Great Backyard Bird Count – Feb. 17 through Feb. 20, 2017

Calling all novice to experienced birders!  The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free, fun, and easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish)...

Parent & Me Hike at Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve (Ferry Dr Entrance)

Come explore Clifton Park's Open Spaces through a nature education program geared for young children. This "Parent & Me" Hike is at Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve, at the Ferry Drive Entrance (end of Ferry Drive) overlooking the Mohawk River.  This is the first of five hikes at different locations, are planned for each...

Stewardship Hike at Veterans Memorial Park on March 3

Veterans Memorial Park & Mooney Carrese Forest Elks Trail, off of MacElroy Road, Clifton Park

Participants will help evaluate conditions / needs at Veterans Memorial Park with the Open Space Coordinator. The walk will focus on the northern area of the property and its intersection with the future parkland of Rolling Meadows. This Stewardship Hike will be led by Town Staff. Please RSVP at (518) 371-6054.

Parent & Me Hike at North Woods Nature Preserve

North Woods Nature Preserve

Come explore Clifton Park's Open Spaces through a nature education program geared for young children. This "Parent & Me" Hike is at North Woods Nature Preserve, located between 38 and 40 Shadow Wood Way in the heart of the Country Knolls neighborhood.  This is the second of five hikes at different locations, are planned for...

Free

Crossroads & Canals: History Talk on March 10

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

Clifton Park Town Historian John Scherer will present a PowerPoint program about Clifton Park's history on Friday, March 10 at 7 p.m. at Historic Grooms Tavern. Come and "visit" the tree-lined streets of Jonesville, and the resort town of Vischer Ferry from more than a century ago. HIstoric Grooms Tavern is located at the corner...

Parent & Me Hike at Garnsey Park

Garnsey Park 1461 NY 146, Rexford, NY, United States

Come explore Clifton Park's Open Spaces through a nature education program geared for young children. This "Parent & Me" Hike is at Garnsey Park, located off of NYS Route 146 in western Clifton Park.  This is the third of five hikes at different locations, are planned for each consecutive, Wednesday morning in March 2017. Meet-up...

Free

Parent & Me Hike at Ushers Road State Forest

Ushers Road State Forest

Come explore Clifton Park's Open Spaces through a nature education program geared for young children. This "Parent & Me" Hike will be held at Ushers Road State Forest, located off of Ushers Road.  The park entrance, and small parking lot, is located east of Route 9.  (The entrance is in the Town of Halfmoon, while...

Parent & Me Hike at Kinns Road Park

Kinns Road Park 625 Kinns Road, Clifton Park , NY, United States

Come explore Clifton Park's Open Spaces through a nature education program geared for young children. This "Parent & Me" Hike will be held at Kinns Road Park, at 625 Kinns Road, Clifton Park. This is the final of five hikes at different locations, are planned for each consecutive, Wednesday morning in March 2017. Meet-up on...

Free

Passport to Nature – Parent & Me Hike at Veterans Park

Veterans Memorial Park & Mooney Carrese Forest Elks Trail, off of MacElroy Road, Clifton Park

Join us for a guided hike to one of Clifton Park's several Letterboxes as part of the Passport to Nature Program.  This hike is slated for Wednesday, April 5, at 9:30 a.m., at Veterans' Memorial Park, off of Elks Trail, and MacElroy Road, and is perfect for parents/grandparents/caregivers and their little ones. The theme for...

Free