Finding Birds: Habitat, Behavior, and the Art of the Search

Session 1: Sunday, March 29 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm inside the Learning Center Session 2: Saturday, April 4 from 8:30 am – 10:30 am outside in the Nature Sanctuary Finding birds—especially elusive species like warblers, tanagers, and owls—is less about luck and more about learning how birds use the landscape. In this workshop, […]
Host Plants for Butterflies and Moths

When: Sunday, March 22 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST Where: Spring Farm CARES Learning Center, 3364 NY-12, Clinton, NY 13323 Most people know that Monarch butterflies rely on milkweed—but far fewer realize that every butterfly and moth species depends on specific plants to complete its life cycle. Without the right host plants, caterpillars […]
Winter Tree Identification Workshop

When: Sunday, March 1 @ 2 pm – 4 pm EST Where: Spring Farm CARES Nature Sanctuary, 3364 NY-12, Clinton, NY 13323 Leaves are a wonderful aid to tree identification—but in our climate, they’re available for less than half the year. For the remainder of the year, trees reveal themselves through subtler but reliable traits: bark […]
Native Plants For The Home Landscape

Native Plants For The Home Landscape Instructor: Alyssa Wisehart Format: 1 session Location: Spring Farm CARES Small Animal Care Building – Learning Center Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025 – 1pm – 3pm Workshop Description: This class will introduce native plant species that thrive in home landscape settings, with a focus on ecological value and design. Participants […]
Mushroom Identification and Field Foraging Basics

Mushroom Identification And Field Foraging Basics Instructor: Nat Levin Format: 2 Sessions – one indoor and one outdoor Location: Session 1 will be held at the Spring Farm CARES Small Animal Building in the Learning Center. Session 2 will be in the Nature Sanctuary. Dates: Session 1 – September 14th – 1pm – 2:30pm, Session […]
Identifying and Understanding Birds

Identifying And Understanding Birds Instructor: Matt Perry Format: 2 sessions, one indoors and one outdoors Location: Session 1 will be held in the Spring Farm CARES Small Animal Building in the Learning Center. Session 2 will be held out in the Nature Sanctuary Dates: Saturday, August 23, 9am -11am & August 30, 9am – 11am […]