Mountain Top Earth Day Celebration slated for April 25 in Tannersville

TANNERSVILLE―The 2026 Mountain Top Earth Day Celebration is taking place on Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Now in its eighth year, the theme of the Mountain Top Earth Day Celebration has always been Flora, Fauna & Free Family Fun!  

The event kicks off at 9 a.m. at Fromer Market Gardens with a Spring Garden Workshop from Cornell Cooperative Extension. At 10:15 a.m., head over to the Mountain Top Library for the opening event and ribbon cutting ceremony, where local officials make brief statements on the significance of Earth Day and the mountaintop.

The Mountain Top Earth Day Celebration is a unique and singular event, as it promotes stewardship of the local flora and fauna and delivers a schedule packed with family-friendly activities and presentations.  

At 10:45 a.m., Hunter Town Historian Dede Thorpe will speak about local environmental history. At 11 a.m., local artist and author Matt Bua will present “Who Built the Old Stone Walls of the Northeast?” This program is designed for all ages and explores the rich mysteries of these regional creations & formations.

Genevieve Salerno and Mellow the Owl will highlight the impact of wildlife rehabilitation on behalf of Friends of the Feathered & Furry. The talk is at 12:30 p.m., but you can stop in to visit Mellow any time throughout the day!

“The Birdman” from Robinson’s Wildlife Lectures will be presenting at 1 p.m. this year. This incredibly popular and educational program features a variety of live birds of prey and reptiles.

Throughout the day there will be tons to do, including “Crafts for Everyone!” This year, Susan Kukle and Sheila Trautman will be facilitating a Quilt Mural Art Project, which will be displayed outside of the library throughout the summer. Maureen Garcia will be teaching crafters how to construct Recycled Flower Sculptures out of recycled materials. You can take home your creations, or you can add them to Rip’s Magical Garden, located outside of the library!

Whichever projects you choose, make sure you look up once and a while to check out Forever Green, a short film selection from the Woodstock Film Festival, which will be playing on loop. Marvin Seligman will also have a special exhibition in the library gallery, Schoharie Connections, detailing the intricacies of the watershed.

This year, they will also be welcoming a new exhibitor, Al Gori, who will be setting up his solar-powered Merry-Go-Round! Made of entirely recycled materials, this Homespun Merry-Go-Round turns gently and can carry two passengers up to 250 pounds each. It even has an infant seat so the smallest riders can take a spin!

Other exhibitors this year will include representatives from the Hunter Rail Trail, the Mountain Top Historical Society, Mountain Top Arboretum, The Thomas Cole House, Peace Village, Camp Catskill, the Sierra Club, Fromer Market Gardens, Cornell Cooperative, and the Catskill Center. There is also an opportunity to sign up for Trail Clean Up, which will take place on Saturday, May 2.

As always, the event is completely free and once again Greene County Soil & Water will be dropping off dozens of free trees and saplings. You can also choose among thousands of free seeds at the Mountain Top Library. If you don’t have any gardening tools, we have some available to borrow! You might want to bring a few dollars for the bake sale, coordinated by Molly Hursh, as all the proceeds support the Friends of the Mountain Top Library.

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