A highlight this week #StoryTime with local students. We read 'Let's Go On A Hike' and the children crafted a flag to carry on walks. Park rangers are learning their colors in Spanish, one of six languages heard in the classroom. #ReadWithMe #Preschool #LanguageLearning

We are always ready to celebrate here in Kinderhook! Sharing a few #Flashback photos of Original B.A.R.K Rangers, and those who followed in their pawprints, since today is National Walk Your Dog Day. #BarkRanger #AWalkInThePark #FindYourPark #FlashbackFriday #SummerDreaming

#ThenAndNow In February 2017, the maintenance team handled a storm that dropped over 10" of snow. In February 2025; they cleared the remnants of melting snow and sleet. Countdown to March meteorological #spring, the #tulip bulbs are breaking dormancy. #ThrowbackThursday

🥧 Martin’s usual apple pie? Not today! He’s going for a Blue Moon Pie—because why not? 🌙💙 Also, nice spring green cap, Martin… did Ranger Cait knit that? We can’t prove it, but we have our suspicions. 👀🧶 Happy π Day! 🎉 #PiDay #KnittingMystery #BlueMoon #MoonPi

A shout out to Jen, who joined the MVB team in January 2024. Thank you for the energy and enthusiasm you brought to routine and unusual tasks! Wishing you great success in your new position with the Army Corps of Engineers. Cheers to a shorter commute and more sunsets at home!!!

Sharing a few pics of park staff as we are taking a trip down Memory Lane, while organizing photos to be saved for perpetuity! OK, maybe not quite that long! #MvbTheMvp #WomensHistoryMonth #MemoryLane #FlashbackFriday

#Throwback to March 2005 in Valatie, NY! A historical marker in front of the childhood home of President Van Buren's mother Maria Hoes was dedicated, thanks to the determination of Dominck Lizzi. #History #Valatie #MartinVanBuren #DutchHistory #Celebration #FlashbackFriday

#Phenology #AWalkInThePark #Bees While the apple trees are showing off for pollinators, let's share some love for the less showy maple trees! With binoculars, we spotted the yellow-green flower clusters and tiniest seeds or samaras that will mature and spin off later this month.