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Volunteer March 29 For Stewardship Projects at Farm
On March 29th, from 9 am until 5 pm, volunteers are invited to participate in stewardship projects at the Gila River Farm at the Lichty Center:
- Convert an unused outhouse to a bird blind, adjacent to fields where Sandhill cranes feed in the wintertime, and Grasshopper sparrows nested in 2006.
- Build sides for the bird blind that is adjacent to the pond. Numerous waterfowl frequent the pond during all seasons.
- Plant trees and shrubs as part of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance’s Five-Star wetland restoration project at the Farm.
- Help clean the irrigation ditches that carry water through the restoration project area at the Farm. Bring gloves and a lunch.
Call if you have questions. Please RSVP to Martha Schumann at mschumann@tnc.org or 575-538-9700.
Directions: Take Highway 180 towards Gila and Cliff. Go five miles past the turn-off for Gila, and take a right in Cliff on Rte 211. After approximately a mile, take a left on Rte 293. The Gila River Farm and a sign “Lichty Center” is immediately after mile marker 4 on the right-hand side.
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National Audubon Bird WATCH LIST
WatchList 2007, Audubon's latest report in the State of the Birds series is collaboration of Audubon and the American Bird Conservancy. The analysis is based on 178 continental U.S. and 39 Hawaiian species of great conservation concern. Ninety-eight of these are "red" list species at risk of slipping into extinction.
As with the Common Birds in Decline report issued in June, Audubon's integrated outreach effort targets national and state level media. On the website www.web1.audubon.org/science/species/watchlist/ you can view photographs of the birds on the WatchList. |
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Trunks Program Educates on Conservation Through Hands-On Activities - Make a Difference and Volunteer
By Maria Russell
Environmental education, focused on local resources, engages students in educational concepts and helps them to appreciate the world around them.
In our public schools, teachers are being pushed to their limits trying to bring up test scores and the trunks presentations help them meet science and social studies standards that aren’t part of the tests but are important for our children.
The Gila Conservation Education Center (GCEC) trunks program keeps expanding, bringing information and activities to kids who might not get it any other way. This year we have 200 requests for in-class presentations and 70 teachers asking about outdoor classrooms. We offer teachers trunk presentations on Birds, Woodsy the Owl, Fire Safety, Wolves, Geology, Archaeology, Animal Skulls, Watersheds, Native Plants, Bikes, Gila River Natural History, Gila River Cultural History, Fire Ecology, Forestry, Wilderness, and Mining.
What we need now is volunteers. One of the most appreciated parts of our program is that we bring presenters into the classroom, connecting students with the community and helping kids and teachers to learn more in fun and engaging ways.
If you’re interested in the program but are not sure about doing a presentation yourself, we invite you to come look at the trunks or to assist or observe a presentation by one of our experienced volunteers. Not only do we appreciate the help, but the kids and teachers appreciate it so much more.
Please contact us at 575-388-8265, email@gcecnm.org or stop by our offices located in the Gila National Forest Service offices on 32nd Street. Or contact Education Chair, Tricia Hurley at 575-538-4345 or tylan01earthlink.net. |
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