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Rauscher Farm

Events 2019

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Event Poster: Spring Bird Walk
Saturday, May 18, 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.

With photos of four different colorful birds perched on branches and a bird nest with four blue eggs.

Join local bird expert David Cowell on a guided walk to spot Rauscher Farm's permanent and seasonal avian residents.

Here are some of the bird species previously observed on Rauscher Farm's protected open space: bald eagles, blue herons, bobolinks, cedar waxwings, chickadees, doves, eastern bluebirds, geese and swans, mockingbirds, nesting ducks, Baltimore orioles, swallows, warblers, woodpeckers  - and more!

Event Poster: Give Nature a Hand

With four photos of different adults and one child doing volunteer work on Raucher Farm.

Saturday, May 25
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Come for an hour, or two, or more... Connect with nature... Check out cool habitats.

Event poster: Let's Build a Fairy House: 

With photos of three different children building fairy houses with found materials on Rauscher Farm.

A magical afternoon for those who believe in fairies.
Saturday, June 22, 2019
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Event Poster: Get the Buzz on Wild Pollinators 

With photos of a black wasp, a blue wasp, a bumblebee and a shiny green sweat bee feeding on Rauscher Farm flowers.

Saturday, July 20, 2019
10:00 a.m. to noon

- Learn How to Protect Our Native Diversity

Join expert Dr. Robert Gegear, Assistant Professor, Biology, UMASS Dartmouth

(Check out the online Beecology Project at https://beecology.wpi.edu

Event Poster:
Give Nature a Hand!

With two photos of adult and children volunteers working on Rauscher Farm.

Saturday, October 19, 2019
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Come for an hour, or two, or more...
Connect with nature...
Check out cool habitats