{"id":109454,"date":"2026-03-22T16:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T20:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=109454"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:41:09","slug":"glaciers-mountains-wildlife-talk-takes-viewers-to-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/03\/22\/glaciers-mountains-wildlife-talk-takes-viewers-to-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Glaciers, Mountains, Wildlife: Talk Takes Viewers to New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join geologist Pete Knuepfer on a virtual tour of New Zealand at the next meeting of the Ahwaga Canoe and Kayak Club, set for Monday, March 23.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>The event, held at the Central United Methodist Church in Endicott, starts at 7 p.m.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Zealand&#8217;s South Island is a land of spectacular beauty, with dramatic mountains, stunning coastlines, ancient forests, and unique birds and other wildlife,\u201d says Knuepfer, associate professor emeritus in the Department of Earth Sciences at Binghamton University.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Knuepfer added, \u201cI&#8217;ve had an opportunity to see much of it over multiple trips in the last 40-plus years and will share some highlights. A particular focus will be on changes in two glaciers, as well as stories from some kayak trips my wife and I were able to take.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Central United Methodist Church is located at 17 Nanticoke Ave., Endicott, across from the Cider Mill. The meeting is free of charge and open to everyone.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Ahwaga Canoe and Kayak Club is part of the Paddle America Club Program of the American Canoe Association. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ackcny.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ackcny.org<\/a>. For questions about the meeting, contact Merrill Douglas: <a href=\"mailto:mdouglas@stny.rr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mdouglas@stny.rr.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join geologist Pete Knuepfer on a virtual tour of New Zealand at the next meeting of the Ahwaga Canoe and Kayak Club, set for Monday,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":109455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whats-happening"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Glaciers, Mountains, Wildlife: Talk Takes Viewers to New Zealand - Owego Pennysaver Press<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/03\/22\/glaciers-mountains-wildlife-talk-takes-viewers-to-new-zealand\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Glaciers, Mountains, Wildlife: Talk Takes Viewers to New Zealand - Owego Pennysaver Press\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Join geologist Pete Knuepfer on a virtual tour of New Zealand at the next meeting of the Ahwaga Canoe and Kayak Club, set for Monday,...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/03\/22\/glaciers-mountains-wildlife-talk-takes-viewers-to-new-zealand\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Owego Pennysaver Press\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/The-Owego-Pennysaver-49179420591\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-22T20:37:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-25T20:41:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/25163958\/Canoe.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"psadvert\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"psadvert\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/03\/22\/glaciers-mountains-wildlife-talk-takes-viewers-to-new-zealand\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/03\/22\/glaciers-mountains-wildlife-talk-takes-viewers-to-new-zealand\/\",\"name\":\"Glaciers, Mountains, Wildlife: Talk Takes Viewers to New Zealand - Owego Pennysaver Press\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/03\/22\/glaciers-mountains-wildlife-talk-takes-viewers-to-new-zealand\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/03\/22\/glaciers-mountains-wildlife-talk-takes-viewers-to-new-zealand\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/25163958\/Canoe.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-22T20:37:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-25T20:41:09+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/#\/schema\/person\/e03684194434956dfb61f5ffcbc19492\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/03\/22\/glaciers-mountains-wildlife-talk-takes-viewers-to-new-zealand\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/03\/22\/glaciers-mountains-wildlife-talk-takes-viewers-to-new-zealand\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/03\/22\/glaciers-mountains-wildlife-talk-takes-viewers-to-new-zealand\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/25163958\/Canoe.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/25163958\/Canoe.jpeg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":533,\"caption\":\"View from Paradise, New Zealand. 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