Birds & Blooms Hike 5/19/12
Bring family and friends to explore the trails of IRLC’s 1000+ acre Grand Lake Reserve on a “Birds and Blooms” hike, Saturday May 19, from 10:00am until 2:00pm (rain date: Sunday, May 20).
Botanist Anne Johnson and other naturalists will lead small groups for an intimate experience of the spring landscape. See and hear thrushes, warblers, nesting eagles, ravens and more. And, weather permitting, the opportunity to observe and ID smaller flyers, the dragonflies. Enjoy and photograph the beauty of spring blooms such as trillium, bloodroot, jack-in-the-pulpit, sugar maple and bladdernut trees. Delight in the fresh greens of new leaves and emerging ferns, sedges and grasses. With over 4 miles of trails and a diverse landscape, there is something for everyone!
Volunteers Needed
This is an exciting time to be involved with the Indian River Lakes Conservancy. A number of ambitious initiatives have created dozens of new volunteer opportunities. Whether you have a few hours a day, or a few hours a season, we have a great way for you to help the Conservancy in its mission to Protect • Learn • Enjoy.
Enjoy our trails? We often need help with trail maintenance and are always looking for volunteer trail stewards to report conditions on the trail. For additional information or to volunteer, contact Rick Lopez at
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or 315.405.1464.
Avid birder? We need volunteer trail walkers to identify wildlife and birds along the trails.
Know your flora? We need volunteer trail walkers to be on the lookout for invasives.
Like to plan events? We need committee members to orchestrate our July 23rd Summer Picnic and Celebration of the Lakes.
Is education your thing? Volunteers are needed to help with our first forays into public programming. Help plan, organize and present activities to help people learn about the Indian River Lakes.
Facebook fanatic? We need a volunteer to help maintain our page and encourage more fans and friends.
Website experiance? Only a bit needed to help keep our calendar and news postings current.
and More . . .
We need help with data entry, distributing our new materials, reaching out to new members, and we are always looking for individuals with special interests, new ideas and creative energy to help preserve and protect the Indian River Lakes area.
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