Tree ID Program for Beginners (virtual)
Join Cary Institute Wildlife Biologist Mike Fargione and Dutchess Land Conservancy Ecologist Julie Hart for a forest tree identification program for beginners. Register here!
Sap Happy Maple Weekend (in person)
Bowdoin Park 85 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NYDutchess County Parks’ popular Sap Happy Maple Weekend returns with tasty, educational, and fun events for all ages in collaboration with the Office for the Aging, Poughkeepsie Public Library, Farmers and Chefs restaurant, and Sean’s Waffles Food Truck from Friday, March 25 through Sunday, March 27 at Bowdoin Park.
Hands-On Public Maple Education Classes (in person)
Bowdoin Park 85 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NYFriday, Saturday and Sunday Bowdoin Parks staff will provide hands-on learning opportunities for all ages about the art and history of making maple syrup. Participants will get to watch the different steps of the maple syrup making process, from the tapping of trees at the park, to sap collection, and boiling it down to make …
The Perils of Plastics (virtual)
The League of Women Voters of Westchester County invites you to a virtual forum to find out why the production, use and disposal of plastic is one of the greatest environmental and health threats of our time. Featuring Eric Cirino, author of Thicker Than Water: A Quest for Solutions to the Plastics Crisis and Jim Vallette, President …
Rummage Sale Fundraiser (in person)
New Paltz United Methodist Church 1 Grove Street, New Paltz, NYSustainability & Innovation Conference (in person)
Nelly Goletti Theater Marist CollegeThe Sustainability & Innovation Conference is a senior capstone project with a mission to create an intersectional conversation around the fashion landscape, its effect on the environment, technological innovations, and how we can create meaningful changes in the industry. Through panel discussions with industry vets, experts, and authors the audience will learn about the importance …
Earth Day Celebration with Evergreen Minds at the Vassar Farm (in person)
Vassar Farm and Ecological PreserveProject Growing Together Community Garden is located on the grounds of the ecological preserve at Vassar College. 11 am – 11:45 – Musical Meditation in the Garden – Eric Fraser Eric Fraser is a licensed music therapist and a multi-instrumentalist, educator, composer, and songwriter. Eric’s orientation to Indian classical music serves as inspiration for melody, and a creative tool for improvisation on original …