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Hudson
Highlands Land Trust
March
2015
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Coming Events
Mar 7 &
8, 14 & 15, 22
& 23
Maple Sugar
Tours
Hudson Highlands
Nature Museum's
Outdoor Education
Center,
Cornwall, NY
Mar 8
Pancake
Breakfast
Taconic Outdoor
Education Center
Cold Spring, NY
Mar
15
Backyard
Chickens
Common Ground Farm
Beacon NY
Mar 21
Invasive Species in
the Hudson Valley
Cary Institute of
Ecosysytem Studies
Millbrook,
NY
Mar
22
Maple Syrup
Day
Little Stony
Point Park
Carmel, NY
Apr
17
Connecting
Book Reception
Antipodean Books,
Maps & Prints
Garrison Landing, NY
Apr
19
HHLT's Free
Sustainability
Forum on Food
Hudson Highlands
Country Club
Garrison, NY
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HHLT
Presents Free
Community Forum, Food
for Thought: Shopping,
Cooking and Eating
Sustainably, Sun, Apr
19
On
Sunday, April 19, the
Hudson Highlands Land
Trust (HHLT) will host a
community forum on food at
the Highlands Country
Club, Rt. 9D, in Garrison,
NY. The free event,
scheduled from 11:00am to
3:00pm, will feature a
morning panel and
afternoon break-out
sessions.
The
panelists will present
information on how to make
affordable, healthful
choices that are good for
household budgets and the
environment. After lunch,
break-out sessions will
allow attendees to
interact and learn about
the morning topics in
greater detail.
Participants
will receive a
complimentary lunch and
have the opportunity to
browse informational
tables during breaks.
The
forum is open to the
general public and
free-of-charge, but
registration is strongly
recommended as space is
limited. Walk-ins will be
accepted only on a space
available basis the day of
the event. Email in...@hhlt.org
for more information or to
make a reservation.
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HHLT Conserves 51 Acres
in Putnam County
Working with
private landowners and
a conservation
partner, HHLT has
conserved 20 acres in
Garrison and 31 acres
in Putnam Valley.
In January,
Garrison's Winter
Hill, a popular local
sledding destination
and home of HHLT's
offices, was protected
for future generations
to enjoy through the
donation of a
conservation agreement
on the 20-acre
property. HHLT holds
and will maintain the
easement. In 2014,
Winter Hill property
owner Chris Buck
donated 9 acres to the
Hudson Highlands State
Park Preserve and HHLT
had a parking lot
built off of Snake
Hill Road to give
hikers easier access
to the nearby
Revolutionary War
North Redoubt.
In February,
HHLT partnered with
the Westchester Land
Trust (WLT) to
permanently protect a
critical 30-acre
landholding within the
watershed of the
Peekskill Hollow
Brook, part of the
Peekskill and
Cortlandt drinking
water supply system.
The land, owned by WLT
and protected by a
conservation agreement
with HHLT, has been
named the O'Connell
Boulder Field
Preserve.
"The
conservation easement
adds the assurance
that this property
will provide scenic
enjoyment for the
public, contribute to
the health of the
Peekskill Hollow Brook
watershed, and
conserve another area
of vital wildlife
habitat for
generations to come.
HHLT is pleased to be
partnering with WLT on
a project that
provides so many
positive outcomes for
the community," said
HHLT's Executive
Director, Andy Chmar.
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Hudson Highlands Nature
Museum Spring Break Camp
Registration Open
The Hudson
Highlands Nature
Museum will be hosting
spring break camp at
its Outdoor Discovery
Center from Monday,
March 30, through
Friday, April 3. You
can register your
child for part or all
of the week.
Campers,
ages 6-9, will join
museum educators for
seasonal fun, learn
about wildlife, enjoy
animal presentations,
stories, crafts,
activities and more.
"We are planning
exciting activities
for this spring's
school break camp,"
said educator Carl
Heitmuller.
Due to
limited space, payment
is due at
registration. For more
information, visit hhnm.org
or call 845/534-5506,
x211.
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Black
Rock Forest Adds New
Workshops to Summer
Science Camp for 2015
Registration
is now open for Black
Rock Forest Summer
Science Camp's Middle
School Week and High
School Week. New
classes include
Engineering from
Nature, Living Light
(photography) and
Animal Behavior
Decoded.
The
summer camp gives
children an
understanding of
nature through
scientific observation
and investigating,
working directly with
scientists and
artists. Classes are
developed and taught
by subject experts and
provide an opportunity
to explore college and
career possibilities
in the natural
sciences while having
fun.
Review
the brochure
for a complete list of
camp offerings, or
visit the website
for more information
and to register
online.
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Common
Ground Farms Offers
Backyard Chickens
Workshop
If you're thinking
about raising chickens,
plan on attending Common
Ground Farm's workshop
on Sunday, March 15,
from 10:00am to noon.
The workshop
introduces attendees to
the basics of starting
an urban
flock--selecting the
appropriate breed,
designing a coop, and
protecting against
predators. At the end of
the class, you'll have a
a good understanding of
how to keep yourself,
your chickens and your
neighbors happy while
enjoying fresh eggs from
your own backyard.
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Cary
Institute Hosts Invasive
Species Forum, Sat, Mar
21
Join the Cary
Institute and Dutchess
Land Conservancy for a
Science & Management
Forum on Invasive
Species in the Hudson
Valley.
Attendees will
learn how invasive
species alter
ecosystems, why natives
are preferable, how and
where to focus removal
efforts, new invaders to
watch for and current
policies regulating
invasive species.
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Local
Groups Celebrate Maple
Sugaring Season
Maple
Sugar Tours at
Hudson Highlands
Nature Museum -
Weekends in March
On March 7 &
8, 14 & 15, and 21
& 22, Museum
educators will guide
small groups on
60-minute tours
through the forest at
the Outdoor Discovery
Center and teach all
about maple sugaring
past and present.
Tours begin every
half-hour between
10:30am to 3:00pm.
Tickets are $10/adult
and $7/child (museum
members: $7/adult and
$4/child). Visit the website for more
information.
Taconic Outdoor
Education Center
Pancake Breakfast,
Sun, Mar 8
TOEC celebrates
the season at its
facilities in Cold
Spring from 8:30am to
noon. Activities include
a pancake breakfast, and
hands-on demonstration
of tapping trees,
boiling sap and
producing syrup. Tickets
are $8 per adult. Call
845/265-3773 for more
information.
Little
Stony Point Maple
Syrup Day, Sun, Mar 22
Little Stony
Point's annual Maple
Syrup Day will be held
at the Caretaker's House
from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
Festivities include live
music, pancakes, maple
syrup, coffee and cider,
BYOB (blueberries).
Event is free, donations
are gratefully accepted.
View the flyer
for more information.
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Celebrate
Spring and the Hudson
Highlands, Friday,
April 17
Save
the date and plan to join Cathy and
David Lilburne at Antipodean Books
Maps & Prints on Garrison
Landing on Friday, April 17, from
5:00-8:00pm for drinks and
conversation in appreciation of the
people and places of the Hudson
Highlands. Copies of HHLT's
commemorative book, Connecting:
Celebrating the People &
Places of the Hudson Highlands
will be available for purchase and
book photographer Christine Ashburn
will be on hand to sign copies.
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The Hudson
Highlands Land Trust is a
community-based, accredited,
non-profit land conservation
organization dedicated to the
protection of the natural resources,
rural character and scenic beauty of
the Hudson Highlands.
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