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Forever Wild Day | Group Outings
Flatwater Paddle on the Boquet River | 9:00am – 11:00am
Group paddle led by Council staff along the Boquet River. Bring your own canoe or kayak or borrow one courtesy of the Town of Willsboro (limited supply). (2 hours) ALL BOATS RESERVED AS OF 7/8/19
Willsboro Research Farm Tour | 9:30am – 11:00am
Michael Davis, Farm Manager of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station will provide a tour of the 352-acre farm, located along Lake Champlain at the base of Willsboro Point. The farm conducts a range of research projects in support of Northern New York agriculture. Highlights include industrial hemp trials, high tunnel vegetable production systems, and development of commercially viable berry fruit crops. Nutrient management studies have historically been a major focal point, and the farm has fifty-two specially constructed field-scale drainage plots that provide researchers with a unique opportunity to test fertilizer application practices that are agriculturally, environmentally and economically sound. (1.5 hours)
The Boquet River Nature Preserve Trails | 9:00am – 11:00am
Explore a 120-acre floodplain and upland forest along the lower Boquet River owned by the Nature Conservancy’s Adirondack Chapter. Hike a network of trails including the River Trail, Southern Connector Trail, and the Universal Access Trail Loop (Tim’s Trail), a 1+ mile loop that has a crushed stone surface that can accommodate walkers, runners, strollers, and wheelchairs. (2 hours)
