Our 2025 Paddle and Hiking schedule and other upcoming FrOGS events are listed below.
- For more information on outdoor events, please contact Ken at frogspaddle22@gmail.com.
- For other questions, please contact us via our main email: info@frogs-ny.org.
Plein Air Art events are listed in a separate post here.
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:
UPCOMING EVENTS:
No events currently scheduled for the remainder of the year.
Check back here or on Facebook for updates – our goal is to hold a few more outdoor activities, weather and conditions permitting.
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.
May 17 (Saturday) – Green Chimneys Paddle on the South Flow
May 18 (Sunday) – Green Chimneys Paddle on the South Flow
June 1 (Sunday), 2pm – FrOGS co-sponsoring with The Spark Presents a presentation by terrestrial ecologist Tom Wessels at Trinity Pawling School Gardiner Theater.
June 8 (Sunday) – Late Spring North Flow Paddle at 10:00 am.
June 21, Saturday at 3:00 to 7:00 pm – Inter Arts Summer Solstice Reception
Saturday, June 28, 2025 – ArtEast Plein Air Paint-out and Auction to benefit FrOGS at Lakeside Park
July 19 (Saturday) – Summer “Pop Up” North Flow Paddle from Wingdale at 9:00 am – Cancelled due to river blockage
July 26 (Saturday) – Hike at Gordon Douglas Reserve – West starting at 8am
June 21st – July 31st 2025 – FrOGS co-sponsoring with Hudson Valley InterArts “Living Water: Wet Land” art exhibition. More information here: Living Water: Wet Land – Hudson Valley InterArts
Closing Reception: July 27, Sunday 1:00 – 4:00 pm – CANCELLED DUE TO BUILDING DAMAGE
Location: 40 Jon Barrett Rd, Patterson, NY 12563
August 16 (Saturday) – Invasive Plant Management Tips and Techniques Workshop at Dover Library and in the field at a FrOGS preserve.
Saturday, September 20, 9:00 AM – Hike at Gordon Douglas Reserve – West
Sunday, October 12, 10:00 AM – Hike at Gordon Douglas Reserve – East
October 18 & 19 – Annual Fall Art Show and Celebration
Saturday October 25 – Fall Tree walk at Patterson Environmental Park
