• School Break Adventures: Wild Winter session, ages 6-10

    Cranberry Mountain WMA Patterson, NY, United States

    Looking for something exciting and educational for your child to do during the holiday break? Sign them up for the School Break Adventures program at Great Hollow! Each day-long session will provide your child with the opportunity to explore all Great Hollow has to offer. Along with indoor and outdoor activities related to the day’s
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    Free
  • School Break Adventures: Nature Ninjas session, ages 6-10

    Cranberry Mountain WMA Patterson, NY, United States

    Looking for something exciting and educational for your child to do during the holiday break? Sign them up for the School Break Adventures program at Great Hollow! Each day-long session will provide your child with the opportunity to explore all Great Hollow has to offer. Along with indoor and outdoor activities related to the day’s
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    Free
  • School Break Adventures: Wild Winter session, ages 8-12

    Cranberry Mountain WMA Patterson, NY, United States

    Looking for something exciting and educational for your child to do during the holiday break? Sign them up for the School Break Adventures program at Great Hollow! Each day-long session will provide your child with the opportunity to explore all Great Hollow has to offer. Along with indoor and outdoor activities related to the day’s
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    Free
  • School Break Adventures: Nature Ninjas session, ages 8-12

    Cranberry Mountain WMA Patterson, NY, United States

    Looking for something exciting and educational for your child to do during the holiday break? Sign them up for the School Break Adventures program at Great Hollow! Each day-long session will provide your child with the opportunity to explore all Great Hollow has to offer. Along with indoor and outdoor activities related to the day’s
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    Free
  • Winter Tree Identification

    Cranberry Mountain WMA Patterson, NY, United States

    Join us from 11 to 12 pm on Sunday, January 8th for a guided hike around Great Hollow with our naturalist John Foley, who will teach some basic skills for identifying trees during the wintertime and discuss many of the emerging diseases that trees in our region now face. Dress warmly and wear appropriate footwear.
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  • Owl Detectives

    Cranberry Mountain WMA Patterson, NY, United States

    What's on an owl's dinner menu? Find out with us on Saturday, January 21st as we dissect owl pellets and identify the indigestible remnants of an owl's last meal! Is it poop?! No. Is it puke?! Well, sort of. In this fun and wildly popular activity, kids will sort through tiny bones, teeth, and fur
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  • Groundhog Day Weekend Hike

    Cranberry Mountain WMA Patterson, NY, United States

    Any animal holiday is an excuse to set aside time for a great hike! Come join us for a naturalist-led hike exploring our trail system's newest addition, the White Trail. The hike is moderately easy and leashed dogs are welcome. To register, please contact John at

  • Make Your Own Pan Flute

    Cranberry Mountain WMA Patterson, NY, United States

    Join us from 2:00-3:30 pm on Saturday, February 11th to learn how to turn the non-native invasive plant, Japanese knotweed, into something useful — a beautiful musical instrument! Children will harvest the knotweed, cut it to size, and assemble their own flutes. They may even learn a song or two! Recommended for ages 6 and
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  • Winter Photography Walk

    Cranberry Mountain WMA Patterson, NY, United States

    The Great Hollow Photographers Club is hosting a winter nature photography workshop on Saturday, February 18th. Come enjoy a wintery hike to Great Hollow’s waterfall to capture scenes of nature under challenging winter conditions. We'll start off with some classroom tips on cold weather photography and then go for a short walk - hopefully in
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  • Winter Survival

    Cranberry Mountain WMA Patterson, NY, United States

    Join us on Saturday, March 11th as we explore the many adaptations that animals (and people!) have for surviving the cold winter months. Through hands-on activities, games, and a guided hike in the woods, children will discover how fascinating nature in winter can be. Recommended for ages 6 and up. Suggested donation of $5 per
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