From stonykillalmanac at lists.dec.state.ny.us  Tue Apr 14 11:40:56 2009
From: stonykillalmanac at lists.dec.state.ny.us (stonykillalmanac at lists.dec.state.ny.us)
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:40:56 -0400
Subject: [Stonykillalmanac] EARTH DAY AT STONY KILL
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HI FRIENDS!

CELEBRATE EARTH DAY AT
STONY KILL FARM ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER
Have Fun Going Green!

	The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
(DEC) invites the public to celebrate Earth Day at Stony Kill Farm
Environmental Education Center on Sunday, April 26, 2009 from 11:00 AM
to 4:00 PM.

	This free event will feature environmental and nature-related
activities for children and their families. Visit the touch-table
featuring wildlife pelts and bones. A DEC Environmental Conservation
Officer will be on hand to answer questions. Student Conservation
Association AmeriCorps members will conduct an array of activities for
all ages: a family scavenger hunt, live eel exhibit, solar cooking
demonstration, Hudson River puzzle and beachcombing table, watershed
model demonstration, and birding activity. A local beekeeper will show
live honeybees and the interior of a hive to explain how beekeepers work
to preserve these important pollinators.

	At the farmstead, the Hudson Valley Draft Horse Association and
Stony Kill Foundation will present ongoing demonstrations of draft-horse
and mule-powered plowing and tilling, and log pulling. Enjoy all of
these activities as well as horse-drawn wagon rides, all without the use
of fossil fuels. These farming activities are a part of Stony Kill?s
support of sustainable agriculture. Elijah?s Meat Market will sell
food at the farmstead, while vegetarian food will be available at the
Manor House.

To reduce waste, DEC encourages visitors to ?BYOBAB: bring your own
bottle and bag.? Participants can save resources by toting a reusable
water bottle or travel mug and bringing a bag to carry home brochures
and other information that they gather at the event.
 
	Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center is located on
State Route 9D, about two miles north of I-84. For directions and more
information call 845-831-8780, ext. 302 or visit
www.dec.ny.gov/education/1833.html 

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Sue Kmiotek, Secretary
Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center
79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls NY 12590
(845) 831-8780, ext 300
(845) 831-3416, fax
website www.dec.ny.gov/education/1833.html
sxkmiote at gw.dec.state.ny.us