NATURE NOTEBOOK - Louisville Nature Center

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NATURE NOTEBOOK
Spring 2016
In This Issue:
LNC Awarded Grant
Spring Nature
Education Workshops
2016 Summer Camps
Gardenaganza
Upcoming Events
News
Volunteer
-Friends & Supporters
Membership Form
Louisville
Nature Center
Mon-Sat 9am-4pm
3745 Illinois Avenue
Louisville, KY 40213
Phone: (502) 458-1328
Fax:
(502) 458-0232
www.louisvillenaturecenter.org
$74,000 Grant Awarded to LNC
The North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action (NAPECA) has
approved a grant request for the Louisville
Nature Center to initiate the People for Pollinators program. LNC‘s project was chosen
from among 500 project proposals and was
only 1 of 21 grants awarded.
People for Pollinators is an urban initiative for the conservation
of pollinator insects and native sustainable environments. LNC
will partner with schools throughout Metro Louisville to add
companion pollinator plants to existing school
nutrition gardens. The pollinators will enhance
production of flowering fruits and vegetables as
well as reverse the decline of much needed pollinators within the Louisville Metro urban footprint. The effort will help lessen the decline of
the Eastern North American monarch butterfly
and honeybee populations. People for Pollinators will focus on
ways students, educators and concerned citizens can become involved and shifting the emphasis of creating change from the
farmer to the community.
All schools within the Louisville Metro area are
invited to participate by calling the Louisville Nature Center at 458-1328. Applications will be on a
first come basis.
LNC would like to thank Gary Michael who developed the idea
for People for Pollinators and who also co-authored the grant as
well as program project manager, Steve Brown.
Our mission at LNC is to provide nature education and encourage stewardship in an urban forest.
Upcoming Events
Nature Education Workshops
Join us for this exciting new Spring series of nature programs!
LEAFLETS, LORE & A LEISURELY WALK
Saturday 4/2 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Join Pat Haragan, botanist and author of The Olmsted Parks of Louisville,
on April 2nd at 10 am as she leads a plant identification walk on the
grounds of the Louisville Nature Center. During this hour and a half hour
class, Pat will touch on interesting plant facts and lore while teaching
basic field identification characteristics. Participants will discover great
plant options for use in their home gardens.Feel free to bring your favorite
field guide and hand lens.
Cost is $10. Class size is limited and reservations and repayment are
required. Call the Louisville Nature Center at 458-1328 before 4 pm on
April 1st.
HEALTHY SOIL TO BEAUTIFUL GARDENS
Tuesday 4/12 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Beautiful and productive gardens depend on healthy soil. From this program,
you will learn soil biology basics, ways to augment and maintain viable soil and
how all this relates to growing healthy plants, ornamental or vegetables.
Cost is $10 prepaid, $15 at the door. Call the Louisville Nature Center at 4581328 before 4 pm on April 8th if you wish to prepay and receive the discount.
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NEW IDEAS IN LANDSCAPING DESIGN
Thursday 4/14 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
We will examine new trends in landscape design such as perennial
meadows and ecological reconciliation and how typical urban and suburban yards can apply time-tested principles of design to become more eco
-friendly.
Cost is $10 prepaid, $15 at the door. Call the Louisville Nature Center at
458-1328 before 4 pm on April 11th if you wish to prepay and receive the
discount.
YOU CAN BE A TREE ID EXPERT
Saturday 4/16 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Limbwalker representative, Stephan Zimmerman, will lead a class on identifying tree structure, bark, twigs and buds. Be prepared to learn how to identify at least 5 native trees on this walk/class, and be sure to bring a notepad!
Cost is $10 prepaid, $15 at the door. Call the Louisville Nature Center at
458-1328 before 4pm on April 15th if you wish to prepay and receive the discount.
Visit our website at www.louisvillenaturecenter.org or call LNC at 502-458-1328 for details or to request a
brochure. Seating is limited and registration deadlines apply to some classes so register early.
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Louisville Nature Center Summer Camps 2016
Register now! You can download the application from our website at
www.louisvillenaturecenter.org
Contact the Center at 458-1328 or email Judy Gardner
[email protected] for more information including camp capacity.
For our youngest campers: Ages 4-6 $110 members $125 non members
June 6-10 9am-12pm :
Young Explorers : Who lives in woods? You’ll explore the trails and gardens as we look
for animals, flowers and bugs that live in the woods. Enjoy arts and crafts and related
games.
June 20-24 1pm-4pm:
My Home, Their Home ,Our Home: Young campers find out why all living things need
a home. We will learn about various animals and their homes and how we can all live together in this world.
July 25-29 1pm-4pm:
Young Explorers: Who lives in woods? You’ll explore the trails and gardens as we look
for animals, flowers and bugs that live in the woods. Enjoy arts and crafts and related
games.
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For teens with a strong interest and background in drawing: Ages 11-15
June 6-10 1pm-4pm Drawing Animals From Life:
Have you ever wanted to draw a live animal, but thought it was too hard? We will learn
special drawing techniques and draw from a variety of mounted and live animals at LNC.
One or two afternoons will
Sketching at the Louisville Zoo. Rosemary Bauman is a nature illustrator and currently
educator and naturalist at LNC.
$120 members; $135 non-members
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June 13-17 9am-4pm Ages 8-12 Magical Nature - Harry Potter: You won’t need a spell book
to discover how magical nature can be in this camp. It is based on the first four Harry Potter books
and will explore the Nature Preserve, study potions, herbology, astronomy, “dark arts” defense
and magical creatures with quidditch each day.
$180 members; $220 non-members
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Wild About the Arts! Ages 6-12
Session1—June 27-July 1; Session 2—July 18-22
Let your child be led by nature! Art and Nature will be explored by
engaging hands on projects using a variety of natural materials.
Unpack your lunch and get ready for the afternoon. Shine Studio
is joining us once again offering music, movement, yoga, drumming
and hooping...indoors and out.
$180 members; $220 non-members
More camps on page 4!
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More Summer Camps
Trackem and Smackem Camps: Ages 7-12
$180 members; $220 non-members
Come join a fun combination of learning about nature at the
Louisville Nature Center and tennis at the Louisville Tennis Center
June 20-24 9am-4pm Camp 1:
9am-12pm Rock “N” Bugs: Take a look at all of the life in a rock that is full
of fossils. Join us and stalk the most diverse group of animals on our planet.
From living insects to ones preserved in ancient amber, plan on taking both a
bug and rock safari.
12pm-4pm Ages 7-12 Smackem at the Louisville Tennis Center: Have lunch
and then have a “smackem” good time hitting the balls over the nets and learning
new tennis skills and improving your swing.
July 11-15 9am-4pm Camp 2:
9am-12pm All Around Nature: Campers will be tracking and keeping track
of native wildlife at the Louisville Nature Center and in the Beargrass Creek Nature
Preserve.
12pm-4pm Ages 7-12 Smackem at the Louisville Tennis Center: Have lunch
and then have a “smackem” good time hitting the balls over the nets and learning
new tennis skills and improving your swing.
July 25-29 9am-4pm Camp 3:
9am-12pm Yucky Nature: Explores the yuckier side of the natural world,
from slime to scat and more. When it comes to animal survival gross is good.
Warning—we may get dirty!
12pm-4pm Ages 7-12 Smackem at the Louisville Tennis Center: Have lunch
and then have a “smackem” good time hitting the balls over the nets and learning
new tennis skills and improving your swing.
Sunday, April 24, 2016
11 am—3 pm
Rain or Shine
Louisville Nature Center
3745 Illinois Ave — across from the Zoo
Plant Sale
Native plants from Dropseed Nursery
Annuals, herbs and vegetables from Wallitsch Garden Center
Perennials, shrubs, vegetables and more from the Jefferson County
Master Gardeners
Your source for Rain Barrels
Auction ● Door Prize-Raffle ● Food Truck ● Music
Presented by
Jefferson County Master Gardener Association
&
Louisville Nature Center
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Phenology: Being Mindful of Nature
Saturday, March 26
Time: 1:00pm -3:00 pm
Join LNC educator Tracy Slone and learn more about nature’s calendar
and how it marks time by observing the natural world through seasonal
changes. Tracy will focus primarily on what phenology is and how to track/
log what you see. Phenolgy helps us record the past and make predictions
about our future. We will hike so please dress appropriately.
Suggested for ages 10 and up
Please call and let us know that you will join us. Free to LNC members and volunteers.
Non members $4 per person. Families of four or more $15. Limited to 16 participants.
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StoryWalk: April 2 - 10:30am-2:30 pm. The StoryWalk® Project combines
wonderful children’s picture books with all the joys and benefits of taking a
walk outdoors. This self-directed activity is designed for families with young
children, though people of all ages have enjoyed reading books in natural
settings.
Join us for this StoryWalk, featuring In a Nutshell by Joseph Anthony. What
is in the Nutshell? What will happen to it? Go on the StoryWalk and discover the surprise in the nutshell.
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Arbor Day Tree Giveaway: April 9 - 9am - 1pm.
Jefferson County Master Gardeners will be on hand to give out free
trees. Come early for the best selection!
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Mayor’s Give A Day Week: April 16—24
Join LNC for the Mayor’s “Give a Day” week. Projects include everything from forest work,
spring garden maintenance for our rain garden and sensory garden, and helping set up for our
Spring Plant sale!
Our Projects are:
April 20, 9 am – 4 pm: Gardening Project
April 21, 10 am – 3 pm: General Cleaning
April 23, 10 am – 1 pm: Restore the Forest
April 24 - Plant Sale Tent Set Up and Take Down
8 am – 11 am and 3 pm - 4:30 pm
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Camp Training for Volunteers: Wednesday, May 1 8th
Watch your email for more details!
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Volunteer and
Enjoy the Warmth of Spring!
Looking for ways you can volunteer while
enjoying the warm Spring weather?
LNC is need of garden assistants and have
many options available. Join us on Wednesday mornings and
work with the Master Gardeners in our beautiful Sensory Garden. There are also opportunities to work with the LNC gardener, Allison Maher, in the Rain Garden. In addition, The Nature Center has other garden areas where you can work on
your own at your own pace.
Walt Christensen
President
To find an application visit our website at
louisvillenaturecenter.org and send it to
[email protected]
Pete Glauber
Secretary
LNC is in need of the following items:
- A baby changing station
- Two boot brushes for our front and
back porches
- Amazon Gift Cards
THANKS for Your Support!
Many people don’t realize that Louisville Nature Center is not supported by the city or any other non-profit.
That means LNC raises ALL of its own revenue.
Which is why we are so very thankful for the
$11,152.15 raised during our recent Donation Drive.
The Louisville Nature Center would like to
WELCOME
our new interns
Paul Rohrig (Bellarmine)
Caleb Sommers (Bellarmine)
Joseph Exeler (Bellarmine)
Steven Bickel (U of L)
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2015 Board Members
Phyllis Fitzgerald
Vice President
Ron Jolly
Treasurer
Kevin Bowling
Russell Cotton
Helen Dorroh
Perri Eason
Mark Eley
Rob Holtzmann
Tom Luckett
Ken Machtolff
Chris O’Bryan
Kenny Popp
Laura Reinhardt
Joe Chiles (Emeritus)
Kathy Morris
Director
Staff
Rosemary Bauman
Ellie Block
Jessica Block
Judy Gardner
Marta Irvine
Kerry Jones
Gary Michael
Cathy Neeley
Joan Shanahan
Tracy Slone
Friends of the Forest — 2015
Please Support those who care as much about LNC
Limbwalker Tree Service, Inc.
901 Dumesnil St
Louisville KY 40203
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
4016 Poplar Level Road
Louisville, KY 40213
Beckham Bird Club
PO Box 5301
Louisville, KY 40255
[email protected]
Sandy’s Pet Shop
1421 Hess Ln
Louisville KY 40217
Frank Otte Nursery & Garden
Center
2939 Bardstown Road 40205
502-454-4000
St Francis High School
233 West Broadway
Louisville, KY 40202
Metro Parks
1297 Trevilian Way
Louisville, KY
Louisville Gas & Electric
Jefferson Co. Extension Office
Master Gardeners
569-2344
United Parcel Service
Boy Scouts of America
KROGER COMPANY
Bob Ray Company
Jones Family Foundation
Metropolitan Sewer District
700 West Liberty
Louisville, KY 40203
YOUR NAME COULD BE HERE!
Gault-Marsh Development
Gardiner Point Office Building
4011 Gardiner Point Drive
Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40213-1988
Chatham Facial Plastic Surgery
4001 Kresge Way, Suite 310
502-895-4820
District 10 &
Metro Council Members
MONTHLY MEETINGS AT LNC
KY Herpetological Society
http://www.kyherpsoc.org
6 pm 3rd Sunday
KYANA Geological Society
http://www.kyanager.org
7pm 3rd Tuesday
KY Society of Natural History
http://www.ksnh.org
7pm 3rd Thursday
Louisville Rose Society
http://www.louisvillerosesociety.org/
7pm 4th Thursday
Jeff. Co. Master Gardeners Assn. http://www.http://www.jcmastergardeners.org 7pm 1st Tuesday
Buffalo Trace Leather Guild
6:30 pm 2nd Friday
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3745 Illinois Avenue · Louisville, KY 40213
Phone: (502) 458-1328
www.louisvillenaturecenter.org
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Louisville Nature Center Membership Form
With your LNC membership, you'll receive our quarterly newsletter in your mailbox and discounts on family nature programs, adult workshops, birthday parties, and nature camps in the
spring and summer. Many of our education programs and guided hikes are offered free to
members. In addition to wonderful membership privileges, you’ll get satisfaction from making a
positive contribution toward effective nature education in our community. What are you waiting
for – become a member today! If you are already an LNC member, please show your support
at renewal time.
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