Nature Done Wright

Just a heads-up that the next Fyke talk is on March 24, with Fyke fave Giselle Smisko giving a talk on "Avian Rehabilitation, or How to Live with a Loon in the Bathtub." (The talk is at the Allendale Municipal Building, 500 W. Crescent Ave, at 8 p.m.)

A fuzzy ball of a bird has just fallen 30 feet from its nest and now sits in your hands. What do you do? Many people have faced this dilemma and found themselves feeling more helpless than the bird. Giselle Smisko of the Avian Wildlife Center, Wantage, along with a few of her Avian Wildlife Center Ambassador birds, discusses how she handles that situation and many others confronting wildlife rehabilitators and the public. Practical information will be offered on how people can prevent many of the problems that threaten our wildlife.

The nonprofit Avian Wildlife Center was founded in 1993 by Giselle and John Smisko to promote the conservation of native bird species. The volunteer-run organization admits hundreds of birds annually with the goal of returning them healthy to the wild.

The Celery Farm Clean-up

The annual Celery Farm cleanup is Saturday, April 1 at 9:00 a.m. at the end of Green Way for a few hours of active conservation. We hope you will join us to spruce up the preserve. Many hands make light work!  Marsh Warden Mike Limatola is the coordinator, mike.limatola@gmail.com. Rain date is April 2.