Sign Up Now for Bluebird Trail Monitoring and Adult Guided Walks at Five Rivers

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Sign Up Now for Bluebird Trail Monitoring and Adult Guided Walks at Five Rivers

Volunteer Now to Monitor Bluebird Trails; Information Session on March 6

Bluebirds in a nestFive Rivers Environmental Education Center staff are recruiting volunteers to monitor bluebird trails from March through August, 8:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. If you have an interest in birds and are able to walk 2.5 miles while recording data, this opportunity is for you!

Five Rivers is one of the best places in New York State to view eastern bluebirds. This is due in large part to the efforts of a group of dedicated volunteers who maintain and monitor 62 bluebird nest boxes across the site.

If you would like to learn more about monitoring bluebird boxes and would consider volunteering, please join us for a special training to learn more.

Five Rivers is hosting a bluebird box monitoring informational session from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday March 6 at Five Rivers’ visitor center, 56 Game Farm Road, Delmar.

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To sign up, or for more information, please call the center at 518-475-0291 and ask for Kitty.

 

 

 

 

Friends of the Front Room: Meet and Greet

This program fills quickly - register today!

Three-toed Box TurtleJoin us in March and April as we meet the Front Room animals up close and personal this session! Each week, we will visit with one live animal currently living in the Visitors Center’s Front Room; these include a turtle, snake, owl, bee and surprise guest. After close observation, we will discuss the adaptations that enable each animal to survive winter. We’ll also learn how each animal’s behavior will change as spring approaches with warmer temperatures. Finally, we’ll head out to find the best locations at Five Rivers for viewing the animal in it’s natural habitat.

Sign Up Now graphicParticipants should dress for the weather, wear sturdy walking shoes/boots, and pack a snack. Meet at Five Rivers’ Guided School Program Building.

Dates: Wednesdays (March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3)

Time: 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Fee: $35 for Friends’ Members; $55 for non-members

Registration: Contact Nancy Conway by e-mail at gsp5rivers@outlook.com.

Maximum Participants: 10 Adults

Deadline for registration: March 1, 2019