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BioBlitz: Celebrate the Schoharie Watershed!

  • Mountain Top Arboretum PO Box 379, 4 Maude Adams Road Tannersville, NY, 12485 United States (map)

Cost of Admission: Free

This is an in-person event. Rain date is Sunday, May 26th

Celebrate Schoharie Watershed Month with a biodiversity hunt on the grounds of Mountain Top Arboretum in Tannersville!

Local experts on everything from birds to butterflies will be in attendance to lead interpretive walks, offer guidance on identification, and assist contributors in adding their records to the database. The day ends at 3:00 with a special performance by Arm-of-The-Sea Theater by the pond! Want to learn more about what a BioBlitz is? Click HERE!

Here’s the schedule for the day:

8am - 9:30am Birds

  • Lead: Larry Federman

  • 10am - 11:30am: Wetlands

    • Lead: Frank Parisio

  • 11:30am - 12pm: LUNCH

  • 12pm - 1:30pm Insects

    • Lead: Frank Beres

  • 1pm - 3pm: Seed Bomb Craft Station

    • Lead: Maureen Garcia

  • 1:30pm - 3pm: Plants 

    • Lead: Poppy Jones

  • 3pm - 4pm: Arm-of-the-Sea Theater performance

This event is a collaboration by Mountain Top Arboretum, Greene County Soil & Water, and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection as part of a month-long series of events for Schoharie Watershed Month.