Events

Come take a hike with the NCTA Central New York Chapter and Mike Serviss, Regional Conservation Project Coordinator for the New York State Parks Central Region, and a botanist with a special interest in ferns. We will hunt for and identify different species of ferns in Pixley Falls State Park. Pixley Falls is a picturesque park on Route 46, 18 miles north of Rome and six miles southwest of Boonville.

We will hike along the newly approved reroute of the North Country National Scenic Trail, now being developed in both Clark Hill State Forest and Pixley Falls State Park. The hike will start down at the falls proceed along Lansing Kill on the nature trail, and eventually climb higher until meeting the Red Trail. While some may choose to return to the parking area from here, the more adventurous can continue climbing the trail to the upper ridge of the escarpment looking for additional fern species.

• Hike distance: 1 to 1.5 miles
• Duration: 2-3 hours
• Meeting Time and Place: 10:00 a.m. at the Pixley Falls parking area

Contact hike coordinator Steve Kinne with questions at 315-882-3684.