April 27 is the deadline to sign up for the Annual Dinner!
John Page Williams, renowned naturalist and champion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, is the key speaker for our May 6 dinner at Carriage Corner, Mifflinburg.
The buffet menu includes salad, rolls & butter, two entrees (one of which is vegetarian), two vegetables, dessert, and a beverage for $22 per person, tax and tip included. Social time begins at 6 p.m. with punch, cheese, and crackers. A wine bar will be available. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m.
Hope to see you there! Download your dinner reservation form here.
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Mark Your Calendar for April 2009 "Caring for Communities" Programs
Caring for Communities: Earth Month Celebration
A series of free, fun, family events for every weekend in April, as well as Arbor Day and May 3. Now in its sixth year, the Earth Month Celebration explores critical environmental issues that affect the sustainability and well-being of our communities. And we have fun doing it! This year's theme: conserving and improving animal wildlife habitat, both in the back yard and the lands around us.
All events are held at the Dale/Engle/Walker property on Strawbridge Road off Route 192, 1.7 miles west of Lewisburg (unless noted otherwise). Follow brown PennDOT signs on Route 192.
Click here to download revised schedule in .pdf format.
Click here for detailed schedule on-line.
Here are some links that may be of interest:
Union County Conservation District
iConserve Pennsylvania: a neat site about native plants and habitat
Penn State Cooperative Extension, information on wildlife habitat
National Wildlife Federation for advice on backyard wildlife
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Annual Native Plant Sale Orders Being Accepted
Click here for plant descriptions in .pdf format.
Click here to view plant descriptions on-line.
Click here for 2009 Native Plant Sale Order Form in .pdf format.
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Photography Exhibit Benefits Merrill Linn Conservancy
An exciting photography collection of images from the trails of the Merrill W. Linn Land and Waterways Conservancy has been assembled by the Lewisburg Studio, 525 Market Street in Lewisburg. The framed photographs are on exhibit at Emma's Food for Life, 11 S. Market Street, Selinsgrove. In October, the exhibit will move to Cherry Alley Cafe, 21 N. 3rd St., Lewisburg.
Wildlife, floral, and scenic photographs by Maggie Gardner, John Tonzetich, Eric Lawton, and John Gardner are available for sale. Twenty-one different images captured at the Dale’s Ridge Trail, the Mary Koons Trail, the Shamokin Mountain Trail, and the Merrill Linn Trail are offered for sale with proceeds going to the Linn Conservancy.
Click here for more.
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Cultivating Community Planning for Future Growth on Track
Union County and its municipal partners continue to work on Cultivating Community: A Plan for Union County’s Future as fall approaches, according to Shawn McLaughlin, director of the Union County Planning Commission. In the spring, three public forums were held for residents to view and respond to future growth scenarios and a recommended growth management framework. The recommended growth framework, which was derived from months of public input and working with advisory teams and municipal officials, emphasized directing future development to designated areas in and around the county’s existing towns and villages.
click here for the rest of the story...
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Linn Conservancy Adds New Easements
The Conservancy has recently received conservation easements on two parcels of land, according to President Wayne McDiffett.
Click here for details.
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Stay Up-to-date with Email Notices
The Merrill W. Linn Land and Waterways Conservancy is interested in contacting its 300-plus members periodically throughout the year with a “conservation update” that will bring members up-to-date with critical, time-sensitive conservation issues related to Pennsylvania. If you wish to receive these email messages, send your email address to Ben Hoskins at linn@ptd.net, indicating your interest. If you do not have an email address and wish to receive the notices, mail Ben Hoskins, PO Box 501, Lewisburg, PA 17837.
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Development Committee Plans Fund Raising Activities
The annual Linn Conservancy Native Plant Sale, the natural fiber T-shirt sale, biennial raffles of handmade quilts or pieces from local artisans, and now photo images captured on the Linn Conservancy trails and printed and mounted by Lewisburg Studio are among the Conservancy’s most successful fund-raising efforts.
Click here to learn how you can help.
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