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Five Rivers Environmental Education Center
Located in Delmar, New York, a must visit many times with your family. Hikes include wheelchair accessible back yard trail, Woodlot Trail, Beaver Tree Trail, Vlomankill Trail, Museum and more. Explore , enjoy, discover! Included are four pictures taken from my students at The Albany Academy! See pictures from wild flower garden and the insects and birds it attracts!
See Pictures of Vlomankill Trail
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FR6 One of the first signs of Spring in the forest floor is the bloom of this Erythronium Americanum commonly known as trout lily. A flower blooms when the plant is 7 years of age. |
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FR1 Taken on the Beaver Trails. Beavers trying to make a next in a man made basin. |
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Top FR2 Young male goose trying to mark a territory.
Bottom FR9 Wildflower Garden in late summer |
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FR3 Pond Lilly in man made pond near main building. |
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FR4 Colorful late summer landscape. |
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FR5 Wildflower Garden |
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FR7 Injured goose and two painted turtles taking in the sunshine! |
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F8 I was about to take a side view of a frog when two boys pointed out this one that just surfaced! |
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FR10 Queen Anne's Lace in late summer. Enjoy the beauty of the small things. |
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F13 Red Bellied Woodpecker at Feeder |
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F14 red bellied turtle |
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F15 A friendly face in the Visitor Center! |
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Picture taken by Albany Academy Student: SK Beaver Trail and board walk. (May, 2007) |
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Albany Academy Student-- The quiet walk around Beaver Pond (May 2007)
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Albany Academy Student-- Apple Blossums. AM |
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Albany Academy Student--Welcome to Five Rivers! DM |
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FR16b Pair of Mallards taking a rest on water fall edge (Beaver Trail) |
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FR17 A Snapper coming up for air. |
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FR16 Wildflower Garden in June |
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FR15 Sharing: Cardinals by bird feeder. |
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Fr17, Fr18 Mallard on takeoff by Beaver Pond. |
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FR20 Medow Frittarry and Bumble Bee on Bee Bloom |
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FR21 Medow Frittarry on Bee Bloom |
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FR23 Medow Frittarry on Bee Bloo |
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FR24 Medow Frittarry on Bee Bloo |
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FR25 Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
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FR27 white breasted nuthatch |
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FR28 -- white breasted nuthatch |
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FR30 Ruby Throat Hummingbird |
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FR29 Ruby Throated Hummingbird |
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FR50 The Hummingbird Moth--- a frequent visitor to the wildflower garden |
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FR51 Notice how the Hummingbird Moth is equipped to take nectar from a flower. |
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FR32 By Lilly Pond, The following two frogs camouflaged well in the colors of the pond. |
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More pictures coming soon.
Recommended Reading: Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv. In this easy read Mr. Louv used research and common sense to the endangered child who plays and discover outdoors. Check it out!
