Come celebrate Spring in Mill Brook Preserve! Search the woods for treasure in our annual rock hunt, learn and play ecology games and activities! Free family fun to support our beloved forest. See you there!

Sunset Ridge Trailhead, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. RAIN DATE April 28th.

Join educator Adam Harlec for a family-oriented hike through Mill Brook Preserve.

Register here

Certified as a yoga teacher and children’s yoga teacher, Jacqui Feinstix will lead a beginner-friendly class for all levels. Find more information about Jacqui and her practice at Born-to-Love.  Class will last 60 minutes; please bring a mat, towel and block if you have them! 

Rain date 10/19

Join MBP educator Julie Seyfert for outdoor education, games, crafts, and more. This program is appropriate for kids in grades 3 to 7. Caregivers may join in or meet us after.

Tuesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m., October 3 to November 7

Email Julie to sign up at j.seyfert.lillis@gmail.com.

Join educator Adam Harlec for a family-oriented hike through Mill Brook Preserve.

Register here

Come celebrate Spring in Mill Brook Preserve! Search the woods for treasure in our annual rock hunt, learn and play ecology games and activities, and listen to live music by local musicians. Family fun to support our beloved forest. See you there!

Sunset Ridge Trailhead, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. RAIN DATE April 16th.

Join Adam Harlec (local parent, environmental educator, and Mill Brook Preserve Board member) on a family friendly hike. We will use all of our senses as we immerse ourselves in the sights, sounds, and smells of Spring! Bring along a snack, water bottle, and sense of adventure. Boots strongly advised as the springtime mud will be present as we make our way through the preserve. 

Meet at the end of Sunset Drive (Green Trailhead). 11am-1am. 

Please email aharlec@gmail.com if you plan on attending. 

Join Adam Harlec for a child-paced, family-friendly hike in the preserve.  We will stop along the way to investigate the changes happening to plants and animals in the preserve as they prepare for winter.  Please bring a water bottle, snack, and your sense of adventure!  Rain date for this event will be November 20, same time. 

 Registration required and space is limited. Email Adam Harlec (aharlec@gmail.com) to RSVP. 

Come join us for a family friendly hike around Mill Brook Preserve! We will take a casual stroll (child paced) and discover the wonders that the preserve has to offer. Please wear sturdy shoes and come with questions you or your child may have. This hike will require that caregivers stay with their children. Rain date for this event will be October 24, same time. 

No RSVP required

SUNY Geology professor and board member Alex Bartholomew will lead a walk through the Preserve. We will look at and discuss whatever catches our attention as we explore the paths and waterways.  Q&A about trails and animal monitoring.

Celebrate Earth Day and support your local preserve!
- Guided walks with naturalists
- Treasure Trails rock hunt
- Jr Ranger program
- Crafts and activities
- and More!

We will look at and discuss whatever catches our attention as we explore the paths and waterways. At this time of year, there is a chance of hearing Spring Peepers and American Toads singing in the beaver impoundments. Early wildflowers, birds, insects, and other organisms will be responding to the new warmth and longer daylight. Binoculars and magnifiers are recommended.

Trees and other woody plants give structure to our forests and properties. Identifying them can help botanists, birders, ecologists, and homeowners understand what we see in the woods. We’ll look at ways to use barks, buds, branches, and bracts to identify trees in the winter and beyond.

Check back as we will reschedule this event:

Children participate in a nature walk, break a snack, and complete their activity booklets  before taking the Junior Ranger pledge & receiving their badge!