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Agroforestry Resource Center

Cornell University Cooperative Extension’s Agroforestry Resource Center is a demonstration, research, and education center that focuses on the way woodlands benefit living organisms and waterways.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Acra
Capital District Region
TEL - 518-622-9820

Albany Pine Bush Preserve and Discovery Center

Explore the unique plant and animal life that depend on the pine barrens for its survival at Albany Pine Bush Preserve and Discovery Center

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee, Free, Title I, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Albany
Capital District Region
TEL - 518-456-0655 ext. 1

Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center

The Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center offers year-round educational programs for school groups, youth organizations, clubs and the general public.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Capital District Region
Voorheesville
TEL - 518-872-0800

Five Rivers Environmental Education Center

Located in the Capital District, Five Rivers Environmental Education Center is a living museum comprising over 450 acres of fields, forests, and wetlands.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Capital District Region
Delmar
TEL - 518-475-0291, 518-475-0295

Ramshorn-Livingston Sanctuary

On over 436 acres at the Ramshorn-Livingston Sanctuary, see the Hudson River’s largest tidal swamp forest, visit a major feeding area for migratory birds, and a breeding ground for American shad and bass and more.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Capital District Region
Catskill
TEL - 518-678-3248

Up Yonda Farm

Up Yonda Farm on 73 acres with a spectacular view overlooking Lake George offers nature programs on topics include Natural History and Wildlife. Explore woodland trails, perennial gardens, a butterfly garden and more.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Bolton Landing
Capital District Region
TEL - 518-644-9767