Germantown Earth Day Celebration & Robinson Forest Dedication

Earth Day Celebration & Robinson Forest Dedication Sunday April 26th, 2026, 10:30am - 1pm

10:30am-1pm Germantown Parsonage, 52 Maple Ave /// Germantown History Tours, Bonfire, Sustainability Information, Refreshments courtesy of Cups Coffee and C.Cassis

10:30am Palatine Park Trail, meet behind Kellner Activity Building, 50 Palatine Park Rd /// Family Nature Walk courtesy of the Germantown Recreation Committee and Germantown Library

11:00am Germantown Parsonage, 52 Maple Ave /// Forest Opening Ceremony (Library Hover Room Rain Location)

11:30-1 Parsonage and adjacent Robinson Forest /// Guided Botany Tours

12-1:00 Germantown Library Hover Room, 31 Palatine Park Rd /// History of Theodore Robinson with town historian, Thomas Shannon

The Theodore Robinson Community Forest was funded in part by NYSDEC’s Community Forest Conservation Grant Program through the NYS Environmental Protection Fund.

Columbia County Soil and Water will donate a tree to be planted on Earth Day in each town in honor of the United States Semiquincentennial. Germantown will be planting a Serviceberry tree.

Event brought to you by The Town of Germantown, The Germantown Park Commission, The Germantown History Department, The Germantown Library and Sustainable Germantown