Snowshoes (Tubbs’ metal frame, easy fit) are available to use Monday through Saturday at the John A. Weeks Interpretive Center, weather permitting. If you can walk, you can snowshoe! Proof of identification (driver’s license, credit card) required for rental. CNE Members FREE, non-members $5.

Fri. 8th — Birdseed Orders Due
Call 673-1350 to order.

Sat. 2nd — Snow Bird Walk
8:30-9:30am
Strap on snowshoes and venture out with John Weeks Bird Club member Tom Meier to discover the winter havens of Baltimore Woods birds. Please register! FREE.

Sat. 2nd — Saturday Fly Tie 11:00-Noon
Snow covered lakes and streams mean it’s a perfect time to tie flies for spring! Stop in at The Woods to learn and share fly tying techniques with naturalist Tom Meier. Don’t forget your tools and materials! FREE.

Sat. 2nd — Smammal-Rama! 1-2pm
Join naturalist Tom Meier as he investigates the exciting sub-nivean life! From voles to venomous shrews, meet these small mammals loving life under the snow. Please register! Members $2, families $5, non-members $5, families $15.

Tue. 5th — Smammal-rama!(M)
Senior Moments 10:30-11:30am
Naturalist Tom Meier introduces you to the small mammals loving life under the snow. Program for adults w/ talks, snacks, and hikes rated easy (E), moderate (M), or vigorous (V). The cost is FREE for members, $3 for non-members. Please register!

Fri. 8th — NGN Presents: The Mating Game! 7-8pm
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the game show where finding the right mate leads to species success…finding the wrong mate means evolutionary failure! Join the Nature Games Network for this role-play spin off of the classic Dating Game where you are the contestant and fun in guaranteed. Please register! Members $2, families $5, non-members $5, families $15.

Sat. 9th — Nature Valentine 12-3pm
Show your love for nature by making natural Valentine’s for your friends and family! Create up to 10 personalized and naturally decorated cards. Enjoy hot cocoa, cookies, and a cozy Saturday afternoon at Baltimore Woods. Please register! Members $2, families $5, non-members $5, families $15.

Sun. 10th — Nature in the City Lecture Series: SUNY-ESF and Syracuse’s Sustainable Spaces 2pm at Bett's Branch Library
Baltimore Woods and SUNY-ESF partner to educate Syracuse on developing and maintaining sustainable parks and green spaces. Want to make your neighborhood greener? Listen to valuable advice from SUNY ESF professors about restoration of natural areas, and the ecological forces that shape them. Join us for the first of a three part series. This month: Dr. Don Leopold - Native Restoration of Parks and Natural Areas. Please Register!.

Tue. 12th — Snowshoe Baltimore Woods Backcountry (V)
Senior Moments 10:30-11:30am
Land Manager Jeff Devine tours newly opened sections of the Boundary Trail. Program for adults w/ talks, snacks, and hikes rated easy (E), moderate (M), or vigorous (V). The cost is FREE for members, $3 for non-members. Please register!

Wed. 16th — Volunteer Lunch Noon

Fri. 15th — Cabin Campfire and Backcountry Snowshoeing 7-8:30pm
Naturalist Matt Kauffman will help turn a cold winter night into a cozy one. If the starlit snowshoe hike to Philips Cabin doesn’t warm you up, the fire and hot cocoa will! Please register! Members $2, families $5, non-members $5, families $15.

Sat. 16th — Great Backyard Bird Count 8:30am-10am
Take part in the largest research project in North America! John Weeks Bird Club member Tom Meier is leading a group of citizen scientists to locate and report on the status of bird populations in Baltimore Woods as part of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s annual winter bird count. Please register! FREE.

Sat. 16th — Saturday Fly Tie 11:00-Noon
Snow covered lakes and streams mean it’s a perfect time to tie flies for spring! Stop in at The Woods to learn and share fly tying techniques with naturalist Tom Meier. Don’t forget your tools and materials! FREE.

Tues - Fri 19th - 22nd — Wild, Wild Winter Break Nature Adventure Camp! 9am-4pm

Wed. 20th — Star Party: Lunar Eclipse 8 - 11pm
Join astronomer Bob Piekiel to catch a glimpse of the rare astronomical event while you can. The next lunar eclipse in North America isn’t until 2010! Please register! Members $2, families $5, non-members $5, families $15.

Thu. 21st — Owl Prowl 7-8pm
Many nocturnal animals love these long winter nights. Follow naturalist Matt Kauffman into the snowy night woods, we’ll give a hoot, and see whoooo howls back! Please register! Members $2, families $5, non-members $5, families $15.