A Visit to Five Rivers

Here's some sights from the visit by our computer campers during our Summer 1996 Cyber Haus Computer Camp.

Located in the Capital District of New York, the Five Rivers Environmental Education Center is a great place to get close to the environment.

Hoot

Five Rivers includes five trails:

Beaver Tree Trail (1/2 mile loop)
This trail circle a man-made pond. Along the way you can see many forms of aquatic animal and plant life.
Woodlot Trail (1/8 mile loop)
This trail winds through a woodlot of trees and shrubs. You can see some glimpses of birds and small wildlife.
Old Field Trail (1/2 mile loop)
This trail is figure-eight in shape, and leads you through an abandoned orchard and field. Sometimes you can witness the stages of plant succession and their associated wildlife.
Field
North Loop Trail (2 mile loop)
This trail passes through fields and forests along the Center's boundary.
Vlomankill Trail (3/4 mile loop)
This sometimes steep trail winds through a hemlock-chaded ravine on the banks of the Vlomankill sttream. Don't forget to follow the yellow chip road!

Boxer

What else would you like to know?

Picnic

Five Rivers is located off Delaware Avenue about two miles south of the center of Delmar, NY.

Please contact the Center for program schedules and further informations:

Five Rivers Environmental Education Center
Game Farm Road
Delmar, NY 12054
(518) 475-0291

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