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Earth Day - Sandy Recovery Event

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION - OPEN HOUSE FOR SANDY RECOVERY
April 20th  – ALL WELCOME

Come join us as we celebrate Earth Day and the Grand Opening of our new nature lab discovery area.   These festivities allow visitors to participate in a variety of programming that help us celebrate Earth Day and the importance of learning about and enjoying nature.  


All proceeds for this event go toward new tree plantings and clean-up of our pine forest which was devastated last fall during Hurricane Sandy.


Visitors can participate in as many programs as they are interersted in or pack a lunch and join us for the whole day.   

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Schedule of the day's events:
10am to 12pm – Bird Banding, Papermaking projects, exploration of our nature lab discovery area.


12pm to 2pm– Salamander Hike/ Go in search of salamanders at a vernal pool.

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1pm – Bees* and Pollinators of nature.  Come see our new interactive bee hive and learn about pollinators.  *Our live bees are scheduled for delivery, but delivery dates are subject to change due to weather.


2pm – Live Animal Presentation / Come learn how our animal friends spend spring and meet some of our newest additions Walter, the tree frog and Wally, the skink.

This event is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members.  RSVP by April 18th to info@westmorelandsanctuary.org

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