Snowshoe Walk at Thacher Nature Center, 10 a.m. Join us on a walk on Nature Center trails through fields and woods. If there’s not enough snow, we’ll have a winter walk. Please call 518-872-0800 to register.

Feisty Fishers. 1 to 2:30 p.m. We will start inside with a short talk about the history and biology of the fisher. Then we will continue outside for a walk in the preserve as we look for signs of the fisher. We plan to walk approximately one mile. Ages 6+. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany. Fee: $3 per person/$5 per family. Registration required. Call 518-456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events.

The New York State Museum will present Women of Science at the NYS Museum. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Apple Tree Pruning Class: Have you ever wanted to learn how to prune? Come to beautiful Switzkill Farm in Berne on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 10:30 when Tim Albright, back by popular demand, will demonstrate pruning techniques and address your pruning questions. Dress for the weather as much of the presentation will be outside. Refreshments inside the lodge will be provided. This event is free and open to the public.

The Carey Institute’s Carriage House Restaurant will host a Mardi Gras Party on Feb. 10 from 5 pm to 10 pm in Rensselaerville, N.Y.  The party will be held on the 100-acre campus at the Carey Institute for Global Good, also home to the Helderberg Brewery.

Winter’s Eve Nature Journaling on Wednesday, Feb. 7 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. The cold weather and short days of winter mean many of us spend less time enjoying and connecting with nature. During this indoor, evening program we will spend time appreciating living and once-living objects and photographs of the Pine Bush Preserve while we exercise our creativity through nature journaling. Participants are welcome to bring their own materials, purchase journals at the start of the program, or create their own journals out of materials we will provide.

Journalist Michele Norris, former co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, will headline this year's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.

Senior Science Day. 3 to 4 p.m. miSci - Museum of Innovation and Science, 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308. info@dudleyobservatory.org 518/382-7890. Great Gravitational Waves

The Onesquethaw Fish & Game Club will be having at breakfast on Sunday, February 4 from  7:30 AM to 11:00 AM.  The breakfast will include regular, blueberry and whole wheat pancakes, eggs, bacon, home fries, toast, sausage and sausage gravy.  The cost is $8.00, $5.00 6 to 10 yrs and  5 and under FREE.  Takeouts are available by calling 526-8721 the morning of the breakfast.

African Americans have had a critical role in the history of the U.S. military and the national theme for Black History Month is “African Americans in Times of War.” Albany County will launch its annual celebration of Black History Month on Friday, February 2 at 10 a.m. with a panel of male veterans who will talk about their experiences as African American soldiers. Cahill Room, 112 State Street.