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May 10th
Saturday
9:00am to 4:00pm
Wertheim NWR
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International
Migratory Bird Day
Celebrate the incredible journeys
of migratory birds between their breeding grounds in North
America and their wintering grounds in Mexico, Central, and
South America.
Last years IMBD was
a great success with a full day of events. This years events include a
canoe trip, photograph workshop, bird feeder construction and
live bird demonstrations.
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May 31, 2008
10:00 - 12:00
Saturday
Wertheim NWR
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Create Your Own Refuge
Children's Program
Come and meet the
Fire Island National Seashore Ranger and you will be creating your
own refuge. You will be creating your trail guides, special
features, and what your visitors will learn at your refuge.
Children
ages 8 - 12 but all are welcome.
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May 31, 2008
9:00 - 3:00
Saturday
South Haven
Presbyterian
Church
(South Country Rd and Beaver Dam Rd. in Brookhaven)
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FOW Yard Sale
Come and support FOW - we
will have our FOW pins, hats, shirts and Teddy Roosevelt
teddy bears in addition to all of the yard sale items.
Please donate items for
the sale - You may bring your donation to Anne
Meinhold's house (41
Old South Country Rd.) - in front of the garage if
she isn't there - or price them and bring them
the morning of the sale to the South Haven Church. If you have any questions please Email Anne at
cbmeinhold@optonline.net.
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June 8,
2008
8:00 am
Sunday
Wertheim NWR
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Ernie Lewis leads
this interpretive bird walk along the impoundments at
Wertheim NWR.
Ernie is a member of The Friends of Wertheim and performed
bird surveys at Wertheim NWR for many years.
This walk
is recommended for teens / adults.
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June 15, 2008
10:00 - 12:00
Sunday
Wertheim NWR
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Nature T-Shirt Printing
Artist Helen
Geraghty leads a workshop on T-Shirt printing using natural
elements. Materials provided. All ages welcome.
Registration is required.
To register email
Anne
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call her -
286-8496. |
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2008
April 26
10:00 - 12:00
Saturday
Wertheim NWR
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Junior Ranger Day
Children's Program
Fire Island
National Seashore in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
is hosting children's orientation program. Come and work with the
Rangers while you are leaning how to read a compass, follow a trail and
discover the treasures the Refuge has to offer. Children ages 8 -
12 but all are welcome.
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May 4th
Sunday
10:00 am
Wertheim NWR
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Signs of Spring Plant
Identification Walk
We will look for
signs of spring on the White Oak Nature Trail. Emerging leaves, flowers and
buds yet to burst will help us to identify the variety of plants along this
three mile loop. Please bring field guides, notebooks and binoculars as we
are sure to see birds as well.
Karen Rowley is a
former president of Moriches Bay Audubon Society and Dava Stravinsky is a
member of the Long Island Botanical Society. Both are long time members of
Friends of Wertheim and enjoy walking the White Oak Nature Trail at any time
of year.
This walk
is recommended for teens / adults. Participants are limited
to 20 so please reserve your place.
To register email
Anne
or
call her -
286-8496.
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2007
Nov. 18th
Sunday
2:00pm
Post-Morrow Foundation Annex
16 Bay Rd. Brookhaven Hamlet
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FOW Annual Meeting
Members & Families
Encouraged to Attend!
A representative
the Long Island NWR Complex will make a
presentation about the refuge and “what they do
there”.
The Refuge staff and
FOW Board Members will be available to talk to
about the refuge and the FOW programs planned
for 2008. FOW merchandize will also be sold
including hats, shirts, pins, teddy bears and
blue goose key rings. The money from the
purchases helps us support the Wertheim NWR.
Refreshments will be provided. Hope to see
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Nov. 10th
Saturday
8:00 am
Wertheim NWR
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Birding Walk
The Great South Bay Audubon
Society (www.gsbas.com)
is having a bird walk to the impoundment at the Wertheim NWR.
The leaders from GSBAS are John Gluth (277-9298), Bob Grover
(669-4365) & Alice Heller (827-6561). Friends of Wertheim members are
invited. |
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Sunday
Sept. 9, 2007
10:00 - 12:00
Wertheim NWR
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Art Workshop
for Adults
with Helen Geraghty
Wings in the Sunlight
Helen notes, "Nothing
is more melancholy, and more beautiful than birds
heading south in the fall. We will talk about
patterns of bird migration and use a combination of
colored pencils, water color and pastels to capture the
layers of earth and sky."
Participants are limited
to 10 adults so please reserve your seat.
To register email
Anne or
call her -
286-8496
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Saturday
May 12, 2007
Wertheim NWR
9:00am to 4:00pm
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Special
Event: FOW &
Long Island NWR
International
Migratory Bird Day
Events, Activities & Displays
Celebrate the incredible journeys of
migratory birds between their breeding grounds in North
America and their wintering grounds in Mexico, Central,
and South America.
More
Information
Program Information
http://www.birdday.org
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Impoundment Bird
Walk with Kathleen OConnor |
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Canoe Trip with
Anthony Graves |
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Family Nature Walk
with Jennifer Clement |
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Art for Kids
Workshop with Chris Matlock |
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Birds of Prey with
Sweetbriar Nature Center |
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Nature Photography
Workshop with Ed Sambolin |
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Adult Art Workshop
with Helen Geraghty |
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Bird House Building |
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Bird Watching Demo |
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Migration Challenge Game |
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Bird Tracks |
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Volunteers for
Wildlife |
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Suffolk County
Parks |
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South Shore
Waterfowlers |
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Great South Bay
Audubon |
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Ducks Unlimited |
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Nov. 12th
Sunday
2:00pm
Parish Hall at St. James
Church on Beaver Dam Rd.
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FOW Annual Meeting
Members & Families
Encouraged to Attend!
A representative of
the Briar Nature Center will show animals that
are native to the Refuge and Long Island. Visit
with a red tailed hawk, a screech owl, a box
turtle, a painted turtle, and others.
The Refuge staff and
FOW Board Members will be available to talk to
about the refuge and the FOW programs planned
for 2007. FOW merchandize will also be sold
including hats, shirts, pins, teddy bears and
blue goose key rings. The money from the
purchases helps us support the Wertheim NWR.
Refreshments will be provided. Hope to see
you there!
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March 4, 2007
Sunday
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
3 Old Barto Road, Brookhaven
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Helen Geraghty presentied a watercolor workshop in memory of Keith
Rowley. Helen states, "Keith Rowley, a beloved
regular at our painting workshops died last October 29.
At a gathering in his memory his wife Karen showed his
paintings projected on a screen so we could see how
beautifully and tenderly they were composed. On March
4
we're going to have a watercolor workshop called The
Winter Landscape in memory of him. Most landscapes move
from dark to light, with the darkness in the distance
and light in the foreground. But in winter you may have
noticed that the opposite is often true. Dark trees and
dark birds are silhouetted against pale grass and snow." Please bring your own
brushes. We'll supply paper and paint. At the end of the
workshop we'll put together a memory book for
Keith's family.
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2006
Nov. 11, 2006
Saturday
8:00am
Wertheim NWR |
Birding Walk
Kathleen O'Connor
Kathleen O'Connor leads
this interpretive bird walk along the impoundments at
Wertheim NWR. Kathleen is the president of the Great South Bay Audubon Society
and a board member of The Friends of Wertheim. She has
given numerous birding walks for many local
organizations and is especially familiar with the birds
found at Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.
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Family Event:
Guided Nature Walk
with
Jennifer Clement
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Oct. 15,2006
Sunday
9:00-12:00
Wertheim NWR |
The Friends of Wertheim National
Wildlife Refuge are hosting a guided family nature walk.
Renowned naturalist Jennifer Clement will lead the guided walk. Jennifer Clement grew up on the banks of the Carmans River. The Wertheim's gave
her family permission to roam their property to their hearts'
desire, and they spent much of their childhood doing just that.
Jennifer now works as interpretive naturalists on expedition ships
touring the less frequented corners of the earth. But she still
maintains her deep roots here in the salt marshes and creeks of
south shore Long Island.
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Sept. 16, 2006
Saturday
9:00 - 3:00
South Haven Presbyterian
Church
(South Country Rd and Beaver Dam Rd. in Brookhaven)
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Come and support FOW - we
will have our FOW pins, hats, shirts and Teddy Roosevelt
teddy bears in addition to all of the yard sale items.
Please donate items for
the sale - You may bring your donation to Anne
Meinhold's house (41
Old South Country Rd.) - in front of the garage if
she isn't there -
or
price them and bring them
the morning of the sale to the South Haven Church.
If you have any questions please Email Anne at
cbmeinhold@optonline.net.
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Sept. 16, 2006
Saturday
9:00am - 12:00
Glacier Bay Sports |
Interpretative Carmans River Canoe Trip
Anthony Graves
Starting from and returning
to Glacier
Bay Sports
It is a long trip and there
are no bathrooms. Please feel free to return at
any time.
Maximum 20
people
$5 Donation.
Bring your own lunch
and drinks.
To register email
Anne or
call
286-8496
Canoes donated by
Glacier Bay Sports
Rain Date:
Sunday, Sept. 17 (Check this web site)
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July 9, 2006
Sunday
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Wertheim NWR
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Nature
Printing Workshop
Printing on
Cloth
You don’t have to print on
a tee shirt. You can print on a tablecloth, a scarf,
napkins, or curtains, so long as the material is cotton
or silk. (Synthetics are hard to print on.) Wash it the
day before to get out the sizing. You’ll be astonished
at how good your results are.
To register email
Anne or
call her -
286-8496
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June 18, 2006
Sunday
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Wertheim NWR
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Nature
Printing Workshop
Car
Printing
To print you need pressure
and what could exert more pressure than a car? For weeks
Kate and Helen have been soaking old paper towels (and
their rolls) egg cartons, and other bits of non-waxy,
not-oily cardboard to make mush. We’ll take some found
treasure, like an abandoned bird’s nest, put it on top
of the mush, put absorbent paper on both sides, surround
them with two sheets of plywood and start the engine.
The results will be a three dimensional artwork that you
can paint when it’s dry. Also at this workshop bring
some blank stationery to decorate with plant printings.
(The found treasures will be from our own backyards, not
the Refuge.)
To register email
Anne or
call her -
286-8496
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June
4, 2006
Sunday
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Wertheim NWR
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Nature
Printing Workshop
Layers of
Landscape
Join us once again
under the tent for a creative vision of the beauties of
nature with Helen Geraghty and Kate Madsen!
The
Program Committee of the Friends of Wertheim would like
to welcome Helen Geraghty and Kate Madsen, now FOW Board
Members, back to teach four new
workshops at the refuge.
When you look at
your favorite landscape, you can see that it’s a matter of
layers with intense colors in the foreground and fainter,
fuzzier ones far off. One way to get this effect is to combine
watercolors with plant printing. Maybe you’ll want a misty
horizon with intense printed flowers in the foreground, or maybe
you’ll want to mask part of the foreground, print with leaves,
and then paint a brilliant bug up front. We’ll provide things to
print with like clam shells, leaves, flowers and bugs. (None of
them will be gathered at Wertheim.) We’ll also provide paints
and inks and masking fluid. All you need is a couple of brushes.
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May 20,
2006
Saturday
9:00-12:00
Wertheim NWR |
Celebrate the Carmans
River
FOW and NWR Staff
Help cleanup
trash from our river.
Bring your canoe and we will
supply cleanup tools.
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2005
Nov. 13, 2005
2:00 pm
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Annual Meeting
There will be an
interesting talk by John Turner from Brookhaven Town, FOW business will be transacted,
and refreshments. Find out what is planned for the
coming year.
Post-Morrow Foundation Annex
16 Bay Road, Brookhaven Hamlet
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Birding Walk
with
Kathleen O'Connor |
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Nov. 12, 2005
Saturday, 8 a.m.
Wertheim
NWR
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Kathleen O'Connor lead
this interpretive bird walk along the nature trails at
Wertheim. Kathleen is former president of the Great South Bay Audubon Society
and a board member of The Friends of Wertheim. She has
given numerous birding walks for many local
organizations and is especially familiar with the birds
found at Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.
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FOW Yard Sale
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Oct. 1, 2005
Saturday
9:00 -
3:00
South Haven
Presbyterian
Church
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Come and
support FOW - we will have our FOW
pins, hats, shirts and Teddy Roosevelt teddy bears in
addition to all of the yard sale items.
Please
donate items for the sale - You may bring your
donation to
Anne Meinhold's house
or
drop it off before the event starts.
Email Anne at
cbmeinhold@optonline.net.
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Family Event:
Guided Nature Walk
with
Jennifer Clement
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Oct. 9, 2005
Sunday
9:00-12:00
Wertheim NWR |
The Friends of Wertheim National
Wildlife Refuge are hosting a guided family nature walk.
Renowned naturalist Jennifer Clement will lead the guided walk. Jennifer Clement grew up on the banks of the Carmans River. The Wertheim's gave
her family permission to roam their property to their hearts'
desire, and they spent much of their childhood doing just that.
Jennifer now works as interpretive naturalists on expedition ships
touring the less frequented corners of the earth. But she still
maintains her deep roots here in the salt marshes and creeks of
south shore Long Island.
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Watercolor Workshop
Autumn Gold
with
Helen Geraghty
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Sept 11, 2005
Sunday
10:00 - 12:00
Wertheim NWR |
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It seems crazy to
paint an autumn plant without catching the symphony
of reds, yellows, greens and browns behind it.
We'll sketch in a plant, outline it, then cover the
area with a masking agent. Using a variety of
techniques, we'll fill in the background and then
remove the masking agent and do the flower. Helen also
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Watercolor Workshop
Paint Like Botticelli
with
Helen Geraghty
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July 17, 2005
Sunday
10:00 - 12:00
Wertheim NWR
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The development of oil
paints swept through Renaissance art studios like a
tidal wave. Only a few diehards like Botticelli
kept using egg tempera. "Primavera" is one of the last
great painting done in that medium. But egg
tempera is wonderfully suited to botanical drawing
because of its ultra-sharp lines and clear colors.
We'll mix our own egg tempera paints using a wide array
of pigments (but not red, which is mildly toxic), and
we'll use its fantastic precision to do a flower and a
cross-section of it. You may want to continue
working on your painting at home because the more
layers, the more intense the colors become.
Reservations Required - Email
Robin
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Smith Road Cleanup
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June 11 8:00am - 9:00am
Wertheim NWR
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Please volunteer
to help cleanup Smith Road on the eastern boundary
of WRT NWR. Gloves, bags and our thanks are
provided. Great exercise for you & greatly
appreciated by Refuge Visitors & all of us!
Additional
Reward
Participants are
invited to a free guided tour out to the Refuge
impoundments, located within a closed area to the
public, for special birding observation
opportunities and for insight into water management
"for the birds."
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June 4, 2005
Glacier Bay Sports
Saturday
9:00am - 12:00 |
Interpretative Carmans River
Canoe Trip
with Anthony
Graves
Indian Island Guided Walk
Canoes donated by
Glacier Bay Sports
NWR Carmans River Canoe Trip
Anthony Graves lead an interpretative canoe trip on the Carmans
River on June 4th. We had 11 canoes and 24 people attended.
The day started off with a light drizzle. In about an hour the
sun came out. It was great weather for paddling. The trip was
from Glacier Bay Sports to Indian Landing. Anthony and Sara
Jennings provided expert commentary about the wildlife and
vegetation. A guided walk on the Indian Landing nature trail
gave us a rest from paddling. Sara was especially knowledgeable
about edible plants. We snacked on quite a few different
varieties. We also observed a box turtle and an American Frog.
There were a wide variety butterflies and birds pointed out to
us by Anthony and Sara.
On the return leg Marty VanLith guided the group on Yaphank
Creek for a short excursion. Yaphank Creek is very beautiful.
Marty discussed the unique qualities of the Creek including the
purity of the water and special vegetation along the creek.
Everyone enjoyed the trip and a few people suggested we make
this a yearly event. See the Pictures menu selection (on the
left side of this page) for pictures of the trip.
Special thanks for an outstanding event go to Chris of Glacier
Bay Sports for generously providing the canoes, Anthony and Sara
for their expect commentary, Marty for his knowledge of the
history along the river and his expertise about Yaphank
Creek, John Pokorny for arranging for the canoes and inviting
Anthony to be our guide, and Robin for publicity and taking the
reservations. (Hope I included everyone).
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May 21, 2005
Wertheim NWR
Saturday
10:00am - 12:00 |
Owl Pond Children's Program
with Jeremy Feinberg
Wertheim Reptiles & Amphibians
Recommended for children from 8 and
adults
Bring binoculars
Reservations Required - Email
Robin
Rain date: check
FOW website for cancellation notice/rain date.
Priority to FOW Members - Join now.
This exciting program will be led by noted herpetologist
Jeremy Feinberg who will discuss the reptiles and
amphibians that reside at the Refuge. Jeremy Feinberg is a
full-time USFWS biologist and herpetologist and works for
BNL and the Upton Reserve. He has worked with a wide range
of herpetofauna (diamondback terrapins, gopher tortoises,
American alligators and sea turtles). He has designed
vernal pool mitigation projects, and has worked on a
number of non-herpetological projects involving
vegetation, wetland restoration, fisheries sampling, and
federally-endangered butterfly monitoring. Bring
binoculars. Refreshments provided.
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April 9, 2005
Saturday
8 a.m.
Wertheim
NWR
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Birding
Walk with Kathleen O'Connor
Kathleen O'Connor lead
this interpretive bird walk along the nature trails at
Wertheim. Kathleen is former president of the Great South Bay Audubon Society
and a board member of The Friends of Wertheim. She has
given numerous birding walks for many local
organizations and is especially familiar with the birds
found at Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.
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2004
Nov. 14, 2004
Sunday
2 p.m.
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FOW
Annual Members Meeting
There will be an
interesting program, FOW business will be transacted,
and refreshments. Find out what is planned for the
coming year.
Post-Morrow Foundation Annex
16 Bay Road, Brookhaven Hamlet
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Sept. 25, 2004
Saturday
9:00 -
3:00
South Haven
Presbyterian
Church
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Come and
support FOW - we will have our new FOW
pins, hats, shirts and Teddy Roosevelt teddy bears in
addition to all of the yard sale items.
Please
donate items for the sale - contact
Anne Meinhold at
cbmeinhold@optonline.net.
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August 8, 2004
Sunday
Time: 10:00 - 12:00 am
Wertheim NWR
August 29, 2004
Sunday
Time: 10:00 - 12:00 am
Wertheim NWR
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Back by Popular
Demand!
Two New Workshops in August!
The
Program Committee of the Friends of Wertheim would like
to welcome Helen Geraghty back to teach two new
workshops in August at the refuge. The first wildflower
watercolor workshop given by Helen in June was such a
success, we are happy to have her back again.
The
first workshop will be held on Sunday, August 8th,
from 10 a.m. – 12 noon. Helen describes the class as a
Landscape Watercolor Workshop and says, “We’ll draw the
Carmans River using watercolors, starting with a light
pencil sketch and then washing in sky, water, grass and
tree tones, moving from the general to the specific. In
other words, we’ll reverse the order of perception,
starting with the vague and ending with the particular.
We’ll talk about why foliage is yellow-green along a
river and deep green in the center of the forest. We’ll
find out what the shades of water have to say about
currents and fish life.” This workshop is free and is
limited to 15 adults. Please bring a size 3 or 4 brush.
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second workshop will be held on Sunday, August
29th, from 10 a.m. – 12 noon. In this
workshop Helen will lead the participants in an unusual
class. She calls it “Dog Day Cicadas” and
describes the workshop in this way, “One of the most
charming features of fall |
