Wildflower Ramble at Vischer Ferry Preserve

Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve

Join Dave Behm, naturalist, at 1:30 p.m. for a guided hike to experience seasonal wildflowers, flowering shrubs and trees, at the Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve. Meet up at the Whipple Bridge Entrance to the Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve, at the intersection of Riverview Road across from VanVranken Road. This event is part...

Canals & Nature in Vischer Ferry! Celebrate History & Open Space in May!

Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve

Please SAVE-THE-DATE for a joint event of the Town of Clifton Park Historic Preservation Commission and the Open Space, Trails & Riverfront Committee slated for the weekend of Saturday, May 13, 2017. FRIDAY, MAY 12:  A weekend kick-off event will be the Opening of the Erie Canal Exhibit at the newly restored upstairs of the...

23nd Annual Clifton Park Trails Day – Guided Bike Ride

Historic Grooms Tavern 290 Sugar Hill Road, Rexford, NY, United States

The Trails Subcommittee of the Open Space, Trails & Riverfront Committee is leading an Erie Canal focused bicycle ride on Sunday, June 4, 2017 in the southern area of the Town of Clifton Park. This is the 22nd annual, National Trails Day bike ride held in Clifton Park. The route will cover about 10 to...

Learn to Geo-Cache!

Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve

Join members of the Town of Clifton Park Open Space, Trails & Riverfront Committee and guest hike leader, Peter Lanoie, for an opportunity to learn how to go geo-caching, at the Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve. This family-friendly event is Saturday, September 9, from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet up at the Whipple Bridge...

Invasive Species Walk on March 2

Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve

For this month's Town of Clifton Park Stewardship Hike, the Open Space, Trails & Riverfront Committee is hosting a naturalist to help lead a guided walk to identify and discuss invasive species at the Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 1 p.m.  Meet up at the Whipple Bridge, off...

April Birding Field Trip

Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve

Join the members of the Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club for a birding walk on Sunday, April 15, 2018 from 8 a.m. to Noon at the Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve, at the main entrance at the Whipple Bridge. Please see the club website for more information at www.hmbc.net.

Spring Birding Field Trip

Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve

The Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club is leading a club trip to listen and look for warblers, songbirds, herons and rails, at the Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve on Sunday, May 13, 2018. Event time is 7:30 a.m. to Noon.  Meet up at the Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve main entrance, at the intersection of...

Hamlet History Hop: Vischer Ferry – on Sat. May 19, 2018

Save-the-Date for events and activities starting at 10 a.m. happening in Vischer Ferry, one of the Town of Clifton Park's several historic hamlets!  Family fun, and fun for all ages!  History walks, talks, antique firetrucks and apparatus, old-time games, food, and more!  Activities will center at the Vischer Ferry Fire Department Station, the Vischer Ferry...

Fall Birding Field Trip

Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve

Join the Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club for a club guided bird walk on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, from 7:30 a.m. to Noon, at the Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve. For more information see the club website at www.hmbc.net.

Stewardship Hike at Ferry Drive Entrance to Vischer Ferry Preserve on 12/7

Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve

Join the Town of Clifton Park Open Space, Trails & Riverfront Committee for a Stewardship Hike at the Ferry Drive entrance to the Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve, on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at just before 1 p.m. The hike may take up to 2 hours, and end close to 3 p.m. The route...