Chapter Meetings
June 2025: Chapter Picnic at Peebles Island
Save the date for the ADK Albany Chapter Annual Picnic. Tuesday June 10th, 2025 at Peebles Island State Park.
May 2025: Ecoregions and Native Plants (Steve Young and Laura Lethonen)
Summary of Presentation: What is an Ecoregion and Why does it matter when selecting native plants? Currently there is a growing demand for native seed and plant material for habitat restoration, landscaping and home gardening. [...]
April 2025: Solar Boats and getting started with paddling (David Barton and Mike Cavanaugh)
David Borton talked about the one-person solar electric power boats he builds, the engineering physics of solar electric boats, their advantages in terms of being quiet and minimally disturbing the peace in the Adirondacks (or [...]
Mar 2025: Teddy Roosevelt’s ride through the Adirondacks (Michael Nardacci)
Educational Presentation Lois Jensen talked about her work as a trail head Stewart for Buck Mountain in the Lake George area. How it was important to talk to incoming hikers and make them aware of [...]
February 2025: Backpacking the Paria Canyon (Ralph Keating)
Summary of Presentation: The Paria River Canyon located in Utah and Arizona is part of the beautiful red sandstone country of the Colorado Plateau. This Canyon is a wilderness area within the Vermillion Cliffs National [...]
January 2025: Colorado River Paddling Trip (Alison Saville)
Alison presented pictures and information about her 14 day trip on the Colorado River in 2019. The trip was with an outfitter and 24 people on 4 paddle rafts. Over the course of 280 miles [...]