Vernal Equinox Hike at Knox Farm State Park on March 20, 2019 from 2pm to 4pm. Led by NY State Parks.  Search for signs of spring during the vernal equinox. Led by NY State Parks. FREE but register  at 549-1050. The vernal equinox signals the beginning of spring.

On the equinoxes the Sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal – but not quite.The March equinox marks the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator – from south to north and vice versa in September.