Science Lecture Series: Is it working? Using wildlife surveys to monitor the effectiveness of restoration efforts. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Join us for snacks and discussion at 6:30 p.m. Ages 15+. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany. Free! Registration required. Call 518-456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events

Frank Fuss, secretary of the Town of Knox Fire Commissioners will introduce the residential Knox-Box program as part of the Fellowship Group meeting at St. John's church. A pot-luck supper begins the evening at 6:30 p.m. with the presentation to follow. Knox Box is a high security key safe that only local emergency responders can access. 

I Love My Park Day at Thacher Park 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join in the statewide volunteer effort to show some love to your favorite park – Thacher Park, of course!  There are a variety of projects for different interests and abilities, so bring a friend or family member along. The event is sponsored by Parks and Trails New York and The Friends of Thacher Park. The Friends will provide a complimentary bbq lunch for all volunteers. Please register online at www.ptny.org.  For more information contact the park at 518-872-1237.

Wildflower Walk at Thacher Park 11 a.m. It’s the height of blooming season for short-lived woodland wildflowers. We’ll look for Trillium, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Baneberry, Trout lily, and more. Meet at the Paint Mine parking area. Call 872-0800 to register.

Bird Walk at Thacher Park at 8 a.m. Meet at the new Thacher Visitor Center to join a bird walk through varied habitats with Angelika Beckman. Call 872-0800 to register.

“The Living Landscape” 2 p.m. Thacher Nature Center. Want to learn how to help Monarchs? Worried about bees? Find out how to create a “Living Landscape” in your own back yard. Learn which perennials have the highest biodiversity value, how to support songbirds, turtles and butterflies, and which plants are deer resistant. Get answers to your gardening challenges. Plant samples will be available. Attendance gives you a chance to win a free native perennial!  Call 872-0800 to register.

Birds and Bagels from 7:30 a.m. –9:30 a.m. Bring your appetite and your binoculars for a morning bird walk along the trails of Karner Barrens East. We’ll start with some breakfast and then head out to the trail for a hike. We will plan to be out for 2 hours, the distance will vary depending on how many birds we see and stop to watch. Please meet at the Discovery Center. Ages 10+.. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY. $3 per person/$5 per family. Registration required.

Citizen Science: Full Moon Frog Watch from 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Join us this evening for a full moon hike to listen to our summer chorus of frogs and toads. We will hike approximately two miles over rolling terrain to conduct a short survey and document the frogs and toads that we hear. Ages 10+.  Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY. Free! Registration required. Please sign up by calling 518-456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events

Citizen Science: Eastern Whip-poor-will Survey Training from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Although it once kept people up at night, now the song of the Whip-poor-will is a rare sound in the Pine Bush. A nocturnal bird that is classified in the family of Nightjars, the Whip-poor-will has been in decline in New York for the past two decades. We hope to see it return as we restore its habitat, but we need your help to monitor for this now-rare species. Join us this evening to learn how you can become a Citizen Scientist and help us monitor Whip-poor-wills in the preserve. Ages 15+.

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo PTA will hold an event for residents to meet the candidates running for three open school board seats. 7 p.m. in the high school library. Please submit your questions ahead of time to