Family Outdoor Exploration Day at Five Rivers

Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in Delmar is planning its annual Get Outdoors and Get Together Day for Saturday, June 13, with free family activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (dailygazette.com) The Daily Gazette said the event is built around outdoor exploration, physical activity and family time. Listings for the day say Five Rivers will offer inflatable archery, nature investigations and guided walks on a wheelchair-accessible trail. (dailygazette.com) (upcomingevents.com) Five Rivers is a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation education center at 56 Game Farm Road in Delmar. The state says the site covers more than 450 acres of fields, forests and wetlands and keeps its trails open daily from sunrise to sunset. (dec.ny.gov) The center runs year-round public programs, and the state says those programs are free unless noted otherwise. Five Rivers asks visitors to call 518-475-0291 for information, registration details or weather-related cancellations. (dec.ny.gov) Accessibility is part of the setup. The state’s trail guide says Nature’s Accessible Backyard Trail is a quarter-mile asphalt loop designed to be Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant, and the June 13 event schedule uses that trail for guided walks. (dec.ny.gov) (upcomingevents.com) The event also fits into a wider state education push. The Department of Environmental Conservation says its environmental education centers host family events, interpretive trails and classes meant to build environmental awareness through outdoor time. (dec.ny.gov) Friends of Five Rivers, the nonprofit partner that supports the center, also runs family and school programming on the property. The group says its guided school program serves students from pre-kindergarten through high school with science-based outdoor lessons. (friendsoffiverivers.org) For families weighing a visit, the practical details are straightforward: admission and parking are listed as free, the event is scheduled rain or shine, and a food truck and free Capital District Transportation Authority Nature Bus service from Albany are planned for the day. (upcomingevents.com) By mid-June, Five Rivers will turn one Saturday into a four-hour entry point for families who want a guided way onto the trails instead of figuring out 450 acres on their own. (dailygazette.com) (dec.ny.gov)