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Chestnut Ridge Rd. Bedford Corners, NY. 10549 / 914-666-8448
OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRTS ARE ON SALE NOW. CLICK HERE TO VIEW.
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OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRTS ARE ON SALE NOW. CLICK HERE TO VIEW.
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Telephone: 914-666-8448 HOURS OF OPERATION: Monday - Friday: 9:00-5:00 Saturday: 9:00-5:00 Sunday: 10:30-5:00 Admission is free. * museum will be closed when staff is in the field. TRAIL RULES: Trails are open 7 days a week-dawn to dusk. * 9:30AM - DUSK FROM 10/17/09-1/1/10 We do NOT allow dogs Pick up a trail map at the KIOSK in the parking lot. STAFF: Director: Stephen Ricker Naturalist: Adam Zorn Naturalist: Lisa Ricker
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APRIL 2010 3rd, Saturday
BREAKFAST WITH THE
BIRDS WALK 9:00 a.m.
CoSponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited Join
the first bird walk of the spring. Believe
it or not, spring migration has already begun!
This is a great time to say “goodbye” to lingering winter species and
“hello” to our summer birds. Bring
binoculars. Most appropriate
for older children and adults, but all ages are welcome. Ages:
7 to Adult
Register by Friday, April 2nd
AMPHIBIAN
NIGHT HIKE 9th, Friday 6:30 p.m. / Ages 8
and under 7:30 p.m. / Ages 9 and older Come
along as Herpetologist Peter R. Warny, Jr. of Port Washington, NY.
joins our staff to lead us on a hike to Bechtel Lake in search of
amphibians. The 7:30 hike will be
a 1/4 mile uphill hike to a vernal pool which comes alive this time of year as
frogs and salamanders come out of hibernation and begin to breed.
Wear boots and bring a flashlight. Ages:
All ages welcome
Pre-register by: April 8th
10th, Saturday
DISCOVERING
TURTLES AND SETTING THE
TURTLE TRAPS 3:00 p.m. Join
us as we learn about our resident turtles and then head out on a short hike down
to Bechtel Lake. Once there, we will learn about our turtle monitoring program
and watch as our staff sets turtle traps. These traps allow us to safely catch various turtles so we can
record information about them and mark them for future identification.
While we check them daily, you can join us again on April 26th
for our follow-up Pond Study/Turtle trap program to see what we have caught and
how it is going. Ages:
All ages welcome
11th, Sunday
CHILDREN’S SCAVENGER HUNT 2:00 p.m. Join
us for a nature scavenger hunt. Participants
will get a list of natural items found within a search area.
Prizes will be awarded for various categories, based on age and items
found. Ages:
7 to 10
Register by: April 8th Suggested
Donation: $3 Non-members / $1.00
Members
17th, Saturday
BIRD BANDING DEMONSTRATION 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Co-Sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited
Bird
banding is one of our longest running conservation projects.
Stop by any time between 9 and 11am to learn what it’s all about.
We will be safely capturing, banding, and releasing wild songbirds.
Poor weather (wind, rain, etc) will cancel the program. All
ages welcome 18th, Sunday
CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD CLEANUP 10:00 a.m.
Please
join us for a “neighborhood” cleanup before EARTH DAY.
We’ll patrol a 1-mile stretch of Chestnut Ridge Road adjacent to the
sanctuary in an effort to pick up litter. What
a perfect way to give back to the community and the planet and offer a few
volunteer hours. Please wear gloves
for picking up litter (bottles, cans, paper, etc). All
ages welcome
24th, Saturday
EARTH DAY BIRDS AND BLOOMS HIKE 10:00 a.m.
Come
on out and celebrate Earth Day with us. Certain
flowers and birds like to get a jump on the others.
We will visit all the hotspots of our feathered and flowered friends,
while strolling through the spring forest. Ages:
7 to adult
25th, Sunday
POND STUDY / TURTLE TRAP MONITORING 2:00 p.m.
Join
us for our ever-popular pond study program as we dip our nets into Bechtel Lake.
We’ll look for tadpoles, sunfish, and dragon fly larvae.
Then stick around to watch our naturalist venture out to our turtle traps
to see what we got. If we are
lucky, you’ll get a chance to see how we mark a turtle for identification
before releasing it back into the pond. Ages:
All ages’ welcome
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