Calendar
Events in February–April 2024
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Maple Sugaring at Home
Maple Sugaring at Home
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February 1, 2024
Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run. Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap. View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!
Participants:
- Individuals, Friends, Families (6 participants maximum per session; only immediate family)
Times and Dates:
- 12:00 noon or 2:00 pm on January 22, 29 or February 5 (the Monday of your choice)
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- 10:00 am or 12:00 noon on January 25, February 1 or 8, 2024 (the Thursday of your choice)
Where:
- Meet at the Guided School Program Building
Fee: Includes Reference Booklet and Spile for individual registrations; and one spile for a family registration.
- $15 for an individual with a Friends’ membership; $25 for a family (immediate family only up to 6) with a Friends’ membership
- $25 for all non-members; $35 for a non-member family (immediate family only up to 6)
Registration: Deadline to register is one week before each session
- REGISTER HERE for the Monday date and time of your choice
- REGISTER HERE for the Thursday date and time of your choice
Maple Sugaring at HomeMaple Sugaring at Home
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February 1, 2024
Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run. Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap. View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!
Participants:
- Individuals, Friends, Families (6 participants maximum per session; only immediate family)
Times and Dates:
- 12:00 noon or 2:00 pm on January 22, 29 or February 5 (the Monday of your choice)
– or –
- 10:00 am or 12:00 noon on January 25, February 1 or 8, 2024 (the Thursday of your choice)
Where:
- Meet at the Guided School Program Building
Fee: Includes Reference Booklet and Spile for individual registrations; and one spile for a family registration.
- $15 for an individual with a Friends’ membership; $25 for a family (immediate family only up to 6) with a Friends’ membership
- $25 for all non-members; $35 for a non-member family (immediate family only up to 6)
Registration: Deadline to register is one week before each session
- REGISTER HERE for the Monday date and time of your choice
- REGISTER HERE for the Thursday date and time of your choice
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Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting
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February 3, 2024
Join us on Saturday, February 3, 2024, from 2-4 pm for our Annual Membership Meeting.
This year’s meeting will be held in-person at Five Rivers Visitor Center Multi-Purpose room. However, we will also offer a Zoom option for those that are not able to attend in person.
Stop by at 1:30 pm for light refreshments and a little mixing and mingling with Friends, before the business portion of the meeting begins at 2:00 pm. Following the short business meeting, the highlight of the afternoon will be our keynote speaker, Dr. Valerie Rapson, assistant professor of Physics and Astronomy at SUNY Oneonta. Dr. Rapson will share details about the upcoming solar eclipse.
On April 8, 2024, everyone in North America will get to experience a solar eclipse! In this talk, Dr. Rapson will cover the basics of why solar eclipses happen, what you can expect to see from different locations, and tips for how to safely look at the sun. If time and weather allows, we’ll also go outside for a safe look at the sun today through a solar telescope. Solar viewing glasses will also be provided to all attendees. Fun and informative!
Please register here... space is limited: https://friendsoffiverivers.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=111