Summer Programming Review

Young Naturalists has been having a great summer so far!  Overall, we interacted with nine kids so far this summer, and six adult participants.

 

In the end of May, we started off our summer with a lesson at the Community Library of Dewitt and Jamesville about Wild Dogs!  We learned about the ways wild dogs are all adapted to their unique habitats around the world. 

 

In June, we had two lessons: one at Cazenovia Public Library on lichens, and one at NOPL Brewerton about nature journaling.  We got to look hands-on at some lichen, learning about their symbiotic nature, as well as practicing nature journaling at the Oneida river. 

 

Last month, in July, we had a guided hike in Skaneateles Conservation Area with the Skaneateles Library where we saw a few types of fungi, insects, unique plants, and heard some expressive frog and cricket calls. W

 

Upcoming, we have a lesson at NOPL Brewerton at 6:30 PM on August 5^th on Animal Heat Adaptations.  Come to hear about cool and gross ways animals beat the heat and play a game!  We also have a watershed program at Skaneateles Public Library at 1 PM on August 10^th.  Talk to us about the impact of water pollution, especially in the Syracuse area.  On August 21^st, come out to Mundy Branch Library at 6PM for a game and lesson on how bird adaptations impact the food web!

National Moth Week - CNY Activities

 

 National Moth Week is fast approaching and ESF is hosting/helping to lead two moth blacklighting events. We are casting a wide outreach net, as there are many organizations in the CNY area who we think would be interested in attending this event or could serve as resource to help with outreach. Please share the registration links and attached flyers with your networks.

Heiberg

July 20 from 9:30pm-12:00am (rain date of July 21) at Heiberg Memorial Forest. Registration and more information here. 

Seneca Meadows

July 26 from 7:30-11:30pm (rain date of July 27) at Seneca Meadows Education Center. In partnership with Seneca Meadows and Montezuma Audubon Center. Free spaghetti dinner starts at 7:30pm and blacklighting starts at dark. Registration and more information here.

Summer Scavenger Hunt

 Happy Summer, Syracuse!  

If you're looking for something to do this summer, check out our Summer Scavenger Hunt!  Check for these signs of the season using all your senses.  Feel free to send us a picture of some of the things you see via either our email cnynature@gmail.com our a DM on our Instagram account (@cnyyoungnaturalist) -- we'd love to share them!  

Here is a link to the scavenger hunt -- you can also check out the goals below.

 

Some ideas of places to look for these beasts:

-Beaver Lake Nature Center

-Mill Run Park

-Clark Reservation

-Green Lakes State Park

-Sullivan Park

-Nelson's Swamp

-Cicero Swamp

-Skaneateles Conservation Area

Nature Journaling

 

Want to be a more curious member of our natural world?  Or just combine your science and art skills?  Join SUNY ESF/Izaak Walton League’s Young Naturalists at NOPL Brewerton to try your hand at some nature journaling!  We’ll learn about why it’s important to do nature journaling, some tips, and then make our own journals and go on a small walk to put these skills into practice.  Take home your journal when we’re done and use it to observe the world around you!

 

June 11th @ 2-3PM, no supplies or art skills needed!

 

 

Lichen whatcha seein?

 Want to start off your summer with YN programming?  Come visit us at Cazenovia Public Library at 3:30 on June 10th to learn about lichens!  We'll talk about how lichen are unique and interact with us, and play a game!

 Busy in June?  We're repeating this program at NOPL Brewerton on July 29th at 6:30!

Young Naturalist April 2024

Upcoming Summer Events!

--- May ---

May 2 @Dewitt-Jamesville 4-5: Wild Dogs of the World

May 11 @NOPL Brewerton 10-11:30 Mischievous Mushrooms

May 20 @Cazenovia 4-5: Wild Dogs of the World

--- June  ---

June 10 @Cazenovia 3:30-4:30: Lichen Whatcha Seein?

June 11 @NOPL Brewerton 2-4: Nature Journaling

--- July ---

July 13 @Cazenovia 11-12: Animal Heat Adaptations

July 20 @Skaneateles, meet at 4270 Gully Road lot in Skaneateles Conservation Area 1-2: Creek Critter Survey Skaneateles (Creek Critter Survey)

July 29 @NOPL Brewerton 6:30-7:30: Lichen whatcha seein?

--- August ---

August 5 @NOPL Brewerton 6:30-7:30: Animal Heat Adaptions

August 20 @Skaneateles Library 1-2: Where's my Water?

Skaneateles Conservation Area

 

Meet at 4270 Gully Road in the Skaneateles Conservation Area!  Putting on this event with the Skaneateles Public Library, we're going to talk about water quality and find some critters living in the water!

Library books to sign out: