Onondaga

OnondagaLocation: Most of the members of the ONONDAGA CHAPTER of ADK live in Central New York: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison and neighboring counties.

Home Chapter/Affiliate: When joining ADK you can designate the ONONDAGA CHAPTER as your home chapter at no extra charge. You get the Talk of the Trail (the chapter's newsletter) and the Outing Schedule and can vote at meetings. Members of other chapters can ``affiliate'' with the ONONDAGA CHAPTER which puts them on the Talk of the Trail and Outing Schedule mailing list -- for an additional $5 sent to headquarters along with their membership dues.

Contacts:
Membership Chair: Al Obrist, 304 Windsor Drive, Syracuse, NY 13214. Phone (315) 446-6388
Chapter Chair: Kathy Disque, 785 Fyler Rd. #23, Kirkville, NY 13082
Phone: 315-656-3383; E-Mail: disque@dreamscape.com.

Conservation: The Onondaga Chapter of ADK maintains over 90 miles of the Finger Lakes Trail, which spans New York State from east to west, and a portion of the North Country National Scenic Trail. The chapter has also "adopted" the 50,000 acre Pigeon Lake Wilderness near Racquette Lake in the Adirondack Park. Chapter members are active in supporting conservation issues.

Education: The chapter offers forums on various conservation and recreation subjects. Members share their knowledge of the outdoors on chapter outings.

Recreation: The chapter sponsors approximately 200 outings per year including over 40 trips in the Adirondacks. The outings include day hikes, weekend overnight hikes and backpacking trips, canoe trips, bicycling, mountain climbing, showshoeing, cross-country skiing and social events. See the listings below on this page.

Meetings: Programs on various topics are presented at spring and fall covered-dish dinners and at the annual banquet held in November. Business meetings are held in the spring, and in conjunction with the annual banquet.

Volunteers: Chapter members are heavily involved in trail construction and maintenance in the Central New York area. Members also serve on ADK standing committees.

Activities: Please call Al Obrist, 315-446-6388, for information about Onondaga Chapter activities.