Camp Treetops Campers Adirondack Kids is a site devoted to children of all ages who share a love for nature and the great outdoors. Here, there is not MTV - only the sweet song of the whippoorwill and the soft chorus of evening crickets. How many of us can remember that magical moment when we caught our first fish or climbed our first mountain! For countless generations, the Adirondacks has helped shape our values and build character in our children. As our world continues to grow more complicated, perhaps the greatest gift we can give our children is a deep love, respect and understanding for nature. We invite you to enter this wonderful world called the Adirondacks. Visitors Interpretive Centers Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Centers Paul Smith's Newcomb CALENDAR OF EVENTS Spring 2002
Paul Smiths Visitor Interpretive Center
A Division of the Adirondack Park Agency Open every day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Thanksgiving and Christmas To register please call 518-327-3000 Please call to verify in all instances.
March 2002 Nature For the Very Young 10 a.m. - Noon hands-on interaction! This session meets every other Thursday and Friday. Sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute, NYSEG, and Stewart's Shops. Pre-registration. $4 per student/day. API: $2 SAFK & Adults: Orienteering Workshop 1 p.m. ? 2:30 p.m.
Come join two Student Conservation Association/AmeriCorps interns for anafternoon of fun and games using map and compass skills. Designed for ages 10 and up. Pre-registration required. Free.
Rope Making with Cedar Bark 2 p.m. Join two Student Conservation Association/AmeriCorps interns to learn how to make rope using cedar bark. Pre-registration required. Kids and adults. Pre-registration required. $2 per person.
Armchair Traveler Lecture Series 1:30 p.m. Topic: To be announced. Free. SAFK: Adirondack Animal Mask Making 1 p.m. ? 3 p.m.
Make a paper mache mask and decorate it like your favorite Adirondack animal! Designed for kids ages 7-12. Pre-registration required. Free.
Bookbinding and Journal Making with Recycled and Natural Materials 1 p.m. Choose from a variety of styles to create your own journal with Student Conservation Association/AmeriCorps interns. Adults only.
Pre-registration required. $4 per person. Armchair Traveler Lecture Series 1:30 p.m. Topic: Traveling to Nepal. Join Frank and Lethe Lescinsky as they relive their November 2001 trip to Nepal, which included a 12-day trek through rhododendron forests, past the high peaks of Annapurna and Dhaulgiri to the high desert lands near Tibet. Free.
14-15 Nature For the Very Young 10 a.m. - Noon hands-on interaction! This session meets every other Thursday and Friday. Sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute, NYSEG, and Stewart's Shops. Pre-registration. $4 per student/day. API: $2 SAFK & Adults: A Hike Through Time 1 p.m. ? 2:30 p.m.
Hike the Barnum Brook Trail. Along the way you will meet people from the past who have influenced the history of the Adirondacks as you search for answers to a list of clues. For kids and adults. Pre-registration required.
Free. Nature Visualizations with a Reflective Trail Walk 1:30 p.m. ? 3 p.m. Come and explore the connection between nature and quiet imagery.
Adults only. Pre-registration required. Free. Armchair Traveler Lecture Series 1:30 p.m. Topic: Adirondack Land Preserves. Join Doug Munro, of the Adirondack Nature Conservancy and Adirondack Land Trust, as he takes you on a trip around our own back woods of the Adirondack Mountains. Learn about the network of preserves that are located throughout the Adirondacks and open to the public, the group's invasive species program, volunteer program and summit stewardship program. Free.
SAFK: Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt Morning Session 10 a.m. ? 11:30 a.m. Afternoon Session 1 p.m. ? 2:30 p.m.
Come on out for a morning or afternoon of outdoor fun and adventure. We will be searching for things you might see outside in the early spring! How many will you find? Designed for children ages 5-12.
Pre-registration required. Free. Signs of Spring Day Hike! 10 a.m. ? 4 p.m. Join two Student Conservation Association/AmeriCorps interns on an 8.2-mile hike up Jenkins Mountain as you search for early indicators that winter is leaving the North Country. Come prepared for any weather and expect to be outside all day. Bring food and water.
Pre-registration required. Free. Armchair Traveler Lecture 1:30 p.m. Topic: Hiking the Appalachian Trail. Come hear about Shannon Belt's experience hiking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Free.
28-29 Nature For the Very Young 10 a.m. - Noon hands-on interaction! This session meets every other Thursday and Friday. Sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute, NYSEG, and Stewart's Shops. Pre-registration. $4 per student/day. API: $2 SAFK: Eco-Quest Egg Hunt 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Seek out colorful eggs containing the answers to a nature quiz. Match questions to their answers and win a treat! Ages 6 and up. Younger children will need adult help. Pre-registration required. Free.
April 2002 Signs of Spring Walk For Adults 1 - 2 p.m. Join a VIC naturalist for a walk in the woods. Come prepared with questions and dress to be outside. Pre-registration is required, free.
SAFK & Adults: Sugar in the Snow 1 - 2:30 p.m. Tour the Paul Smiths College sugar bush and see how maple syrup in made.
Drop in. 18-19 Nature For the Very Young Graduation 10 a.m. - Noon Nature For the Very Young kids graduate! This session meets every otherThursday and Friday. Sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute, NYSEG, and Stewart's Shops.
Nature For the Very Young Family Fun Fest 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Nature For the Very Young kids and their families celebrate graduation in this annual fun festival.
National Wildlife Federation® Habitat Stewards Training 9:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Habitat Stewards volunteers receive intensive training to equip them with the knowledge and tools needed to help others develop wildlife habitats. Topics will range from butterfly gardening to water quality protection. In exchange for the training, volunteers will spend about 50hours working on habitat projects in their communities. To sign up for the program, call (802) 229-0650. Pre-registration required. Space is limited. Free.
Earth Day Film Festival 1 - 2:30 p.m. All are welcome to celebrate Earth Day with a showing of our selected Adult Packbasket Workshop 9:15 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Join Clear Creek Weavers and craft a great basket for use in the filed or as a conversation piece for your home. Pre-registration is required.
Medium (17"): $45, Large (21"): $55 API members subtract $10.
May 2002
SAFK: Basket Workshop 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. basket. Younger children will need adult help. Pre-registration is required.
$8/child; API free. National Wildlife Federation® Habitat Stewards Training 9:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Habitat Stewards volunteers receive intensive training to equip them with the knowledge and tools needed to help others develop wildlife habitats. Topics will range from butterfly gardening to water quality protection. In exchange for the training, volunteers will spend about 50 hours working on habitat projects in their communities. To sign up for the program, call (802) 229-0650. Pre-registration required. Space is limited. Free.
Babes In The Woods 10 - 11 a.m. A VIC naturalist leads this innovative program designed for children ages 6 months to 2 years old and their caregivers. Toddlers see, touch, feel and get introduced to the outside world. Space is limited!
Pre-registration is required. Free. Perennial Plant Swap 1 - 2 p.m. Bring your extra perennial plants to the VIC to share with others.
Drop in. Free. SAFK & Adults: Wetland Wonders 1 - 3 p.m. Come celebrate national wetland month and explore the wetland waters.
We'll search for cool critters that live in the water (small bug size) and check them out on a video microscope. Bring rubber boots if you have them. Ages 8 to adult. Pre-registration required. Free.
National Wildlife Federation® Habitat Stewards Training 9:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Habitat Stewards volunteers receive intensive training to equip them with the knowledge and tools needed to help others develop wildlife habitats. Topics will range from butterfly gardening to water quality protection. In exchange for the training, volunteers will spend about 50 hours working on habitat projects in their communities. To sign up for the program, call (802) 229-0650. Pre-registration required. Space is limited. Free.
VIC Marathon A team walk-a-thon for people of all ages and abilities 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.> Enjoy a walk with your friends, family members and co-workers on the 2-mile Forest Ecology Trail during this walk-a-thon fund-raiser for the Adirondack Park Institute. Pre-register in groups of between 2 and 13 people, and walk a collective total of 26.2 miles - a marathon!
Prizes, refreshments and a whole lot of fun! Sponsor sheets available by calling 327-3000.
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walks 8 a.m. (sharp) Explore the bird habitats of the Paul Smiths VIC and see how your bird checklist stacks up to the former U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt's.
Pre-registration is required, free.
June 2002
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walks 8 a.m. (sharp) Explore the bird habitats of the Paul Smiths VIC and see how your bird checklist stacks up to the former U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt's.
Pre-registration is required, free. Naturalist on Station 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Stop in at the front desk to find out where our naturalist is stationed.
Then join him/her on station to ask questions and maybe even view wildlife. "Adirondack Music Celebration" Adirondack Interpretation Through the Arts Program 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
It's time to celebrate Adirondack music with some family fun. Enjoy musical performances by professional, amateur and student musicians, open mic at lunchtime and a roundtable discussion focusing on how musicians interpret the Adirondack Park through their songs. Dan Berggren, Peggy Lynn and Chris Shaw will perform. Sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute, the New York State Council on the Arts and North Country Public Radio. Free admission/$6 per person for lunch.
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walks 8 a.m. (sharp) Explore the bird habitats of the Paul Smiths VIC and see how your bird checklist stacks up to the former U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt's.
Pre-registration is required, free. Naturalist on Station 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Stop in at the front desk to find out where our naturalist is stationed.
Then join him/her on station to ask questions and maybe even view wildlife. Naturalist on Station 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Stop in at the front desk to find out where our naturalist is stationed. Then join him/her on station to ask questions and maybe even view wildlife.
Naturalist on Station 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Stop in at the front desk to find out where our naturalist is stationed.
Then join him/her on station to ask questions and maybe even view wildlife.
Newcomb Visitor Interpretive Center
A Division of the Adirondack Park Agency Open every day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Thanksgiving and Christmas To register please call 518-582-2000 Please call to verify in all instances.
March 2002 Nature for the Very Young 10 a.m. - noon Pre-school program for children ages 3-5. Open your child's eyes to the wonderful world outdoors! Sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute, NYSEG, and Stewart's Shops. Pre-registration for the season required.
$2/child/session. Winter to Spring 1:30 p.m. Guest naturalist Peter O'Shea shares his knowledge about the transition plants and animals make with the changing season. Look for these changes as you walk along one of our trails. Pre-registration required. Free.
10 a.m. - noon Come and learn how to make a lap-sized quilt with the Newcomb's Mountain Quilters at the VIC. This is a comprehensive program and includes projects for kids 9 and older. In this third session, they will continue to sew their projects together using sewing machines.
Pre-registration required. Nature for the Very Young 10 a.m. - noon Pre-school program for children ages 3-5. Open your child's eyes to the wonderful world outdoors! Sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute, NYSEG, and Stewart's Shops. Pre-registration for the season required.
$2/child/session. Natural Egg Dye Workshop 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Use beets, cabbage, onions, nuts and more to color eggs the natural way.
Bring your own dozen hard-boiled eggs. Drop in anytime before 2 p.m. Cost is $2/family. Spring on the Calendar 1:30 p.m.
Join a VIC naturalist in a search for signs of spring along one of our trails. While the calendar may say it's spring, do the plants, animals and weather forecasts agree? Pre-registration recommended. Free.
April 2002 Nature for the Very Young 10 a.m. - noon Pre-school program for children ages 3-5. Open your child's eyes to the wonderful world outdoors! Sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute, NYSEG, and Stewart's Shops. Pre-registration for the season required.
$2/child/session. Meet an American Kestrel 1 - 2 p.m. Join a VIC naturalist for this Bird-on-Hand Program featuring our non-releasable American kestrel, the smallest of the falcons. Learn about its adaptations and habitat. Pre-registration not required.
Free Spring Stretch 1:30 p.m. Join a VIC naturalist on one of our trails to "stretch" your legs for the spring hiking season. You'll also explore our forest habitat for plants and animals adapting to the spring season. Pre-registration recommended. Free.
10 a.m. - noon Come and learn how to make a lap-sized quilt with Newcomb's Mountain Quilters at the VIC. This is a comprehensive program and includes projects for kids 9 and older. In this fourth session, they will finish sewing their projects on the sewing machines. Pre-registration is required.
It's Arbor Day 10 a.m. In recognition of New York State Arbor Day, the VIC acknowledges the importance of trees. Staff and volunteers will plant a tree in our "song bird garden" habitat area. Look for our tree identification trail walk on June 22.
"Adirondack Photography Symposium" Adirondack Interpretation Through the Arts Program 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
It's time to celebrate Adirondack photography. Enjoy slide shows by noted photographers Mark Kurtz and Carl Heilman and roundtable discussions focusing on how photographers make a living in the mountains and how they interpret the Adirondack Park through their work.
Sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute and North Country Public Radio. Free admission/$6 per person for lunch.
May 2002 Nature for the Very Young 10 a.m. - noon Pre-school program for children ages 3-5. Open your child's eyes to the wonderful world outdoors! Sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute, NYSEG, and Stewart's Shops. Pre-registration for the season required.
$2/child/session. Tote Basket Workshop 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Join basket maker Patty Farrell and make your own tote basket with canvas handles. This basket has color woven into its design. It's 12" long, 6.5" wide and 12" high. All instructions and materials are provided. Pre-registration and non-refundable deposit are required.
Cost is $40/person. Cute, Furry Creatures I Have Known 1 p.m. This is a slides and study skins program featuring the small mammals ofthe Adirondacks presented by Charlotte Demers, Wildlife Biologist, SUNYCollege of Environmental Science and Forestry, Adirondack Ecological Center. Pre-registration not required. Free.
Early Woodland Wildflower Walk 1:30 p.m. Join a VIC naturalist and meet some early woodland wildflowers along one of our trails. You'll learn about their strategies for survival, some folklore and more. Pre-registration recommended. Free Early Birds and Worms?
1:30 p.m. Guest Naturalist Peter O'Shea shares his experience with birds, flowers and other May happenings along one of our trails. It's also International Migratory Bird Day ... so go birding! Pre-registration required. Free Driving Mom Batty 1:30 p.m.
Come learn all about Bats with staff Naturalist Ellen Rathbone as she shares her slide presentation that covers information about bats throughout the world. A great way to entertain your mom on this Mother'sDay. Pre-registration not required. Free Nature for the Very Young 10 a.m. - noon Pre-school program for children ages 3-5. Open your child's eyes to the wonderful world outdoors! Sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute, NYSEG, and Stewart's Shops. Pre-registration for the season required.
$2/child/session. 10 a.m. - noon Come and learn how to make a lap-sized quilt with Newcomb's Mountain Quilters at the VIC. This is a comprehensive program and includes projects for kids 9 and older. In this fifth session, they will layer their quilt tops, batting, backing and then tie the three layers together. Pre-registration is required.
8th Annual Breakfast with the Birds 7:30 a.m. Join Ray Masters, Wildlife Biologist, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Adirondack Ecological Center, for an early morning birding by ear (for beginners) walk on a VIC trail. Pancake campfire breakfast follows. Sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute.
Pre-registration required. Cost $2/person. Woodland Wildflower Walk 1:30 p.m. Join a VIC naturalist and meet some early woodland wildflowers along one of our trails. You'll learn about their strategies for survival, some folklore and more. Pre-registration recommended. Free Nature for the Very Young 10 a.m. - noon Pre-school program for children ages 3-5. Open your child's eyes to th wonderful world outdoors! Sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute, NYSEG, and Stewart's Shops. Pre-registration for the season required.
$2/child/session. June 2002 It's National Trails Day 10 a.m. Join the VIC staff in their acknowledgment of National Trails Day and walk a trail for health and fun. All hikers will receive the American Hiking Society's Fact Sheet on the benefit of hiking.
Pre-registration not required. Free. Forest Ecosystem Walk 1:30 p.m. Join guest Naturalist Peter O'Shea as he shares his knowledge of the forest. The VIC also recognizes National Trails Day. Go out and enjoy a trail! Pre-registration required. Free Woodland Wildflower Walk 1:30 p.m.
Join a VIC naturalist and meet some woodland wildflowers along one of our trails. You'll learn about their strategies for survival, some folklore and more. Pre-registration recommended. Free Bird-of-Prey Program 1 p.m.
This program features some of our non-releasable education birds, their special adaptations and habitats. Pre-registration not required. Free 10 a.m. - noon Come and learn how to make a lap-sized quilt with Newcomb's Mountain Quilters at the VIC. This is a comprehensive program and includes projects for kids 9 and older. In this sixth and final session, they will attach and sew the bindings on their quilts. Pre-registration is required.
Tree Key Walk 1:30 p.m. Learn how to identify the trees along one of our trails. After meeting each tree, hear of its folklore and/or use today and in the past.
Pre-registration not required. Free Fern Finder Walk 1:30 p.m. Get up close and personal with the ferns and their friendly fronds alongone of our trails. Staff Naturalist Emily Dehoff shares her enthusiasm about ferns with all. Pre-registration not required. Free.
Northern Pike caught by 9 year old Caroline Grant on the Saranac Chain of Lakes!
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