You could be a Greenwich Point Ranger!

Have you completed the JR Ranger booklet yet at Greenwich Point?  It's fun and easy!  The full copy is available here:

JR Ranger Booklet (pdf)

More about the Program

Welcome to Greenwich Point! The Point is a wonderful place and one of our town’s most visited parks. It offers a variety of activities for the whole family including the opportunity to see and learn about a variety of natural habitats. The Junior Ranger Program is designed to help you do this. What is a Junior Ranger? A Junior Ranger is:

…an Adventurer

…a Learner

…a Seeker

…a Discoverer
…a Care-taker

A Junior Ranger could be…YOU!

To become a Greenwich Point Junior Ranger you need to:

 -JR Ranger Patch greenwichct.org

• Take the Junior Ranger Pledge (see last page).
• Complete the Ranger Safety page (page 3)
• Visit Greenwich Point at least twice and write about your visits on the journal page (page 7). 
• Attend a nature program at Greenwich Point. These are offered by many different organizations,including the Bruce Museum, Audubon Greenwich, the Friends of Greenwich Point, Soundwaters, the Shellfish Commission, the Greenwich Tree Conservancy, and the Conservation Commission. Check these organizations’ websites for upcoming programs.
• Complete the other activities in this booklet. Each activity is worth a certain number of slipper shells, which can be found on the upper right hand corner of each page. The number of shells you need to collect depends on your age.
• Sign your name on the last page and submit your completed booklet to the Conservation Commission to have your certificate signed and receive your official Junior Ranger patch. 

Solarize Greenwich

The following pdf contains details about the Greenwich Solarize program, including cost estimates.  Participants must sign a contract to lease or buy solar through the program by February 18, 2014 to qualify.

Greenwich Solarize Details (pdf)

GPS PLEASE NOTE:  You may share information with parents through your school newsletter, but flyers may not be left in the office.

Fall Earth Shred | Sat, Nov 2

Shred Your Sensitive Documents At the Fall Earth Shred Event!
LINK TO POSTER

When: Saturday, November 2

Where: Island Beach Parking Lot across from Town Ferry Dock 

 Time: 9am – 1pm

Cost: 1 can of Tuna or Fruit per box, or $1 per box 

 - in support of Thanksgiving Food Collection

 - 8 box maximum per car

 - use any box similar in size to 12” x 18” x 12”



 What: On-Site Shredding for sensitive documents 

 - All paper shreds will be properly recycled.

Remove metal clips, plastic bindings, binders, cardboard and 

Pendaflex - recycle with single stream. Staples are ok.

 Financial statements

 Old legal and tax documents

 Medical records

 Social Security records



An America Recycles Day 2013 Event, organized by: 

Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board and Greenwich Green & Clean 

For information, e-mail: GreenwichRecycles@gmail.com

First Sunday Science at the Seaside Center at Greenwich Point

Sunday, October 6, 1:30 - 4:00 pm. First Sunday Science at the Seaside Center at Greenwich Point, Greenwich, CT
Join Bruce Spaman, Superintendent of Parks and Trees and Town Tree Warden, at 1:45 pm at the main concession stand for a one-hour walk to learn about the trees around Greenwich Point. At 3 pm in the Innis Arden Cottage, hear Eric Hammerling, Executive Director at Connecticut Forest & Park Association, talk about the CT blue trail system and the legacy of Helen Binney Kitchel, Greenwich conservationist, state legislator and philanthropist. This event is co-sponsored by the Greenwich Tree Conservancy and Bruce Museum. For more information, call 203-413-6742 or email <plinderoth@brucemuseum.org>

www.greenwichtreeconservancy.org

from GREENWICH-STAMFORD ENVIRONMENT  (GSEnvironment)

HawkWatch Festival & Green Bazaar | Audubon Greenwich | Sept 28,29

Visit Greenwich for the 15th Annual ...

HawkWatch Festival & Green Bazaar
September 28 & 29, 2013
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.
SPECIAL EVENTS:

• Live "Birds of Prey" Shows @ 1:00 & 3:00 pm (Hawk Watch Lawn)
• Rehabilitiated Raptor Release by "Wildlife In Crisis" @ 4:15 pm (Back Patio)
• Cyril the Resourcerer's Magic Show @ 2:00 pm (Hawk Watch Lawn)

PLUS LOADS OF ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY: 
more information at 
http://greenwich.audubon.org/15th-annual-hawkwatch-festival-green-bazaar
2013 Hawk Festival POSTER

Before-school community walks

It's the perfect time of year to walk outdoors.  The exercise is great for your health, the seasonal changes are a pleasure to see, and the fresh air has been shown to improve your ability to learn!  If you can't walk to school for walk-to-school month, maybe you can invite families to come walk on the school grounds as a community event.  It's easy to organize, inexpensive and fun.

Here's an idea for a before-school AUTUMN-AIR-ATHON, complete with flyers you can print.
1.  Set a week or day where families are invited to come to school a half hour early.
2.  Set a safe route for the walk, around the field, or around the block, and mark it with signs.
3.  Volunteers have paper clipboards to mark how many laps are done.  Teachers, parents, siblings, even babies in strollers, they all count!
4.  Have a simple handout, such as a paper bracelet, that kids can show off.
5.  Try to reach a goal (such as a marathon of 26.2 miles) and celebrate when you do.

What kind of outdoor fun-runs and walks have you done with your school?