Our Spring 2025 Paddle and Hiking schedule and other upcoming FrOGS events are listed below.
For more information on outdoor events, please contact Ken at [email protected].
For other questions, please contact us via our main email: [email protected].
Link to Facebook Events for more details about individual events (access is public, you do not need a Facebook account): (3) Friends of the Great Swamp | Facebook
Registration for Paddles here:
Past events:
February 23 (Sunday) – Gordon Douglas Reserve East Hike at 10:00 am.
March 9 (Sunday) – Michael Ciaiola Conservation Area Hike at 10:00 am
March 23 (Sunday) – Pawling Nature Preserve Hike at 10:00 am
April 6 (Sunday) – Laurel Ledges Hike at 10:00 am – CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
April 13 (Sunday) – First Paddle on the North Flow at 8:00 and 10:00 am – CANCELLED DUE TO LOW TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS
April 20 (Sunday) – Spring Paddle at Patterson Environmental Park – CANCELLED DUE TO EQUIPMENT ISSUES (UNABLE TO TRANSPORT CANOES)
April 27 (Sunday) – Gordon Douglas Reserve – West Hike & Trail Cam Class
May 3 (Saturday) – FrOGS table at the Patterson Recreation Center Earth Day Event
May 4 (Sunday) – Checking on the Rookery Paddle on the North Flow.
Upcoming Events:
May 17 (Saturday) – Green Chimneys Paddle – 8am and 10am
May 18 (Sunday) – Green Chimneys Paddle – 8am and 10am
We will explore the Great Swamp on the East Branch Croton River upstream from Green Chimneys. Paddle duration will be about 2 hours. Canoe, paddles, and floatation vests will be supplied, or bring your own equipment. Paddles are scheduled to start at 8:00 and 10:00 am from the Green Chimneys launch site across from the school at 400 Doansburg Rd, Brewster, NY. Children must be 6 or older. Lifeguard provided. More information and registration at link above.
June 1 (Sunday), 1:30pm – FrOGS co-sponsoring with The Spark Presents a presentation by terrestrial ecologist Tom Wessels at Trinity Pawling School Gardiner Theater. SAVE THE DATE. More information to follow.
June 8 (Sunday) – North Flow Paddle at 10:00 am.
June 1st – July 31st 2025 – FrOGS co-sponsoring with Hudson Valley InterArts “Living Water: Wet Land” art exhibition. Deadline for submissions May 23rd. More information here: Living Water: Wet Land – Hudson Valley InterArts
October 18 & 19 – Annual Fall Art Show and Celebration
Stay tuned for further details – more events will be added as they are scheduled. Come on out and enjoy the beauty of the Great Swamp!
