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ESOPUS BEND NATURE PRESERVE ANIMAL TRACKING
February 3, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wintertime at Esopus Bend Nature Preserve offers a special environment for exploration. With snow blanketing the preserve, visitors may observe curious footprints on the ground and wonder what creature made them. Fox, raccoon, rabbit, dog, whose footprints are they? Where did the animal come from? Where was it going? What was it doing? With curiosity sparked, an interesting
adventure can begin.
Esopus Creek Conservancy is sponsoring an animal tracking adventure at Esopus Bend Nature Preserve on Saturday, February 03, 2024. Steve Hart will guide participants as we learn how to identify animal tracks and to observe clues to what the animal may have been doing at the time the tracks were made. In the absence of snow cover, the group will search for animal tracks along stream beds.
Pre-registration required; meeting location determined at time of registration. Bring binoculars and field guides if you have them, and be prepared for potentially cold and icy trail conditions. Heavy rain or snow cancels the walk. Children are welcome and encouraged, please do not bring pets.
Contact the field trip leader, Steve Hart (searunner64@gmail.com) to register or for additional information. This ECC Environmental Education walk is free and open to the public, but pre- registration is required and group size will be limited. For additional information about upcoming ECC Nature Walks and Paddles, please visit www.esopuscreekconservancy.org.
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All participants should be aware of existing guidelines and new field trip protocol listed below:
Participant responsibility agreement while attending a JBNHS field trip: By registering, each participant acknowledges their acceptance of the Individual’s Responsibilities.
Individual’s Responsibilities are:
- To stay with the group, follow trip leader’s requests, and do not separate unless you notify trip leader
- To understand that out-of-doors activities involve hazards and that one participates at one’s own risk
- To wear clothing and footwear appropriate to the terrain, and for sun and insect challenges as well
- To adhere to the ABA Birding Code of Ethics, respect and preserve the flora, fauna, and properties we visit
- To be mindful and courteous to other participants
Additionally:
- Optics may be shared if those involved are comfortable with doing so
- Carpooling is at the discretion of participants.
- Preregistration is required for all field trips and participation may be limited.