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Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center - Public Programs |
The Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center, owned and operated by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County's 4-H Program, consists of 150 acres of mixed woods, wetlands, and Rowell Brook. Three miles of hiking trails guide visitors through the ecosystems and are available to the public year round, from dusk until dawn.
Throughout the year, a few of programs are available to the public for a nominal fee.
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| These programs are held at the Amboy 4-H Environmental Center unless otherwise noted. |
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Leave It To Beavers |
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July 30
7:00pm
Amboy 4-H Environmental Center 748 Rte 183, between routes 69 and 13, near Williamstown
$3.00 per person//$12.00 family (Children under 3 are free)
Adults must accompany their children
Pre-registration is helpful but not mandatory. |
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Come enjoy a summer evening at the wetland habitat of our resident beaver colony. After a short indoor introduction to beaver natural history, habitat and adaptations, participants will wander to the large pond to observe the evening activities of the beavers. Serenaded by the Amphibian Orchestra, participants will also keep a watchful eye for herons, ducks, mink and other pond life. A limited number of binoculars are available for use. |
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This program is designed for individuals, not organized groups. To arrange a group porgram or to pre-register for this program, call Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County at 963-7286 |
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Cyanotype: Printing Nature Program |
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Sunday, August 8th
1:00 pm
Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center
There is a $3.00 fee per person or $12.00 per family.
Children 3 years and younger free
Adults must accompany their children
Reservations are preferred but not required.
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The Salmon River Fine Arts Center will be hosting Cyanotype: Printing Nature on Sunday, August 8th at the Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center at 1:00 pm. This workshop will introduce program participants to an image-making process that dates back to the mid-1800s. Discovered by Sir John Herschel in 1842, Cyanotype is a non-silver iron process, which produces permanent images in an elegant assortment of blue values. Stacey Wolcott will be teaching this ultraviolet (UV)-sensitive contact printing process. Program participants will have the opportunity to create their own works of art utilizing objects they find during their nature walk and the power of the sun to compose their images. Cyanotype: Printing Nature depends on the sun to expose the image. Therefore, a rain date of August 15th has been chosen. Program participants that pre-register for this program will be notified if the program has been moved to the rain date.
Stacey L Wolcott was born in Lockport New York. She received her Bachelor Degree in Art and Anthropology in 2007 and recently received her Master of Art from SUNY Oswego. She has been studying photography for over 7 years now. Her current series, “Called to Duty”, focuses on documenting local volunteer fire departments. Wolcott has been studying the cyanotype process for 3 years now and utilizes it with her other photography work. Wolcott is continuing on with her Master of Art Education in hopes of becoming an Art Teacher.
Cyanotype: Printing Nature is a family oriented program. An adult must accompany children. There is a $3.00 fee per person or $12.00 per family. Registration fees will be collected on the day of the program. Reservations are preferred but not required. You can register for this program by calling Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County 4-H Office at 963-7286, ext 401. This program is designed for individuals and families, not organized groups. To arrange a guided group program, call the Oswego County 4-H Program.
Cyanotype, Printing Nature is made possible with funds awarded to the Salmon River fine Arts Center from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Grant Program administered regionally by the Cultural Resources Council of Syracuse and Onondaga County. Amboy 4-H Environmental Educational Center is located at 748 Route 183, between Routes 13 and 69 near Williamstown. For information about the Amboy facility and its programming, please call the Oswego County 4-H Office Monday through Friday at 315-963-7286. |
| This program is designed for individuals, not organized groups. To arrange a group porgram or to pre-register for this program, call Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County at 963-7286 |
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