Welcome the new year with a hike along the trails at Rogers Center. Meet at our main parking lot and choose your hiking adventure: Easy - Channels Marsh Trail; Moderate - Adams Farm Trail; Challenging - Farm Tower. Friends of Rogers Staff, and members of the Bullthistle Hiking Club lead the hikes. Registration not required.

Tracking and outdoor enthusiasts are invited to join us on the first Sunday of each month at 10:00 AM for discussion and exploration to sharpen and share tracking skills. Call or email to register.

Every Monday morning we head out on a leisurely walk to see what Nature has to offer us. Today our Ramble takes us up to the Farm Tower and Pine Loop here at Rogers. We meet at the main parking lot at Rogers Center at 10:00 AM. Call or email to register.

A CNY right of passage for many rural residents is the maple sugaring season. In January, many sugaring operations begin tapping their trees, and Rogers Center is no different. Join Friends of Rogers Executive Director David Carson as he sets the taps in our sugar bush. Learn how to determine how many taps to use, how deep to drill the hole, and how to hook up the sap lines. Dress for the weather - we will be outside in the snow. Call or email to register.

Every Monday morning we head out on a leisurely walk to see what Nature has to offer us. Today our Ramble takes along the Spruce Ridge & South Loop trails here at Rogers. We meet at the main parking lot at Rogers Center at 10:00 AM. Call or email to register.

Every Monday morning we head out on a leisurely walk to see what Nature has to offer us. Today our Ramble takes along the Channel Marsh and Boundary trails here at Rogers. We meet at the main parking lot at Rogers Center at 10:00 AM. Call or email to register.

Our popular Quarterly Book Club begins year two with the humorously titled Eat, Poop, Die by Joe Roman. “If forests are the lungs of the planet, then animals…are its heart and arteries, pumping nitrogen and phosphorus from deep sea gorges up to mountain peaks, from the Arctic to the Caribbean. Without this conveyor belt of crucial, life-sustaining nutrients, the world would look very different.” Tonight we discuss chapters 1-3. Call or email to register.

It’s that time of year once more! Will we have snow or won’t we? Whatever the weather throws at us, we will have fun and games waiting for you here at Rogers Center! Children’s activities at the Bird Cabin; hot food in the Outdoor Classroom; baked goods, fly-tying, and community groups in the Visitor Center; music and wagon rides…it’s all waiting for you here! Stop on by to join the fun!

Every Monday morning we head out on a leisurely walk to see what Nature has to offer us. Today our Ramble takes us up to Syracuse to watch the Eagles of Onondaga Lake. It can be VERY COLD, so please dress accordingly. Bring your camera gear! We depart from the main parking lot at Rogers Center at 8:30 AM. Call or email to register.

Every Monday morning we head out on a leisurely walk to see what Nature has to offer us. Today our Ramble is up on Cush Hill as we walk Hillside Trail. Could be icy. We leave the main parking lot at Rogers at 10:00 AM to carpool up the hill. Call or email to register.

Join us for a look at the history of maple sugaring! We begin in our sugarbush where we introduce you to the legends and tools of the people who discovered this liquid gold, and we wrap up at our “new” sugarshack, where you’ll see sap cooking away and learn what it takes to turn the sweet essence of maple trees into a variety of maple treats, from syrup to jackwax! Space is limited, so call or email to register. Dress for the weather - we will be standing outside for this program.

Every Monday morning we head out on a leisurely walk to see what Nature has to offer us. Today our Ramble takes us to Round Pond. Carpool departs from Rogers’ main parking lot at 9 AM. Call or email to register.

Tonight’s the second meeting of this quarter, where we will be discussing chapters 4-7 of Eat, Poop, Die. Call or email to register.

Storytime & Hike returns from it’s winter sabbatical! Families are invited to join Jenni Larchar for stories, songs and an exploration of the trails. No registration is required. Dress for the weather.

Tracking and outdoor enthusiasts are invited to join us on the first Sunday of each month at 10:00 AM for discussion and exploration to sharpen and share tracking skills. Call or email to register.

Every Monday morning we head out on a leisurely walk to see what Nature has to offer us. Today our Ramble takes around the Spruce Ridge and South Loop Trails at Rogers. Meet at Rogers’ main parking lot 10:00 AM. Call or email to register.

Every Monday morning we head out on a leisurely walk to see what Nature has to offer us. Today our Ramble takes us around the Channel Marsh and Boundary Trails at Rogers. Meet at Rogers’ main parking lot 10:00 AM. Call or email to register.

Every Monday morning we head out on a leisurely walk to see what Nature has to offer us. Today our Ramble goes up to the Farm Tower and Pine Loop. Meet at Rogers’ main parking lot 10:00 AM. Call or email to register.

Every Monday morning we head out on a leisurely walk to see what Nature has to offer us. Today our Ramble goes back up Cush Hill so we can walk the Summit Trail. Meet at Rogers’ main parking lot 10:00 AM. Call or email to register.

Every Monday morning we head out on a leisurely walk to see what Nature has to offer us. Today our Ramble heads to Nelson to walk the boardwalk and to seek the Big Tree. Carpool departs from Rogers’ main parking lot at 9:00 AM. Call or email to register.

Every Monday morning we head out on a leisurely walk to see what Nature has to offer us. Today our Ramble heads to Norwich to explore some of the trails at the Stone Quarry. Carpool departs from Rogers’ main parking lot at 9:00 AM. Call or email to register.

Every Monday morning we head out on a leisurely walk to see what Nature has to offer us. Today our Ramble heads to Albert J. Woodford State Forest to see Tassel Hill and possibly also Frostbite Falls. Carpool departs from Rogers’ main parking lot at 9:00 AM. Call or email to register. (Photo by Catskill Chris)

Every Monday morning we head out on a leisurely walk to see what Nature has to offer us. This Ramble is different because it is part of the four-day City Nature Challenge, so we will be taking our time and really exploring (off and on) Summit Trail, uploading photos to iNaturalist all along the way. We meet at at Rogers’ main parking lot Call or email to register. (Photo by Catskill Chris)