events update

[dave]

 

Athol Bird & Nature Club

Field Trips & Meetings 2013

www.atholbirdclub.org

Unless otherwise noted, programs meet at

the Millers River Environmental Center, 100 Main Street, Athol.

If weather is questionable on a field trip day,

please call the trip leader at least an hour before the scheduled meeting time.

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Saturday, April 27, 6 a.m.                            Warblers at Mount Auburn 




Visit this beautiful historic cemetery, a famous spring hotspot for migrating songbirds. Meet at the Center for carpooling at 6 a.m. or let us know if you wish to meet us at the gate of the cemetery at 7:30 a.m. If time allows, we’ll also visit the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Bring snacks or a lunch, and water. Info: Joan or Larry Duprey, 978-249-4964.

 

Sunday, April 28, 7 a.m.                                 “Early Bird” Birding with Jeff


Join Jeff here at the Center before heading out to explore the North Quabbin area for spring migrant birds. Come for as long as your schedule allows. Severe weather cancels. Info: Jeff Johnstone, 978-249-9052.

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Organic Pest Management with Amanda Brown

Thursday April 25^th, 7-8:30pm

Orange Innovation Center – 131 West Main Street, Orange

Mount Grace and the North Quabbin Community Garden in Orange invite you to an organic pest management workshop with Amanda Brown from UMass Department of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences. She will focus on preventative and organic intervention techniques to control pests common to our region, including squash bugs, cucumber beetles, Mexican bean beetles, hornworms, and potato bugs. This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP with Willa Caughey – outreach_...@moungrace.org or (978) 248-2055 x24

 

 from the road in Virginia

Dave Small