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February
2002 Vol.
14 No. 1
If
telephone registration is requested,
call the Center at (410) 398-4909 to insure a spot.
Please also notify the Center if you need to
cancel.
The Fair Hill Nature Center wants to extend a warm welcome to you at any time. we're working on several new exhibits over the next few months that will enable you to enjoy the Center, even if the doors are locked!
Bluebirds and
Marvelous Maples Bluebird
program: Learn nest box construction; predator
control; importance of monitoring; food; habitat
and much more. Free nest box plans and other
literature for all who attend.
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Marvelous Maples |
Saturday, March 2, 2:30-3:30 p.m. |
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Maple Sugaring: Sugar from a tree? How can that be? Join us and find out! Learn what trees to tap; how to tap a tree; boiling the sap down and then get a taste of maple syrup. |
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S.W.A.T. Road Cleanup |
Saturday, March 23, 8 to 9:30 a.m. |
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Do your part to help clean up our roadsides by joining Nature Center staff and board members for its quarterly trash pickup day along our adopted highway, a 2 mile section of Rt. 273. We will meet at Wesley's parking lot at 8 a.m. All materials provided by the Nature Center. Must be 12 years or older. |
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Trails Day |
Saturday, March 23, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
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Come participate in the Fair Hill Nature Center Trails Day. Help us prepare our walking, hiking, and nature trails and grounds in preparation for the spring. |
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Frog Frenzy |
Friday, April 5, 6:30 p.m. |
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Come to the Fair Hill Nature and take a short hike to hear the froggy chorus at dusk. Enjoy a campfire and refreshments afterwards. |
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Wildflower Walk |
Saturday, April 13, 10:00 a.m. |
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Enjoy a guided walk through beautiful meadows and woods at Fair Hill to identify spring wildflowers. |
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Backyard Conservation Workshop |
Wednesday, April 17, 7:00 p.m. |
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Sponsored by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Learn what you can do in your "own backyard" to help preserve our environment. Refreshments provided. See More Tips and Topics on Backyard Conservation See a 30 second Backyard Quicktime Movie (480K) (Requires Quicktime) |
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Fair Hill SpringFest |
Saturday, May 11,
10:00
a.m.-5:00 p.m. |
 This is a joint fundraising effort with Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services
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Come join the hikers and bikers. Come enjoy great food-listen to continuos Live Music:
Come buy Mother her special gift:
Children's Activities including:
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Gardening For Wildlife |
Wednesday, May 15, 7:00 p.m. |
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Learn how to attact wildlife you your piece of the planet, while surviving the onslaught of deer. Presented by Carol Krawczyk Landscape Architect in the Plant and Soil Sciences Department at the University of Delaware. Refreshments provided. |
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Fair Hill Nature Center Home School Day |
Wednesday, May
29, 12:30 - 2:30. |
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Ages 5-7 "Critters, Critters, Critters" - Learn animal groups and their characteristics -hike to observe signs of animals. |
Ages 9 - 12 "Ecochains" - Become a local organism and get a "personal" look at how plants and animals found in three different habitats depend on each other for survival. |
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Butterfly Gardening |
Saturday, June 8, 10:00 a.m. |
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Want to attract butterflies to your garden? Learn more about these beautiful insects, their life cycle, and what they need to flourish in your yard. Presented by entomologist Joe Tropp. |
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BEEcause We're Bees |
Wednesday, June 12, 7:00 p.m. |
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Come see our observation beehive and learn all about bees and beekeeping. Beekeepers Laura and Jen Linton demonstrate their beekeeping equipment and describe the world of the honey bee. The Linton's maintain the Nature Center hive that was donated this year by the County Thyme Garden Club. Refreshments will feature recipes using honey. |
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Upcoming Summer Events
Summer Day Camp 2002
SWAT Road Cleanup, Saturday, June 29, 8:00
a.m.
Details and application here
Seafood Appetizers and Recipe Swap, Wednesday, July 17, 6:00 p.m.
Fish Walk, Saturday, July 20, 10:00 a.m. with Parke John
Skipjack Martha Lewis Trip, August 9, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Bay Talk at Upper Bay Museum, August 14, 7:00 p.m.
The Tradition of Foxchasing at Fair Hill, Wednesday, September 18, 7:00 p.m.
with Erlene Michener
