Events 2018

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Event Poster: Spring Bird Walk 2018 With photos of colorful birds perched on branches, a robin standing in a grassy field and a nesting swan. Saturday, May 12 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Join local bird expert David Cowell on a guided walk to spot Rauscher Farm's permanent and seasonal avian residents. Here are just some of the bird species previously observed on Rauscher Farm: 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 adult and children volunteers on Rauscher Farm. Saturday June 16, 2018 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: Rauscher Farm Nature Adventures Summer Program for Kids With photos of children viewing dragonflies and working drawing pictures of what they have seen. Monday July 9 through Friday July 13 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon A Clinton School Department summer enrichment program: $20 registration Fee, Suitable for second through fifth graders (Fall 2018) A fun week creating a Field Notebook of the animals, birds, insects, plants, trees, and water critters we find that make Rauscher Farm their home.

Event Poster: Let's Build a Fairy House! With four picture of children building fairy houses with found materials and a completed fairy house built with twigs against a rocky outcrop. A magical afternoon for those who believe in fairies. Saturday, July 14, 2018 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Event Poster: Summer Butterfly Walk With a photo of a Monarch Butterfly perched on a purple clover. Saturday August 4, 2018 12:00 noon Visit the meadows of Rauscher Farm with members of the Massachusetts Butterfly Club Fun afternoon for folks of all ages and levels of butterfly knowledge Bring your cameras and binoculars Meet in the parking area beside the barn

Event Poster Name That Mushroom! With a photo of eight colorful mushrooms arranged on a grassy bed. Saturday September 15, 2018 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. An afternoon of discovery with George Davis, former president of the Boston Mycological Club Bring a basket or paper bag (not plastic) Meet in the parking area beside the barn Gather mushrooms Ask the expert Experienced and newbie gatherers welcome

Event Poster: StoryWalk: They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki With a cartoon drawing of a young boy and girl playing on an open book made to look like a grassy hill with a tree and blue sky. A self-guided reading adventure along the Clamshell Pond path September through November 2018 (or until the snow gets deep!) Our fifth annual StoryWalk is co-sponsored by Clinton's Bigelow Free Public Library and will feature They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki, a Caldecott Honor Winner The StoryWalk Project was created by Annie Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition and the Kellogg-Hubbard Library

Event Poster:: Fall Volunteer Day With four photos of adult and children volunteers working on Rauscher Farm. Saturday October 13, 2018 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Donate "sweat equity" to spruce up Rauscher Farm. Feel-good fun for all the family. Wear sensible clothing and sturdy footwear. Bring gloves.

Due to rain Fall Volunteer Day was rescheduled to Saturday, October 20 – 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

In Your Own Time a poster with pictures and descriptions of activities visitors can enjoy on Rauscher Farm on their own time: