Events
Spring and Summer Events
Please check back regularly as new events will be updated and posted periodically
Pre-registration for programs may be done by contacting the Center by phone or email.
A reply will confirm your registration.
26: Full Moon Solstice Hike and Potluck: Bring a dish to share at 6:30 pm, then take a 2 mile hike along trails in the twilight and watch the moonrise. 7:30 pm Free
Junior Naturalist Programs
Nature Nuts are for kids aged 6—10
Wee Wonders: kids aged 2—5
Each program will involve an activity and a craft. $3 per child or $6 per family. Pre-registration encouraged so we have adequate supplies, but not required. Nature Nuts and Wee Wonders will run at the same time and each program runs from 10 am—noon.
June 26: Frogs and Salamanders
July 1: Bountiful Bugs
July 8 : Plenty of Plants
July 15 : Beautiful Birds
August 19: Terrific Trees
August 26: Nature Hike
July
9: Women in the Woods: Learn how to be prepared in the woods on an overnight with all women. All experience levels welcome. Fee. Pre-registration required. Details will be posted soon.
31: Potluck, Pack or Paddle: Bring a dish to share, enjoy a community of nature-enthusiasts, and then take a canoe/kayak paddle or a hike. Refreshments and dessert provided. $3 donation suggested. Pre-registration recommended.
September
25-26: Hike the Rensselaer Plateau: Save the date. A 1– 2 day hike traversing the Plateau. Camp-out at the Center. More details to follow and will be posted as planning continues.
Into the Wilderness Series
C0-sponsored by Tamakoce Wilderness Program and the Friends of the Dyken Pond Center. Dan Yacobellis, Instructor.
Primitive Camp – June 25-27. A weekend of living with primitive skills. Reaching back to our hunter- gatherer roots, we’ll live by sun and moonlight, sleep by the fire or in primitive shelters, follow the Deer and Coyote, gather food from the land for our meals and craft our own tools from the materials in the forest. $175 per person Family rates available.
Tracker Training I – Aug.13-15. To be a tracker means to be a survivor! The true tracker not only knows the technical skills of tracking, but also is
ingrained with a multitude of observation, deductive and reasoning skills that provide the foundation for survival in any situation. The two Tracker Training weekends being offered here will give you the skills to photograph wildlife,
conduct field research, hunt, search and rescue and survive catastrophe!
$175 per person ages 17 and up
Tracker Training II -Sept. 10-12. A continuation of Tracker 1, this weekend will test the skills you learned and worked on over the summer taking you to a level of confidence that will open the door to a whole new world in the
wilderness! $175 per person ages 17 and up
Pre-requisite– Tracker Training I or comparable experience level
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