Park
Meet at William Pryor Letchworth Museum. See how the hardest American canal job ever attempted
was hand-dug from the City of Rochester to the farms of Olean, NY, 90 miles
through forests, fields, and canyons. Onsite
Registration: Not required
Sat
21
Sep
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Letchworth State Park
Meet at Parade Grounds parking area, enter at 9280
Parade Grounds Road, Hunt, NY. Special educational gathering by the Rochester Area
Mycological Society. A morning foray followed by a public display of the
mushrooms in the afternoon.
Registration: Not required
Sat
21
Sep
Saturday, September 21, 2024 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Letchworth State Park
Buried Barrel Hard Cider in Castile, NY. Hear stories, folklore, and true legends of Letchworth State
Park and the Genesee Valley from the cidery within sight of the park's Castile
entrance. Meet at Buried Barrel Hard Cider, 6517 Denton Corners Road, Castile,
NY.
Registration: Not required
Mon
23
Sep
Monday, September 23, 2024 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Letchworth State Park
The Knee-High Naturalists program is designed to allow
children ages 3 – 6 (must be
accompanied by an adult) to explore the natural world.
Themes change with each program, and
activities may include storybook reading, crafts, or a short
nature walk.
Registration: Not required
Mon
23
Sep
Monday, September 23, 2024 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Letchworth State Park
Meet at William Pryor Letchworth Museum. Get the full scope of Mr. Letchworth's charity work of
the 1800s, from becoming an epileptologist and funding Craig Colony for people
with epilepsy to building orphanages and donating his land to create Letchworth
State Park. Onsite.
Registration: Not required
Tue
24
Sep
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Letchworth State Park
Meet at William Pryor Letchworth Museum. Experience the museum's most famous exhibit and hear
its wild origin story. Onsite.
Registration: Not required
Tue
24
Sep
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Letchworth State Park
Meet at William Pryor Letchworth Museum. See traditional Onondawagah (Seneca) agricultural
tools and family practices, many of which are taught by the Seneca today. Hear
where to learn more about Seneca arts and culture. Onsite.
Registration: Not required
Wed
25
Sep
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Letchworth State Park
Meet at William Pryor Letchworth Museum. A Great Depression era federal work program brought
teenagers and twenty-somethings to build park roads, bridges, cabins, shelters,
pavilions, and safety walls we use today. Hear their stories. Onsite.
Registration: Not required
Thu
26
Sep
Thursday, September 26, 2024 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Letchworth State Park
Meet at William Pryor Letchworth Museum. Irish girl turned landowner, mother, and Onondawagah
(Seneca) historical icon. Onsite.
Registration: Not required
Fri
27
Sep
Friday, September 27, 2024 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Letchworth State Park
Meet at William Pryor Letchworth Museum. See where William Pryor Letchworth transformed an industrial zone into a beautiful country estate that would grow into America's best state park, with a view of the Glen Iris mansion itself. Onsite.
Registration: Not required
Fri
27
Sep
Friday, September 27, 2024 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Letchworth State Park
Meet at Humphrey Nature Center. Hunt for caterpillars, then get behind the scenes of
caterpillar raising and butterfly tagging.
Get the inside scoop on how metamorphosis actually works. If
there are adult butterflies ready for release, help attach their ID tags and send
them on their way to Mexico. Hear how you can help monarch butterflies succeed
on their endangered migration.
Registration: Not required
Fri
27
Sep
Friday, September 27, 2024 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Letchworth State Park
Meet at William Pryor Letchworth Museum. See how the hardest American canal job ever attempted
was hand-dug from the City of Rochester to the farms of Olean, NY, 90 miles
through forests, fields, and canyons. Onsite.
Registration: Not required
Sat
28
Sep
Saturday, September 28, 2024 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Letchworth State Park
Meet at Parade Grounds parking lot, enter at 9280
Parade Grounds Road, Hunt, NY. A new series of nature walks aimed to immerse
participants into the diversity of habitats that can be found in Letchworth
State Park.
Registration: Not required
Mon
30
Sep
Monday, September 30, 2024 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Letchworth State Park
Meet at William Pryor Letchworth Museum. Get the full scope of Mr. Letchworth's charity work of
the 1800s, from becoming an epileptologist and funding Craig Colony for people
with epilepsy to building orphanages and donating his land to create Letchworth
State Park. Onsite.
Registration: Not required