Genesee Land Trust and River Alliance Events:
Inclusion Point of Contact:
How can we support your participation in our program events and/or visiting nature preserves? Would you like to request an ASL interpreter? Have questions about the trails?
Please get in touch with:
Elliotte Bowerman
ebowerman@geneseelandtrust.org
(585) 256-2130 x200
Support Resource:
If there is specific mobility equipment you need to explore our trails and nature preserves, we invite you to reach out to Endless Highway, a Rochester-based non-profit dedicated to ensuring children and adults who use mobility devices have opportunities to participate in adaptive and inclusive sports, recreation, and arts.
You can contact them directly by calling (585) 313-8695 or completing this online form.
Free Outdoor Community Events by Other Groups:
Please email community event suggestions to info@geneseelandtrust.org.
For the full schedule of 2025 Rainbow Hikes: Rainbow Hike Crew
April
April 30, 8 am-12 pm: Cobb’s Hill Park (Rochester Birding Association)
May
May 2, 6 pm: Annual Meeting, Potluck, and Bluebell wanders (Canandaigua Botanical Society)
May 3, 7:30 am-11 am: Beginner Birder Trip - Lakeshore Warbler Hotspots (Rochester Birding Association)
May 3, 9:30 am-12 pm: Braddock Bay Hawk Lookout (Rochester Birding Association)
May 3, 10:00 am-11:30 am: Bluebell Walk! (Rush Recreation and Park Association)
May 4, 7 am-12 pm: Beechwood State Park and Olga Fleisher Wildlife Preserve (Rochester Birding Association)
May 6, 8 am-12 pm: Ontario Pathways (Flint Creek section) (Rochester Birding Association)
May 7, 8 am-12 pm: Whiting Road Nature Preserve (Rochester Birding Association)
May 7, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm: Wednesday Evening Warblers (Rochester Birding Association)
May 8, 8 am-12 pm: Rush Riverside Refuge (in association with Rush Recreation and Parks Association) (Rochester Birding Association)
May 10, 8 am-10 am: Bird Walk! (Rush Recreation and Park Association)
May 10, 8 am-12 pm: Manitou Beach Preserve (Rochester Birding Association)
May 10, 10 am-2 pm: Meet Your Local Farmer Fair (Cornell Cooperative Extension)
May 13, 7:30 am-12 pm: Oatka Creek Park (Rochester Birding Association)
May 14, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm: Wednesday Evening Warblers (Rochester Birding Association)
May 15, 7:30 am-12 pm: Thousand Acre Swamp (Rochester Birding Association)
May 15, 4:30 pm-6 pm: Learn to Ride a Bike (City of Rochester)
May 17, 7 am-4:30 pm: Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (Rochester Birding Association)
May 17, 10 am-11 am: “Hansel and Gretel Nature Walk” for Kids (Rush Recreation and Park Association)
May 18, 7 am-12 pm: Norway Road (Rochester Birding Association)
May 19: Population Census for American Columbo (Canandaigua Botanical Society)
May 20, 8 am-12 pm: Taylor Road - Headwaters of Irondequoit Creek (Rochester Birding Association)
May 21, 8 am-12 pm: Oatka Fish and Game Club (Rochester Birding Association)
May 21, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm: Wednesday Evening Warblers (Rochester Birding Association)
May 24, 7:30 am-12 pm: Powder Mills Park and BANC Sanctuary (a joint trip with Burroughs Audubon Nature Club) (Rochester Birding Association)
May 24, 1 pm-3 pm: Nature Walk - Vernal Pools (Rush Recreation and Park Association)
May 25, 7:30 am-11:30 am: Sandra L. Frankel Nature Park (Rochester Birding Association)
May 28, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm: Wednesday Evening Warblers (Rochester Birding Association)
May 31, 8 am-12 pm: Ganondagan State Historic Site (Rochester Birding Association)
May 31, 10 am: Guided Walk at Zurich Bog (Canandaigua Botanical Society)
June
June 1, 5:30 am-3 pm: Letchworth State Park (Rochester Birding Association)
June 5, 5:30 - 6:30 pm: Invasive Plants gardener workshop (Monroe CCE)
June 7, 8 am-10 am: Bird Walk! (Rush Recreation and Park Association)
June 7, 8 am-12 pm: Taylor March (Rochester Birding Association and Bergen Swamp Preservation Society)
June 7, 9 am-12 pm: Native Plant Sale and Information with Amanda’s Garden (Rush Recreation and Park Association)
June 7, 10 am: National Trail Day walk along Ontario Pathways (Canandaigua Botanical Society)
June 7, 10 am-12 pm: Ganondagan State Historic Site, a Field Trip for All Ages (Rochester Birding Association)
June 8, 7:30 am-12 pm: Wyoming County Fields and Forest-New Compehner Farm (Rochester Birding Association)
June 11, 5 pm-6:30 pm: Learn to Ride a Bike (City of Rochester)
June 14, 7:30 am-12 pm: Bergen Swamp (Rochester Birding Association)
June 14, 9 am - 3 pm: Master Gardener Expo & Plant Sale (Monroe CCE)
June 14, 10 am-11 am: Bark Rubbings and Tree Identification (Rush Recreation and Park Association)
June 22, 10 am-12 pm: Native vs. Invasive Walk (Rush Recreation and Park Association)
June 27, Orchid Talk and Potluck at Burroughs Audubon Nature Club (Rochester Birding Association)
June 29, 7:30 am-8:30 pm: Barnhart’s Camp and Keeney Swamp (Rochester Birding Association)