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| February Events | March Events | April Events Saw Mill River Audubon's public programs and public field trips are offered free of charge with the exception of special events as noted. Starting this year, we have begun asking for a $5/ voluntary donation per adult in order to support the local conservation work of Saw Mill River Audubon. This donation is voluntary. All are welcome regardless of ability to donate. Please call or email to register for all field trips unless otherwise indicated. This will allow us to contact you in case of schedule changes and let us know to expect you at the meeting location. There may be a site entry or parking fee for some field trips depending on location. If so, those will be noted below in the trip description below. Please contact the office of Saw Mill River Audubon to check on the status of a field trip if the weather is uncertain. You may also wish to subscribe to our free email notice list to receive advance notice of Audubon events and current environmental issues. For more information on scheduling classroom programs and sanctuary tours for school classes and community groups, please visit our main Environmental Education web page. F E B R U A R Y
Come celebrate the majestic bald eagles that overwinter along the Hudson River. Guides with spotting scopes will be located at various river locations including Georges Island County Park in Montrose and the Croton River boat ramp. Stop inside Croton Point Park during the day for more events and exhibits. Organized by Teatown Lake Reservation. Saw Mill River Audubon will again be sponsoring the warming tent at the Croton River boat ramp and having a display table inside Croton Point Park. Volunteers invited to join us at both location. Contact our office to volunteer. Visit the Teatown web site for event details and ASAP to reserve for special events offered during the day. Eagle watching at the volunteer staffed locations along the Hudson and many activities, including children's activities, at main tent inside Croton Point are free with no reservations necessary.
Meet at the Millwood A&P for carpooling. We expect to visit several different sites depending on where the owls are, including Jones Beach and Pelham Bay.Call or email us to find out the final itinerary and to let us know your plans.
Join us for a winter hike and vine cutting session at Graff Sanctuary in Croton-on-Hudson. Bring loppers or pruning shears and wear suitable gloves and footwear for the work and weather. Children and youth welcome (ages 8 and up) To attend any work day, just send an email to office@sawmillriveraudubon.org with your name, weekend phone contact and date of interest so we know to expect you and can alert you to any schedule changes. Come make a difference for the habitats we protect for birds, other wildlife and people. Meet at the main entrance on Furnace Dock Road.
Our seed shed will be staffed by volunteers every third Saturday in the winter. Bird seed sales benefit the local conservation work of Saw Mill River Audubon. Seed is also available during the week on Mondays/Wednesday/Friday 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. Please call or email the office if you are visiting during the week. Our bird seed selection and prices are available online at our bird seed sale web page. The event below has been postponed due to weather and trail conditions. A new date will be announced ASAP Join us for a winter hike and vine cutting session at Haas Sanctuary in the Town of New Castle (near Mt. Kisco). Bring loppers or pruning shears and wear suitable gloves and footwear for the work and weather. Children and youth welcome (ages 8 and up) if they bring their own adult. To attend any work day, just send an email to office@sawmillriveraudubon.org with your name, weekend phone contact and date of interest so we know to expect you and can alert you to any schedule changes. Come make a difference for the habitats we protect for birds, other wildlife and people. Meet at the new entrance on Sheather Road. M A R C H
Come hear local author and wildlife rehabilitator Suzie Gilbert talk about her 2009 book Flyaway: How a Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings. Gibert's book is an account of her adventures rescuing wild birds. she will share many stories with us along with advice on what to do if you find an injured wild bird. Good for all ages. Free and open to the public.
Our seed shed will be staffed by volunteers every third Saturday through the winter and into the early spring months. Bird seed sales benefit the local conservation work of Saw Mill River Audubon. Seed is also available during the week on Mondays/Wednesday/Friday 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. Please call or email the office if you are visiting during the week. Our bird seed selection and prices are available online at our bird seed sale web page.
Come join us for our annual tradition
of visiting Pinecliff at dusk to listen and look for spring peeper frogs. Pre-registration requested by contacting
the SMRA office. All Ages. Bring flashlights. Suggested donation of $5/person for adults (over 18) to support the local conservation efforts of Saw Mill River Audubon. Leader: Anne Swaim. A P R I L
Author and conservationist Frances F. Dunwell will be the featured speaker at our 2010 Annual Dinner. Drawing on the material in her award-winning book The Hudson: America's River, Dunwell will present a one-hour slide show and discussion. Her dramatic tales bring to life the stories of visionary people who change the direction of our national history even today, inspired by their deep relationship with the river. Using images of Hudson River School paintings, maps and period engravings, Dunwell captures the spirit of the river through the eyes of its many admirers. Her talk recounts how the Hudson River powered the growth of the country’s greatest industrial and financial empire and also produced leading American artists, writers, engineers and environmentalists. She makes the case for conserving the Hudson as a source of creative inspiration and demonstrates that the river continues to be a creative force today. Frances Dunwell has spent over thirty years in a number of nonprofit and governmental positions dedicated to conserving the natural and historic heritage of the Hudson River. She was instrumental in the Hudson's successful designation as an American Heritage River and its valley as a National Heritage Area. Her work has also resulted in the clean-up of river pollution and the protection of scenic vistas, historic sites, and fish and wildlife habitats. Dunwell is a life-long resident of the Hudson Valley and recalls a childhood on the river when it was so polluted that she had to get shots before going on a boat in case she fell in. Her curiosity about the Hudson's unique history and legendary people was stimulated by a project she helped to coordinate which documented the engineering marvels, architectural wonders, artist studios, castles, industrial archaeology and rural cemeteries along the river. In her newest book, The Hudson: America’s River, she looks at this legacy and explains why the Hudson has produced so many innovators and left such a rich architectural legacy, and she explores the myriad ways that the river has influenced American history and culture.
Our seed shed will be staffed by volunteers every third Saturday into the spring. Bird seed sales benefit the local conservation work of Saw Mill River Audubon. Seed is also available during the week on Mondays/Wednesday/Friday 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. Please call or email the office if you are visiting during the week. Our bird seed selection and prices are available online at our bird seed sale web page. ------------------------------------------------------------ September
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