March Homeschool
Thursday, March 21
10:00am-11:15am
March is Water Lesson 1.
Pre-registration required. $5 per person in addition to the per vehicle Day Use Fee. Members Free.
Naturalist Snapshot: Maple Sugaring
Saturday, March 23
10:00am, 11:00am, and 1:00pm
Naturalist Snapshots are quick (15 minute) looks at something interesting from nature.
Learn about the tools used for maple sugaring and then go on a maple sugaring scavenger hunt to see if you can find all the signs of maple sugaring at Up Yonda Farm.
Included with Day Use Fee.
Night Sky
Wednesday, April 3
10:00am-11:00am & 1:00pm-2:00pm
Get an introduction to the solar eclipse and come inside our inflatable planetarium, StarLab, and learn to identify some of the constellations in our sky and hear the mythology behind them. You’ll also leave prepared to view the Solar Eclipse with complimentary viewing glasses.
Please note that the StarLab is a small space that requires crawling into with seating on the floor. With it’s acoustics, participants will need to be able to sit quietly for the duration of the program. Recommended for those 7 years of age and older.
$5 per person in addition to the per vehicle Day Use Fee. Members Free.
Paint With Patrice “Solar Eclipse in the Mountains“
Thursday, April 4
1:00pm-3:00pm
Enjoy a two-hour workshop with instructor Patrice Jarvis-Weber. Paint with Patrice classes are geared for beginners, but open to all ages and artistic abilities. Participants will use acrylic paints on an 8×8 or 8×10 inch stretched canvas and take home a finished painting.
While you paint, you’ll learn about the upcoming solar eclipse and find out how they happen from a Naturalist.
$12 per person in addition to the per vehicle Day Use Fee. Members $7.
Volunteer Orientation
Friday, April 5
10:00am-10:45am & 1:00pm-1:45pm
Come find out what volunteer opportunities we have available for you at Up Yonda Farm. We will give you a tour of our facilities and walk you through tasks and projects we are looking for volunteers to assist with.
Discovery Series: Signs of Spring Amphibians
Saturday, April 6
9:30am-11:30am
at Godwin Preserve, Padanarum Rd, Bolton, NY
In the springtime, pools of water from melting snow host all sorts of life. Explore with a Naturalist some of Godwin’s vernal pools to see what frogs and salamanders make these part of their life cycle. This hike is rated easy/moderate with several steeper sections.
Free. Pre-registration required with the Lake George Land Conservancy at least 24 hours in advance.