Wild Hudson Valley
February 9, 2019
May 11, 2019
Saturday, May 11, 2019
11:00 AM 12:30 PM
DuBois Fort Visitor Center, Historic Huguenot Street
The second in a series of four seasonal nature walks in the Nyquist-Harcourt Wildlife Sanctuary titled, Everywhere at Home: How Local Native People Once Lived With The Land.
Local native peoples once made annual, seasonal trips to the habitats where the land had the most to share. For example, in the Hudson Valley indigenous calendar, springtime was spent along the tributary streams of the Hudson River to catch spawning fish. Summer was spent in floodplain villages adjacent to the maize crops. Autumn was a time when people collected nuts and set brush fires to hunt game in the hills. And early winter was a time for a special extended stay in nearby mountain valleys for trapping. These are only a few of the many ways in which the Esopus people and their neighbors lived off of the land.
Attendees should check in at the DuBois Fort Visitor Center 10 minutes before the start of the tour. The tour will begin at the wigwam.
General Admission $20
Discounts are available for HHS members, seniors, students, active military members, veterans, and children under 13 (with promo code NatureWalk10)
OR purchase a ticket for all four nature walks and receive a $12 reimbursement at the conclusion of the program in November (making the cost of all four walks only $68 in total)
August 10, 2019
Saturday, August 10, 2019
11:00 AM 12:30 PM
DuBois Fort Visitor Center, Historic Huguenot Street
The third in a series of four seasonal nature walks in the Nyquist-Harcourt Wildlife Sanctuary titled, Everywhere at Home: How Local Native People Once Lived With The Land.
Local native peoples once made annual, seasonal trips to the habitats where the land had the most to share. For example, in the Hudson Valley indigenous calendar, springtime was spent along the tributary streams of the Hudson River to catch spawning fish. Summer was spent in floodplain villages adjacent to the maize crops. Autumn was a time when people collected nuts and set brush fires to hunt game in the hills. And early winter was a time for a special extended stay in nearby mountain valleys for trapping. These are only a few of the many ways in which the Esopus people and their neighbors lived off of the land.
Attendees should check in at the DuBois Fort Visitor Center 10 minutes before the start of the tour. The tour will begin at the wigwam.
General Admission $20
Discounts are available for HHS members, seniors, students, active military members, veterans, and children under 13 (with promo code NatureWalk10)
OR purchase a ticket for all four nature walks and receive a $12 reimbursement at the conclusion of the program in November (making the cost of all four walks only $68 in total)
September 7, 2019
Ginseng Planting Workshop for the Catskill Forest Association
Come to learn all about growing ginseng! Anna Plattner, head manager of American Ginseng Pharm and expert in ginseng cultivation, wiill be leading this workshop for the Catskill Forest Association. Time and place to be announced.
October 5, 2019
Nature Walk at John Burroughs Memorial State Historic Site
Come to enjoy the autumn foliage of the Catskill Mountains at Woodchuck Lodge, the historic rustic home of the famed naturalist and nature writer John Burroughs.
More information to be added soon.
November 9, 2019
Saturday, November 9, 2019
11:00 AM 12:30 PM
The last in a series of four seasonal nature walks being led by Justin Wexler through the Mohonk Preserve titled, Everywhere at Home: How Local Native People Once Lived With The Land.
Local native peoples once made annual, seasonal trips to the habitats where the land had the most to share. For example, in the Hudson Valley indigenous calendar, springtime was spent along the tributary streams of the Hudson River to catch spawning fish. Summer was spent in floodplain villages adjacent to the maize crops. Autumn was a time when people collected nuts and set brush fires to hunt game in the hills. And early winter was a time for a special extended stay in nearby mountain valleys for trapping. These are only a few of the many ways in which the Esopus people and their neighbors lived off of the land.
Attendees should check in at the Spring Farm Trailhead, located at Upper 27 Knolls Rd, High Falls, New York, 10 minutes before the start of the tour. The tour will begin at the wigwam. Rain date: Saturday, November 16.
General Admission $20
Discounts are available for HHS members, seniors, students, active military members, veterans, and children under 13 (with promo code NatureWalk10)
OR purchase a ticket for all four nature walks and receive a $12 reimbursement at the conclusion of the program in November (making the cost of all four walks only $68 in total)