Tuesday, August 4, 2009

August 4, 2009


Photo: Michael Hartnett

This is a busy week at the Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve, URWA's headquarters at 2121 Larger Cross Road in Bedminster. In the next few days we'll conduct a campfire program for families, a nighttime astronomy program for grown ups and an open house for everyone in the community! We hope to have a good turn out for each of these activities -- they all promise to be lots of fun, and we hope you'll join us!

Summer Family Campfire
Friday, August 7th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
$10 per family for members, $15 for non-members
Please register by calling URWA at (908) 234-1852, ext. 12 before Friday, August 7th
Gather around the campfire to roast hot dogs and marshmallows, listen to stories and enjoy the outdoors with other families at the beautiful Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve.

Star Party
Friday, August 7th from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
$10 per person for members, $15 for non-members,
Please register by calling URWA at (908) 234-1852, ext. 12 before Friday, August 7th
Leave the kids at home with a sitter and treat yourself to a warm summer evening with friends at the Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve. Members of the Morris Museum Astronomical Society will share their telescopes and talk with us about the stars, planets and meteors visible in the nighttime sky. Tea and desserts will be served, along with a bit of folklore about summer constellations. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, and a bottle of wine, if you'd like.

Open House
Sunday, August 9th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Free! No registration is required
The Upper Raritan Watershed Association’s Bird and Butterfly Garden at Fairview Farm Wildlife preserve is at its summer peak, so be sure to visit with your camera to take in the delightful sights, smells and sounds that await you there. URWA has just created a rain garden at the preserve, so you can see firsthand what is involved in planting one at your home and learn how to keep it watered with help from a home-made rain barrel.

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