Speakers for the upcoming Allegany Nature Pilgrimage include Jim McCormac, left, on “Moths: Growing the Darker Side of Butterflies” and Julie Lundgren, right, on “Allegany’s Natural Wonders.”

The 2024 Allegany Nature Pilgrimage is an outdoor learning experience that combines fun with a variety of nature-oriented activities.

Registration for the 66th annual event, to be held May 31 through June 2, is now open at AlleganyNaturePilgrimage.com. Walk-in registrations can be made in person at Camp Allegany in the Red House Area.

Allegany State Park in Cattaraugus County is home to more than 60,000 acres filled with plants and animals. The pilgrimage includes more than 120 programs, including more than a dozen birding walks/talks, orienteering, astronomy, geology, family nature walks, mythology, mushrooms and fungi, bird banding, owl prowls, day and night programs. With many family and child-friendly opportunities, programs vary in length and may be a walk or seated talk. The complete list is at AlleganyNaturePilgrimage.com/Walks–Talks.

The evening Big Tent speakers are Jim McCormac presenting “Mysterious Moths: Growing the Darker Side of Butterflies” and Julie Lundgren offering “Allegany’s Natural Wonders.” McCormac’s talk on one of the most important animal groups will be a pictorial journey into an intriguing and little known world that unfolds all around us. Lundgren will guide a virtual expedition into Allegany State Park, the largest protected forest land in New York outside of the Adirondacks and Catskills.

May 1 is the deadline for ordering from the exclusive Allegany Nature Pilgrimage line of shirts and sweatshirts designed by award-winning Fredonia artist Erin Ruffino.

For details and to register for this outdoor adventure, visit AlleganyNaturePilgrimage.com.

The Allegany Nature Pilgrimage is made available by the Allegany State Park and volunteers from Jamestown’s Audubon Community Nature Center, Buffalo Audubon Society, Rochester’s Burroughs Audubon Nature Club, and Erie’s Presque Isle Audubon Society.