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SUMMARY:MUSHROOM FORAY
DESCRIPTION:Excited to finally add this discipline to the JBNHS schedule and with non-other than our friend Chris Baker! It is difficult to predict in advance when the right combination of environmental conditions will make for a good mushroom walk but it’s typically a great time of year to be in the field and learn more about identification and mushroom “protocol”. Please register with Chris (chicorynaturalist@gmail.com ) to be properly prepared for this outing and to find out meet up time and location.
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/mushroom-foray/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260907
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SUMMARY:FALL BIRD WALK AT PHILLIES BRIDGE
DESCRIPTION:The Phillies Bridge Farm Project is dedicated to sustainable agriculture\, food justice\, and education\, offering a CSA\, farm camps\, and workshops. 65 acres of the property is farmed for growing vegetables\, herbs\, and flowers with another 45 acres of woods and wetlands that has 1.5 miles of trails for nature study that are accessible to the public. Please register with (education@philliesbridge.org ) to find out meeting time and location for this co-sponsored event. Peter Schoenberger will lead this walk and share his expertise on birding.
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/fall-bird-walk-at-phillies-bridge/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T120000
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SUMMARY:FALL MIGRATION RAMBLE AT BURROUGHS SANCTUARY
DESCRIPTION:This co-sponsored walk with our friends at the John Burroughs Association is part of the annual\, month long Hudson River Valley Ramble. A visit to the sanctuary always captures the spirit of our namesake and hopefully the southbound autumn passage of neotropical migrants. Please register with info@johnburroughsassociation.org for details on meet up location.
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/fall-migration-ramble-at-burroughs-sanctuary/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260914
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SUMMARY:WONDER OF WOODY PLANTS AT FALLING WATERS
DESCRIPTION:It is always a pleasure to have the engaging (and knowledgeable) Tom O’Dowd on the lead for a walk like this and at a location like Scenic Hudson’s 150-acre riverside and picturesque holding\, Falling Waters in Saugerties. Tom is the Kingston Land Trust’s Land Stewardship Coordinator and can also speak to professional initiatives on this outing along with identification tips and interesting facts on woody plants. Be sure to register with Tom (tkodowd@gmail.com ) for meet up location and time.
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/wonder-of-woody-plants-at-falling-waters/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTSTAMP:20261104T045715
CREATED:20260704T175822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260704T183821Z
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SUMMARY:AUTUMN CATSKILL’S HIGH PEAK HIKE TWIN MT.
DESCRIPTION:We will hike Twin Mt on the Devil’s Path from the Prediger Road trailhead in Tannersville. After about the first mile we will be hiking through first growth forest -never logged\, farmed\, barked\, burned\, or cleared. The total distance round trip is around 6 miles\, with about 1800’ of elevation gain. Twin is named for its 2 summits which are 0.7 miles apart. We will hike to the far summit and then return to the south summit for a snack and excellent views. Participants should be prepared for rough and rocky conditions with some rock scrambles; hiking poles recommended. Bring plenty of water and snacks; sunscreen and insect repellent might come in handy. \nMeet at the Kingston Thruway traffic circle at 7:00AM\, or the Prediger Road trailhead (N 42.13403\, W -74.10434) at 8:00. To register contact Dave Hayes vireo44@gmail.com or 845-417-9251.
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/autumn-catskills-high-peak-hike-twin-mt-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T150000
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SUMMARY:JBNHS ANNUAL PICNIC
DESCRIPTION:Festivities will once again be held at Kingston’s Hasbrouck Park Pavilion offering the MOST scenic view in town. Please come at noon if you plan on donating items for the raffle so we can have things in place as JBNHSers arrive. \nDon’t forget your binoculars! \nFood will once again be provided by Stone Soup and will be delivered at 1:00 PM. \nThis is a great opportunity to spend a little more time (than on field trips) with some of your favorite people and also help plot out plans in 2027 for the society. \nCOST FOR THE PINIC IS $22 PER PERSON\, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE DIETARY RESTRICTIONS \nMAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: JBNHS \nMAIL TO:\nMary Moxham\, JBNHS\nP.O. Box 4233\nKingston\, NY 12402
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/jbnhs-annual-picnic-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260923
DTSTAMP:20261104T045715
CREATED:20260913T144431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T165623Z
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SUMMARY:BEST FRIENDS WALK AT BLACK CREEK PRESERVE
DESCRIPTION:An occasion to visit nature with your best dog and human friends! John Burroughs described the dog as the “ideal walking companion” in Ways of Nature in 1905. We will visit this spectacular Scenic Hudson nature preserve that was a JB favorite in all four astronomical seasons this year to prove that point. There are a variety of trails on 142 acres with lots of interesting spots to view birds and nature at its finest. Black Creek Preserve\, Winding Brook Road\, Esopus\, NY 12429 (off 9W)\, meet in parking area. \n*Dogs only welcome\, please be reasonably behaved and mostly friendly with other dogs and humans.\n**Note: Please do join even if you don’t have a dog\, sometimes it’s nice just to play with other people’s puppies!\n***Bring binoculars\, scopes (and poop bags)\, there are fantastic river views!\n=> Please register with Sue Begnal for start time (susan.begnal@gmail.com )
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/best-friends-walk-at-black-creek-preserve/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260927T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260927T120000
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SUMMARY:GREIG FARM BIRDWALK - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:This field trip has been Cancelled \nThis property has fast become a special place to visit particularly as fall migration progresses. Please contact Peter Schoenberger (pdsis@yahoo.com ) to register and find out details on meeting location.
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/greig-farm-birdwalk-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T120000
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SUMMARY:SPARROW WALK AT THE FARM HUB
DESCRIPTION:PRE-REGISTER with the Hudson Valley Farm Hub’s Applied Farmscape Ecology Program Manager Anne Bloomfield (anne@hvfarmhub.org ) for field trip meeting details. This is a rare opportunity to enjoy the wonderful habitat that has been created on this private property by practices Anne can discuss along the walk. Targets for this trip are sparrows and their allies. We will visit farmland habitat and weedy edges for LBJ’s and maybe a skulker or two.
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/sparrow-walk-at-the-farm-hub/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261004T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261004T120000
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CREATED:20260913T144910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T144910Z
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SUMMARY:AUTUMN WILDCARD BIRDWALK
DESCRIPTION:We’ll let trip leader Peter Schoenberger (pdsis@yahoo.com or 914 466-2707) decide the direction this field trip will go but he does love a good weedy patch full of sparrows (who doesn’t)? Maybe a “farm” visit or will a place like the Ashokan Reservoir offer the birdiest option come field trip day? Please register in advance to find out pertinent details.
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/autumn-wildcard-birdwalk-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T120000
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CREATED:20260913T145010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T145010Z
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SUMMARY:AUTUMN YOUNG NATURALIST OUTING
DESCRIPTION:PRE-REGISTER with JBNHSinfo@jbnhs.org to learn more about this field trip’s focus and location closer to the actual date. These seasonal walks are intended to highlight timely natural occurrences and if something special (or unusual) is happening locally we’d enjoy sharing these events with littles and spreading the wonderment of nature.
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/autumn-young-naturalist-outing/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261103T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261103T120000
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CREATED:20260913T145342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261031T220555Z
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SUMMARY:ELECTION DAY SPARROWS AT JUNIPER FLATS
DESCRIPTION:A new tradition of two walks on Election Day to make it much easier to perform your civic duty. Since it’s Election Day the real twist will be which walk will have more species (votes) and will Vice President Deb Weltsch be installed as our next President or will Mark carry on with his life sentence. Muck boots and layered clothing are always a good idea regardless of the destination.\nDeb Weltsch ( dweltsch13@gmail.com ) will lead the walk at one of her favorite patches in Nyquist/Harcourt Sanctuary in New Paltz and hope for some unkempt gardens to pad her sparrow list. Contact Deb to register and to find out meet up time. \nMark DeDea ( forsythnature@aol.com ) will visit Seed Song Farm in the Town of Ulster (which we can pretty much guarantee will be unkempt) and provide candy on this short morning walk. Contact Mark to register and to find out meet up time.
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/election-day-sparrows-at-juniper-flats-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T120000
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SUMMARY:ASHOKAN RESERVOIR BIRDWALK
DESCRIPTION:The “Rez” can provide some of the most interesting birds in Ulster County in late fall. Loons\, grebes\, and diving ducks are the expected targets but if conditions are right everything from lingering shorebirds to wandering winter finches can be encountered. Contact trip leader Dixon Onderdonk (dixononderdonk@gmail.com  ) for meet up location and itinerary as this outing usually has a few stops. Remember to bring an extra layer of clothing and a spotting scope is always beneficial.
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/ashokan-reservoir-birdwalk-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T191500
DTSTAMP:20261104T045715
CREATED:20261031T221202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261031T221202Z
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SUMMARY:LISTERS - UPSTATE FILMS MIDTOWN
DESCRIPTION:FREE airing of the movie Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching as part of UPSTATE FILMS MIDTOWN’s Neighborhood Watch followed by a brief Q&A session with JBNHSers.\n591 Broadway\, Kingston NY 12401\nFREE parking at the Cornell Street Parking Lot\nA humorous and creative documentary by the Reiser brothers\, who jump into birding and immediately explore the challenges (and sanity) of a birding big year and the many idiosyncrasies of the birding community.
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/listers-upstate-films-midtown/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261116
DTSTAMP:20261104T045715
CREATED:20261031T221334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261031T221334Z
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SUMMARY:FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN FOR GOLDENS
DESCRIPTION:The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society’s Sanctuary which in home to the Franklin Mountain Hawk watch\, renowned as one of the best locations east of the Mississippi for autumn passage of Golden Eagles.  Franklin Mountain is also a good spot for other late season raptor migrants and even winter finch flights. We’ll leave Kingston Saturday morning and go directly to the hawk watch approximately two hours away.  We can bird environs around Oneonta Sunday morning for passerines and then get a second crack at the hawk watch (and hopefully proper conditions) before getting on the road home.\nA ten room block has been reserved at the Holiday Inn Express in Oneonta for JBNHS members.  Please call (1-607-684-2000) and identify yourself as a JBNHS member and reference the group code “FMH” to save your room and receive the discounted rate.  Once you have done that let Mark DeDea (forsythnature@aol.com) know you’ve signed up.
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/franklin-mountain-for-goldens-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T180000
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CREATED:20260913T143753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261031T221722Z
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SUMMARY:JBNHS NOV MEETING GUEST SPEAKER: BIRD CITY AUTHOR RYAN GOLDBERG
DESCRIPTION:Bird City: Adventures in New York’s Urban Wilds author Ryan Goldberg will present before our business meeting.  Informative and uplifting\, Bird City will inspire folks to slow down and look around them as our name sake implored more than a century ago.  Bird City also shares an important fact that nature is around us all (even in the five boroughs) and should be visited daily not just on the weekend. Co-sponsoring friends at Blue Heron Books will have copies available for purchase beforehand so please remember to support local business. The public is welcome but please register for talk with Mark DeDea (forsythnature@aol.com ) as seating is limited.   Presentation and Q&A will run about an hour with an important JBNHS Trustee’s Meeting to follow as we chart the course for next year’s activities and goals.\nD&H Canal Historical Society Museum\n1315 NY 213 High Falls\, NY 12440
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/jbnhs-november-meeting-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261129T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261129T120000
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CREATED:20261031T221831Z
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SUMMARY:EMPIRE STATE TRAIL/SOJOUNER TRUTH STATE PARK BIRDING
DESCRIPTION:A morning to remember everyone’s favorite Beatle with a warm\, caloric breakfast snack and some Birds & Beans coffee to help. If time allows we may even look for some birds along the dramatically improved Empire State Trail once known as “Immigrant’s Way” and maybe stroll up to the state park lot if it’s left unmowed and birdy. We will meet at the Kingston Point Beach parking lot to scan for gulls and waterfowl and can then put our scopes away for a leisurely and easy walk on a paved trail with our binoculars. Please register with Mark DeDea ( forsythnature@aol.com ) so I know how much bread pudding to make.
URL:https://jbnhs.org/event/empire-state-trail-sojouner-truth-state-park-birding-2/
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