| 1/19 |
American Hiking Society Winter
Trails 2002
An annual festival of winter hiking. Join AHS
for FREE snowshoe demonstrations, snowshoe hikes, workshops on
winter camping,
events for the whole family, and much more. Nearest location
is High Point State Park, NJ. |
| 2/7 |
Delegates meeting at Seafarers
and International House |
| 2/12 |
Reading
the Earth in Our Highlands Jerome Wyckoff |
| 2/14 |
Trails
Council meeting at TBD (not usual date) |
| 3/3-6 |
HIKE
THE HILL: TRAILS ADVOCACY WEEK
Learn how to lobby for your trails during American Hiking Society's Trails
Advocacy Week. Advocacy Week provides training on trails issues and advocacy
skills plus networking opportunities with trail activists
from around the nation. Advocacy Week helps secure funding and protection
for the hiking trails and trail lands you use and enjoy. |
| 3/17 |
Hike
the Critical Treasures of the Highlands Wyanokies |
| 4/8 |
Protect
the NY Highlands |
| 4/20-28 |
Scenic Hudson's Great River Sweep - Help
with the annual cleanup of the shorelines and and public spaces
this year as the Great River Sweep enters it's fifth year. For
a registration form and informational pamphlet, please call the
Great River Sweep hotline at (845) 473-TIDE (473-8433) or e-mail volunteer@scenichudson.org |
| 4/21 |
Hike
the Critical Treasures of the Highlands Pequannock |
| 4/22 |
Earth Day Earth
Day Network |
| 4/22 |
Earth
Day Lobby Day in Albany, NY
Registration is only $5 and is free for students.
For more detailed information or to register, visit:
http://actionnetwork.org/ct/pda8MI51jP-5/Earth_Day_Lobby_Day,
or contact Laura DiBetta at 518-462-5526 ext. 221,
or edld@eany.org |
| 4/26-27 |
EMS
Club Day 20% off for anything in the store |
| 4/27 |
Trail
Maintenance Workshop |
| 5/5 |
Litter
Day planed and unplanned |
| 5/18 |
Smart
Growth Workshop Shawangunk Ridge Coalition Minutes |
| 5/18-19 |
Survey
to Search for Old Growth Forest in Southern New York |
| 5/19 |
Hike
the Critical Treasures of the Highlands Schunemunk |
| 5/31/-6/1 |
The American Cancer Society's Relay
for Life is a fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate
survivorship and raise money for the American Cancer Society. During
the event, teams of people gather at schools, fairgrounds, or parks
and take turns walking, jogging, or running laps. Each team tries
to keep at least one team member on the track at all times. Cathy
Dougher dcdjdoug@aol.com, www.cancer.org |
| 6/1 |
National
Trails Day |
| 6/2 |
Open House at the Trail Conference office
3-6pm |
| 6/6 |
Trails
Council Meeting - Suffern Library 6:45 |
| 6/13 |
Delegates Meeting - Fort
Lee, NJ |
| 6/15 |
Hike
the Critical Treasures of the Highlands Torne Valley |
| 6/15 |
AT
Natural Heritage Monitoring Program Science Workshop |
| 6/22 |
Take a
Study Hike Through a Hemlock Forest Science Workshop |
| 6/25 |
Public
hearing on issues regarding the clearance of ordinance from
Storm King State Park at Bear Mountain Inn commencing at 6:00
p.m. |
| 8/1-10 |
Hudson
River Greenway Trail Tour - End-to-End Event |
| 8/18 |
Science
Committee Project Barberry removal at Jockey Hollow |
| 8/31 |
Science
Committee Project Barberry removal at Jockey Hollow |
| 9/7 |
A Ceremony
of Healing and Hope |
| 9/13-15 |
Grassroots activist training program
The Sierra Club Training Academy
Doral Forrestal Conference Center
Princeton NJ.
Cost $20.00 - includes lodging, meals, and training materials.
For more information contact Lori Herpen at lori.herpen@sierraclub.org or
Liz Pallatto at:
Liz.pallatto@sierraclub.org. or you can get information from their
web site at:
(page that is no longer available)
|
| 9/14 |
Minds
of Steel Hikeathon benefit mental health of 9/11 affected
children - Hunter Mt in Catskills + others. |
| 9/20-21 |
Hudson
River Valley Ramble |
| 9/21 |
Get
Green, and Get in the Mud |
| 9/28 |
National
Public Lands Day |
| 10/1 |
Presentation on "Uncovering the
Facts On West Niles Virus, Lyme and
Insect-borne Diseases" to be given by director of infectious
disease, Dr. Lawrence Nastro. It will take place at St. Pauls
in Chatham on Tuesday, October 1st at 7:30pm. Deatils can
be found at http://www.runnymede.com/health/ Admission
charged! |
| 10/4-6 |
Grassroots activist training program
Appalachian Mountain Club
White Memorial Environmental Center
Litchfield CT.
No cost
For more information contact: Bryan Wentzell at 617-523-0655 ext. 386 or wentzell@amcinfo.org |
| 10/5 |
Pyramid Mountain N.H.A Native Plantings
11am-4pm to plant native wildflowers & shrubs in the entrance
to Pyramid Mountain. We will supply all the tools, you bring the
elbow grease.Together we'll make Pyramid and even more beautiful
area to visit! Sign up at 973-334-3130. |
| 10/6 |
Opening of Fort Montgomery |
| 10/20 |
Official Pochuck Bridge Opening with
dignitaries |
| 10/25-26 |
EMS
Club Days 20% off for anything in the store |
| 10/26 |
Trail
Maintenance Workshop Fahnestock SP |
| 10/27 |
TC
Annual Meeting at Silver Mine in Harriman - 9am |
| 10/27 |
Torrey
Memorial Hike - 12:30pm |
| 11/23 |
Fall
Fling - co-sponsored with Country Dance
New York, the Pinewoods Folk Music Club and the New York
- New Jersey Trail Conference. |
12/6-8 |
Wilderness
Leadership Weekend at the Adirondak Loj offered at NO COST to
participants! |
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