Welcome
Potato Hill Farm Outdoor Education Center is dedicated to establishing awareness, understanding and appreciation of the environment, the responsibilities associated with preserving the environment and providing an opportunity to increase the physical health of visiting students by engaging them in various outdoor activities.
Potato Hill Farm Outdoor Education Center (PHFOEC) consists of 168 acres of maintained interior trails, open fields, and a beautiful Adirondack style gazebo overlooking the picturesque Adirondack Mountains and the Tug Hill Plateau in Boonville, New York. PHFOEC works in partnership with Black River Environmental Improvement Association (BREIA) with use of its adjacent extensive Trail System. Check out each of our campuses below.
Our Campuses
Our long range goal is to offer students a new educationally layered experience each time they return to PHFOEC. We have a total of seven campuses, each with unique, seasonal activities.
The story of the geological history of the Adirondack Mountains and its accompanying foothills is distinctive when compared with other mountain systems. Both the Rockies and the Appalachians for example have an elongated shape while the mountains making up the Adirondacks form a circular dome. While in geological terms this dome is relatively young (emerging some five million years ago), it is made up of rocks more than 1000 million years old. Consequently, the Adirondacks have been described as “new mountains from old rocks”.
The landscapes of the Adirondack Foothills which make up the seven PHFOEC campuses listed below are a consequence of a glacier that began to develop some 25 million years ago. The resulting landforms we enjoy with our students are a living laboratory for the geological history, flora and fauna that comprise our “classrooms” at PHFOEC.
PHFOEC Main Campus (OEC)
11904 Potato Hill Road, Boonville NY 13309
Alder Creek Gorge Campus (ACG)
9338 Egypt Road, Boonville NY 13309
Jackson Hill Sunfield Campus (JH)
7849 Jackson Hill Road, Boonville NY 13309
Jackson Hill Telemark Campus (JH)
8284 Jackson Hill Road, Boonville NY 13309
Black River Canal (CT) & Museum
11430 State Route 46, Boonville NY 13309
Forestport Feeder Towpath Canal (FFT)
13354 state Route 12, Boonville NY 13309
Black River Campus (BRC)
10719 Dustin Road, Forestport NY 13338
Latest News from PHFOEC
Central New York Trails Day!
Once again BREIA will be one of three venues across Central NY playing host to an annual event sponsored by the NYS AHPERD Central North Zone & Bridges to Prevent Tobacco.
On Saturday, January 28, 2012, from 10:00am to 1:00pm the BREIA Trail System at Alder Creek Gorge located at 9338 Egypt Road, Boonville, N.Y. will be open to the public for snowshoeing. The event is FREE and will include snowshoes for those needing them. Refreshments will also be provided in the warming hut at no charge. This is a great opportunity for friends and family to share an afternoon together in the spirit of fun and fitness.
All that is required is that you print out this FLYER and bring it with you.
Hope to see you there!
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Contact
Educational info and scheduling class trips
Elaine Hage: 315-941-3942
School scheduling follow-up info
Cynthia Damsky: 315-942-2299
Reimbursements and transportation info
Sharon Dellerba: 315-942-2299
General information: 315-942-2299