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LIVING ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE
Invasive Plants and Wildlife: “The Good, the Bad and the Really Bad”
An Environmental Education Multi-disciplinary Workshop for Educators
August 3-7, 2009, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM daily
This exciting, hands-on workshop will include field study and classroom activities to look at native, non-native and invasive plants and animals and consider how they affect our environment. Field trips include seining the Hudson River and walking at Thatcher Park, the Pine Bush and along the Erie Canal/Mohawk River.

LOCATION: Meet each day at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road, Delmar, NY. Field trips will depart from Five Rivers.

Join us to learn how to incorporate environmental topics in an interdisciplinary manner to meet state standards. Content will include the Living Environment Core Curriculum and parts of other standards. For more information call 518-475-0291.

-Saturday, June 13th, 10am-12noon. Mountain Laurel Walk.
Join Reba Wynn Laks, Director, Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center, and take a walk to the Van Leuven Cabin and through the surrounding area to enjoy the peak of the Mountain Laurel blooms. We’ll check out some of the other wonderful blossoms and flowers along the way. Bring water and snacks. Ages 10 and up are welcome. Children must always be accompanied by an adult. This program includes an easy, 2-mile hike. Reservations are required; sign up begins 6/1/09. Call 845-255-0919 for reservations and meeting location.

–Thursday, June 25th, 10am-12noon. Mohonk Preserve Toddlers on the Trail – What’s Blooming?
Join Dana Rudikoff, a parent and enthusiastic hiker, and hike through the forest searching for Mountain Laurel and wildflowers. Ages 2-6 are welcome, accompanied by an adult. Children need to be able to walk or be in a carrier; jogging strollers cannot be used. Reservations are required and there is a 15 parent limit for this program. To register contact hike leader, Dana, by email at dana_rudikoff@yahoo.com. This program will begin at the West Trapps Trailhead and it is suggested that participants come early to secure a parking spot. Walks average 1.5 miles and move at a toddler’s pace. Please leave your pets at home.

Saturday, June 27th, 9;30am-12noon. Wild Plants of the Mohonk Preserve.
Aleese Cody, Herbalist and Mohonk Preserve Volunteer, will lead this program. The green plants of the Earth provide food, shelter, and the very air we breathe. Herbalist Aleese will introduce you to a variety of common plants found in the fields and forests of the Preserve and, quite possibly, in your own backyard. Learn the do’s and don’ts of plant cultivation, uses, and collection. Reminder: there is no collecting of any kind on Preserve lands. Bring a notepad, field guide, and camera. Ages 16 and up are welcome. Children must always be accompanied by an adult. This program includes an easy, 2-mile hike. Reservations are required; sign up begins 6/15/09. Call 845-255-0919 for reservations and meeting location.

Learn about more hikes at the Mohonk Preserve Website.