Registration is open for the NEMF 2026 Sam Ristich Foray
April 24, 2026
The dates for our 2026 scheduled walks have been announced. As always, the dates and locations of these walks are subject to change based on weather conditions. The walks are mostly scheduled for Saturday, so we have room to reschedule for the following day if conditions require it. Outside these dates pop-up walks (Bolete Patrol walks) and will happen on open weekends. These walks get announced just a couple of days beforehand. Community events and other activities are in the planning stages as well.
Sunday, July 12. Wolfe’s Pond Park, Prince’s Bay, Staten Island, NY.
Sunday, July 19. Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, NY. L
Saturday, July 25. Stony Brook, Rockland County, NY.
Sunday. August 9. High Rock Park, Staten Island, NY.
Saturday. August 15. Forest Park, Queens, NY.
Saturday, August 22. Stony Brook, Rockland County, NY.
Saturday, August 29. Beech Brook, Passaic Co., NJ.
Saturday, September 12. Wawayanda State Park, Passaic Co., NJ.
Saturday, September 19. Storm King Sculpture Park (RSVP required), Orange Co., NY.
Sunday, September 20. South Mountain Reservation, Millburn, NJ.
Sunday, September 27. Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY.
Saturday, October 10. Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, NY.
Saturday, October 17. Tallman State Park, Rockland County.
Saturday, October 24. NYMS/COMA Joint Picnic and Walk at Blue Mountain Reservation, Peekskill, NY.
Saturday, October 31. Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY, 5th. Avenue & 25th Street.
Sunday, November 8. Gary’s Backyard Mushroom Walk in Central Park, NY.
Saturday, November 14. Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve, Deer Park, Nassau County, NY. Joint walk with LIMC.
If you are interested in volunteering as an assistant walk leader, please drop a line to vice.president@newyorkmyc.org with the specific walk you would like to assist for.
What do assistant walk leaders do?
Your main job is to assist the walk leader by welcoming members, handing out hand lenses and giving directions by text or phone to latecomers. You’ll also help with keeping the group together and with cleaning up if we are doing table talks. You’re not expected to be an expert identifier, and you don’t have to be familiar with the parks we visit.
