Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy

08/12/2026

Thank you to Stram Center for Integrative Medicine for supporting our 2026 Fall Fundraiser as an Environmentalist Level Sponsor! We are sincerely grateful to our event sponsors for helping to raise critical funds to conserve and maintain natural spaces, wildlife habitat, and water quality for the benefit of this and future generations.

Learn more about MHLC's Fall Fundraiser, Partners in Preservation, and purchase tickets at www.mohawkhudson.org/fall-fundraiser

08/11/2026

Our big Trail Tunes event is almost here! Join us this Sunday afternoon, August 16, at Bender Melon Farm to experience a world where music and nature intertwine.

We're excited to welcome The Husbands, a family band of seven husbands. Formed serendipitously from jam sessions amongst lifelong musicians and longtime friends, The Husbands blend their many influences into an energizing sound that is part heartland rock, part grunge jam band, and part folk. Many of the members have spent the better part of three decades in a variety of Albany-based bands, their wide-ranging experiences allowing them to mold their arrangements according to whatever space they find themselves in – whether it be a rock 'n' roll club or an acoustic off-grid setting. https://thehusbandsofheartlake.bandcamp.com/album/heart-lake-dispatches-vol-1

🎸Trail Tunes features 4 local bands, Common Roots Brewing Company beverages, The Hungry Traveler food truck, a kids' craft activity, and a chance to win great prizes in our raffle, all on a gorgeous 175-acre nature preserve. And admission is free, thanks to our Music Sponsor, Tacos Diablo NY, and our Supporting Sponsors, Love of Fuzz and Roof Scan.

Curious?! Learn more and sign up at https://www.mohawkhudson.org/trail-tunes

08/07/2026

Trail Tunes is next weekend, Sunday, August 16. Join us at Bender Melon Farm Preserve to hear some amazing local music, live on the preserve trails! Thanks to our 2026 Music Sponsor Tacos Diablo NY, we're featuring 4 music stations. Be sure to catch Laura Leigh on the trail!

Singer/songwriter Laura Leigh is at once a relic of a bygone age and a fresh face in the new generation of folk, pulling inspiration from tried-and-true traditions of old-time country and rock and roll. Her driving rhythms and soaring melodies accompany heartfelt, insightful lyrics, delivered with a cadence that is simultaneously sincere and irreverent. It is this breadth and depth of range that makes her equally comfortable in the backwoods and back alleys of New York's enigmatic upstate. The joy she takes in her craft is self-evidentand contagious, as she includes you in the inside joke and regales you with unique American stories that feel like home.

Sign up in advance to save time at the check-in table: https://www.mohawkhudson.org/trail-tunes

08/06/2026

You are invited to join MHLC's Annual Fundraiser, Partners in Preservation, on Thursday, October 1 at River Stone Manor in Glenville.

The event is a festive evening celebrating 34 years of Capital Region conservation! This year, we are thrilled to honor Anita Sanchez, George Steele, The Town of Bethlehem's Farms & Forests Conservation Program, and Mike & Cary Patak for their outstanding contributions to their communities and the environment.

For event details and ticket sales, please visit www.mohawkhudson.org/fall-fundraiser

08/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined MHLC's Annual Summer Hike-a-thon Scavenger Hunt! This year, 285 people signed up to find bug creations at our 23 preserves, and 186 people submitted photos to earn a Stewart's ice cream cone. 🎉Our raffle winners are...

🏆Riddle Challenge: Liam S. won a $50 gift voucher to WildPlay Thacher!

🏆10+ Preserve Challenge: Anna M. won an MHLC sweatshirt and will have her scavenger hunt photo featured in the next issue of Viewpoints!

🏆Pet Challenge: Rachel C. won a pet portrait painting!

🏆General Raffle for $50 Tacos Diablo gift cards: The raffle winners are Timothy J. and Taza S.!

Thank you to Stewart's Shops, Tacos Diablo NY, and WildPlay Thacher for supporting our Summer Hike-a-thon Scavenger Hunt event with wonderful prizes!

08/06/2026

08/04/2026

08/04/2026

Have you signed up for Trail Tunes yet? Don't miss our live music event on August 16 at Bender Melon Farm Preserve in New Scotland. Among our featured local musicians is the talented Carolyn Shapiro!

Carolyn is an old-time banjo player and songwriter from the Southern Adirondacks whose music feeds the soul like a home-cooked meal. Blending sultry flavor with a deep-rooted traditional style, her songwriting pushes the boundaries of the banjo and invites listeners on an intimate journey through the complexities of being human. With hypnotic banjo picking and a commanding voice, she brings a joyous vulnerability to the stage that leaves audiences restored and inspired.

Learn more and sign up for this FREE event at https://www.mohawkhudson.org/trail-tunes

07/31/2026

MHLC's Trail Tunes returns to Bender Melon Farm Preserve on August 16, from 1 - 4 PM!

We are thrilled to have Kimono Dragons join our lineup along the preserve trails...
Kimono Dragons is an instrumental psychedelic surf rock band from landlocked upstate NY. Captivating bass lines, driving drums, and two rippin’ rockin’ guitars make the Dragons a musical force that at times hits you like a tidal wave and at others has you gently swaying like a palm tree in a warm breeze.‍

Registration is not required for this FREE event, but we encourage you to sign up at https://www.mohawkhudson.org/trail-tunes to save time at check-in!