Folks, please note a correction to the date of the lecture by Mark Harris (author of Grave Matters), under *Dates to Remember* in the text below: the correct date is Wednesday, May 20 (7 pm, Unitarian Church, Ithaca). (The first time the lecture is mentioned, the date is correct. Only under *Dates to Remember* is it wrong.) Joel Rabinowitz Director Greensprings Natural Cemetery Association P.O. Box 415 / 293 Irish Hill Road Newfield, NY 14867 / 607-564-7577 http://naturalburial.org/ 607-898-5113 (H)
________________________________ From: Marian Brown <[email protected]> To: Sustainable Tompkins County listserv <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 10:31:39 AM Subject: [SustainableTompkins] Greensprings Natural Cemetery 2nd annual Earth Day Celebration - Saturday, April 25 (sorry - trying this again, in case the forwarded version didn't come thru) - MMB Dear Friends: You're invited to our * 2nd annual Earth Day celebration:* a nature walk on Saturday, April 25th, 11 a.m., at Greensprings Natural Cemetery (directions below). Becca Harbor, outdoor educator and naturalist, will lead this walk. * see how to identify trees by their bark * learn how to scout for hemlock wooly adelgid, a devastating pest just arrived in the Finger Lakes * see how to tell invasive shrubs before they've leafed out * listen for returning song birds * look for bracket fungi; signs of last year's fungal abundance Come early or stay late for tours of our burial areas at 10 am and noon. You'll learn what natural burial ground looks like and more about Greensprings too. Rain or shine. And visit our booth on Sunday, April 26th, at* Ithaca's Earth Day* celebration. The celebration runs from 12-5 pm at the Ithaca Farmers Market at Steamboat Landing off route 13. (Find out more about Ithaca's Earth Day festivities at www.ces-ithaca.org -- kicking off on Friday with* Party for the Planet* at 6:30 at the Women's Community Building on Seneca Street in downtown Ithaca.) *Coming attractions:* *Greensprings Lecture Series* *: *Commemorating our 3rd anniversary we're inaugurating a lecture series -- the* Greensprings Lecture Series*. Our kick-off speaker is Mark Harris, author of/ Grave Matters/, which tells the story of the natural burial movement in North America. Save the date: Wednesday, May 20, 7 pm at the Unitarian Church, 306 North Aurora Street, Ithaca. We'll begin with a 5-minute slideshow about Greensprings, and you'll have plenty of time to chat with Mark Harris afterward. Our cosponsor for the lecture series is Greg Garvan and * Money with a Mission* *,* a comprehensive fee-only financial life planning and asset management service that helps people connect their financial lives to their green values. We're also taking part in the * Gorges Green Expo* on May 31 at Stewart Park on Cayuga Lake, sponsored by the Ithaca Festival. And while you're at it, pencil in our Annual Meeting and Picnic at Greensprings on Saturday, June 6 at noon. *Dates to remember:* April 25th - Earth Day nature walk at Greensprings April 26th - Earth Day table at the Farmers' Market May 21st - Presentation by Mark Harris, author of Grave Matters May 31st - Gorges Green Expo at Stewart Park June 6th - Annual Meeting and Picnic at Greensprings *Directions:* *From Ithaca:* Take Route 13 (Elmira Road) south 4.5 miles from city limits. (Follow sign for Elmira--right lane--where route 34&96 split off.) At sign for Newfield, turn left. You will be on Main Street. Go all the way through the village. After post office sign (on right), bear left on Van Kirk Road. Continue south 4 miles. Where Van Kirk bends nearly 90 degrees to left,/ slow down,/ then go straight onto Irish Hill Road. Continue 1.2 miles to Greensprings. *From Elmira (Interstate-86/NY Route 17):* Take Exit 54 onto Route 13 north; drive about 19 miles. Look for sign for Trumbull Corners Road. (This intersection is about 7.8 miles after the Rt. 13-Rt. 224 crossroad.) Turn right at Trumbull Corners Road. At stop sign, turn right. Take first left turn onto Van Kirk Road. Continue south 4 miles; where Van Kirk bends nearly 90 degrees to left,/ slow down,/ then go straight onto Irish Hill Road. Continue about 1.2 miles to Greensprings. *From Binghamton (I-86/NY Rt. 17):* Drive west on I-86/NY Rt. 17 to Owego. At Exit 64, take NY Rt. 96 north about 10 miles to Candor. At Candor, follow Rt. 96 where it turns left. (Do NOT follow Rt. 96B north.) Drive west on Rt. 96 about 9 miles to Spencer. At the blinking red light in Spencer continue straight on NY Rt. 34 south. (Do NOT follow Rts. 34 & 96 north!) Drive almost 4 miles to Van Etten. Rt. 34 turns to the south here--you need to go straight onto NY Rt. 224. Continue on Rt. 224 about 5.5 miles. Turn right onto Jackson Hollow Road (also County Rt. 13). Stay on the main paved road for about 5.2 miles. After about 2.7 miles, you will cross into Tompkins County, and where Jackson Hollow turns right, continue straight on Van Kirk Road. At 5.2 miles (from NY Rt. 224), Van Kirk Road turns sharply to the right. That's where you turn sharply left on Irish Hill Road. Drive about 1.2 miles to the Greensprings entrance, which will be on your left. -- Mary M. Woodsen 607 233 4174 home 917 842 0987 cell Greensprings Natural Cemetery Association P.O. Box 415, 293 Irish Hill Road Newfield, NY 14867 607 564 7577 * www.naturalburial.org /*Greensprings--breaking new ground*/ _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
