Week of August 2, 2026 – August 8, 2026 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator “What’s that?!” exclaimed several amazed preschool campers in my group a few weeks ago. Right on the oak tree where we meet for camp each morning, we found a cicada emerging from their nymph exoskeleton to become an adult! This was the [...]
July 2026 By Kat Resanovich, Volunteer Coordinator & Educator Week 3 Summer Nature Day Camp Teen Volunteers If you’ve visited the Preserve recently, you’ve probably heard the sound of excited summer camp groups wandering through the woods and exploring. Summers at Baltimore Woods are spent with groups of children splashing in streams, building forts, and [...]
Week of July 26, 2026 – August 1, 2026 by David DuBois, Director of Stewardship Central New York is not the place to go prospecting. None of the gold rushes that searched the rivers of the continent from North Carolina to the Yukon ever found significant quantities of the precious metals in the rocks of the [...]
Week of July 19, 2026 – July 25, 2026 by Katie McLaughlin, Environmental Educator “Okay everyone line up. Face towards the log cabin, take your deep breath. Three, Two, One, GO! AHHHHHH!” “AHHHHH!” “What did you find?” “A bone!” Screams of games, discovery, and even end of the day exhaustion can be heard throughout the Baltimore [...]
Week of July 12, 2026 – July 18, 2026 by David DuBois, Director of Stewardship Trails are wonderful. They can get you from one place to another without getting lost, fighting through dense brush, or getting covered in ticks. But there is one thing that every hiking trail fears above all others, the thing most likely [...]
Week of July 5, 2026 – July 11, 2026 by Amelia Gross, Environmental Educator This weekend hundreds of millions of people gathered to watch fireworks across the country. While an impressive display, it led me to think about things we witness in nature that are equally (if not more) awe-inspiring. My brain quickly jumped to the [...]
Week of June 28, 2026 – July 4, 2026 by Katie McLaughlin, Environmental Educator Happy Birthday! Yep – Today is my birthday (and if a camper asks I am now 8,730 years old.) Every year I do a reflection of where my life is and what I have accomplished this year – and I want to [...]
Week of June 21, 2026 – June 27, 2026 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator Summer solstice happened early this morning, marking the longest day of the year and bringing a time of many changes. In the natural world, a bustling community of insects are becoming more active. Fireflies light up the night while moths are drawn [...]
Week of June 14, 2026 – June 20, 2026 by Amelia Gross, Environmental Educator If you are anything like me, the second the weather warms up, spending as much time outside as possible becomes a top priority. Maybe you’ve been taking more walks or enjoying meals outside, while remembering what it feels like to not need [...]
Week of June 7, 2026 – June 13, 2026 by David DuBois, Director of Stewardship Tomorrow marks the start of New York’s Invasive Species Awareness Week. This week is a reminder of the risks that invasive species pose to the environmental health of the state and also motivate us to help reduce the effects that invasive [...]
