A new book, the GMHA Holiday Market, the "Scoop It Up" online auction, Shop with a Cop and a DOAS field trip.…
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Among the news briefs this week: the NY Cannabis Arts and Music Festival in Laurens; an open house at the DOAS Sanctuary and Franklin Mountain Hawkwatch; Springfield's Community Harvest Festival; and more.…
News Briefs: June 1, 2023 Popular Duck Derby Returns This Weekend ONEONTA—The Family Resource Network has announced the post-COVID return of its annual Duck Derby, to be held on Saturday, June 3 from noon to 3 p.m. The derby features multiple heats of rubber duck racing on Mill Creek, face painting, music, and make-and-take crafts. There will be cash prizes for the top finishers in each race. Ducks can be purchased on the day of the event or ahead of…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 Explore the Wildflowers of Gilbert Lake State Park WILDFLOWER WALK—10 a.m. to noon. Join the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society for the 2023 Jean Miller Memorial Wildflower Walk with DOAS member and local botanist Connie Tedesco. Bring water, insect repellent, binoculars and your own curiosity. Free, registration appreciated. Meet at the beach area for a walk around Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC Road, Laurens. (607) 397-3815 or visit facebook.com/DelawareOtsegoAudubonSociety/ BLOOD DRIVE—1-6 p.m. Save up to three lives with…
EV Car Show Slated for June 3rd ONEONTA—Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society has put a call out for participants and sponsors for its upcoming Electric Vehicle Car Show on June 3. The event will highlight local EV owners and inform potential buyers about their options. EV owners are invited to participate at no charge. Dealerships are sought as event sponsors and are encouraged to attend the event with EV vehicles. Businesses and vendors that are aligned with climate change, carbon reduction and…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MAY 6 Carnival To Support CCS Sports Booster Club SPRING CARNIVAL—10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join the Cooperstown Sports Booster Club for this fun carnival featuring bounce houses, food, and home games by the Cooperstown sports teams. Lambert Field, Cooperstown High School, 39 Linden Avenue, Cooperstown. (607)547-8181 or visit cooperstowncs.org I LOVE MY PARK DAY—8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Show your love for your local state park. Sign up to volunteer to rake trails, clean-up flower beds, and…
Land Trust, Audubon Society to Host Woodcock Walk OAKSVILLE—The Otsego Land Trust and Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society invite bird-lovers to observe the spring mating ritual of the American woodcock at 6:45 p.m. on April 13 at the Parslow Road Conservation Area. The woodcock is a small, plump bird in the sandpiper family that probes for insects and earthworms on the forest floor. They migrate from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast U.S. and eastern Canada each spring to breed; their return…
Time Out February 2, 2023 Talk Focuses on Aleutian IslandsONEONTA—Arch-archeologist Debra Corbett will be featured in a Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society presentation via Zoom on Friday, February 17. Beginning at 7:30 p.m., Corbett will discuss “The Symbolic Meaning of Birds to the Unangan People.” The program is free to attend, but registration is required at https://bit.ly/3vzIXKm.The Unangan people of the Aleutian Islands relied on birds for food, clothing and tools. Beyond these everyday needs, birds—especially seabirds—were sentient beings interacting with humans…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JANUARY 15 Celebrate The Life & Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. CELEBRATION—3 p.m. The community is invited to the “Let Us Fulfill The Dream” celebration of Martin Luther King’s birthday. The day will feature local leaders, musicians, college students, and scholars who will give statements, readings, and musical performances that honor Dr. King’s legacy. Free, open to the public. Held at the First United Presbyterian Church, 2 Walling Avenue, Oneonta. Visit https://www.oneontanaacp.com/…
Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society Releases CBC 2022 Highlights By SANDRA BRIGHT ONEONTA – The Christmas “Side Hunt” was a holiday tradition around the turn of the 20th century, in which people would shoot as many birds as possible. In 1900, ornithologist Frank M. Chapman proposed a new holiday tradition, to count birds rather than kill them. Twenty-seven participants counted birds in locations around North America that year. Thus was born the National Audubon Christmas Bird Count, now the longest running citizen…