Some upcoming events of interest to Greenpoint readers:

WOODLOT MANAGEMENT

Your land might be your most valuable asset, and proper management is key. Cornell Copperative Extension is sponsoring a program in woodlot stewardship, with information on improving your timber stand, crop tree release, firewood and improving wildlife habitat.

When: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Rockwood State Forest, Route 29, east of the Hamlet of Rockwood in Fulton County.
Sponsored by: Cornell Cooperative Extension Warren County
For directions and more information: call 518-668-4881 or 518-623-3291 or email scw8@cornell.edu.

PLANTS ON VROMAN’S NOSE

The Vroman’s Nose Preservation Corporation invites the public to a talk entitled, “Plants on Vroman’s Nose” on at 2 p.m. Saturday. Aug. 23, 2008 at the Middleburgh Town Hall.

Chris Cash, professor at SUNY Cobleskill will discuss the special habitat on Vroman’s Nose and the plants that can be found on the Nose. The program is free and refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Sue Walker at (909) 337-1279 or svwalker@gmail.com.

BLUEBIRDS, INSECTS

Five Rivers Environmental Center, 56 Game Farm Road, Delmar, will host programs on bluebirds and insects, both involving hikes led by center naturalists.

* At 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, there will be a morning walk to look for bluebirds.

Bluebird boxes have helped to save the Eastern bluebird, the official New York state bird, by providing bluebirds with nest sites. Join Center naturalists for a tour of Five Rivers nest box trail to learn the right habitat and placement of nest boxes that bluebirds and other cavity nesters inhabit. Learn to identify eggs and nests that are commonly found in these boxes.

* At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 7 PM, center naturalists will lead a walk through Five Rivers’ meadows to look for insects and insect homes.

Participants will use nets to capture insects such as butterflies, crickets, caterpillars and ambush bugs, observe them up close, identify them (where possible) with insect identification books and then release them back into the wild, unharmed.

Both programs are open to the public free of charge. Participants should dress for outdoor activity. Children must be accompanied by an adult. In case of inclement weather this program may be canceled. For more information contact the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Five Rivers Environmental Education Center at (518) 475-0291.

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