Oxford Land Trust Founders Day Celebration!

Founders’ Day Celebration – 28th year Anniversary 1988-2016

Educational Presentation

This year’s Founders’ Day guest speaker will be Mary-Beth Kaeser, Board President of Horizon Wings, a raptor rehabilitation & education organization located in Ashford, CT; but the real stars of this year’s show are raptors, “Athena” (peregrine falcon, the fastest animal on earth); “Atka,” (a bald eagle, the largest nesting raptor in Connecticut); “Cypress,” (a red-shouldered hawk, common in Connecticut with striking feathers and a distinctive cry), and “Sprite,” ( a northern saw-whet owl whose habitat is threatened in Connecticut). If you would like a preview of these birds, you can visit the organization’s website, www.horizonwings.org. These raptors have been rehabilitated but, due to their injuries, are no longer able to fly and, therefore, are not able to survive on their own. They now have “ambassadorial” status; by being a part of an educational program, they are helping to save additional, injured raptors.

2016 Founders’ Day Schedule

Sunday, June 5, 9am to 2 pm

Jackson Cove Park Pavilion (adjoining Lake Zoar) at the end of Jackson Cove Road, Oxford 06478

9:00am to ~ 11:15am: 2.5 mile Loop Hike. Meet at Jackson Cove Pavilion at 8:45am; at 9:00am, the hike will head north into Kettletown State Park using the Pomperaug & Crest Trails. Wear sturdy shoes. The hike is hosted in conjunction with CT Forest & Park Association; Hike Leader: Tom Adamski (director, Oxford Land Trust). For information about the hike, contact Tom at tadamski8@gmail.com.

11am to 1:30pm: Display of Land Trust Archives, Scrapbooks, Video, Eagle Scout and Oxford High School Youth Conservation Corps and senior-class Capstone projects.

~11:30am to ~12:30pm: Presentation: “Birds of Prey.” Live Raptors: “Athena,” a peregrine falcon; “Atka,” a bald eagle, “Cypress,” a red-shouldered hawk, and “Sprite,” a northern saw-whet owl. Please note that the Raptor Presentation starts at the conclusion of the Hike, so the Presentation starting time is approximate.

~12:30pm to 1:45pm: Picnic Lunch Provided

2pm: Close

If you would like more information: Contact Margy at oxfordlandtrust@gmail.com.

Horizon Wings was formed in 2001 by Mary-Beth Kaeser as a non-profit organization for the rehabilitation of raptors. Mary-Beth—shown in photo with Chrysos, a Golden Eagle—has been a Wildlife Rehabilitator since 1985.