Trails Near Harriet Hollister, Winona State Forest Map & Rochester Nordic Ski Club Meeting Nov 5

Click here: Nov09 (then click on the pdf icon that appears) to open the Rochester Nordic Ski Club Newsletter with articles about:
-Nature Conservancy Hiking Areas Near Harriet Hollister
-A map of Winona State Forest trails in Tug Hill
Rochester Nordic Ski Club Meeting 7:00 PM, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
Presentation; A trip to Oregon.
Gary Reif will show [...]

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Ring In Winter In The Great Western Catskills

Early Bird Deals and Last Seasons Pricing
Winter is set to rock this year with predictions of El Nino influences bringing over 100 inches of precipitation to the region. For many in the downstate New York area, there’s no better place to enjoy winter weekends than close to home in the Great Western Catskills of Delaware [...]

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New state park in Lloyd named for Scenic Hudson leader Franny Reese

Click here to read about NY’s newest state park: The Franny Reese State Park
Here’s another article with additional information.

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New York Hiking and Outdoor Adventurers

This is a club for New York City Adventurerists. Check out their web site.

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Rochester Nordic Ski Club Newsletter with Reynolds Gully

Click here to open a pdf of the October 2009 Nordic Ski Club Newsletter: Oct 09 RNSC newsletter (click again on the icon that opens)
Inside you’ll find an article on interesting things to do near Harriet Hollister (including a tractor museum) and current information on access to the Reynolds Gully waterfalls.

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Discover new trails…enjoy old ones – Visit TrailFinder

Just in time for fall, the best outdoor season of the year in New York, Parks & Trails New York has launched a new on-line guide to multi-use trails in New York State. Called TrailFinder, the site focuses on trails and greenways that allow multiple uses such as walking, bicycling, in-line skating, cross-country skiing and, [...]

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DEC TV

Aired in 2005, these TV video clips are now available on the web. Topics include outdoor recreation, plants, wildlife, and DEC at work.
The outdoor recreation segment includes videos on camping, hiking, geocaching, kayaking, canoeing, birdwatching, cross-country skiing, the outdoors woman program, and many others.
Click here for DEC TV.

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Summer family fun at the Catskill Scenic Trail

I’ll never get used to New York City folks calling the Catskill area – upstate.  Heck, most of NY State is north of the Catskills.  Does that make most of NY the far-upstate? or maybe the northern upstate?
by  Maria R. Burgio, Examiner.com, link to original post
I’ll bet that many native New Yorkers who’ve decided to [...]

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Expand Plotterkill Preserve, Finish Bike Trail

Editorial from the Daily gazette, link to original post
With its deep ravines, dramatic rock formations and beautiful waterfalls, Schenectady County’s Plotterkill Preserve in Rotterdam is a very special place. And it has become a more popular one in recent years as more and more people have discovered it. A new $75,000 grant approved by the [...]

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Saratoga P.L.A.N. completes nature trail

The Saratogian, link to original article
Saratoga P.L.A.N. (Preserving Land and Nature) has completed a new .2 mile trail linking the Meadowbrook Manor neighborhood to the 2-mile Bog Meadow Nature Trail.
From the trailhead on Stony Brook Drive, the trail traverses hardwood forest and descends a gradually sloping bank with Hemlock groves, dropping 50 feet before crossing [...]

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