Aqua Terra Wilderness Area

04/07/2023

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County this month for a two-part Amphibian workshop coming up on April 18th and 25th! Register using the QR code below!

03/30/2023

Today is National Take a Walk in the Park Day! Broome County Parks offer many walkways, trails, and paths. Take a breath and enjoy a walk at one of our County Parks today!☀️🌻🌳

Nathaniel Cole Park; Otsiningo Park; Dorchester Park; Greenwood Park; Aqua Terra Wilderness Area; Roundtop Picnic Area; Grippen Park; Hawkins Pond Nature Area

03/20/2023

02/24/2023

01/31/2023

Broome County Parks Winter Photo Contest is still taking place until Monday, March 6th, 2023!

Visit any Broome County Park and take a photo showing “winter is coming”, or “happy holidays” within the park limits for a chance to win!

Broome County Parks include: Otsiningo Park; Dorchester Park; Nathaniel Cole Park; Greenwood Park; Aqua Terra Wilderness Area; Hawkins Pond Nature Area; Grippen Park

Winners will be announced Monday, March 13th, 2023

Submissions can be sent to [email protected]

For contest rules visit: www.gobroomecounty.com/parks/photocontest

Photo Credits 📸: Courtney Dedrick

01/06/2023

We have another photo contest underway and don't let the weather fool you, it is still winter in Broome County!

Broome County Parks is hosting a Winter Photo Contest, from Monday, January 2nd until Monday, March 6th, 2023!

Visit any Broome County Park and take a photo showing “winter is coming”, or “happy holidays” within the park limits for a chance to win!

Broome County Parks include: Otsiningo Park; Dorchester Park; Nathaniel Cole Park; Greenwood Park; Aqua Terra Wilderness Area; Grippen Park; Hawkins Pond Nature Area

Winners will be announced Monday, March 13th, 2023
Submissions can be sent to [email protected]

For contest rules visit: www.gobroomecounty.com/parks/photocontest

Photo Credit 📸 Alan Troidl

12/13/2022

Looking for something to do on these cold wintery days? Head out to one of the Broome County Parks and capture a photo to enter into our Broome County Photo Contest! Categories include “season of change”, or “fall foliage”.

To enter visit any Broome County Park: Nathaniel Cole Park, Otsiningo Park, Dorchester Park, Greenwood Park, Grippen Park Aqua Terra Wilderness Area, or Hawkins Pond Nature Area

Submission must be enter by December 22nd and be sent to
[email protected]

For contest rules visit: www.gobroomecounty.com/parks/photocontest

12/05/2022

Likin’ these photos, but wondering what you’re seeing? Today we’re shining the spotlight on lichens, another (surprise!) somewhat tough to classify forest find. These crusty and complex creations aren’t plants, or animals, or even totally a fungus – each one is actually a symbiotic partnership between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacteria. Because of the diverse combination possibilities among these organisms, there are at least 3,600 species of lichens known in North America, and over 800 in NY alone!

Like our native clubmosses, lichens have been around for ages – 300+ million years, to be non-exact. Because they are often seen on dead or dying trees, they sometimes mistakenly get a bad rep. However, this association is only because lichens need a lot of light (which is plentiful on a tree without leaves). In fact, lichens are totally harmless to the trees they grow on. So next time you notice one, if you’re ~lichen~ what you’re seeing, be sure to respect this forest elder by appreciating its unique beauty and maybe snapping a pic or two.

You can learn more at https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/beauty/lichens/about.shtml

11/30/2022

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. If like us you’re still eating your Thanksgiving dinner leftovers, a good walk around one of our county parks is just what you need!

There’s still a chance to enter our Fall Photo Contest before winter makes an appearance! We can’t wait to see your submission showing “season of change”, or “fall foliage”.

To enter visit any Broome County Parks including: Nathaniel Cole Park, Greenwood Parkl Otsiningo Park, Dorchester Park, Aqua Terra Wilderness Area, Grippen Park, and Hawkins Pond Nature Area

Winners will be announced Thursday, December 29th

Submissions can be sent to [email protected]

For contest rules visit: www.gobroomecounty.com/parks/photocontest

11/08/2022

What did one autumn leaf say to another? ... I’m falling for you!

There’s still a chance to enter our Fall Photo Contest while the last of the trees are letting go of their leaves! We can’t wait to see your submission showing “season of change”, or “fall foliage”.

To enter visit any Broome County Parks including: Nathaniel Cole Park, Greenwood Park, Otsiningo Park, Dorchester Park, Aqua Terra Wilderness Area, and Hawkins Pond Nature Area

Winners will be announced Thursday, December 29th

Submissions can be sent to [email protected]

For contest rules visit: www.gobroomecounty.com/parks/photocontest