There are no further FrOGS events scheduled in 2023. Thank you for support and engagement in the many activities we led in 2023!
The 2024 schedule is being planned and will be updated early in the new year.
Here is a summary of FrOGS events planned for 2023. For full details please see our email updates, or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events? Please contact us at [email protected] for general questions, or [email protected] for paddling and hiking events.
To register for paddling events, please click here.
Plein Air events: please see separate post here.
March 19 (Sunday) – “Last Day of Winter” Hike at Ice Pond Conservation Area at 11:00 am. – Completed.
March 25 (Saturday) – Great Hollow “First Signs of Spring” Hike at 10:00 am. – Cancelled (weather).
April 15 (Saturday) – Gordon Douglas Reserve Hike (west side; strenuous, steep, boulders). From AT parking lot at Metro-North stop at 9:00 am. – Completed.
April 23 (Sunday) – Spring High Water Paddle. The Great Swamp from Wheeler Road launch site. Launch times at 9:00 and 11:00 am – Cancelled (water levels too low)
May 6 (Saturday) – Green Chimneys Paddle on the East Branch Croton River. Launch times at 8:30 and 10:30 am. – Completed.
May 7 (Sunday) – Gordon Douglas Reserve Dedication Hike (east side). From parking area off Route 22. Time: 10:45am – Completed.
May 28 (Sunday) – Checking on the Rookery Paddle. The Great Swamp from Wheeler Road launch site. Launch times at 9:00 and 11:30 am – Completed.
June 17 (Saturday) – Late Spring Hike – Michael Ciaiola Conservation Area. From main parking lot off Haviland Hollow Road at 9:30 am. – Canceled (weather)
July 23 (Sunday) – Gordon Douglas Reserve Hike (west side; strenuous, steep, boulders). From AT parking lot at Metro-North stop at 9:00 am. – Completed
August 13 (Sunday) – Bike Ride on the Maybrook Trailway. From parking lot off Route 292 in Holmes at 9:30 am. – Completed
September 10 (Sunday) – North Flow Paddle. The Great Swamp from Wheeler Road launch site. Launch time at 10:00 am – Canceled (weather)
September 16 (Saturday) – FrOGS-sponsored hike in Gordon Douglas Reserve (East) – easy 1.5 mile hike – Completed
September 23 (Saturday) – North Flow Paddle. The Great Swamp from Wheeler Road launch site. Launch time at 10:00 am – CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER
September 24 (Sunday) – Pawling Nature Preserve Hike. From Sprague Road entrance to trails in Wingdale at 9:00 am – CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER
October 7 (Saturday) – FrOGS-sponsored hike in Gordon Douglas Reserve (West) – CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER
October 8 (Sunday) – “Last Hurrah” Fall Paddle. The Great Swamp from Wheeler Road launch site. Launch times at 9:00AM and 11:30AM. – COMPLETED
October 21-22 (Saturday and Sunday) – FrOGS Annual Fall Celebration (link here) – COMPLETED
November 19 (Sunday) – FrOGS Sponsored Talk: Connecting the Arctic and The Great Swamp. FrOGS will be hosting a talk “Connecting the Arctic and The Great Swamp” by Moki Kokoris on Sunday, November 19, 3:00 – 5:00 pm at the Gardiner Theater at Trinity-Pawling School (700 Route 22, Pawling NY). Admission is free. – COMPLETED
