The event is open to the public at no charge. It features exhibitors, demonstrations, lectures, guided hikes, activities and a showing of student artwork.

You can learn to improve your yards and households from a wide variety of speakers and workshops on topics ranging from organic lawn care, nature-friendly household products and green investing. The event will also focus globally with discussions on hot environmental topics in Westchester County, environmental literacy and global warming.

Join the Friends of Rye Nature Center and its partnering organizations in celebrating the earth with a nature poetry hike and student art show!

Partnering organizations include:

Organization Topic

Alliance for Green Schools and Communities Green Buildings

Andora Design Organic lawn care & landscaping

Animal Nation Wildlife rehabilitation

Backyard Beekeepers Bee Keeping

Buffalo Field Campaign Buffalo preservation

Childrens Envir. Literacy Foundation Environmental literacy

City of Rye/ CCAC Wetland conservation

Commerce Bank Green Investments

Cornell Cooperative Extension Westchester County Integrated Pest Management

Federated Conservationists of Westchester County Hot topics in Westchester

Friends of Edith Read Sanctuary Skulls & Skins

Friends of Rye Nature Center Re-useable shopping bags

Friends of Rye Nature Center Butterfly Hike

Friends of Rye Nature Center Woodland Hike

Friends of Rye Nature Center Nature Poetry Hike

Grass Roots Environmental Education Toxin & Pollutants

Harmonious Environment Green Interior Design

Hudson Energy Services Green Electric

Nature Technologies Deer deterrents

New Canaan Nature Center Animals

Rye Boy Scouts Leave No Trace Hiking & Camping

Rye Community Synagogue Green Team

Rye Middle School Earth Day Poster Contest

Rye Middle School Ecology Club Earth Cookie Fund Raiser

Sav-A-Tree Tree Care Demo

Shaklee Natural cleaning products

SNAP Air Pollution

Toyota & Ford Hybrid Cars

Trees for Rye Street Trees

Wainwright House Global & personal transformation

Westchester Planning Dept Water Quality Monitoring

Short Guided Hikes from the Outdoor Classroom

1:30 - 2:00 pm Friends of Rye Nature Center Butterfly Hike.

2:30 - 3:00 pm Friends of Rye Nature Center Woodland Hike

3:30 - 4:00 pm Friends of Rye Nature Center Nature Poetry Hike

Presentations in Lecture Hall

1:30 - 2:00 pm Sav-A-Tree Tree care

2:30 - 3:00 pm Federated Conservationists Hot Environmental Issues in

of Westchester County Westchester County

3:30 - 4:00 pm Commerce Bank Green Investments

Student Earth Day Poster Contest

Come see all the posters created on the theme –

“Wake up to Global Warming!”

Winners will be announced at the Earth Day celebration.

Enjoy nature and learn new ways of protecting our Earth!

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Additional Earth Day celebrations…

Join the Rye Garden Club and Little Garden Club of Rye for…

Earth Night

Thursday, April 19^th at 7:30 pm

Rye Country Day School Performing Arts Center

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Be Heart Smart!

The Rye Nature Center is hosting a CPR course under the direction of Jeff Cunningham who is associated with the American Heart Association.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

5:30pm - 9:30pm

If you are interested in taking this course please call Jeff at 203-273-2895.

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Summer ecology camp 2007

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Information and registration forms are now available for the ever-popular Summer Ecology Camp at the Rye Nature Center!

Visit the Nature Center to pick up forms, or look on our website at www.ryenaturecenter.org for information and downloadable forms.

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Friends of Rye Nature Center

873 Boston Post Road Rye NY 10580 914.967.5150

www.ryenaturecenter.org

Email: info@ryenaturecenter.org

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