Many thanks to Beth Bannister for developing these Cooperative Extension programs to engage with the Cayuga Bird Club. If you want to know more about how you can participate or help out with these kinds of birding projects, please reach out either to Beth or to me (jodye...@gmail.com).
Thanks! Jody Jody W. Enck, PhD Conservation Social Scientist, and Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network 607-379-5940 On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 1:17 PM Beth A. Bannister <ba...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Cornell Cooperative Extensions 4-H program through Rural Youth Services > (RYS), supported by the Joint Youth Commission (JYC) are offering several > bird related programs in the next several weeks. *Please note that the > first of these is this coming Friday, during the day as there is no school > for ICSD. * > > If there is interest, more of these types of programs will be offered. > Please share this info with any local families who may have youth ages 8-18 > interested in birding and/or habitat restoration. > > For more information, or if you have questions, please don't hesitate > to contact me. > > Thanks, > Beth > > > *Bird Habitat Restoration Project* > > Friday at Lighthouse Woods (meet at Newman Golf Course, 10 Pier Rd near > TCAT) > > October 22, 2021 (No School) 12PM-3:30PM > > Youth will meet at the Newman Golf Course for lunch and snacks, then will > head to the Lighthouse Woods nearby for some work in the woods. Youth will > learn about birds and bird habitat, pull up privet, learn how to use new > tools and plant some native plants or trees. Join us for this great > community project! > > > > *FAMILY Bird Habitat Restoration Project* > > Saturday at Lighthouse Woods (meet at Newman Golf Course, 10 Pier Rd near > TCAT) > > November 6, 2021 (No School) 9:30AM-12:30PM > > Join us for this family event focused on birds and habitat. We will meet > at the Newman Golf Course for beverages and snacks, then will head to the > Lighthouse Woods nearby for some work in the woods. Families will learn > together about birds and bird habitat, pull up privet, learn how to use new > tools and plant some native plants or trees. Join us for this great > community project! > > > *Youth Birding Adventure* > > Saturday at Stewart Park > > October 30, 2021 9AM-11AM > > Youth will meet near the small Pavilion to meet staff and members of the > Cayuga Bird Club, and then will explore various sections of the park to > learn about and identify birds. Participants can learn about bird ID, using > binoculars, bird habitats, and about what other birding activities there > are for youth in the area. If there is interest, this program could be > offered regularly as a place for adults and youth to bird together! > > > You can register youth here: > > > https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=RYS-JYCfall21_250 > > > > > > > > > Beth Bannister > Joint Youth Commission Program Educator > 4-H Youth Development > Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County > 615 Willow Ave > Ithaca, NY 14850 > 607-272-2292 ext 229 > > > http://ccetompkins.org/4-h-youth/rural-youth-services/rys-program-sites/joint-youth-commission > > > “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of > difference you want to make.” > ― Jane Goodall > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
