Events
Signs of Spring
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Join us for an afternoon hike around the nature center to look for signs of spring. We will walk amongst the melting snow piles to look and listen for all the sights and sounds of early spring, including wildflowers and returning birds! We will go outside even if it is snowing or raining. We ask ...
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“March” into spring with EFNEP!
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Please join us as the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County holds its first informational event of 2023 to learn more about the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP).This free event is open to all potential partnering agency’s as well as the public. EFNEP serves all o...
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STEM/STEAM Projects
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Join our natural resources educator as we explore the world of STEM/STEAM! STEM encourages innovation, creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and other beneficial skills for our youth. STEAM incorporates imagination and creativity through art in ways that align with STEM. At the Center, w...
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Ag Agency Awareness Day
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Registration deadline has been extended to April 3rd!Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County, in collaboration with the Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District, USDA Farm Service Agency, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, will be hosting a free workshop for agricul...
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Spring Nature Hike
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Join our natural resources educator for an afternoon hike around the nature center to look for signs of spring. We will walk amongst the melting snow piles to look and listen for all the sights and sounds of early spring, including wildflowers and returning birds! We will go outside even if it is...
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Nature Geocache Egg Hunt
Friday, April 7, 2023
Think of this program as a backyard egg hunt, but in the woods and the GPS guides you within 20 feet of where the egg is hidden. Birds, reptiles, and amphibians all hatch out of eggs and in Oswego County, most of these eggs are laid in spring. Celebrate spring by partaking in this family-orie...
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Sparks - Birds of Prey
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Oswego County 4-H is hosting Sparks - Birds of Prey, a three session, afterschool science 4-H club. Participants will learn about the wide variety of New York State birds of prey examining their skulls, how to identify them when in flight as well as how to use binoculars, and other unique feature...
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Amboy Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Happy Earth Day and Earth Month!Join our educators at the Paul and Theresa Schoeck Education Building for a day full of activities including eco-friendly crafts, games, walking the trails and more! The building will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; stop by for 30 minutes or 2 hours!
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Sparks - Birds of Prey
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Oswego County 4-H is hosting Sparks - Birds of Prey, a three session, afterschool science 4-H club. Participants will learn about the wide variety of New York State birds of prey examining their skulls, how to identify them when in flight as well as how to use binoculars, and other unique feature...
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Sparks - Birds of Prey
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Oswego County 4-H is hosting Sparks - Birds of Prey, a three session, afterschool science 4-H club. Participants will learn about the wide variety of New York State birds of prey examining their skulls, how to identify them when in flight as well as how to use binoculars, and other unique feature...
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2023 Oswego County 4-H Fabric Sale
Saturday, July 22, 2023
The 2023 Annual Oswego County 4-H Fabric Sale Fundraiser has been scheduled! This much-anticipated fabric sale fundraiser to support the Oswego County 4-H Program, part of Cornell Cooperative Extension, will be held on Saturday, July 22, 2023 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Entertainment Bu...
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Master Gardener Volunteer Training Course
Monday, January 1, 2024
CLOSED FOR 2023Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE of Oswego) offers a Master Gardener Volunteer (MGV) Training. The class is primarily held online through Moodle using Cornell’s Garden-based Learning Library to give students greater flexibility with their personal schedules. S...
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