Schoharie River Center

06/01/2026

Join us on Sunday June 7th for an Invasive Species Removal Volunteer Day at the SRC. 12-4pm, or any portion of that time. We will be out in the preserve removing predominantly Japanese Barberry. Bring gloves and tools if you have them, but we will have plenty if you don't. We will have snacks and drinks for all.
If you do plan to come, please let us know by filling out this sign up form. It helps us plan. Hope to see you all then!

Let us know if you plan to join us on June 7th from 12-4pm for our invasive removal day in the SRC's nature preserve.

05/31/2026

The 4th annual Mayfly Film Festival was a great success! Thank you to everyone who came out and supported our festival, and the Schoharie River Center’s mission.
Thank you to SLOC Musical Theater for hosting us, and especially to Julie Philips for helping us so much last night.
Thanks to all who came early to participate in the Woven River community weaving project with Mallory Zondag, and spent time with us and ECOS: The Environmental Clearinghouse at Jay Square.
Look for more screenings to be announced soon for later this year!

05/30/2026

MOVED INDOORS!
We’ve decided to move the Mayfly Film Festival indoors for everyone’s comfort. New location is 418 Liberty St. right across the parking lot from Jay Square. Entrance on Liberty St.
There are activities still at Jay Square from 5 to 7:30pm, The Woven River weaving project with Mallory Zondag, and we will have microscopes and bugs set up as well. Dress warm and come early!
The film program will start closer to 8pm (now that we are indoors).

05/27/2026

This summer, the SRC is offering two Watershed Ecology Field Schools. The first week Aug. 10-14th is for grades 4-6. Linked below.
The 2nd week is Aug. 17th-21st and is for Middle/High Schoolers. Link in the comments.
5 day experiential learning field schools with kayaking, field research, water quality monitoring, hiking, and more!

A Five-Day ecology adventure program for grades 4-6

05/26/2026

Teaser video for the 4th annual Mayfly Film Festival program! premiering Saturday May 30th in Downtown Schenectady, NY

05/20/2026

Video from the 2026 Trash Parade!

Thanks again to everyone that participated, and all our community partners!

The Trash Parade is a creative community event aimed at repurposing waste materials into art to be paraded in downtown Schenectady! This year's theme was "PO...

05/17/2026

Today in Schenectady join us for an invasive species removal day. At Central Park in Schenectady today from 1-4pm (meeting at the pavilion), Then June 7th in our preserve at the Schoharie River Center, from 12-4.
We will have gloves and tools, but bring your own, if you have them. Wear good shoes and cover your legs.

05/16/2026

Wow! Trash Parade 2026 was a wild success. Thank you to everyone that participated! So many incredibly creative costumes and art. The goal has always been for this to be a community driven event, and it truly was. It really highlights how special Schenectady is, and how lucky we are to get to be a part of it all.

Huge thank you to Create Community Studios, Schenectady County Public Library, Art Night Schenectady for really taking this project on board in their programming.
Schenectady Environmental Education Center parters: ECOS: The Environmental Clearinghouse, Upper Union NA, Community Fathers Inc., and the City of Schenectady. Thank you to all of the Sustainable Schenectady organizations, Schenectady County Recycles, ReTree Schenectady, Electric City Food Co-op, Schenectady Greenmarket for their support and partnership. Thank you to Bear and Bird Boutique + Gallery New York, The Official Jay Street Marketplace, New York Folklore, and Thrifty Connections for joining in and creating such amazing pieces for the parade. Thank you to our inspiring friends at FlagSss Day - Troy, NY who have their parade coming up on June 13th in downtown Troy.
Thank you to the Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation for their continued support and use of Jay Square as our home base for the parade.
Thank you to Zorkie Nelson and his band for leading the way again this year, or Troy Samba! for keeping the energy going at the park, and to the capital region parade band folks that joined us during the parade.
Mega thank you to Brendan Ford for taking all these amazing photos yet again this year!
We are overwhelmed, inspired, excited, and slowly removing hot glue and plastic scraps from our homes, vehicles, and offices.

We are already looking forward to next year! Start saving your garbage now!

01/16/2026

Interior demolition continues at the future SEEC building, and the crew from the SEAT Center have uncovered the beautiful timber framed structure from the original boathouse from early 1900s. Historical documentation will be on display at the Schenectady Environmental Education Center (SEEC)