Wildlife Wednesday Aquatic Critter Program offered at Schoharie Crossing

Fort Hunter, NY – Schoharie Crossing will host environmental educator George Steele as part of the 2023 Wildlife Wednesday series on July 12th at 6pm. The program will focus on aquatic creatures and water life impacts. This program will be held at the Visitor Center, 129 Schoharie Street, Fort Hunter.

Steele has decades of environmental experience as part of the NYSDEC and now as the Schoolyard Naturalist. His wealth and depth of knowledge in local ecology, bird species, and habitats is also enhanced by an infectious enthusiasm for the natural world.

This look at water critters will give us an opportunity to spot various species that exist in our local waters, and discuss the impact of pollution and human interference on their habitats.

Other programs in this series are scheduled as: Historic edible and medicinal plants with Anita Sanchez on August 16th.

For more information about programs at Schoharie Crossing, please contact the Visitor Center at (518) 829-7516, email SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov, or visit our NYS Parks webpage. The Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site Visitor Center is location at 129 Schoharie Street, Fort Hunter, NY 12069.The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees more than 250 individual state parks, historic sites, golf courses, boat launches and recreational trails, which are visited by 78 million people annually.  For more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit www.nysparks.com,