Friends of Wertheim

Events

Sept 12

Volunteers

July 28

July 29

Aug 4

Aug 11

Birding Walk with Ernie Lewis

Invasive Species - Seatuck NWR

Invasive Species - Wertheim NWR

Invasive Species - Oyster Bay NWR

Invasive Species - Seatuck NWR

News

May 17

Visitor Center Ground Breaking

EVENTS

Sept. 12

9 - 11am

Sunday

Wertheim NWR

Birding Walk with Ernie Lewis

Ernie Lewis leads this interpretive bird walk along the Impoundment at Wertheim NWR. Ernie is a Friends of Wertheim Board member of and performed bird surveys at Wertheim NWR for many years. This walk is recommended for teens / adults. We will meet at the Wertheim Refuge Office and then travel by car to the Impoundment.

VOLUNTEER

July 29

9am - 12pm

Wertheim NWR

Invasive Species Workdays

The Wertheim NWR is seeking volunteers to help remove invasive species, such as Multiflora Rose, Garlic Mustard, Common Mullein, Japanese Barberry, Japanese Stiltgrass, Black Swallow-wort, Mile-a-Minute and Japanese Knotweed.

Volunteers will assist with hand-pulling and cutting invasive plants to help prevent their spread on the Refuge. Details >>>

July 28

Aug 11

9am - 12pm

Seatuck NWR

Weed Warrior Wednesdays

Interested in helping remove invasive species from natural areas of the Seatuck NWR in Islip?

Non‐native invasive plants are threatening our wildlife habitat. We need YOU to help stop them! Volunteers will assist with hand‐pulling and cutting invasive plants to help prevent their spread on the Refuge. Our battle plan is to pull the plants before they go to seed or drop their seed. Details >>>

Aug 4

9am - 12pm

Oyster Bay NWR

Water Chestnut Pull

Join us in the Third Year effort to control the spread of Water Chestnut at Mill Pond - Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

The Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex, The Nature Conservancy, The Friends of the Bay and the Huntington Audubon Society seek volunteers to help remove Water Chestnut, an invasive aquatic plant, from Mill Pond in Oyster Bay NWR. Water chestnut was detected two summers ago. In order to prevent Water Chestnut from spreading, we need help pulling the plants before they drop their spiky seeds and spread more widely. Volunteers will use canoes to pull up the plants. Volunteers are also needed at the launch site to load the water chestnut into the dump truck. Details >>>

NEWS

May 17, 2010

Visitor Center Ground Breaking

Shirley, N.Y. - Groundbreaking occurred today at the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge for a $9.775 million visitor center and headquarters for the nine national wildlife refuges located on Long Island. The facility, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will serve as the visitor center and headquarters for the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex. It will be located within an hour’s drive of more than 7.5 million people.

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Visitor Center Flyer >>>

FOW Welcome Cabin

Current Status. The cabin is available for FOW and Refuge events. We are planning on having an FOW member at the cabin during the week.

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.