Fossil Dig with Friends of Rogers Sat June 4th meet at 8:30 am
Join Utica College Geology Professor, Adam Schoonmaker, PhD (and Friends of Rogers Board Member) as he leads this fossil dig for children ages 5+. Tools will be provided for all registered participants. Tools include sample bags, hammers, safety goggles, field guide. Program fee is $10 for members and $15 for not-yet-members. Fee is for child participating, no fee for accompanying adult. Registration is required, please register by emailing info@friendsofrogers.org by May 31st.
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Get Outdoors & Get Together Day at Rogers Center Sat 6/11/22 10 am -2 pm
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and Friends of Rogers Environmental Education Center invite you to explore outdoor recreation and even learn a new outdoor skill! Part of New York State’s Outdoor Day celebration, activities will include catch & release fishing, pond ecology – see what lives in our pond water, kayak and canoe demonstrations – learn to paddle for all ages, DEC Forester, Greg Owens will lead a tree identification hike at 10 am, Bullthistle Hiking Club will lead a hike at noon, food for sale benefits Friends of Rogers, Broome Tioga Developmental Disabilities will be on site for outreach and an art project and you can tour the new exhibits in the Visitor Center. Event is free to attend and fun for the whole family, it’s a great day to get outdoors and enjoy Rogers Center!
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Paddle Trip to Nine Mile Swamp on Sat 6/25/22 at 9 am
Join Friends of Rogers for an off-site Kayak/Canoe trip at Nine Mile Swamp on Saturday, June 25th at 9 am. Utica University Geology Professor Adam Schoonmaker will guide this trip. There is a fee for this event. With your own boat, fee is $15. If you don’t have your own Kayak or Canoe, we do have a limited number of boats you can use with the fee of $30 per boat. We have 15 spots to reserve by emailing execdir@FriendsofRogers.org. Please be sure to say if you are reserving a spot with your own boat or with ours. Meet in Main Rogers Center parking lot at 9 am to follow the leader up to 9-Mile Swamp, or meet at 9-mile in Hubbardsville on Wickwire Road. Our paddle trips fill up quickly, so reserve your spot today!
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Brick Campaign open for orders through July 31, 2022.
Leave your mark at Rogers Center with a Donor Brick by the entrance to the Visitor Center. Bricks come in 3 sizes and all proceeds benefit Friends of Rogers. You can browse the clip art available and find out more information by clicking the button below. The next installation will be in Autumn of 2022 and last for Decades to come!
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