Description: The 3,000-acre Paul Smiths VIC in Paul Smiths, New York, offers environmental education, naturalist-guided walks, art, music, sports, and a 25-mile trail system showcasing the natural beauty of the Adirondacks.
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The 3,000-acre Paul Smith's College VIC (Visitor Interpretive Center) in Paul Smiths, New York, offers a wide variety of free and fee-based arts , sports , and educational programs throughout the year, including bird walks and nature walks , children's educational programs , art exhibits , concerts , lectures , workshops , and naturalist-led paddles . The VIC also hosts the annual Great Adirondack Birding Celebration on the first weekend in June. An adjacent Butterfly House features butterflies and moths in
The VIC's 25 miles of trails, including 6 miles of interpretive nature trails, showcase the natural beauty of the Adirondack Mountains and provide unparalleled opportunities to view, hear, photograph, and enjoy nature. The trails weave through woodland and marshland, by ponds, brooks, and bogs.
The varied habitats at the VIC provide extensive opportunities to learn about and experience nature in the Adirondack Mountains. A wide variety of birds make the VIC their seasonal or year-round home, making the VIC a bird watching haven which has attracted birders from throughout upstate New York and the northeast. The VIC also attracts nature lovers who are interested in wildflowers , trees , mushrooms , butterflies , moths , ferns, and mosses .