Summer Solstice 2017 will occur on Wednesday, June 21.
With the extended daylight that the summer solstice brings, it offers the best opportunity of each year to get out and enjoy the outdoors.
Observe nature at a local preserve. Listen to the calls and songs of birds in your backyard. Go fishing. Forage for some wild edibles. Take a tour of any of the area bike trails.
For more specific suggestions, consider these –
- Karner Blue Butterfly Walks (11am & 4pm, June 21)
- Citizen Science: Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (June 22)
- Butterfly Walk (June 22)
- June Star Watch (June 23)
- Go Fish! – Intro Fishing Clinic (June 24)
- Citizen Science: Nature’s Night Lights Firefly Watch (June 28)
- Indian Ladder Trail Guided Walk (July 1)
- Karner Blue Butterfly Walks (11am & 4pm, July 12)
- Wildflower Walks along Zim Smith Trail: A Trek Through Four Towns (Segment #3 – July 12 @ 5:30pm)
- Karner Blue Butterfly Walks (11am & 4pm, July 19)
- Octagon Barn Star Party and Lecture (July 21)
- Hike-a-Thon (July 22)
- Karner Blue Butterfly Walks (11am & 4pm, July 26)
- Bird Banding Observation (August 5)
- The Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count (August 5)
- Wildflower Walks along Zim Smith Trail: A Trek Through Four Towns (Segment #4 – August 9 @ 5:30pm)
- Batty for Bats (August 11)
- Wildflower Stroll (August 22)
- Citizen Science: Drop-in Common Nighthawk Watch (August 23)
- Van Dyke Preserve Painters’ Delight (September 17)
- Ashford Glen Walk (September 19)
Happy trails!