Fwd: Trailblazing save the date

Mark your calendars for April 22, "Earth Night" at Parkway from 5-7. Details to follow! 

Parkway's Woodland Trailblazing Day, Saturday April 25, 9-4pm

attached is the Trailblazing save the date flier, plus more information about the trail and event.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxzg5vPixQQ5Q3RZWVpsZUdxOXd2bURhWUFQbXdNU3ZjbGhv/view?usp=sharing

Fwd: [AGNews] New calendar ... plus Woodcock Walk now Saturday evening (3/21 - no longer on Friday) ~ Join Ted on Hawk Watch Lawn, next to parking lot

 

Audubon Greenwich News & Events

See what is happening! Check out the NEW Spring 2015 newsletter and events online:

• Nature Program Calendar
• In-Flight Newsletter

 

 

 

Saturday, April 4

Birding 101 Workshop: Bird Watching Basics

9:30-12:00 pm

An introduction to ornithology and the tools/skills used in bird study. Enjoy a walk, learn how to use binoculars, guides, and other print and on-line resources that make birding so much fun. Ideal for adults and interested youth. $12 adults; No Charge for youth. RSVP requested by email:  greenwichcenter@audubon.org or call 203-930-1353

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Saturday, April 4

Springtime Sunset and Moonlight Walk

7:45-9:15 PM

Join us as we seek out the sights, sounds, and smells of a spring evening visiting

field, pond, forest, and lake in search of wildlife. We will also listen overhead and look up at the moon in search of silhouettes of night-flying springtime bird migrants. Ages 7 and up. Registration limited. RSVP requested by email:  greenwichcenter@audubon.org or call 203-930-1353.

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PLUS…

Sunday, April 26 

"Edible Native & Invasive Plants"

With special guest, Arthur Haines, Research Botanist from the New England Wild Flower Society

 

A TWO-PART EVENT

• Indoor Lecture (10:30 am-12noon): Preserving Native Plant Knowledge

This lecture is designed to expose the audience to a wide-range of useful plants that grow in New England landscape. Through use of images, stories of indigenous use, and contemporary scientific study, Haines will discuss favorite species while also proposing that the our waning use of wild plants (for food, medicine, fiber) is correlated with a decline in health of both our bodies and our local landscapes. $12 (Member) / $15 (Non-member) All ages, if parents feel youth are suitably interested. Please RSVP to greenwichcenter@audubon.org or 203-930-1349.

 

### Lunch Break: 12 noon-1pm ###

 

• Field Walk (1:00-3:30 pm): ID & Use of Edible Native Plants

Discover southern New England's edible native plants. Arthur Haines, Research Botanist for New England Wild Flower Society, leads a fascinating walk through Greenwich Audubon's 285-acre sanctuary looking for plants that can be used to nourish, heal, and craft. We will discuss the value of native plants in our diets, their uses in herbal therapy, and how to prepare them for human consumption. This is a follow-up on the morning lecture, "Preserving Native Plant Knowledge" but space is limited. $20 (Member) / $25 (Non-member) Ideal for adults and/or interested youth.   

 

RSVP required for each session. Space limited for afternoon session. RSVPs required to Jeff Cordulack @ Audubon Greenwich: 203-930-1349 / greenwichcenter@audubon.org

 

4/26 EVENT WEBSITE: http://greenwich.audubon.org/events/april-26-edible-native-invasive-plants-new-england

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NATURE PROGRAM FEES & INFO:

Unless indicated otherwise, programs are suitable for all ages Audubon Greenwich's public nature programs are $3/members or for $5/non-members. If you have any questions about the suitability of an event, call Jeff Cordulack at 203-613-8813.

 

 

HELPFUL LINKS:

• Nature Programs & Special Events website
• Hike The Trails & Visit the Kimberlin Nature Education Center
• Follow us on Facebook

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SAVE THE DATES:

Hawk Watch Weekend Festival & Green Bazaar

October 3 & 4, 2015

11 am - 5 pm ~ Rain or Shine

Enjoy this exciting two-day nature festival at Audubon's sanctuary in northern Greenwich - a celebration of the annual hawk migration passing overhead at Audubon Greenwich's "Quaker Ridge Hawk Watch". Enjoy live animal shows, nature-themed games, environmental exhibits, and visit and learn from a wide variety of eco-friendly vendors exhibiting on-site.

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The Audubon Greenwich mission is to engage and educate people to conserve, restore, and enjoy nature, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats. To learn more about Audubon Greenwich and our upcoming events and camp experiences, visit us online: http://greenwich.audubon.org

 

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MESSAGE SENT BY:

Jeff Cordulack

Events & Communications Manager

jcordulack@audubon.org

203-613-8813

Greenwich Point Volunteers Needed

Dear Open Space Activists,

 

Roz Brady is organizing a group of volunteers to prune vines (primarily porcelain berry) at Greenwich Point on Friday March 27 and Saturday March 28 from 10 AM to noon.  If you are itching to get outside and participate in a conservation project, here's an opportunity! Greenwich Point is a treasure in this community and Roz's group is working to protect the natural resources throughout the park.

 

If you would like to join the group, please contact Roz at fogppruners @gmail.com. 

 

We will be cutting invasive vines (Oriental bittersweet and porcelain berry) from some tress at Greenwich Point. Bring gloves and loppers (we have a few) and join us.
Some websites you might find helpful:
www.cipwg.uconn.edu
www.vinecutter.org

FREE Green Teacher's Webinars

Green Teacher's Webinars

Green Teacher's free 2015 webinar lineup is listed below. Each webinar is one hour and begins at 7:30 p.m. EST.

• April 1: Building Resilience through Eco-Crafts (Presenter: Shelene Codner)
• April 9: Invasive Species: Towards a Deeper Understanding (Presenters: Lisa Zinn and Jonathon Schramm)
• April 16: Popping the Bubble Wrap for Child Health (Presenter: Mariana Brussoni)
• April 23: Addressing Aquatic Invasives (Presenters: Melissa Doubek, Alice Holcomb, and Bob Thomson)
• April 28: Promising Practices for School Food Gardens (Presenter: Sunday Harrison)

http://greenteacher.com/webinars

 

 

Susan Quincy

Environmental Educator Specialist

Coordinator Project Food, Land & People and Project WET

State Parks Public Outreach

Natural Resource and Recreation

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave, Derby CT  06418
P: 203-734-2513   susan.quincy@ct.gov

 

 

www.ct.gov/deep

 

Conserving, improving and protecting our natural resources and environment;

Ensuring a clean, affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy supply.

 

 

 

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Connecticut Outdoor & Environmental Education Association

Rock to Rock Bike Art Project

Want to lead this project independently with your students or after school group, instructions here: http://ct.audubon.org/sites/default/files/documents/r2r_diy_art_instructions_0.pdf

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Blake, Katherine" <kblake@audubon.org>
Date: March 13, 2015 at 11:22:37 AM EDT

Mark your Calendars: March 28, 10am-2pm at East Rock School, 133 Nash St. New Haven. Audubon Connecticut​, Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride​, the devil's gear bike shop​ and Pedal People​ are hosting a bike art-making workshop. Come decorate your bike for the Rock to Rock ride in environmentally themed art to show New Haven you ride for the healthy cities and the organizations dedicated to making that happen! More details here: http://ct.audubon.org/sites/default/files/documents/r2r_art_workshop_flyer.pdf

 

A second bike-art making workshop will be held April 11, same time and location

 

Sample bike-art/bike pictured on right, more ideas here: https://www.pinterest.com/audubonctbfc/art/

 

What you will need:

·         Your bike (not necessary but is encouraged)

·         Recycled cardboard or plastic that you'd like to use in creating your bike art.

·         Bring any other materials you'd like to use (cloth, supplies, decorations etc.)

 

We will have:

·         Art supplies (paints, markers, scissors, tape etc.) will

be provided. There will be some cardboard and

plastic available also, but supplies are limited.

·         Local artists and bike enthusiasts will be available to

help at workshops

·         Refreshments and music to groove to!

 

For more information:

Contact Katie Blake, Bird-friendly Communities Coordinator at Audubon Connecticut at kblake@audubon.org

 

Other art happening this day:

Rock to Rock and Audubon Connecticut are building a 1,000 bird public art display that illustrates themes of how you can help create healthier environment for people and birds. Picture of plastic birds we are making on the right. We need YOUR help in making birds! Your art will become part of this public art display. Come see your art displayed with hundreds more at the Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride Green Fair on April 25 and at International Migratory Bird Day on May 9. Both events are being held in East Rock Park. Audubon Connecticut and the New Haven León Sister City Project are leading the art installation project.

Want to lead this project independently with your students or after school group, instructions here: http://ct.audubon.org/sites/default/files/documents/r2r_diy_art_instructions_0.pdf

 

 

 

Katherine Blake

Bird-Friendly Communities Coordinator

Audubon Connecticut

613 Riversville Rd.

Greenwich, CT 06831

 

kblake@audubon.org

203.930.1385(office) new!

413.214.2422 (cell)

http://ct.audubon.org/

 

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Connecticut Outdoor &amp; Environmental Education Association