Science Lecture Series: Science in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve on Thursday, May 17, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. The Albany Pine Bush Preserve contains 76 wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need, several rare wetlands, and the best remaining global example of an inland pitch pine-scrub oak barrens; a globally rare, fire-dependent ecological community.

Albany County Planning Board Meeting set for Monday, May 14, at 3:30 p.m. and will be held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension at 24 Martin Rd., Voorheesville.

Saturday, May 12 from 1 - 3  pm, Mothers Appreciation Relay: A wonderful new way to celebrate Mothers Day. Families are encouraged to participate in a timed relay to experience traditional Seneca women's roles at 17th-century Ganondagan. Relay course is .36 miles with cradleboard carry, pack basket carry, and corn pounding and sifting. Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan at 7000 County Road 41 (Boughton Hill Road), Victor, NY 14564.

"Haiti: Once the Pearl of the Caribbean..."  presented by the Capital District Humanist Society on Sunday, May 13, at 1:15 pm. Refreshments at 12:30; program at 1:15 pm. Room 224, Campus Center, Sage Colleges Albany Campus New Scotland Ave. at Academy Road, Albany Admission: Free

Wobbling With the Warblers - A Walk in the Woods: Birding Hike with Rich Guthrie. Saturday, May 12, at 7 am. at the Winn Preserve, Altamont, NY. We're thrilled to announce an exciting new event in 2018: a birding hike with Rich Guthrie! Rich is a veteran birder and the resident avian expert for WAMC. Join MHLC and Rich for an early-morning bird hike at the beautiful Winn Preserve. This will be a stop, look, and listen saunter as we look for and listen to songbirds while taking in the flowers, geology, and history of the Helderberg Escarpment.

Spring Migration Bird Walk at Woodlawn Preserve on Saturday, May 12, from 7:30 am – 10:30 am. Spring is here and that means the birds are coming back from their winter in the tropics. We will meet at the Woodlawn Preserve trailhead on Gifford Road in Schenectady and walk approximately one and a half miles around the pond trail searching for spring migrants we see along the trails. Along the way, we will discuss some of the science research we conduct to help us monitor our feathered friends and how you can help! Please dress warmly. Binoculars will be provided. Ages 10+.

'Lexington Does Her Bit in the Great War’ will be the topic at the Annual Meeting of the Lexington Historical Society on Saturday, May 12, at 7:00 pm at the Lexington Historical Society, 18 Church Street, Lexington, Greene County, with historian Peter Lindemann as the presenter.

Friday, May 11, at 8 pm at the Knox Octagon Barn, 588 Middle Rd, Delanson, NY 12053, Albany County. Lecture: ALBERT EINSTEIN >100 Years of Special and General Relativity by Prof. Matt Szydagis (U Albany). Join us for an astronomy lesson and dark sky observing at the Octagon Barn in Delanson, NY! Programs include a 1 hour talk by local astronomy enthusiasts, followed by night sky observing if the weather is clear. Amateur astronomers and families are invited to bring binoculars or telescopes. Telescopes will also be set up for public use. Great for older children and adults! Free!

The Stockade and its secrets come to life! Our guide will lead us from the museum, through the Stockade, and inside two Stockade homes, the historic Brouwer House. This tour lasts approximately three hours.

The New York Capital District Christian's Women's Connection Luncheon is Wednesday, May 9, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Guilderland Elks Lodge, 3867 Rte 146 (Carmen Road), Guilderland, NY 12303, (just off Rte 20 -Western Avenue).