Stewardship Hike at Hayes Nature Park to Carlson Farms on May 5

Hayes Nature Park 233 Moe Road, Clifton Park, NY, United States

The walk is set for Friday, May 5, 2017.  Participants will help evaluate conditions within Hayes Nature Park and heading northerly into the Carlson Farms parkland on town trails. Please meet up by 1 p.m. at the Hayes Road Park - Moe Road entrance at the trailhead. Please RSVP at (518) 371-6054.

Learn to Fish Day in Clifton Park!

Barney Road Park 1 Barney Road, Clifton Park, NY, United States

The Town of Clifton Park and its Open Space, Trails & Riverfront Committee are hosting the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) for a Learn-to-Fish Day event at the Barney Road Pond on Saturday, May 6, 2017.  This event is a kick-off for the annual May celebration of open spaces in Town. DEC staff...

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...

Erie Canal Bicentennial Exhibit Opening at Historic Grooms Tavern

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

Town Historian speaking to a group at the Historic Grooms Tavern As a kick-off to the Erie Canal Bicentennial, a new Erie Canal exhibit, "Low Bridge: The Erie Canal in Saratoga County" will open at the Historic Grooms Tavern on Friday, May 12, at 6 p.m., with a reception, and will be followed by a...

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...

2017 Apple Blossom Festival is May 13

Riverview Orchards 660 Riverview Road, Rexford, NY, United States

Shenendehowa Rotary is sponsoring an Apple Blossom Festival to be held at Riverview Orchards on Saturday, May 13.  Stop by before or after visiting the 2017 Town of Clifton Park Open Space & History Day.  The 2017 Apple Blossom Festival's activities are scheduled throughout the day based on the following schedule: Apple Blossom Festival schedule...

Hike the 41 Acres Steinmetz Site on June 2

Join us for a Stewardship Hike at 41 acres along the riverfront that the Town of Clifton Park acquired. Please RSVP and get directions on parking locations by calling the Open Space Coordinator at (518) 371-6054.  

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...