Cornell Cooperative Extension

Oswego County
Discovering Animal Tracks

Discover signs of the animals around you!

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Discovering Animal Tracks

  • Saturday, November 9, 2024, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

With fall weather quickly approaching, there is a variety of sights, sounds, and colors to be observed out in nature. Animals are beginning to hunker down for winter, leaving behind many different signs. Join our environmental educator for a program and guided hike, Discovering Animal Tracks along the way. Investigate the woods to discover how animal tracks and traces reveal varying habits, physical characteristics, and interactions about wildlife. 

Following an indoor presentation, the group will go outside and search throughout the nature preserve for animal signs to determine which animal was in the area. While there is no guarantee of snow, tracks can be discovered in many places and in many ways, such as tracks in the mud, or rubbings from deer antlers. The program will still take place if it is raining or snowing, so please dress appropriately for the weather.

Fee

$4 per person, or $12 for a family, children under 3 are free

Register

https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/Tracks2024_235

Contact

Sarah McCormick
4-H Natural Resources Educator
sam555@cornell.edu
315-963-7286 ext. 401

Location

Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center
748 State Route 183
Williamstown, New York 13493

Last updated October 10, 2024

Directions

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From Parish:

  1. Take County Route 69 East for 9 miles in to Amboy Center.
  2. Turn left onto State Route 183. Go north for 4 miles; entrance is on the right.

From Pulaski:

  1. Take County Route 13 South to Williamstown.
  2. Turn right on to State Route 183.The entrance will be on the left after 1 mile.

From Camden:

  1. Take County Route 13 North to Williamstown.
  2. Turn left onto State Route 183.The entrance will be on the left after 1 mile.

From Oswego:

  1. Take State Route 104 East until it ends at the junction of County Route 13.
  2. Turn right on to County Route 13. Follow instructions “From Pulaski.”

From Syracuse:

  1. Take I-81 North to Parish; exit 33 (County Route 69).
  2. Follow instructions “ From Parish.”

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Location of Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center

 

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The best way to learn about ecology is to be out in it! Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center is a laboratory where youth and adults can observe nature first hand, alone or under the guidance of one of the Center’s Environmental Educators. Public programs often feature guest presenters who are recognized leaders in the fields of wildlife management, outdoor education, and botany. It is also the Center’s belief that learning should be fun.

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