John Burroughs Woodchuck Lodge
Fall Fundraiser
Sunday September 23rd, 2018
2-5pm
@ The Rudge Family, 50 Brown Road, Big Indian, NY
$25/adult or $40 /couple
Kids 12 & Under FREE
PLEASE RSVP by September 16th to Patti at 845-254-4126
Please join Bill and Patti Ridge at their home as they host “The Ladles”.
This all-women band presents a blend of swing and old-time folk with three-part harmonies and achingly beautiful lyrics. Enjoy this incredibly talented and delightfully entertaining threesome, one of whom has local roots and revealed a hint of family story and thereby connection to JB… Come and prepare to be enchanted! It promises to be a lovely afternoon.
Light refreshments and canapés served.
Wild Saturdays at Woodchuck Lodge, Summer 2018
Saturday, October 6th, 2018: Face-to-Face with Raptors
Annie Mardiney, federally licensed wildlife “rehabilitator”, shares her deep passion by bringing hawks, owls, and falcons to Woodchuck Lodge. Come meet them face to face on October 6th, 2018 at 1pm. Last year Annie and her raptors attracted 50 people to the front lawn at Woodchuck Lodge, making her presentation one of the most popular so far.
This event takes place at Woodchuck Lodge, 1633 Burroughs Memorial Road, Roxbury, NY 12474 at 1pm on October 6th, 2018. All are welcome.
Free, guided tours of Woodchuck Lodge are offered the first weekend of the month, May to October, Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 3pm.
Saturday September 1st, 2018: Wildlife Near Home
At 1pm, Mairead Mulhern, of Wildlife Wonders, will give a talk on Wildlife Near Home at Woodchuck Lodge. Mairead is an Environmental Educator and will discuss Upstate New York wildlife. Come take a look at various pelts, skulls, and feathers that are from local animals found in your county! This is a family friendly event. All ages welcome.
This event takes place at Woodchuck Lodge, 1633 Burroughs Memorial Road, Roxbury, NY 12474 at 1pm on September 1st, 2018. All are welcome.
Free, guided tours of Woodchuck Lodge are offered the first weekend of the month, May to October, Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 3pm.
Saturday August 4th, 2018 at 1pm: Learn about Fungi
John Michelotti, owner of Catskill Fungi and President of the Mid-Hudson Mycological Association, discusses the ecological functions of fungi, common edibles and medicinal mushrooms in the Catskills, as well as historic uses of fungi and present day research and innovations. Find out more at CatskillFungi.com.
This event takes place at Woodchuck Lodge, 1633 Burroughs Memorial Road, Roxbury, NY 12474 at 1pm on August 4th, 2018. All are welcome.
Free, guided tours of Woodchuck Lodge are offered the first weekend of the month, May to October, Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 3pm.
Saturday July 7th, 2018 at 1pm: Observational Hiking with Paul Misko
Paul Misko, founder of THE CATSKILL 4000 CLUB presents a multi-media presentation on how hiking in the Catskills has changed over the years. He uses humorous and disturbing anecdotes from John Burroughs’ adventures, and from a few other historic folks, and then will add some of his own experiences. He will touch on the clothes and equipment used, the food eaten, the coming of the marked trails, and what has stayed the same. He will end his talk with a brief segment on how to properly equip a day pack.
This event takes place at Woodchuck Lodge, 1633 Burroughs Memorial Road, Roxbury, NY 12474 at 1pm on July 7th, 2018. All are welcome.
Free, guided tours of Woodchuck Lodge are offered the first weekend of the month, May to October, Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 3pm.
Saturday June 2nd, 2018 at 1pm: Naturalist Bill Cutler
John Burroughs Woodchuck Lodge’s Wild Saturday Series continues on June 2nd, 2018 at 1pm at Woodchuck Lodge, with a talk by naturalist Bill Cutler.
Bill will share his knowledge of amphibians, reptiles, critters and plants found on the lodge property, and discuss their importance to the Catskills and impacts on increasingly fragmented habitats in New York State. Kids will love this presentation. Bill is a former National Park Service Ranger, Field Research Associate in Trinidad and Environmental Consultant.
Presently, he is Vice President of the Sullivan County Audubon Society, volunteers for the Basha Kill Area Association and works as Sullivan County’s Recycling Co-ordinator.
This event takes place at Woodchuck Lodge, 1633 Burroughs Memorial Road, Roxbury, NY 12474 at 1pm on June 2nd, 2018. All are welcome.
Free, guided tours of Woodchuck Lodge are offered the first weekend of the month, May to October, Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 3pm.
Saturday May 5th, 2018: Aliens in our Backyard at 1pm
John Thompson, Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership Coordinator, updates us on how Catskill forests have changed since John Burroughs tramped through these woods. Forests are now threatened by the introduction of species that would be unfamiliar to Burroughs. There will be discussion of invasive species and what we can do to help protect the Catskill Mountains for the future. This is a chance for all to learn how to identify the top pests that are killing our trees.
This event takes place at Woodchuck Lodge, 1633 Burroughs Memorial Road, Roxbury, NY 12474.
Immediately followed by the opening of the Trout-Lily Trail and a tour of this new trail.
THE NEW TROUT LILY NATURE TRAIL
opens on May 5th, 2018 at about 2pm, immediately following our first Wild Saturday event (detailed above) with John Thompson.
Celebrate Earth Day with John Burroughs
Help us raise funds to pay for the pruning of the apple orchard by celebrating Earth Day with us.
This event will take place Sunday April 22nd at 1pm at Woodchuck Lodge, Burroughs Memorial Road, Roxbury, NY 12474. (In bad weather, the event will be held at The Catskill Center in Arkville.)
Meet veteran birder Joe Siclare of the Denver Valley who will offer a class called “How To Get Started in the Birding Hobby: A Door to the Natural World”.
Address: 1633 Burroughs Memorial Road, Roxbury, NY 12474. Children are welcome. More details on our blog.
5th Annual Burroughs Catskills Community Day Lecture at the Catskill Center in Arkville.
Leslie T. Sharpe, naturalist and author of “The Quarry Fox and Other Wild Critters of the Catskills” will speak on “John Burroughs and H.D. Thoreau: The Roots of American Nature Writing” on April 14th at 1pm at The Catskills Center in Arkville. A birthday celebration for John Burroughs will be included. All are welcome.
Address:
Catskill Center
43355 State Highway 28
Arkville, NY 12406
Please donate…
Please consider donating to the John Burroughs Woodchuck Lodge non-profit organization!