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  • Saturday, September 28, 10:00 am – Arcadia Folk Festival

    Signature Sounds and Mass Audubon are excited to announce the second Arcadia Folk Festival. This outdoor fall musical event brings the community together around music in the heart of the Pioneer Valley in Easthampton. $45 adult or child, free for ages 10 and under. Local food vendors will be selling delicious meals and beverages, and there will be craft and art vendors.

    Arcadia is an ecological gem and an environmental education innovator. Since 1944, Arcadia staff have been protecting important habitat, connecting people of all ages to nature, and advocating for sound environmental policies. 

    This event will raise funds to help expand the reach of programs through the Arcadia Climate Action Center, engage more people with Arcadia’s mission, and celebrate the community’s tremendous support over the last 75 years. For complete details on driving, parking, and biking, visit www.massaudubon.org

  • Tuesday, September 11, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm – Emerald Ash Borer Field Day

    Join Tawny Simisky, UMass Extension Entomologist, Rick Harper, UMass Extension Associate Professor, Ken Gooch and Nicole Keleher, MA Department of Conservation and Recreation Forest Health Program, Phil Lewis, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service PPQ, and Mollie Freilicher, MA Department of Conservation and Recreation Urban and Community Forestry Program, for a field day devoted to the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB). The morning will begin with a classroom-style overview of ash tree and EAB identification and status, as well as insect monitoring and management options. The remainder of the program will include on-site visitation of the Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary to view ash trees and EAB infestations. Trapping demonstrations and tips to carry out community tree inventories to detect and manage ash trees will also occur. This training is designed for arborists, tree wardens/urban foresters, municipal officials, landscapers, land managers, landowners and tree enthusiasts.

    Co-sponsored by UMass Extension, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, and Mass Audubon. Preregistration required – space is limited to 60 participants; cost is a reduced $25 per person, thanks to funding support provided by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and meeting space provided by Mass Audubon. Lunch will be on your own but morning coffee and snacks will be provided. The event takes place at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, 127 Combs Road in Easthampton on Tuesday, September 11 from 8:30 – 1. Print registration form at https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/events/emerald-ash-borer-field-day

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  • Saturday, June 17 – Arcadia Wildlife Management Area Field Trip

    Join The New England Botanical Club and explore interesting places with great plants, led by local expert botanists. Trips for June, July and August, 2017, are planned, and participants must contact the trip leader 1 week in advance. The first summer trip will take place Saturday, June 17 to Arcadia Wildlife Management Area in West Greenwich, Rhode Island.

    Arcadia WMA is one of the largest natural areas in the state. It includes a diverse array of habitats such as sandy pitch pine, oak/hickory/white pine forest, some forested wetlands, rivers, and Rhode Island’s only black spruce bog. We will focus on the Pine Top section, in the vicinity of Escoheag Hill in West Greenwich. There are some rich mesic forested areas with sugar maple; some early successional forest periodically cut; an old gravel parking lot being maintained as early successional habitat with some sandy, bog-like areas. We’ll also visit some forested seeps near the base of the hill, along the Wood River. Level of Difficulty -Moderate. We’ll be off-trail in a variety of habitats. Trip Leader: Tim Whitfeld (Timothy_Whitfeld@brown.edu) and Doug McGrady. Tim will send meeting time, location, and directions to those who register for the trip. Bring lunch, water, insect repellent, and if you wish, plant field guides, hand lens, etc.  Photo by Davis Hunter.

  • Saturday, January 23, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Bare Trees and Naked Shrubs

    No leaves? No problem! Boot Boutwell and the New England Wild Flower Society will use a combination of branching patterns, bud and bark characteristics, habitat, persistent fruits, galls, and marcescent leaves to help identify woody plants in winter. The program will begin indoors at the Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary on 127 Combs Road in Easthampton, Massachusetts. We will then head outdoors to the Sanctuary for a close-up look at 15- 20 common trees and shrubs. The program will conclude indoors with a twig quiz and a hot beverage. Bring a bag lunch and a hand lens if you have one. Co-sponsored with Massachusetts Audubon Society. $25 for members of a sponsoring organization, $30 for nonmembers. Register online at www.newfs.org. Image of Arcadia in winter courtesy of the Boston Globe.

  • Saturday, October 26, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm – Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood Educators: Growing Up Wild and Project Learning Tree

    Growing Up WILD and Project Learning Tree’s Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood build on children’s sense of wonder about nature and invite them to explore the natural world around them. Through a wide range of activities and experiences, these new curricula provide an early foundation for developing positive impressions about the natural world and lifelong social and academic skills. Educators taking this professional development workshop on Saturday, October 26 from 9 – 3:30 will receive award winning curriculum guides for educators of young children. The activity guides feature over 150 experiences that engage children in outdoor play and exploration. Join instructors Patti Steinman, Education Coordinator, Connecticut River Valley Sanctuaries and Kim Noyes, Northfield Mountain’s Education Coordinator, for a fun-filled day of interactive, hands-on, activities. Gain experience and skills helpful for taking children outside to explore the natural world. This professional development workshop is great for teachers, camp counselors, child care providers, home school parents and other educators. Both curricula are correlated to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Standards and the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework. Fee is $40, which includes two activity guides. The event will take place at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Easthampton, and is co-sponsored with Massachusetts Audubon Society. To register call 413-584-3009 or online through Mass Audubon.

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