From fiveriverstributary at lists.dec.state.ny.us Wed Jan 13 17:11:54 2010 From: fiveriverstributary at lists.dec.state.ny.us (fiveriverstributary at lists.dec.state.ny.us) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:11:54 -0500 Subject: [Fiveriverstributary] MEETING ON FIVE RIVERS FORESTRY PLAN SCHEDULED Message-ID: <4B4DFEDA.94A8.005A.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us> MEETING ON FIVE RIVERS FORESTRY PLAN SCHEDULED A public meeting to discuss development a Forest Stewardship Plan for the NYS DEC Five Rivers Environmental Education Center will be conducted on Wednesday, January 27 at 7:00 PM at the Five Rivers Center, 56 Game Farm Road, Delmar. At this presentation, DEC foresters will explain the general goals and objectives of a Forest Stewardship Plan and how implementing such a plan would benefit Five Rivers. Small scale silvicultural initiatives in selected areas could improve forest health, improve wildlife habitat and provide living exhibits of best practices in modern forestry, while providing a local source of wood products for upcoming green building projects at the center. A question and answer session to receive public input will follow the presentation. The presentation is open to the public free of charge. In the event of travelers advisories, this presentation may be cancelled. Please call the Center at (518) 475-0291 for more information. From fiveriverstributary at lists.dec.state.ny.us Fri Jan 22 16:14:53 2010 From: fiveriverstributary at lists.dec.state.ny.us (fiveriverstributary at lists.dec.state.ny.us) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:14:53 -0500 Subject: [Fiveriverstributary] DEC Summer Camp: a week in the outdoors; a lifetime of memories Message-ID: <4B59CEFD.94A8.005A.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us> How can you foster a love for the natural world that will last a lifetime? By sending a child to a DEC camp for a week! Campers learn about the environment through hands-on, outdoor activities and build friendships that last forever. Contact with environmental professionals throughout the week enriches the learning and encourages career exploration. Four camps, Colby (Northern Adirondacks), Pack Forest (Southern Adirondacks), DeBruce (Catskills) and Rushford (Western NY), host youth 12 to 14 years old. DEC also offers week-long Ecology Workshops for teens 15 to 17 years old at Pack Forest and Rushford. Complete information about the camps is available at http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/29.html. We will begin accepting applications in February for the 2010 camp season. Application forms are available on the website or by calling DEC Camps at 518-402-8014. The attached PDF (1,500 KB) describes the camps through photos and brief text. If you belong to a group that would be interested in having someone come to make a presentation about the camp program and answer questions, please contact DEC Camps via e-mail at edcamps at gw.dec.state.ny.us or by phone at 518-402-8014. Please share this information with family and friends who may be interested in sending their child(ren) to a DEC camp this summer. For more information about the DEC environmental education camps: Website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/29.html E-mail: edcamps at gw.dec.state.ny.us Phone: 518-402-8014 Mail: DEC Camps, 625 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12233-4500 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DEC Camps PDF slide show for 2010 season.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1483196 bytes Desc: not available URL: