FOW
EVENTS
July 12, 2009 - Sunday, 10:00 am
Watercolor Workshop: Painting Rainbows
Artist Helen
Geraghty leads this workshop.
"We'll
talk about rainbows and how they occur. And then we'll
paint watercolor rainbows and tee shirt rainbows and
scarf rainbows."
Open to both adults and children, but children under 12
must be accompanied by an adult. Limited to 12.
Materials provided. All ages welcome.
Registration is required. To register email
Anne or
call her - 286-8496.
August 24, 2009 - Monday
FOW
Commemorative
USPO Stamp Day
The
Brookhaven US Post Office is celebrating the Friends of
Wertheim by post marking all letters with a special FOW
stamp on August 24th.
September 12, 2009 - Saturday
FOW
Visitor Cabin Celebration
Join
the FOW Board Members to celebrate the opening of the
FOW Visitor Center. All members and the public are
invited. The time is to be announced.
Wertheim NWR Events
June 27, 2009
Celebrating National Pollinator Week
Morton
National Wildlife Refuge
See
Program Flyer >>>
July 25,
2009
Plover
and Friends Day
Morton National Wildlife Refuge
See
Program Flyer >>>
NEWS
BISHOP PRESENTS $9.8 MILLION CHECK
FOR
LONG ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
June 9, 2009
Shirley, NY-Yesterday, Congressman Tim Bishop presented
a check for $9.775 million to the Long Island National
Wildlife Refuge to construct an energy efficient
Administrative and Visitor Building. The building will
be located at the Wertheim NWR in Shirley. The funds
were awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
using federal funding from the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act. Bishop was joined for the
announcement by Claire Goad, President of the Friends of
Wertheim, Legislator Kate Browning and Michelle
Williams, Acting Refuge Manager of the Long Island
National Wildlife Refuge Complex. >>>
More
Visitor Center for Wertheim NWR
We are pleased to report
the funding of the Wertheim NWR Visitor Center.
Refer to the Newsday article
- LI Wildlife Refuge Gets $9.7M in Stimulus Funding.
See
Newsday Article >>>
View Visitor
Learning Center Poster (PDF File) >>
Old Nature Magazines Wanted
If you have any nature magazines that you would be able
to donate to please drop them off at the Wertheim refuge
office. They are needed for a project at the refuge.
They are looking for pictures of birds, mammals,
insects, landscapes, etc.. Thank you.
FOW Welcome Cabin
Current
Status. After a great deal of creative
work on grant proposals, cabin architectural details,
and logistics I am pleased to report that the FOW
Welcome Cabin has
been delivered to the Wertheim NWR site. The entire story of
how an idea turned into reality will appear on this page
and in our next Newsletter.
Background. The Friends
of Wertheim organization has come to a crossroads. In
order to continue our mission to support the goals of
the refuge and to enhance the public’s experience, we
must become a more visible entity. We must be able to
interact with refuge visitors and reach out to audiences
of all ages in an effective way. We must provide
meaningful volunteer opportunities for our members and
other environmental groups. We must have a space on the
refuge property to hold nature related workshops and
activities, as well as a space for meetings.
The FOW
board of directors has explored this issue and created a
plan for a Welcome Cabin. This community
access/information building is 10'x35' handicapped
accessible structure with a large center room, a small
office, a screened-in porch and a deck.
