"Passion is lifted from the earth itself by the muddy hands of the young; it travels along grass-stained sleeves to the heart. If we are going to save environmentalism and the environment, we must also save an endangered indicator species: the child in nature."

― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

2025 Walks and Paddles

Annual Winter Bird Count – Saturday, January 11, 2025 (All Day) 

Great Backyard Bird Count – Sunday, February 16, 2025 (8:00 AM) 

Signs of Spring Nature Walk – Saturday, March 22, 2025 (8:00 AM)

Tree Identification Walk – Saturday, April 26, 2025 (9:00 AM)

Spring Bird Migration – Sunday, May 04, 2025 (7:30 AM)

Breeding Birds and Butterflies – Saturday, June 14, 2025 (9:00 AM)

Events are free, pre-registration is required and group size will be limited.  No pets please. 

 

Directions to the ECC Preserve

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Esopus Bend Nature Preserve

DOWNLOAD HERE – ESOPUS BEND_Trail Guide 7_2016

Directions:

SHADY LANE ENTRANCE at 10 Shady Lane  – From 9W:  Take Overbaugh St.  Make a left onto Simmons Dr., a right onto Appletree Dr., and a left onto Shady Ln.  Small parking lot available.

STERLEY AVENUE ENTRANCE at 50 Sterley Avenue – From 9W:  Look for a sign on the Saugerties Bowlers Club sign post.  Take Highland Ave. across from Barclay Heights Diner.  Make a left behind Simmons Plaza, continuing along Highland Ave.  Take a right on Blue Hills Dr., a left on Dewitt Dr., and a right on Sterley Ave.  Parking lot and entrance at end.  Please note: parking area is not plowed in winter and may be inaccessible.  Open dawn to dusk, no parking after hours.

KALINA DRIVE walk-in entrance at One Preserve Way  From 9W: Take Overbaugh St. which continues to Kalina Drive.  Entrance is on the right, just before Edgewood Dr.

Parking is limited.  Please carpool whenever possible.

Around the Bend

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