The City of Kingston Parks and Recreation Department is proud to offer year-round environmental education and nature based programming in all of our city parks and nearby natural areas.

Beginning in the Summer of 2005, environmental education staff, Steve and Julie Noble developed and implemented a range of educational programming, the goal of which was to introduce the local community to the natural world that is found within the city’s parks. Kingston is situated between two amazing natural resources, the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains. The educational programming creates a link for the community to explore and appreciate these resources while also recognizing the importance of the local ecology of our parks. 

The Environmental Education Staff is pleased to offer high quality, low cost programs to both adults and children at the Forsyth Nature Center and many other city parks. To date, over 200 public and group programs have been offered that have provided fun, educational experiences to the community. We hope that you find our programs exciting, educational and innovative. We are always looking for programming ideas and are open and welcome to all suggestions.

The Forsyth Nature Center is excited to begin laying the groundwork for the construction of an environmental education facility that will provide a venue for indoor and outdoor education. This facility will be a location for the display of ecological and natural exhibits, will include a multi-function classroom/meeting space to allow for more formal educational activities and will serve as a resource and model for the community through the implementation of “Green” technologies and renewable resources.

Click on each month for program descriptions and schedule.