Some nature events, for this weekend and beyond, of interest to Greenpoint readers:

Wildlife program

At 2 p.m., Saturday, June 28, the Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center, will host a program on rehabilitating wildlife.

Wildlife rehabilitators take injured or abandoned wild animals into their care to help them survive. Meet Kelly Martin and some of the wildlife she cares for, up close and personal. Learn what to do if you find an animal that needs help. Call (518) 872-0800 for more information.

Star gazing

If the weather is clear, head over to Schodack Island State Park from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday to join the Albany Amateur Astronomer’s Association for an evening devoted to the early summer’s night sky.

Learn the locations of our summer constellations and other interesting celestial facts. Four telescopes will be available for viewing. Bring binoculars, snacks and a lawn chair or blanket. A moon waning from its last quarter toward new holds promise for a great starviewing night.

Birds of prey

On Saturday, July 5, wildlife educator Michelle Segerberg will present a program on American birds of prey at Grafton Lakes State Park.

Programs will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Meet at the tent near Beach Nature Center. For more information, call (518) 279-1155.

Nature journals and butterflies

Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, at 56 Game Farm Road, Delmar, will host a nature journaling program on Tuesday, July 1, and a catch-and-release butterfly census on Saturday, July 5.

The journal program will focus on how to record your experiences of nature for the future. The program will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1, with an outdoor walk led by center naturalists. Participants will be invited to record what they see and hear in a journal. (Bring your own, or purchase one from the center for $4.)

At 2 p.m. Saturday, July 5, the center will hold a catch-and-release butterfly census.

On this 11th annual citizen science survey, center naturalists will lead groups over field and fen in search of these colorful insects. Butterflies will be netted and released unharmed for this ongoing study. Bring binoculars to observe butterflies, if you prefer.

Both programs are free, and participants should dress for outdoor activity. In case of inclement weather this program may be canceled. For more information call the center at (518) 475-0291.

Five Rivers is a 446-acre refuge of fields, forests and wetlands run by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to enhance the public’s appreciation of and sense of responsibility for the environment.