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DEC to Host 'Get Outdoors & Get Together Day'
Celebration June 8 at Lowville Forestry Demonstration Area
Published: June 06, 2024 at
02:45 p.m.
By: Press Release from NYS DEC
DEC to Host 'Get Outdoors & Get Together Day'
Celebration at Lowville Forestry Demonstration Area
Free Family-Friendly Activities on June 8
The New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) Region 6, in
partnership with the State Office for People with Developmental
Disabilities (OPWDD), is hosting 'Get Outdoors & Get Together Day' on June 8 at
the Lowville Forestry Demonstration Area, 7327 State Route 812, Lowville,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get Outdoors & Get Together Day brings people of
all abilities, ages, identities, and backgrounds together for fun,
healthful activities as part of Governor Kathy Hochul's efforts
to broaden the diversity of users and ensure inclusivity of access to
public lands. Full details, including schedules, can be found on
DEC's website.
Free family
activities at Lowville include:
- Archery with adaptive equipment;
- Campfire cooking and s’mores;
- Fishing with adaptive equipment;
- Hiking safety talk with DEC Forest Rangers;
- Story walk, self-guided;
- Crafts: pinecone bird feeders, bird houses,
and flower planting;
- Yard games;
- Accessible fishing and wildlife viewing pier;
and
- Accessible trail around the pond.
The event will be
held rain or shine. Equipment will be provided for archery and fishing.
Attendees may also bring their own fishing poles and equipment for personal
use and are encouraged to bring their own snacks and sunblock.
Participants are
encouraged to Love Our New York Lands all year by practicing
Leave No Trace™ principles and by recreating safely and sustainably and
hiking in suitable conditions based on weather and experience level.
For further
information, contact Andrea Mercurio, Forester I, Bureau of Forest Resource
Management, by phone at (315) 376-3521, or email andrea.mercurio@dec.ny.gov.
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