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Cumberland County Winter Eagle Festival

rivertyde — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:03:11 +0000

Join us for a special field trip (not announced in the newsletter) to the Cumberland Co., NJ Winter Eagle Festival.

It was a great time last year and we added it as an extra trip for February 2010.

See the Field Trips tab above for details.

Unami Woods Walk – Field Trip

rivertyde — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:21:52 +0000

The Natural Lands Trust has 10,000 acres of land under protection in the Unami Valley of Bucks and Montgomery Counties. This is beautiful land with some older second-growth forests and well-developed flora/fauna diversity.

Join us for an enjoyable walk on the Natural Lands Trust Fulshaw Craeg Preserve Sunday, August 30 as we examine meadows, forests, stream banks, and a diabase boulder field with ‘ringing’ rocks.

For details click on the Field Trips tab above.
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ALSO PLAN TO ATTEND OUR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

We will be holding a fund raiser anniversary dinner party for the Humboldt Society on Sunday October 18, 2009 from 12 Noon to 3 PM at Ruby’s Buffet at 1100 S. Columbus Boulevard (Philadelphia). Details to follow. Please mark you calendar. We’ll have food, drinks, historical images, silent auction, a brief program and much more. Tickets available. Bring a friend.

For more information, contact: Stephen Maciejewski # 215.985.1456.

Bird Collision Research Project

rivertyde — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:11:20 +0000

Did you know that thousands upon thousands of bird fly into buildings every year especially during spring and fall migration. There are many factors that contribute to these deaths but all the facts are not in. More documentation needs to be done and is being done on a daily basis here in Philadelphia and in several other cities. Perhaps in the future a way will be discovered to prevent these countless deaths.
You can help. Every day during migration season folks follow a specific route around some sky-scrapers, noting the weather, winds, lights and others factors. They also collect the dead birds, attach labels and take them to the Academy of Natural Sciences for future study. Although this project will be ongoing for several years during migration season it is about to come to a close this year on November 1, 2008.

See the Field Trips tab above for details.

Totally Terrific Treehouses

rivertyde — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:54:27 +0000

16 one-of-a-kind tree houses designed and built by Delaware Valley architects and artisan

The exhibit will be an eclectic woodland wonderland unified by intense creativity and admiration for trees. One-of-a-kind tree houses designed and built by Delaware Valley architects and artisans will be on display May 31-September 28 at the Arboretum. From the elegantly simple to the fantastically elaborate, each house is designed to inspire wonder and appreciation for trees in visitors of all ages!

The tree house designers represent a wide cross section of arts and crafts from Philadelphia and nearby communities. Students and professionals from the fields of architecture, carpentry, landscape design, and landscape architecture will be working alongside potters, metalworkers, artists and furniture makers. Some tree houses are designed and built by one person, while others are created by teams of professionals or impromptu partnerships of neighbors and friends.

The resulting designs are equally diverse. Tyler’s Tree Home builds a sculptural metal house for a tree and the animals that live there. Cords hanging through the roof of the Bell House invite visitors to make the bells chime. A pink elephant tiptoes along a tulip tree branch in Scared Silly. Elevated boardwalks in The Birch House take visitors on a journey through a tree’s life cycle, while a staircase enclosed with bark-like shingles leads to a breathtaking Sky View through the silvery branches of an American beech.

Treehouse Elsewhere.

See the Field Trips tab above for details.

Birding during Spring Migration

rivertyde — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:05:29 +0000

Join us for our annual spring birding trip. This year we are going to bird at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum. For details on meeting time and carpooling see the Field Trips tab above.

CUMBERLAND CO. WINTER EAGLE FESTIVAL

rivertyde — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:42:42 +0000

Sorry for the late notice for this trip but we just found out about this exciting opportunity and want to take advantage of it. Hope you can join us on Saturday, February 2, 2008.

Check out the Field Trips tab above for more details.

Cumberland County is again hosting the Winter Eagle Festival, including exhibitors, artists, vendors, lectures, presentations, and good food. Registration starts at the Mauricetown Fire Hall at 8:00 a.m. For all information on this festival, contact the Cumberland County Planning and Development Office at (856) 453-2177 or (866) 866-MORE. Don’t miss it!

The Natural Lands Trust has a write up about this Winter Eagle Festival. Check it out.

Again, please join us. For details see the Field Trips tab above.

Is it Downy or Hairy?

rivertyde — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:55:57 +0000

A lot of us know a pair of brothers who, although not identical twins, can easily be mistaken for each other. One has a slightly larger stature and a slightly larger nose. In the bird world one such difficult duo can be found among the woodpeckers. The downy is the smaller, cuter, and much more common one of the two. The hairy is the bigger brother who is, well, a tad bit bigger with a thicker pecker bill.

Seeing them alone can lead to moments of questioning: could this one be the hairy? Most of the time the answer is no. If you want a good chance of seeing the pair together for a real comparison then join us on our Jan. field trip to Philadelphia’s Pennypack Park where we recently found the two hanging out with each other.

This will be a relatively short trip to a local site with lunch at a near by restaurant. Dress warmly for the weather.

For details on the click on the Field Trips tab above.

Visit Exhibit on American Explorers

rivertyde — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:06:24 +0000

On Dec. 30 we will meet at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia to view an exhibit on five American explorers. The presentation spans the period from 1760 to 2007. One of the featured explorers, Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, is the person who named an icefield in Greenland the Humboldt Glacier.

Please join us. Click the Field Trip tab above for details.

Annual Solstice Celebration

rivertyde — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:55:47 +0000

Hey! It’s time again for everyone’s favorite pot luck dinner and year-in-review slide show.

Join us for our Solstice Celebration. Bring a pot luck item and a good friend! Everyone is welcome as we enjoy good company and memories of our 2007 outings and meetings.

For more details see the Meetings tab above.

Chickens On Parade

rivertyde — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:06:15 +0000

Join us for our Nov. 17 Field Trip to the POULTRY SHOW-A combo show presented by the Delmarva Poultry Fanciers Club and the Virginia Poultry Club in Harrington, Delaware at the State Fair Grounds.

For details see the Field Trip tab above.