The Finger Lakes Land Trust is hosting two free events this week designed especially for kids and families!
Join us for Story Walk on Friday, June 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Ellis Hollow Nature Preserve<http://www.fllt.org/preserves/ellis-hollow-nature-preserve/>. Valerie Akers, founder of Corner of the Sky preschool, will guide families through the woods and over two creeks, stopping along the path to read The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton. Now in its fourth year, Story Walk encourages childhood literacy and an early love of nature. Bonus: families who attend the kickoff walk will receive a free copy of the book to bring home (while supplies last). If you miss the kickoff walk - don't worry! The story walk will open through early fall for self-guided adventures. Directions: From Ithaca, follow Ellis Hollow Road 2.5 miles past East Hill Shopping Plaza. Turn left on Genung Road, then right on Ellis Hollow Creek Road. Preserve entrance is located 0.2 miles past intersection, on left side of road. Bugs & Butterflies will be held on Saturday, June 18 at 10:00 a.m. at the Roy H. Park Nature Preserve<http://www.fllt.org/preserves/roy-h-park-nature-preserve/> (south entrance). Join Cornell entomology graduate student Heather Connelly on a hunt for the bugs and butterflies living all around us. Heather will lead families on an easy walk through a field, forest and into Six Mile Creek capturing, investigating, (and releasing!) insects along the way. Children of all ages are welcome and must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Directions: From Ithaca, take Rt. 13 north towards Dryden. Go approximately 12 miles and turn right on Irish Settlement Rd. Continue on Irish Settlement approximately 5 miles (you will pass the NORTH parking area on the left) to find the SOUTH parking area on the left just after Goodband Rd. If you get to Midline Rd. you've gone too far. For more information, visit www.fllt.org/events<http://www.fllt.org/events> or call 607-275-9487. Edie Jodz Assistant Director of Development Finger Lakes Land Trust 202 East Court Street Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 275-9487 www.fllt.org<http://www.fllt.org> For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at [email protected].
