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Program: | Earth Day, NRM-Style |
Park: | Swine Creek Reservation |
Location: | Lodge |
Room: | Swine Creek Lodge |
Reservation Deadline: | 4/26/15 |
Date: | 4/26/15 |
Meeting Days: | Sun. |
Time: | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Fee: | Free |
# of people: | Open |
Openings: | No registration required |
Program Category: | Explore Outdoors |
Program Type: | Nature outings |
Age Range: | School Age and Up |
Description: | Become a "citizen scientist" for a day to promote good stewardship, help biologists in the Natural Resource Management (NRM) Department with their research projects, and receive a free milkweed plant. Projects are as follows: gathering important data on the West Virginia White Butterfly, a declining species that mainly flies in April, or participating in a stream survey of Swine Creek. Also kick off the day with an informative talk and learn how to properly plant a tree and monitor a bluebird box. Noon - "NRM: What We Do" Presentation 1 PM - Tree Planting Demo/Giveaway 1:30 PM - How to Monitor Your Bluebird Box 2 PM - Survey: West Virginia White Butterfly -or- Swine Creek Stream Noon to 4 PM - Milkweed Giveaway CONNECT with Conservation in April in honor of Earth Day! This program will inspire you to care for Mother Earth all year long. |
Accessibility: | Partially Wheelchair / Stroller Accessible Lodge is accessible, but outside portions of program are not. |