Planting at the Edith Read Shoreline
Volunteer Events
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Friends’ 35th Birthday Celebration
Visitor EventsCelebrate 35 years of The Friends of Read Wildlife Sanctuary, a mostly volunteer organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing the Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a musical performance by Scott Wenzel’s Big Band. Champagne and cake will be served.
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Friends of Edith Read Annual Meeting
Visitor EventsJoin us for a light lunch during our annual year-in-review session. Discussions will include updates on preservation efforts, sanctuary programs, and membership and financial status. Stay after to celebrate Friends' 35th birthday with music, cake and bubbly!
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Fall Bird Migration – Exploration and Observation
Visitor EventsObserve our feathered friends as they prepare to head south. Please bring binoculars.
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Geese: Guardians of the Wetlands
Visitor EventsWe will discuss the biology, habitat, distribution, behavior and social structures of geese, followed by a hike to the wetland areas to observe them.
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Volunteer Work Project: Spreading Woodchips Along Hiking Trails
Volunteer EventsContinue the beautification of certain foot paths. Great for service credit hours. Please bring work gloves. Hand tools will be provided. Please register by Sunday, August 31.
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Adaptations and Ecological Impact of Wild Turkeys
Visitor EventsWe will discuss the biological adaptations and behaviors of wild turkeys, followed by an observational hike.
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The Fascinating World of Chipmunks
Visitor EventsWe will discuss ways chipmunks survive in the wild through their biology, behavior and reproductive strategies. We will then observe their behavior in the wild.
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The Remarkable World of Ravens
Visitor EventsThese corvids have superb survival skills. We will learn their behavioral, foraging, habitat adaptations, predator and reproductive strategies.
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Understanding Crows
Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary 1 Playland Parkway, Rye, NYVisitor EventsJoin the staff to learn about the intelligence, behavior and ecology of these well-known corvids! Please bring binoculars.
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Empire of the Foraging Ants
Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary 1 Playland Parkway, Rye, NYVisitor EventsThey exist at the Sanctuary, by the millions! The Naturalist will show you live ones and they acquire food to use for their colonies.
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Seining by the Shoreline
Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary 1 Playland Parkway, Rye, NYVisitor EventsIt’s that time of the season, where we will catch, study and release creatures from the Long Island Sound, using a 25 foot seining net. Please dress in clothing to get wet. No swimming gear please.