Friends of the Nature Preserve
The Friends of the Nature Preserve is a group of Binghamton University faculty, staff and students as well as local community members who care about the future of the remaining natural areas on campus as well as in Broome County. The Friends plan hikes and other events throughout the year to explore the Nature Preserve and learn about its history and ecology. Past hikes have celebrated the full moon, fall colors, the emergence of amphibians in the spring and other seasonal highlights. Other hikes have been aimed at educating the local community about the Preserve. The Friends also serve the important role of habitat management and trail maintenance, from cutting down invasive plants to building boardwalks, putting down wood chips and clearing fallen trees from the trails. The Friends of the Nature Preserve activities are open to anyone who loves nature.
For more information and to be added to the e-mail list send an e-mail to Dylan Horvath at naturepr@binghamton.edu
NPRegulars (NP Action Heroes)
If you really want to hone your skills with tools, take out your frustration on invasive plants, or want to be active outside, this is for you. Every semester, many join the ranks of the NP action heroes. This is for people who want to work outside every week on a weekday for usually about two hours. We work in teams on invasive species removal, habitat enhancement, or general trail work. E-mail me if you are interested with weekday times you are free.
Nature Preserve Guiding
Get experience in public speaking, add to your resume, or just have fun leading kids
around the Nature Preserve. We have several school groups that come to the Nature
Preserve, Homecoming and Family weekend tours, and miscellaneous group tours. We're
looking for enthusiastic guides to show their love of nature. I train anyone who wants
to participate, so you won’t be out there feeling like you have nothing to say. You
can share your own knowledge as well.
If you want to do some guiding, e-mail naturepr@binghamton.edu with a schedule of times you are free since most of the school groups come during
the weekday mornings.
Specialized Opportunities:
There are various odd jobs that anyone can take on. Some examples are:
- Bird Box Tech
- Trail Sign Creator
- Boardwalk Building and Repair
- Trail Trimming
- Waterbar Digging
- Scouting trailwork or wildlife
What would you like to do?
