Five Rivers outdoor exploration day
- Family-focused day of outdoor exploration, health activities, and nature education at Five Rivers. - When: promoted this week (article published Apr 20) with programming timed around Earth Day/weekend events. - Where: Five Rivers Environmental Educational Center in Delmar; see dailygazette.com.
Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in Delmar is promoting its annual Get Outdoors and Get Together Day for Saturday, June 13, with free family programming tied to spring and Earth Week outreach. (dailygazette.com) The Daily Gazette reported April 20 that the event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the state-run center. Five Rivers is at 56 Game Farm Road in Delmar, in Albany County. (dailygazette.com) (dec.ny.gov) Five Rivers says its public programs are free unless otherwise noted, and most are built around outdoor participation for families, children, and other visitors. The center’s spring 2026 schedule also lists June 13 as a Nature Bus service date from Albany to Five Rivers. (dec.ny.gov 1) (dec.ny.gov 2) The event lands in a week when Earth Day programs are drawing attention to outdoor education across the region. Five Rivers also scheduled an “Earth Day, Every Day” program for Saturday, April 25, focused on sustainable building features and its Miyawaki pocket forest. (dec.ny.gov) Five Rivers is not just a one-day event site. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation describes it as a 450-acre environmental education center with fields, forests, wetlands, and more than 10 miles of trails. (dec.ny.gov) The center’s regular programming helps explain the push for a family event built around outdoor activity. State listings group its offerings into categories including Family Fun, wildlife programs, how-to sessions, and after-school activities for children in grades kindergarten through five and their caregivers. (dec.ny.gov) A separate nonprofit, Friends of Five Rivers, supports that work with school lessons, family programs, and fundraising. The group says it operates in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and is membership-driven rather than state funded. (friendsoffiverivers.org) For visitors, the setup is straightforward: the grounds are open daily from sunrise to sunset, the visitor center is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and June 13 is already marked on the spring calendar as a day to head outside. (dec.ny.gov 1) (dec.ny.gov 2)
