Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center
On the Rensselaer Plateau
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  • About
    • About
      • Strategic Plan
    • Directions
    • Mission Statements
    • Employment Opportunities
  • Events & Programs
    • Bird Seed Sale
    • Holiday Wreaths for Sale
  • Environmental Education
    • Youth Group Programs
    • Summer Camp
    • Outreach Programs
    • School Programs
    • Materials For Loan
    • Teen Summer Program
    • Rensselaer Youth Outdoors
  • Recreation
    • Trail Map
    • Stay Safe: Tick Information
    • Self-Guiding Trails
    • Boating
    • Fishing
    • Geocaching
    • Snowshoes and Nordic Skiing
  • News & Other Info
    • News & Other Info
    • Archived Newsletters
    • April 2021 Newsletter
      • Dyking Pond from Grafton
      • Top 10 List of Favorite Activities
    • March 2021 Newsletter
      • Timberdoodle
    • February 2021 Newsletter
      • Groundhog Day
      • Look Up!
    • December 2020 Newsletter
      • Dyken Pond’s Yule Log 2020
      • Woolly Bear Caterpillars: Fact or Legend?
    • November 2020 Newsletter
      • November Find it in the Forest
      • Wild Cranberries
    • October 2020 Newsletter
      • October Find it in the Forest
      • Why Leaves Turn Colors in Fall
    • September 2020 Newsletter
      • Help Protect the Monarch Butterfly
      • Find it in the Forest September
    • August 2020 Newsletter
      • August Find it in the Forest
      • The One-Eyed Newt
    • July 2020 Newsletter
      • July Find it in the Forest
      • Pitcher Plants
      • Using Technology to Get Closer to Nature
      • Chipmunks Running Amuck
    • June 2020 Newsletter
      • June Find it in the Forest
      • What Does NOT Belong in the Forest Scavenger Hunt
      • The Jack-in-the-Pulpit Game
      • Wood frog, Toad or Salamander Eggs?
    • May 2020 Newsletter Articles
      • Sit Spots
      • Red Bark Phenomenon
      • Eastern Bluebirds
    • Spring 2020 Newsletter Articles
      • Covid 19 Park Information
      • Balsam Tract Update
      • Getting Kids Outside
      • Earth Day Volunteer Projects 2020
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  • Flora and Fauna
    • Species Guide to Animals at Dyken Pond Center
      • Mammals: Species List Created by Amanda McCreary 2017
      • Birds

Mammals: Species List Created by Amanda McCreary 2017

American Mink

Beaver

Black Bear

Bobcat

Eastern Coyote

Fisher

Fox, Grey

Fox, Red

Grey squirrel

Moose

Opossum

Porcupine

Raccoon

River Otter

Snowshoe Hare

Striped Skunk

Weasel, long-tailed

Weasel, short-tailed

White tailed deer

  • Trail Conditions

    2/2/23: 7″ snow on trails. All trails open for xc skiing and snowshoeing.  4WD or AWD vehicles only.

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