Write a commentDo you want to be able to identify which plants are which when hiking through the woods? Or know what species of trees are surrounding your property?
Come join the Basic Plant Identification program on Saturday, June 11th at 10:00 a.m. at Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center where the educators will go over leaf shape, margins, venation, arrangements, and more. Not sure how some of those words relate to plants? Then this is the course for you! Educators will talk about different resources available to identify plants, including dichotomous keys, and then go outside and put our skills to the test and ID various plants and trees along the trails at the Center. Participants are asked to wear closed-toe shoes, sneakers, or hiking boots as the group will be outside for a duration of this program and to dress accordingly for the weather and a walk in the woods.
With warm, spring days here and summer quickly approaching, native butterflies and moths are emerging! On Saturday, June 25th at 10:00 a.m., educators at the Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center will be hosting Discovering Butterflies and Moths, where they will discuss the life cycle and histories of the different butterflies and moths that can be found in New York and the characteristics that make them unique, like their colorful wings that play an important role in their lives. While the two insects belong to the same family, there are elements that set them apart that participants will learn and be able to identify. Following that, the group will go outside and look for butterflies and moths around the center! Educators will also be discussing silk moths and how they differ from other moths and why it's believed their population is declining in upstate NY. Again, all those attending are asked to wear closed-toe shoes, sneakers, or hiking boots as the group will be outside for a duration of this program and to dress accordingly for the weather and a walk in the woods.
The fee for each of these programs is only $4 per person, or $12 for a family. Children under the age of three are free! Preregistration is requested. For more information and to register, visit http://thatscooperativeextension.org/events.
The Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center is located at 748 State Route 183 in eastern Oswego County, between Routes 13 and 69 near Williamstown. More information about the Amboy 4-H Environmental Educational Center and its programming, can be found at http://thatscooperativeextension.org/amboy-4-h-environmental-education-center, or by calling the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County 4-H Office at 315‑963‑7286, ext. 401. Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities, and provides equal program and employment opportunities. Please contact the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County office if you have any special needs.
