We hope that COVID 19 has given you an opportunity to appreciate Nature at home, in your own yard or a nearby park or vacant lot. No need to get in the car to find a place to commune with Nature! Green Sanctuary is inviting you to share Nature at Home, via Zoom, on Saturday, … Continue reading Spring into Summer with a Virtual Outing – May 30th!
The UUSS Green Sanctuary Team is coordinating this in-person, outdoor walk (easy terrain, about 1 and a half miles). Proprietor Jeff Leon will lead us on a guided tour around this Nature Preserve, including woods, an overview of the Mohawk Valley, and fields abounding with asters, goldenrod, and blue fringed gentian. The Preserve is home to … Continue reading Fall Walk: Strawberry Fields Nature Preserve
Green Sanctuary is partnering with the Anti-Racism Team for a discussion on the film, 'The Condor and The Eagle.' The film is available via free streaming every 15 minutes through November, as part of the UU Ministry For The Earth campaign for climate justice. Watch on your own schedule and join us for a discussion … Continue reading The Condor and The Eagle film discussion
There is a 15 person limit on the hike, so please RSVP. For more info or to RSVP, contact Paula Shaw.
Join Schenectady Clergy Against Hate, Schenectady Community Ministries (SiCM) and Nemeton of the Ways for an afternoon of interfaith service both honoring our ancestors and caring for creation by helping clean up the Historic Vale Cemetery! Building off the long tradition of an event organized by Nemeton of the Ways, faith communities from across greater … Continue reading Interfaith Earth Mitzvah Day with Schenectady Clergy Against Hate
You are invited to join Green Sanctuary on a visit to the Radix Ecological Sustainability Center in Albany on October 1 from 10-12 AM. The Radix Center is a sustainable living education center in Albany’s South End neighborhood which is convenient to the low income community. Radix Center recently received a grant to do education … Continue reading Visit the Radix Center with the Green Sanctuary group!
Green Sanctuary invites everyone to a lively discussion at 9AM on October 23rd about the New York Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Bond Act of 2022. The act will be on the ballot this November on the back of the ballot. A leader in Environmental Advocates of New York State, Nicholas Moore, will give … Continue reading Conversation on NY Clean Water, Clean Air, & Green Jobs Bond Act of 2022
On Saturday, June 3rd, picnic with us and then take an hour walk, led by resident geologist George Shaw, on gravel or paved paths to view the stream and springs at Saratoga Springs State Park. Bring your own lunch and water bottle, with optional fruit and/or cookies to share. Comfortable shoes, sunscreen and insect repellent … Continue reading Green Sanctuary Outing – a geology walk at Saratoga Spa State Park
We are looking forward to the return of our pre-Covid tradition of celebrating our local harvest by enjoying lots of yummy, nutritious, local foods with our community of friends at UUSS after the service this Sunday. There are still some spots to fill on Signup Genius, which can be found at bit.ly/locavorelunch2023. We need a few more … Continue reading Green Sanctuary’s LOCAVORE LUNCH!
The UUSS Green Sanctuary Team is offering a walk in the Albany Pine Bush on Saturday, March 2. We will depart from the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Rd. in Albany at 1:30 for the walk. The trails are well marked and graded. George Shaw will offer information on the formation … Continue reading Walk the Albany Pine Bush and learn its geologic history
