From decoutdoordiscovery at lists.dec.state.ny.us Wed Nov 2 09:10:41 2011 From: decoutdoordiscovery at lists.dec.state.ny.us (DEC Outdoor Discovery Bi-weekly Newsletter) Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 09:10:41 -0400 Subject: [Decoutdoordiscovery] November 2 Outdoor Discovery Message-ID: <4EB10911.D567.00BD.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us> DEC Outdoor Discovery November 2, 2011 The Food Chain Family Fun Upcoming DEC Events Hudson Valley - Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center and Norrie Point Environmental Center Capital Region - Five Rivers Environmental Education Center and Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center Western New York - Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center Subscribe to Outdoor Discovery or change your subscription options (http://lists.dec.state.ny.us/mailman/listinfo/decoutdoordiscovery) The Food Chain What is a food chain? A food chain describes the transfer of food energy from one organism to another. Within a food chain, organisms feed upon lower-level members and are preyed upon by higher-level members. Interconnected food chains form a food web. A food chain always starts with the sun, followed by a plant and ends with an animal. Each element in a food chain is food for the next level up. For example, the sun provides energy to a plant, which is then eaten by a fish, which is eaten by a larger fish, which is eaten by a person. Food chains include producers (organisms which use the sun to produce food for themselves) and consumers (organisms which eat other organisms.) Plants are producers; they use the sun to produce food for themselves. Consumers are categorized by what they eat: ?Herbivores are animals that eat only plants. They are also called primary consumers. ?Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and animals. ?Carnivores are animals that eat only animals. Carnivores that eat herbivores are secondary consumers, while those that eat other carnivores are tertiary consumers. Animals high on the food chain have less variety of food available to them. ?Decomposers are those organisms that feed on decaying matter such as mushrooms and other fungi. What is a food web? Animals have varied diets and eat more than one type of plant or other animal; an organism may be a member of many different food chains. When food chains overlap and interconnect, it is called a food web. A bear eats berries and nuts, but it also eats mice and crayfish. Other animals eat mice and crayfish, too. What would happen if there weren't enough berries for a bear to eat? It might eat more crayfish, which are also eaten by turtles, snakes and people. Soon there wouldn't be enough crayfish to feed all the animals that eat them. A change in any level of a food chain affects the food chain of other species in the interconnected food web. Send us an e-mail and tell us what you think about Outdoor Discovery. Let your friends know about Outdoor Discovery - forward this e-mail! Subscribe to Conservationist magazine (http://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/65514.html)?New York's award-winning publication with astonishingly beautiful photography and captivating articles. Learn the best places to view wildlife at DEC's Watchable Wildlife (http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/55423.html) pages. Back to top Family Fun You Are What You Eat What did you have for dinner last night? What food chains can it be traced back to? For example, if you had lasagna, write down pasta, beef, sausage, tomatoes and cheese on a piece of paper. For each ingredient, write down where it came from (beef - cow; sausage - pig; cheese - cow; pasta - plant; tomatoes - plant). Now, underneath each source, write what that animal or plant consumed. Remember that plants use the sun, soil and water to produce their own food. The cow probably ate corn, and the corn used the sun for nourishment. When you are done, you will have a food web of what you ate for dinner last night. On Poop Patrol How do you think scientists learn what animals eat? Sure, they can sit around and wait for an animal to find a meal. But they also look at an animal's scat (poop) to see what they eat. Many components of food aren't digestible (e.g., seeds, bones, fur and feathers) and can be found in scat. Go on a hike with an adult and look for animal scat. When you find some, examine it closely. If you wish, use a stick or other tool to break it apart and see what it contains. Look, especially, for hair, seeds and bones. Avoid touching scat as it may contain parasites that can be very dangerous to your health. Here's what you may find on your poop patrol: Coyote: Coyote scat can be up to 4 inches long and contain fur, bones, fruits and berries. In the winter, coyote scat is made up mostly of deer hair. Fox: Fox scat is smaller than that of a coyote, only 2 inches long with pointy ends. Look for fur, bones, insects, seeds and undigested fruit. It is usually found on a rock, stump or log that the fox used to mark its territory. Bear: Bear scat is between 1-3/8" and 1-1/2" long and tubular when firm. You can also find it in big piles. Bears eat a lot of berries, particularly in late summer. Look for berries and other plant material in bear scat. If you find fresh bear scat, head back the way you came. You don't want to run into a bear! Turkey: Turkey scat is usually long, slender and curved, with whitish/green color at the ends. Male turkey scat is shaped like the letter J. Turkeys eat insects, nuts, berries and grain crops. Raccoon: Raccoon scat can be found at the base of a tree and on or under rock outcroppings and fallen trees and stumps. This scat may contain berries, insects, fruits, fish and shellfish. Do not touch or inhale raccoon scat?it can be dangerous! White-tailed deer: Deer scat is commonly found in many areas. If you find piles of black pellets, you know a deer has been there. In the summer and fall, deer eat a lot of berries and apples. During the winter, their diet consists mostly of woody fibers. A common way to tell the difference between rabbit scat and white-tailed deer scat is to compare it to candy (yuck!). Deer scat looks like Goobers, while rabbit scat looks like brown M&Ms. Rabbit: Rabbit scat is similar to deer scat but is found scattered around a small area, rather than in a pile. In winter, it is easy to see the wood fibers from the bark the rabbit has been eating. Summer scat is darker. Moose: Moose scat looks like oversized deer poop but is rounder. Moose eat tall grasses in swampy areas and enjoy eating fresh plant shoots. During winter, they mostly eat willow bushes and other woody plants. Owls: Owl pellets are not scat but are undigested and regurgitated matter in a tightly packed wad. You may find owl pellets beneath a grove of tall trees or near structures that offer shelter. If you don't come across any owl pellets outside, you can have an adult order sanitized owl pellets on the internet. They are fun to dissect?there are usually some bones or small skulls inside. Read Conservationist for Kids (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/40248.html) for more information and activities! Back to top Upcoming DEC Events Hudson Valley Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1833.html) Programs at Stony Kill are now offered by the Stony Kill Foundation; there are no DEC education staff at the site due to fiscal constraints. Pond Ecology for Kids Saturday, November 5 at 2:00 PM For youngsters in grades 4 to 7. Dress warmly and wear boots. Registration required by e-mail or phone (845-831-1617) by November 2. Norrie Point Environmental Center (http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/33037.html#Norrie) Discover Norrie: White-Tailed Deer Saturday, November 5 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Capital Region Five Rivers Environmental Education Center (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html) The Cultural History of the Christmas Tree Saturday, November 5 at 2:00 PM Call 518-475-0291 to register. Are There Bears Here? Saturday, November 12 at 10:00 AM This event will be cancelled in the event of inclement weather. Family Fun: America Recycles Day Saturday, November 12 at 2:00 PM Call 518-475-0291 to register by Wednesday, November 9. Event Descriptions at Five Rivers (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1980.html#November) Albany Pine Bush Preserve Discovery Center (http://albanypinebush.org/discovery_center/directions_hours_admission.htm) Legends and Lore Saturday, November 5 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Call 518-456-0655 to register. Cost: $2.00/person, $5.00/family, children under 5 free. More events at Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center (http://albanypinebush.intelliclients.com/events/events.cfm?da=1&mo=11&ye=2011&eventTypeID=2) Western New York Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1837.html) Advance registration is required. Call 716-683-5959. After-School Escape Thursday, November 3 and 10 at 4:30 PM For children in grades K-5. No registration required. The Scoop on Poop Saturday, November 12 at 10:00 AM Event Descriptions at Reinstein (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1977.html#November) Events at other Nature Centers throughout the State (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1826.html) Visit DEC's website for more information and programs (http://www.dec.ny.gov) Back to top This email was sent by: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233 We respect your right to privacy - view our policy (http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/27720.html). Having problems viewing this newsletter? 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Name: not available Type: image/jpg Size: 9396 bytes Desc: not available URL: From decoutdoordiscovery at lists.dec.state.ny.us Wed Nov 16 10:28:18 2011 From: decoutdoordiscovery at lists.dec.state.ny.us (DEC Outdoor Discovery Bi-weekly Newsletter) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:28:18 -0500 Subject: [Decoutdoordiscovery] November 16 Outdoor Discovery Message-ID: <4EC39042.D567.00BD.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us> DEC Outdoor Discovery November 16, 2011 Wildlife Management Family Fun Upcoming DEC Events Hudson Valley - Norrie Point Environmental Center Capital Region - Five Rivers Environmental Education Center and Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center Central New York - Rogers Environmental Education Center Western New York - Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center Subscribe to Outdoor Discovery or change your subscription options (http://lists.dec.state.ny.us/mailman/listinfo/decoutdoordiscovery) Wildlife Management Animals face many threats to their survival: loss of habitat, disease, predators, weather and more. Wildlife managers study animals and their habitats to understand what they need to survive, why their populations change over time, how threats affect wildlife populations and whether they can help wildlife overcome those threats. What they learn helps them to keep wildlife populations at a level that their local habitat can support. Here are several ways that officials manage wildlife populations: ?Pass laws to protect endangered wildlife ?Allow "sustainable use" of some wildlife, including hunting and trapping ?Use hunting and other techniques to reduce overabundant animal populations ?Limit the number of buildings, roads and houses in an area ?Improve habitat by cutting trees, creating wetlands, and planting trees, shrubs and native grasses ?Build fences, tunnels or bridges for animal crossings Let's look at the wildlife management of two different species: Wild Turkey?Wildlife Restoration When Europeans came to America in the 1600s, much of what is now New York State was covered by forests. Settlers cut down those forests for farm land and used the wood for building. A favorite habitat of many animals, including wild turkeys, was gone. Along with over-hunting (there were no laws regulating hunting back then) and disease, this loss of habitat meant the end for wild turkeys in New York State. By the mid-1800s, they were gone. As people left their farms and moved to cities, some of this habitat started to grow back. Around 1948, a small group of turkeys moved into western New York State from Pennsylvania. Wildlife managers decided to help them by raising young turkeys to release into the wild. Almost 3,200 turkeys were raised in captivity and released in the beginning, but these birds lacked the survival skills of their wild relatives. This, combined with severe New York winters meant only a few of those farm-raised turkeys survived. Wildlife managers tried a different approach a few years later. From the late 1950s through the early 1990s, DEC biologists netted groups of turkeys from some parts of New York and moved them to other areas with suitable habitat. The wild birds were well adapted to New York's winters, natural habitats and the predators and animal communities who resided there. DEC staff moved about 1,400 wild turkeys, and there are now more than 250,000 statewide. Today turkeys are abundant, and their populations are secure, allowing for a sustainable hunting season for this popular game bird. This is one of the most successful wildlife restoration programs in America's history. For more information and photos of wild turkeys, check these other publications: Fall 2010 Conservationist for Kids (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/68481.html) Watchable Wildlife (http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/56101.html) Wild Turkey in New York State (http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/turkey.pdf) White-tailed Deer?Wildlife Management Nearly one million white-tailed deer live in many areas of New York State, but, like the wild turkey, their numbers were once greatly reduced. Deer were an important source of meat, bone and hide for both Native Americans and settlers. By the mid-1800s, excessive deer harvest by settlers and habitat loss to agriculture caused deer populations to decline dramatically. As that habitat grew back and laws to regulate hunting were adopted, the deer population rebounded from almost none in the 1800s to more than one million deer in 2000. As deer populations grew in number and range, hunting seasons resumed throughout the state. Large populations of deer can cause problems for farmers, tree growers, homeowners and motorists, and can substantially alter forest habitats. Now, with deer common throughout New York and abundant in many areas, biologists work to balance deer numbers with human interests, land uses and ecological concerns. This helps keep the deer population under control while providing quality outdoor recreation for hundreds of thousands of deer hunters and generating nearly 11 million pounds of wholesome food for New Yorkers each year. Send us an e-mail and tell us what you think about Outdoor Discovery. Let your friends know about Outdoor Discovery - forward this e-mail! Subscribe to Conservationist magazine (http://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/65514.html)?New York's award-winning publication with astonishingly beautiful photography and captivating articles. Learn the best places to view wildlife at DEC's Watchable Wildlife (http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/55423.html) pages. Back to top Family Fun Citizen Science?Turkey Watch Neighborhood Wildlife Survey Biologists make decisions about how to manage wildlife based on population numbers and available habitat. Take a neighborhood wildlife survey to observe what lives in your area. Grab a notebook, and have an adult join you on a walk through your yard, neighborhood or park. Repeat your survey activities once a day or once a week to see whether there are any patterns in the number and types of animals, where they are or what they are doing. ?What are the most common animals in your neighborhood or park? ?How many of them do you see? (Look carefully. Are you seeing one individual many times or different individuals?) ?Where do they live? Describe the habitat. ?What do they eat? Do they eat at a particular time of day? ?Are any of them endangered or threatened? See DEC's endangered and threatened species page (http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7494.html) for a list. ?How do these animals help people? (e.g., eat rodents or insects, source of food for humans) ?How are these animals a nuisance to people? (e.g., eat vegetation, burrow inside houses) Become a Hunting Family DEC offers free Sportsman Education classes (http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7860.html) throughout the year to train new hunters about safe and responsible outdoor practices and the important role of hunters and trappers in wildlife and habitat conservation. Then get your family involved in hunting by participating in the Junior Hunter Mentoring Program (http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/46245.html) . Read Conservationist for Kids (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/40248.html) for more information and activities! Back to top Upcoming DEC Events Hudson Valley Norrie Point Environmental Center (http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/33037.html#Norrie) Discover Norrie: White-Tailed Deer Saturday, November 19 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Capital Region Five Rivers Environmental Education Center (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html) Family Fun: Turkey for Kids Saturday, November 19 at 10:00 AM Parents and children must accompany each other. Call 518-475-0291 to register by Wednesday, November 16. Teacher Workshop: Project Wild Aquatic Saturday, November 26 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Call 518-475-0291 to register by Wednesday, November 23. Watchable Wildlife: White-Tailed Deer Saturday, November 26 at 2:00 PM Invasive Species Saturday, December 3 at 2:00 PM Call 518-475-0291 to register by Friday, November 25. Event Descriptions at Five Rivers (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1980.html#October) Albany Pine Bush Preserve Discovery Center (http://albanypinebush.org/discovery_center/directions_hours_admission.htm) After-School Adventurer Thursday, November 17 from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM An adult is required to attend with each child. Please remember to wear sturdy walking shoes, long pants and bring drinking water. For children in grades 1-5. Call 518-456-0655 to register. More events at Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center (http://albanypinebush.intelliclients.com/events/events.cfm?da=1&mo=11&ye=2011&eventTypeID=2) Central New York Rogers Environmental Education Center (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1831.html) Programs at Rogers are now offered by the Friends of Rogers(http://friendsofrogers.org/); there are no DEC education staff at the site due to fiscal constraints. Birdhouse Building Saturday, November 26 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Cost: Members $12/Non-members $15. Call 607-674-4733 to register. Western New York Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1837.html) Advance registration is required. Call 716-683-5959. After-School Escape Thursday, November 17 at 4:30 PM For children in grades K-5. No registration required. Recycled Robots Saturday, November 19 at 1:30 PM For adults and children ages 8 and older. Turkey Stroll Friday, November 25 at 10:30 AM Leaf Hunt Saturday, November 26 at 10:00 AM Event Descriptions at Reinstein (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1977.html#October) Events at other Nature Centers throughout the State (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1826.html) Visit DEC's website for more information and programs (http://www.dec.ny.gov) Back to top This email was sent by: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233 We respect your right to privacy - view our policy (http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/27720.html). Having problems viewing this newsletter? 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Family Fun Upcoming DEC Events Capital Region - Five Rivers Environmental Education Center and Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center Western New York - Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center Subscribe to Outdoor Discovery or change your subscription options (http://lists.dec.state.ny.us/mailman/listinfo/decoutdoordiscovery) What is Sustainable Energy? Have you ever heard people talk about "sustainability" and wondered what they meant? Sustainability has many definitions, but the most basic is "living in balance with the planet." This means not degrading the environment that humans and other living things need to survive and thrive now and into the future. Clean air, clean water and energy are some of things we need to survive. We use energy to run our cars, heat our homes and power our appliances. There are two types of energy: nonrenewable and renewable. Sources of energy are considered nonrenewable if they cannot be made again in a lifetime. Once they are used up, they are gone. Nonrenewable energy includes fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal, which cause climate change. Renewable energy sources can be replenished naturally. These include solar, wind, water, wood and geothermal energy. Using resources that are renewable (like trees?in moderation of course) or captured (like solar power) causes less harm to the environment. Here's some info on renewable energy: Solar: Solar energy comes from the sun's rays that reach the Earth. Solar energy can be converted into other forms of energy, such as electricity to power our homes, and heat for our homes, water and swimming pools. Wind: Wind flow can run wind turbines (modern day windmills) that generate electricity. Areas where the winds are strong and constant, such as on high plateaus, are often sites for wind turbines. Water: Hydropower turbines (modern day water wheels) produce electricity with the energy generated by falling water. Hydropower isn't a new concept. Hundreds of years ago, people used water wheels to power grain mills. You can learn about a hydropower project in Niagara Falls (http://www.nypa.gov/vc/niagara.htm) on the New York Power Authority website. Wood: Many people use wood stoves to heat their homes. Wood is another renewable energy source and an alternative to heating with fossil fuels like oil. Geothermal: Geothermal energy comes from the heat inside the Earth. Steam produced from hot springs or geysers can be used to heat buildings or homes. DEC's Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in Delmar is installing a geothermal heat pump system. The energy won't come from hot springs, but from more than ten feet below the Earth's surface, where the temperature is always between 50 - 60 degrees. Visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Kids Page (http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=geothermal_home-basics#geothermal_heat_pumps-basics) for more information about how geothermal energy works. Other Easy Ways to Live More Sustainably ?Reduce the amount of natural resources you use by consuming less stuff. Buy quality products that will last and can be repaired. Buy used products. ?Reuse and recycle the things that you do use. ?Compost your food scraps. Composting (http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/materials_minerals_pdf/compost.pdf) is really easy and it means less trash to dispose of. ?Instead of drying your clothes in the dryer, hang them indoors on a rack or outside on a line. ?Don't make unnecessary trips in the car. Carpool with friends. ?Pack a zero-waste lunch with reusable containers for drinks, sandwiches and snacks. ?Find out how much energy you use in your home by conducting an energy audit. Visit the NYS Energy and Research Development Authority for ideas. ?Subscribe to DEC's Green Living newsletter (http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/337.html). Read on for some additional ways to create a sustainable future for generations to come. Send us an e-mail and tell us what you think about Outdoor Discovery. Let your friends know about Outdoor Discovery - forward this e-mail! Subscribe to Conservationist magazine (http://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/65514.html)?New York's award-winning publication with astonishingly beautiful photography and captivating articles. Learn the best places to view wildlife at DEC's Watchable Wildlife (http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/55423.html) pages. Back to top Family Fun Getting Steamed This experiment will show you how steam has the power to move something. Make sure that you do this experiment with adult supervision. You will need a pinwheel and a whistling tea kettle. Boil some water in the tea kettle. When the kettle starts to whistle, the water is hot enough to produce steam. Wearing an oven mitt on your hand to protect it from the steam, hold the pinwheel in the flow of steam. The steam should make the pinwheel spin. I Want That! Get together with some friends and make a wish list of items that you want: a new DVD or book, a motorbike or a computer game. Now brainstorm some more-sustainable alternatives for your wants: visit the library to borrow the DVD or book, get a second-hand bicycle or create a new card game. See who can come up with the most creative alternatives for the items on the wish list. Read Conservationist for Kids (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/40248.html) for more information and activities! Back to top Upcoming DEC Events Capital Region Five Rivers Environmental Education Center (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html) Teacher Workshop: Growing Up Wild Saturday, December 3 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Call 518-475-0291 to register by Wednesday, November 30. Natural History of Christmas Trees Saturday, December 10 at 10:00 AM Night Owls and Hot Dogs Saturday, December 10 at 4:00 PM Call 518-475-0291 to register by Wednesday, December 7. Teacher Workshop: Project Learning Tree Saturday, December 17 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Call 518-475-0291 to register by Friday, December 2. Event Descriptions at Five Rivers (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1980.html#December) Albany Pine Bush Preserve Discovery Center (http://albanypinebush.org/discovery_center/directions_hours_admission.htm) Feisty Fishers Sunday, December 4 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Call 518-456-0655 or go the Albany Pine Bush website to register. Cost: $3.00/person, $5.00/family, children under 5 free. More events at Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center (http://albanypinebush.intelliclients.com/events/events.cfm?da=1&mo=11&ye=2011&eventTypeID=2) Western New York Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center (http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1837.html) Advance registration is required. Call 716-683-5959. After-School Escape Thursdays, December 1 and 8 at 4:30 PM For children in grades K-5. No registration required. 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