We're having an all-day Walk and Talk program at New Quarter Park on November 1. Here's the press release:
All-day Walk and Talk on Habitats at New Quarter Park
September 26, 2008 – A daylong “Habitat Happening” will be held at New Quarter Park, a York County park near Williamsburg, Virginia, on Saturday, November 1, in lieu of the park’s usual 2-hour Walk and Talk. Participants will explore the plants and animals that live in the upland forest, ridges and bottoms, meadows, and wetland habitats at the park with local experts.
The program, coordinated by the Historic Rivers Chapter, Virginia Master Naturalists, will begin at 9:00 a.m. with registration. At 9:30 a.m. participants will explore plants and their habitats with Dr. Donna Ware, retired herbarium curator with the Department of Biology at William and Mary, and Jim Orband, horticulture and natural resources agent, County of York. The brown bag lunch speaker will be Dr. Randy Chambers, director of the Keck Environmental Laboratory at William and Mary, who will talk about recent research on turtles. In the afternoon, Dave Graft, Lafayette High School biology and oceanography teacher, will lead participants in the discovery of animals that live in the wetlands and open water habitats surrounding the park. The program will conclude at 3:30 p.m.
The fee for the event is $25 (checks payable to Treasurer, County of York) and participation is limited to 30 people, ages 16 through adult. Download a registration form from the November 1 calendar link at http://historicrivers.org/. Complete the form and mail it with your check to Historic Rivers Chapter, Virginia Master Naturalists, P.O. Box 6424, Williamsburg, VA 23187. For more information, call Shirley Devan, Historic Rivers Chapter, Virginia Master Naturalists, at 757-813-1322. Participants should bring a brown bag lunch and dress to spend the day outdoors.
September 26, 2008 – A daylong “Habitat Happening” will be held at New Quarter Park, a York County park near Williamsburg, Virginia, on Saturday, November 1, in lieu of the park’s usual 2-hour Walk and Talk. Participants will explore the plants and animals that live in the upland forest, ridges and bottoms, meadows, and wetland habitats at the park with local experts.
The program, coordinated by the Historic Rivers Chapter, Virginia Master Naturalists, will begin at 9:00 a.m. with registration. At 9:30 a.m. participants will explore plants and their habitats with Dr. Donna Ware, retired herbarium curator with the Department of Biology at William and Mary, and Jim Orband, horticulture and natural resources agent, County of York. The brown bag lunch speaker will be Dr. Randy Chambers, director of the Keck Environmental Laboratory at William and Mary, who will talk about recent research on turtles. In the afternoon, Dave Graft, Lafayette High School biology and oceanography teacher, will lead participants in the discovery of animals that live in the wetlands and open water habitats surrounding the park. The program will conclude at 3:30 p.m.
The fee for the event is $25 (checks payable to Treasurer, County of York) and participation is limited to 30 people, ages 16 through adult. Download a registration form from the November 1 calendar link at http://historicrivers.org/. Complete the form and mail it with your check to Historic Rivers Chapter, Virginia Master Naturalists, P.O. Box 6424, Williamsburg, VA 23187. For more information, call Shirley Devan, Historic Rivers Chapter, Virginia Master Naturalists, at 757-813-1322. Participants should bring a brown bag lunch and dress to spend the day outdoors.
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