AF Bird Walk - Saturday, June 6th at 8:00 AM

Hello naturalists!

You are invited to a bird walk at Aton Forest on Saturday, June 6th at 8 am, lead by local bird enthusiast Ayreslea Denny.

 

Meet at the Log Cabin, 70 South Sandisfield Road, Aton Forest, Norfolk. (Call or email for more directions or check our website at www.atonforest.org.) We will be walking around the open field south of the cabin to the shore of the large beaver pond and then up the road and onto some of the forest trails of Aton Forest. Most of the walking will be easy and there will be access to a restroom at the cabin. Please wear proper footgear for hiking and be prepared for some biting insects and ticks.

Please RSVP

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Hope to see you soon,

John P. Anderson Jr.

Executive Director, Aton Forest, Inc. and Aton Forest Fellow

E-mail: johnanderson7440@sbcglobal.net

Office: 860-542-5125

Mail: PO Box 509, Norfolk, CT 06058

 

If you know others who might be interested in attending these get-togethers, please send me their contact information.

If you are no longer interested in being notified about these meetings, please e-mail me at johnanderson7440@sbcglobal.net.

 

Trail Work Day at Aton Forest, Saturday, May 30 at 9 am

Hello Friends of AF!

 

Please help us clear the trails at Aton Forest this Saturday, May 30th from 9 am to 12 noon.

The wind and ice storms of 2008 left our trails and boundary lines in terrible shape. We are hoping to make a concerted effort to clear them this year with your help, our friends and volunteers. Other works dates will be announced soon. We will meet at the AF Headquarters, 270 North Colebrook Road, Norfolk. Please wear suitable clothing, gloves and footgear for hiking and some heavy clearing of downed wood and brush. If you have hand tools for brush cutting please bring these as well. Most work will entail cutting downed wood to manageable sizes and dragging brush off the trails. Call or email me if you have any questions. Thank you.

Please RSVP

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Hope to see you soon,

John P. Anderson Jr.

Executive Director, Aton Forest, Inc. and Aton Forest Fellow

E-mail: johnanderson7440@sbcglobal.net

Office: 860-542-5125

Mail: PO Box 509, Norfolk, CT 06058

 

If you know others who might be interested in attending these get-togethers, please send me their contact information.

If you are no longer interested in being notified about these meetings, please e-mail me at johnanderson7440@sbcglobal.net.

 

Bird Walk, Aton Forest, 70 South Sandisfield Road, Norfolk

Hello naturalists!

You are invited to a bird walk at Aton Forest on Saturday, June 6th at 8 am, lead by local bird enthusiast Ayreslea Denny.

 

Meet at the Log Cabin, 70 South Sandisfield Road, Aton Forest, Norfolk. (Call or email for more directions or check our website at www.atonforest.org.) We will be walking around the open field south of the cabin to the shore of the large beaver pond and then up the road and onto some of the forest trails of Aton Forest. Most of the walking will be easy and there will be access to a restroom at the cabin. Please wear proper footgear for hiking and be prepared for some biting insects and ticks.

Please RSVP

*   *   *   *   *   *   *

Hope to see you soon,

John P. Anderson Jr.

Executive Director, Aton Forest, Inc. and Aton Forest Fellow

E-mail: johnanderson7440@sbcglobal.net

Office: 860-542-5125

Mail: PO Box 509, Norfolk, CT 06058

 

If you know others who might be interested in attending these get-togethers, please send me their contact information.

If you are no longer interested in being notified about these meetings, please e-mail me at johnanderson7440@sbcglobal.net.

 

 

 

Bird Walk for the Norfolk Girl Scouts, Saturday, April 25, 2009, at 8:00 am

This is a special outdoor nature experience to introduce the Girl Scouts and their families to the study of birds and opportunities for nature study at Aton Forest. Included will be a walk led by Ayreslea Denny around a variety of habitats important for bird species, such as an open field, mature forest, a beaver pond and marsh. Shelley Harms will demonstrate live-capture using mist nets and bird-banding. We will meet at the Aton Forest Log Cabin, 70 South Sandisfield Road, Norfolk, at 8 am. Please park on the right (south) side of the driveway. Bring a lunch and enjoy the views and nature while you eat. Contact Vanessa Millard if you are interested in attending.

Vernal Pool Workshop, Saturday, April 18th at Botelle School, Norfolk

Sponsored by Aton Forest and the Norfolk Land Trust

Come learn about vernal pools and their vital role as nurseries and feeding grounds to a wide range of forest wildlife. Saturday, April 18th, 10 am. Meeting place: Norfolk town tennis courts by the Botelle School Soccer Field on Rte 44, east of the town center. The outdoor workshop will be led by naturalist Betsy Corrigan. Please sign up by emailing her as space is limited (elizabethcorrigan(AT)yahoo.com). She will arrange another session if there is enough interest. Be prepared for a short hike to the pool.

Please make sure you rsvp to Betsy as she is planning to cancel the workshop if it is raining and will need to alert you.