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Upcoming Events
2010 starts our
year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the year
Thornton Burgess wrote his first book - Old Mother West Wind.
Events List
Children's
Programs
Registration required
508-888-6870
Register now for
our entertaining and educational children's nature programs.
Peter
Rabbit's Friends
Ages 4 & 5
Discoverers
Grades 1 -
3
Explorers
Grades 4 -
8
AGES 6 – 12
BURGESS BOOK CLUB FOR CHILDREN
In honor of the 100th Anniversary of
Old Mother West Wind, we
are introducing a nature book club for young readers. We will meet in
the new education center on the last Friday of each month from 4:00pm to
5:30pm.
Click to see
the book of the month list.
The book for
September
is
The Adventures of Happy Jack Squirrel.
Scouting Programs
Registration required
508-888-6870
Troops
are invited to come and complete requirements of badges
and patches. Space is limited, so register early. OVERNIGHTS are
booking now.
Family
Programs
Registration required
508-888-6870
HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL’S PUPPET
SHOW – Who stole Happy
Jack Squirrel’s nuts? Old Mother West Wind knows who. Come along for the
fun and you’ll discover who, too. Call to register.
Sunday, SEPTEMBER 5 4:00pm
Fee: $3 per person
SMILING POOL CATAMARAN ADVENTURE
- Parents can join their children in our canoe-catamaran out on
the pond at Green Briar. A staff naturalist will steer you past the
banks in search of turtles and frogs. All canoe-related equipment and
nets provided. Suitable for children ages 3 and up with an adult.
Duration is about 45 minutes. Call to register each week.
Mondays & Wednesdays, JUNE 28 - AUGUST 30
Choose 1:30, 2:30 or 3:30pm
NIFTY
NIGHT CREATURES BY THE LIGHT OF THE FULL MOON
- Come along on a naturalist-led explore of the woods, fields and marsh
at the Society-managed East Sandwich Game Farm. Each month finds new
critters to discover. Suitable for children aged 4 and up with an adult.
Wearing long sleeves and long pants is highly recommended. Drive through
the gate and meet naturalist at bottom of the hill. Advance registration
is required.
Tuesday, AUGUST 24
7:00pm
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News
Education Kits are now available to be loaned (free
of charge) to educators for a 2 week period. The topics
available are: Birds, Mammals, Honey Bees, Endangered
Species, Herps, Rocks & Minerals, Seashore Life, Dinosaurs &
Fossils and Plants.
PLAN YOUR OWN
PRIVATE JAM CLASS:
Get
together a group of 6 or more friends for your own private jam class.
Call the office for details 508-888-6870 Mary or Andrea
- or - join one of our regularly scheduled adult or family jam
workshops.
Jam Workshops
ONGOING WILDFLOWER GARDEN WALKS AT GREEN BRIAR
Guided walks
through the award-winning Shirley G. Cross
Wildflower Garden at the Green Briar
Nature Center are conducted every Tuesday and
Thursday morning at 11:00am from
May 25th through August 31st.
This beautiful garden contains over 300 species of
plants and is a “living museum” for those interested in the
study and use of wildflowers. These informal tours are offered
by trained volunteers, and all are welcome. The fee of $3 for
members of the Thornton W. Burgess Society and $5 for
non-members benefits the garden maintenance fund. Advance
registration is not necessary
Adult Programs
Registration required
508-888-6870
Nature
Walking Club
Wednesdays - call office
for info
508-888-6870
Tower Hill Botanic Garden, West Boylston, MA
Sunday SEPTEMBER 26 Noon - 6:00pm
Tower Hill is a year-round, living museum displaying a vast array of
central New England plants in themed gardens. Visit the Cottage and
Vegetables Gardens, Lawn Garden, Secret Garden, Wildlife Garden and the
Harrington Orchard featuring 119 heirloom apple varieties. Bring a bag
lunch to eat on the way up. Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for
outdoor exploration.
Members: $25 Non-members: $35
WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS - Growing Up
WILD is a nature-based early childhood program from the Council for
Environmental Education and Project WILD. Developed by state
coordinators of Project WILD, the curriculum guide contains 27
activities. Each activity links math, art, language and literacy with
options for assessing learning. Each “Growing Up WILD” course proposed
is 10 hours in duration and is offered to educators in grades K-2.
Participants will explore nature indoors and outdoors. Professional
development points earned = 10. This evening workshop meets from 6:00pm
to 9:30pm and is offered twice.
SEPTEMBER 1 – 3
Articles from our
July
E-Newsletter
Around the Pond
by Mary Beers
Director of Education
Green Frog
Nature's Apothecary
by Sharon
Ackland
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