Get Outdoors and Support Land Protection!
TRAILS, CONNECTIONS, COMMUNITY



Join us on Tuesday, April 18th at 1pm for a ZOOM presentation on Trail Easements and Other Tools for Trail Access, highlighting regional Case Studies from Open Space Institute, Scenic Hudson and the Town of East Fishkill.
BIOBLITZ AND POLLINATOR ACTIVITES


We'll gather at Burger Hill and Vlei Marsh with partners Pollinator Patrol, the Morton Seed Library, the Staatsburg Library, the Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club and others for hands-on experiences and a Bioblitz. Join in to help revitalize our regional forests and the biodiversity within them.   
SUNDAY MORNING BIRD WALKS


Vlei Marsh is a prime birding spot, and May is a great time to see and hear migratory and native species. Join us and local author of “Learning the Birds” — SUSAN FOX ROGERS for two Sundays in May of informal bird walks.
MARSH AND WOODLAND HABITAT WALK AT VLEI MARSH WITH ERIK KIVIAT
Join us for an early spring walk and discover the diversity of habitats at Vlei Marsh, one of Winnakee’s most interesting and ecologically significant protected lands. Guiding us is Erik Kiviat PhD, ecologist and Executive Director of Hudsonia, an organization dedicated to the research and education necessary for protecting the natural areas across our region.

This program is a co-presentation of Winnakee Land Trust, Dirty Gaia and Hudsonia.
CELEBRATE POLLINATORS!


Winnakee and our partner, the Pollinator Patrol Club, are raising awareness of the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and the planet healthy, and the many challenges they face today.
A BELOVED TRADITION RETURNS!


The first full moon of summer is recognized in many indigenous languages. According to the Farmers Almanac, the term “Strawberry Moon” has been used by Native American Algonquin tribes in the northeast United States to mark the ripening of strawberries that are ready to be gathered. 
EARLY SUMMER BIRD WALK AT VLEI
Can you detect a blue jay, blue bird or robin just by hearing their call? Distinguish a pileated woodpecker from a yellow-bellied sapsucker through the rhythm of their tree-trunk drumming? There’s no telling who we might find soaring, landing and paddling in Rhinebeck’s Vlei Marsh Preserve

This program is a co-presentation of Winnakee Land Trust, Dirty Gaia and the Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club .
Winnakee offers all of these public programs for FREE!
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