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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