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
May
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, 9:15 am-11:15 am: Traffic Control Board meeting (Reconnect Rochester)
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: Day of Caring 2025 (United Way)
May 15, 7:30 am-12 pm: Thousand Acre Swamp (Rochester Birding Association)
May 15, 10 am-1 pm: Lunch & Lounge: Creating a Green Space for Wellness (Ibero and United Way)
May 15, 1 pm-4 pm: Day of Caring with Taproot Collective (Taproot Collective and United Way)
May 15, 4:30 pm-6 pm: Learn to Ride a Bike (City of Rochester)
May 16: Bike to Work Day (Reconnect 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, 9:15 am-11:15 am: Traffic Control Board meeting (Reconnect Rochester)
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 29, 5:30 pm-6:30 pm: Getting Back on Your Bike presentation (Reconnect Rochester)
May 29, 5:30 pm-8 pm: How Food Shapes Our City (Community Design Rochester)
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)
May 31, 10 am-12 pm: Spring Volunteer Day (Taproot Collective)
June
June 1, 5:30 am-3 pm: Letchworth State Park (Rochester Birding Association)
June 1, 8:30 am-3 pm: ROC ’n Roll: A Fundraiser Ride to Benefit Reconnect Rochester (Reconnect Rochester)
June 4, 9:15 am-11:15 am: Traffic Control Board meeting (Reconnect Rochester)
June 4, 6:45 pm-7:30 pm: Flower City Feeling Good Guided Bike Ride (City of Rochester)
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 11, 6:30 pm-9:00 pm: Poetry Festival 2025 (Highland Park Conservancy)
June 11, 6:45 pm-7:30 pm: Flower City Feeling Good Guided Bike Ride (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 18, 9:15 am-11:15 am: Traffic Control Board meeting (Reconnect Rochester)
June 18, 6:45 pm-7:30 pm: Flower City Feeling Good Guided Bike Ride (City of Rochester)
June 22, 10 am-12 pm: Native vs. Invasive Walk (Rush Recreation and Park Association)
June 25, 6:45 pm-7:30 pm: Flower City Feeling Good Guided Bike Ride (City of Rochester)
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)