Essex, New York Guide and Community Blog
Thursday, May 23 Start at 10:oo am Meet behind the old Willsboro School Are you ready for the next Champlain Area Trails (CATS) Volunteer Trail Project? CATS welcomes people of all ages to come out to help clear the trail. Volunteers are free to stay until the end or help out for just part of the project. [...]
Saturday, May 18th 12:30-4:30 pm Meet at Black Kettle Nature Trail Are you ready for the next Champlain Area Trails (CATS) Volunteer Trail Project? CATS welcomes people of all ages to come out to help clear the trail. Volunteers are free to stay until the end or help out for just part of the project. Here [...]
Celebrate Champlain Area Trails Saturday, June 1, 2013 4-6pm At Block House Farm in Essex, NY. Get together with Champlain Area Trails (CATS) to honor National Trails Day! Celebrate our local network of trails maintained by Champlain Area Trails on Saturday, June 1 from 4-6pm at Block House Farm in Essex, NY. The featured speaker at the event will [...]
Saturday, April 20 at 12:30 pm Champlain Area Trails (CATS) is putting the final touches on a new hiking/skiing trail that will be an important link in the system of trails connecting Westport to Essex, NY. If you’re interested in being part of the creation of “Farm and Forest Trail,” then learn where and when [...]
Champlain Area Trails (CATS) is developing a new hiking/skiing trail that will be an important link in the system of trails connecting Westport to Essex, NY. The new trail will be named “Farm and Forest Trail.” CATS invites volunteers to help create the trail on the afternoon of Saturday, February 16. “This trail will link Wadhams to the Bobcat [...]
Winter Tracking: Bobcats to Birds Presented by Audubon Vermont Sunday February 17, 8:15 am – 4:30 pm Susan Morse will lead this full day of wildlife tracking and habitat interpretation at Wolfrun in Jericho, VT. (Keeping Track) Fresh tracks in winter’s snow remind us that wildlife rely on healthy forest habitat for their survival. Join [...]
Champlain Area Trails (CATS) has recently gained access to 319 acres of the highlands, located off of Rte. 22 between the towns of Essex and Willsboro! Donated through a conservation easement by landowners Dick and Leanna DeNeale the land will be preserved for environmental and agricultural purposes. Here is a word from the DeNeales: “Years ago, [...]
Although hunting season is coming to an end, trapping season begins in December. Unfortunately, dogs and free-roaming cats are the most common ‘non-target’ animals that are caught in traps. Where are traps likely to be set? What should you do if your dog gets caught while out hiking? Learn how to keep your animals safe [...]
Champlain Area Trails will be hosting a “Welcome to Winter Hike” at the new Hidden Quarry Trail on Saturday, December 15 at 1:00 p.m. Hidden Quarry Trail (0.8 mi loop, easy) is a trailhead located on east side of Rt 22 about 4.5 miles south of downtown Westport and 5.5 miles north of Port Henry. In [...]
Boquet Mountain Boondoggle by Betsy Tisdale is the final story of ten entered in this round of the Champlain Area Trails (CATS) writing contest. Voting ends today, so if you haven’t made your choice you better hurry and vote in the contest! Hiking before the Champlain Area Trails In the 1980′s, Bestsy Tisdale was working on a hiking guide to the Eastern Adirondacks [...]
