The Woodstock area is welcoming visitors this spring with a festival of Earth-friendly events. On Saturday, April 29th, The Ashokan Center ("celebrating 50 years of outdoor education") hosted the 2017 Ashokan Watershed Conference. The program included a full day of presentations and workshops for adults: "Building Sustainable Communities in a Changing Environment."
It also offered a Stream Explorers Youth Conference, geared for children ages 8 to 14:
- Stream Dynamics: Fun with the Stream Table
- Getting to Know Your Macroinvertebrates
- Cathedral Gorge Hike:
- Gorge Exploration
- Water Quality Sampling
- Riparian Area Flora and Fauna
- Art of Journaling
On Friday, April 28th, Woodstock observed Arbor Day with a special ceremony on the Woodstock Village Green. And the previous Saturday, April 22nd, the Woodstock Environmental Commission partnered with Sunflower Natural Foods Market to promote Earth Day awareness about solar solutions, gardening and landscaping best practices, composting and recycling, Earth-friendly building, safe hiking and other outdoor activities, and a new repair café in Woodstock.
