DONATE NOW! Help Protect Sam's Point!  With your donation, Sam's Point will remain protected for generations to come.  For more information, please contact Kate Adams at (518) 690-7846 or kate_adams@tnc.org. Resources Make some plans.  It's time to make a trip.  Get all your travel details here. Get Out on the Land.   With seven different trails, ranging from pine barrens to ice caves, there's sure to be something you'll enjoy. Call of the Wild.  Sam's Point is home to many rare or endangered creatures.  Find out more about them! Come Together.  Without our partners, Sam's Point just wouldn't be the same.  Check out how, together, we make things happen. Blue Gold. Sam's Point was once home to a thriving community of huckleberry pickers.  Find out more about this vanished culture and watch a short film about the community. Virtual Visit Curious about Sam's Point?  Stuck at home for now? Take a virtual visit from your home computer by visiting our slideshow and find out what Sam's Point has to offer!

Read on for our winter/spring programs at Sam’s Point Preserve!

Come prepared with a lunch or snacks, plenty of water, comfortable footwear and warm clothing for hikes over three hours. Meet at the Sam’s Point Conservation Center unless stated otherwise stated.

Please register for all programs. Call (845) 647-7989 ext. 101 or e-mail hwagner@tnc.org.

March - May 2008

Sam’s Point Yoga Class
Saturday, March 1
10:00 AM – 12 noon   
Come stretch away winter stiffness and move in to spring surrounded by the beauty of the Shawangunks. This easy gentle class will use yoga postures, breath awareness and relaxation to help us release stress and reconnect with ourselves and our environment.  Experience the peace and serenity of Sam's Point and learn how to take it with you.

Asha Lynne Golliher has been teaching yoga and relaxation for over 20 years. She completed her Teacher's Training at the Himalayan Institute for Yoga Science and Philosophy and also has training in Reiki Level I and Restorative Yoga.  Her gentle teaching style is enhanced by a focus on self-awareness and an abiding love of nature.

Native American Animal Totems & Folktales
Saturday, March 8
10:00 – 11:00 AM        
What is the purpose of a medicine stone or totem pole?  How did the opossum get its naked tail?  Why does a coyote have yellow eyes?  Find out how to discover your own animal totems and enjoy hearing and participating in some remarkable animal folktales with Jan Berlin, Director of Everything Animals Resource Center, Inc. Then get “up close and personal” with her amazing collection of real live critters.  Suitable for children ages 6 and up.

What’s Happening Under the Ice?
Saturday, March 29
10 – 11:30 AM
Spring is around the corner and the natural world is busy getting ready to emerge. Join Mohonk Preserve Educator, Betty Boomer and her collection of live creatures and learn all about their life cycles and adaptations.  Suitable for ages 5 and up.

Brushes With Nature
Saturday, May 10
4 - 8 PM
Six local artists, CRAGSMOOR SIX (C-6), will take inspiration from the natural beauty of Sam’s Point Preserve and create a spontaneous collaborative painting, comprised of 90 individual canvases joined as one.

As the painting takes shape the audience will be invited to bid on individual canvases, while enjoying refreshments from acclaimed area restaurants and wineries. Following the performance, the painting will be disassembled into individual artworks and presented to the highest bidders. Bidding will start at $50.00. Separate works by the artist will also be on display during the event in the Sam’s Point Gallery.
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Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photo © Heidi Wagner (snowshoe); Photo © The Nature Conservancy (hiking); Photo © The Nature Conservancy (Sam's Point).