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Hudson Highlands Land Trust
June 2014
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Visit our website
Support our work
 
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Coming Events
Jun 7
Learn to Identify
Birds by Ear
Black Rock Forest
Cornwall, NY
June 7
Snapping Turtle Walk
Boscobel House and Gardens
Cold Spring, NY
Jun 8Wildlife Workshop: Cottontail RabbitsHubbard Lodge, NY
Jun 14
Strawberry Jammin' Festival
Fishkill Farms
Fishkill, NY
Jun 15 Strawberry Festival
Beacon Riverfront Park
Beacon, NY
Jun 21 Scavenger Hunt
Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Outdoor Discovery Center Cornwall, NY
Jul 12
HHLT Volunteer Day
Saunders Farm
Garrison, NY
Oct 10 HHLT's 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner Boscobel
Garrison, NY
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Hudson Highlands Land Trust
P.O. Box 226
20 Nazareth Way
Garrison, NY 10524
845/424-3358
info@hhlt.org
Andy Chmar
Executive Director
Katrina Shindledecker
Director of Land Preservation
MJ Martin
Director of Outreach and Development
Kathy Hamel
Membership and Public Policy Coordinator
Matt Decker
Stewardship Coordinator
Jonathan Leitner
Program and Database Associate
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 Come Out and Work with Us on July 12
The Hudson Highlands Land Trust is looking for a few good volunteers for a morning of working outdoors on Saturday, July 12, from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Stewardship Coordinator Matt Decker will be leading work on a public trail across Saunders Farm in Garrison, an HHLT-conserved property. We'll be cutting back brush, clearing a few downed trees, and doing much-needed maintenance on the trail.
All are welcome (especially if you are handy with a chainsaw). Volunteers should wear appropriate clothing and footwear, bring gloves and water. There is poison ivy present so long pants and long sleeves are recommended.
If you can join us or would like more information, email Matt Decker or call 845/424-3358 x5. Thanks in advance for your help!
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 HHLT Wants to Hear Your Voice
The Hudson Highlands Land Trust is working on a special project to commemorate our 25th anniversary and we'd like to hear from you. We want to know what connects you to this region. Is it a favorite trail, summit or fishing spot? Or, perhaps a childhood memory, family recipe or annual tradition? Please send your Highland Treasure (about 60 words) to Kathy Hamel by Friday, June 27. We can't wait to hear what you have to say.
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 Learn to Identify Birds by Ear, June 7
Barnard College forest ecologist Terryanne Maenza-Gmelch will lead a birding workshop on Saturday, June 7, from 8:30 to 10:30am at Black Rock Forest. Participants will learn to hone skills in bird identification by sight and ear during an easy-to-moderate walk in the forest, and learn about habitat through observations.
Workshop cost is $10 per person and is intended for adults and science-interested children, 12 and older. For more information and to confirm participation, email Emily Cunningham or call 845/534-4517 x26.
Those with smartphones are encouraged to download Cornell University's free birding app, Merlin, prior to the date, although it is not necessary for the event.
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 Walk with the Snapping Turtles, June 7
Grab your camera on Saturday, June 7, and head out to Boscobel's Belvedere for a snapping turtle presentation. After an informative and engaging display by the experts at Constitution Marsh Audubon Center & Sanctuary, guests are invited on a self-guided search of the grounds to look for egg-laying females.
Event fee is $12 (children 6 and under free), complimentary donuts, coffee and juice included. Visit the event website for details.
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 HHLT and Nature Museum Present Cottontail Rabbits Workshop, June 8
The Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, in partnership with HHLT, is hosting Cottontail Rabbits at Hubbard Lodge, 2880 Route 9, Cold Spring. Hubbard Lodge is on Route 9, about 2/10 of a mile north of Route 301.
Join Educator Carl Heitmuller to learn what rabbits eat, how they protect themselves, and where they nest. Participants will meet a live rabbit from the museum's collection.
The program is recommended for adults with or without children, and children of all ages. Admission: $7/Adult, $5/Child (museum members: $5 and $3). Admission fees will help care for the museum's animals at the Wildlife Education Center in Cornwall. For more information visit hhnaturemuseum.org or call 845/534-5506 x204.
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 Celebrate Strawberries June 14 and 15
Start your summer off right with delicious, sweet strawberries.
The Strawberry Jammin' Festival at Fishkill Farms on Saturday, June 14, 11:00am-4:00pm features reggae band The Big Takeover, strawberry shortcake, a strawberry costume contest, and (if the season cooperates) lots of strawberries for picking.
Continue the festivities on Sunday, June 15, from noon to 5:00pm at the Beacon Sloop Club's Strawberry Festival at the Riverfront Park in Beacon. There will be live music, strawberry shortcakes baked on-site, strawberry smoothies and chocolated covered strawberries. The Woody Guthrie, a wooden replica of a gaff-rigged Hudson River ferry sloop, will be on hand for sails on the Hudson during the festival.
The Strawberry Festival helps raise funds for the upkeep of the Woody Guthrie, and for their sailing and educational programs. Check out their website for more details.
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 Join a Scavenger Hunt at Grasshopper Grove June 21
Bring children ages 2-6 to Grasshopper Grove: Natural Play Area at the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum's Outdoor Discovery Center on Saturday, June 21, at 10:00am for a Scavenger Hunt. After the hunt, children are invited to stay and enjoy free play.
Grasshopper Grove is a half-acre of natural elements where young children can find adventure in nature by climbing fallen trees, digging in dirt piles, balancing on boulders and creating imaginative worlds with sticks, pinecones and bark. The Outdoor Discovery Center is on Muser Drive, across from 174 Angola Road, in Cornwall, NY.
Admission for the program and free play is $3 (museum members, free). For more information go to hhnaturemuseum.org or call 845/534-5506 x204.
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Mark Your Calendar
Celebrate the Hudson Highlands Land Trust's 25 Anniversary with us on Friday, October 10, at Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison. Details to follow.
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Why is Paper Birch White?
Besides creating beauty in a landscape, the white bark of the paper birch has a purpose. The paper birch grows just about as far north as is possible for a tree to survive. The white bark reflects the warming sun in the winter. If the bark were darker, repeated freezing and thawing would damage the inner bark, leaving scars and possibly killing the tree. Studies in northern Canadian provinces show that damage in the winter increased when the bark of paper birches was painted brown. Aspen, Balsam Poplar and other deciduous trees that survive in extreme northern climates also have white bark. |
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The Hudson Highlands Land Trust is a community-based, accredited, non-profit land conservation organization dedicated to the protection of the natural resources, rural character and scenic beauty of the Hudson Highlands.
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