For all the painters, sketchers, and photographers amongst you, we have scheduled numerous Plein Air events through the summer to help inspire your Art Show submissions! We hope you’ll join us for…
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Come on out and enjoy the beauty of the Great Swamp!Plein Air painting opportunities are listed in a separate post here. Saturday, September 19, 9am – Ice Pond hike. Skill level:…
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Please save the date for our 30th Annual Great Swamp Celebration and Art Show on October 17th and 18th 2026 at Christ Church on Quaker Hill (17 Church Road, Pawling,…
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Congratulations to our 2026 winner Oliver Figueroa Lopez. More details about our winner can be found in the Spring 2026 newsletter here: Oliver Figueroa Lopez Applications for the 2027 award…
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You’ve had a long week and now it’s time to get out into nature. But what to do and where do you go? Hiking, paddling, walking, bicycling, or simply sitting…
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Come on out and enjoy the beauty of the Great Swamp!Plein Air painting opportunities are listed in a separate post here. Saturday, September 19, 9am – Ice Pond hike. Skill level:…
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Every moment you spend at the Great Swamp is an opportunity to encounter animals — birds, insects, reptiles, and other types of creatures — seen and unseen. The most important…
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Where can you find the great birding spots of the Great Swamp? Here’s a list we put together of local public access areas that are well-known to be perfect sites…

