Guided Winter Tree Hike

Time and Expertise Help Student Build Social-Emotional Skills

December 21, 2020

Want to enhance your outdoor experiences this winter?

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers on a winter tree hike through the Clearpool Model Forest! On this hike, we will be learning techniques to distinguish between trees during the winter while exploring a beautiful forested landscape. This event is perfect for those interested in an enjoyable outdoor experience or those looking to learn more about or utilize forests during the winter.

All ages welcome—keep in mind the terrain and pace will be moderately difficult at times.

Snow date: Sunday, February 24

The hike is free and open to the public;
advance registration is required.

This event is sold out.

Questions? Contact Matt Smetana, Model Forest Facilitator
msmetana@greenchimneys.org or 845.216.0239

This event is organized by:

Green Chimneys partners with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County to deliver this workshop

Chinchilla

The Green Chimneys wildlife classroom is home to an adorable pair of chinchilla brothers who are often the first animals students want to hold. The brothers are inquisitive and playful but also very shy so students must be calm, and allow the chinchillas to come to them. The students love to build tunnels and play areas for the chinchillas and watch them in their favorite activities: taking dust baths (an instinctive act to clean their fur) and eating raisins. Considered to be the softest animal in the world, the chinchilla is a rodent native to the Andes Mountains of South America, and is a relative of the porcupine and guinea pig.

Want to enhance your outdoor experiences this winter?

The hike is free and open to the public; advance registration is required.

This event is sold out.

Chinchilla

The hike is free and open to the public;
advance registration is required.