Starting this week, parents, grandparents and caretakers of young children are invited to participate in 45-minute, outdoors nature walks and explore Clifton Park’s open spaces,...
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04.032016March 4, 2016
Hike at 1 p.m. in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood today, Mar. 4
By Jennifer ViggianiIn Events, Hiking, Kinns Road Park, Sherwood Forest Parklands & Vicinity, Stewardship Hike
The Town of Clifton Park with the Open Space, Trails & Riverfront Committee and Open Space Coordinator, are hosting a Stewardship Hike today, March 4...
17.022016February 18, 2016
Signs of beavers abound at Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve
A February winter walk revealed several signs of recent activity by beavers in the Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve. The beaver, Castor canadensis, is...
17.022016March 4, 2016
UPDATE: Kinns Park Alert: Rescheduled Dead Tree Removal Beginning Mar. 4
WIND CONDITIONS UNSAFE – Due to previously, inadequate weather conditions, tree removal will begin the afternoon of Friday, March 4, 2016, instead of what had...
17.022016February 17, 2016
Read with Us! Nature Book Club Forming this Spring 2016
Kristin Murphy, member of the Town of Clifton Park Open Space, Trails & Riverfront Committee, is leading an initiative to form a Nature/Environment Themed Book...
10.022016February 10, 2016
Help Count the Birds! The Great Backyard Bird Count starts Feb. 12
By Jennifer ViggianiIn Birds, Vischer Ferry, Volunteer OpportunityTags Audubon, Great Backyard Bird Count, Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club
Everyone is invited to join in the global “Great Backyard Bird Count” starting on February 12 and continuing through February 15, 2016, and participate in...
09.022016February 18, 2016
Volunteers Sought: Please Register for Parks Clean-Up Set for April 16
By Jennifer ViggianiIn Collins Park, Dwaas Kill, Events, Garnsey, Kinns Road, Kinns Road Park, Mohawk Landing, News, North Woods, Spring Clean Up Event, Trails, Ushers Road, Veterans Memorial, Vischer Ferry, Volunteer OpportunityTags Councilwoman Amy Standaert, Friends of Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway
08.022016February 10, 2016
Visitors Participate in Citizen Science during Winter Fest at Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve on Feb. 6
Frank Berlin, long-time member of the Town of Clifton Park Open Space, Trails & Riverfront Committee, led the 2016 Winter Fest hike at the Dwaas...
08.022016February 10, 2016
Hikers Hop the Streams at West Sky Natural Area
A dozen people joined the Town’s Open Space Coordinator for a sunny, chilly hike ton Feb. 5, 2016 and checked out the winter conditions of...
20.092015February 10, 2016
Scout Installs New Dwaas Kill Welcome Kiosk
If you’re visiting the Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve, look for a new welcome kiosk that was constructed in 2015 located about 100 feet down the...