GREAT SWAMP WATERSHED ASSOCIATION

Winter 2000
Vol. 20 No. 1

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IN THIS ISSUE:
Annual Dinner
FERC Decision
Somers on GSWA
Who's Who:  Mayor Watson
State of Great Swamp
Swamp Watch
1999 Law Review
New Trustees
Gift Thanks
What's Happening
Other  Issues

What's Happening in the Swamp:  A Calendar of Events

March

4,12,18,26 Women of the House. Explore the Ford Mansion during National Women’s Month and learn how women contributed to the Revolutionary War effort. Tours begin at 2 pm, Washington’s Headquarters, Morristown National Historical Park. Call 973.539.2085 for more information.

4,5,11,12 Maple Sugaring. See how maple sugar is produced from tapping the trees to sap collecting to the boiling process. 10 am - 3 pm at the Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center, Basking Ridge. Free. Call 908.766.2489 for more information.

11 Ways of a Mountain Man. Keith Hopler will discuss the mountain men, fur traders, and Native Americans of the 18th century. 1 pm at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, Chatham. Free. Call 973.635.6629 for more information.

25 Wolf Vision. Vinnie Reo will bring his wolf dogs to help educate and dispel the myths about the "Big Bad Wolf." 2 pm at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, Chatham. Free. Call 973.635.6629 for more information.

27 Preview of the Carving and Wildlife Art Show. The art show preview includes exceptionally realistic native birds of hand-carved and handpainted wood, finely rendered wildlife paintings, and North American flora and fauna drawings and etchings. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm through May 16 at the Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center. Call 908.766.2489 for more information.

30 Garden for all Seasons. Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Haggerty Education Center, Morristown. 1-2:30 pm. $15 fee and pre-registration required. Call 973.326.7600 for more information.

April

6-9 Preserving the Historic Roads in America. Second National conference on historic roads. Sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservatoin at Headquarters Plaza Hotel, Morristown. Call Dan Marriott at 202.588.6279 for more information.

15 Getting Started in Nature Photography. Topics covered will include how to tell what makes a good photo, exposure measurements, close-ups in the field, landscape photography, field ethics, and more. 1 - 5 pm at the Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center. $25 in advance. Call 908.766.2489 to register.

22 Colonial Nature Hike. Take a hike through Jockey Hollow with a Park Guide who will explain how the people of the 18th century looked at the natural world. Hike begins at 1 pm at the Jockey Hollow Visitors Center. Call 973.539.2085 for more information.

23 What Did Kids Do? Step back in time to explore the fun lessons children in the colonial period would have shared with their families.1 - 4 pm at Wick Farm, Jockey Hollow. Call 973.539.2085 for more information.

29 Things with Wings. On Earth Day learn about the ecologicl importance of bats, bees, butterflies, birds, penguins, and more. Noon - 4 pm.at the Great Swamp Outdoor Educatoin Center, Chatham. Free. Call 973.635.6629 for more information.

May

20/21 Twentieth Annual Carving Art Show & Sale. More than 50 artists will exhibit and sell their North American wildlife art at the Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center. 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Call 908.766.2489 for more information.


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