Bingo

Saturdays

February 2nd & 16th

Doors open at Noon. Early Bird Bonanza at 12:45pm. Regular Bingo at 1:00pm.

Cash prizes. All paper. Proceeds benefit the Waterman Center. Our Bingo games are easy and fun to play for the entire family. Beverages available.

$3.00 admission.

All About Bluebirds – and More

Wednesday, February 27th, 7:30 PM

An outstanding program on Bluebirds will be given at the Waterman Conservation Education Center, 403 Hilton Road, Apalachin, on February 27th. John H. Rogers, of Brewerton, NY, nationally known Bluebird expert, will give a quality presentation that encompasses the life history of the Eastern Bluebird, nest box management, and other birds that nest in bluebird boxes and more.

The focus will definitely be on bluebirds, but John will also share his passion for the natural world in hopes the audience will absorb some broader and deeper messages. The theme throughout is nature appreciation. With visually beautiful photographs, creative graphics, and a sincere, enthusiastic presentation style, this program is of interest to anyone who appreciates nature.

This one-hour program is free and open to the public.

Reservations required, as seating is limited.

Call Waterman Center at 625-2221 to register.

About the speaker
John H. Rogers of Brewerton, NY, has maintained an extensive trail of Bluebird boxes for over 30 years. He currently monitors a Bluebird trails of 250 boxes, mainly to the north of Oneida Lake, extending along 50 miles of rural road in fields, lawns, pastures, and cemeteries. Over 11,200 Bluebirds have been fledged on his trail as of August 2007.

He is cofounder of the NYS Bluebird Society in 1982 and has been awarded many awards for his Bluebird conservation work. He is a recognized authority on Bluebird conservation and has presented slide programs and led field trips and workshops for hundred of groups.

Snow shoe and Cross Country Ski

Equipment Rental

You can rent cross-country ski and snow shoe equipment during our regular hours: 10am - 3pm, Monday through Saturday, snow permitting. Equipment is for use on the Waterman Center trails located on Hilton Road. Call ahead to ensure the equipment you need is available.

Home Tweet Home
Building Birdhouses
Contest

WSKG invites small teams of 2 to 4 students from grades 6 to 7 to enter our WSKG “Home Tweet Home” Building Birdhouses contest. To enter the contest, each team must have a coach (educator), and submit a drawing of an imaginary bird and a design of the birdhouse they think meets their bird’s characteristics and habitat. A drawing and written description of the bird and birdhouse as well as an explanation of why they chose particular features for their birdhouse must be included with their application.

Six teams will be picked as winners to go on to phase II of the contest. In this next phase, the winning teams will be assigned the name of a bird, picked randomly, by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology staff. Finalists will then design and build a birdhouse for the bird they were assigned. Each team will be given $75 to spend on building their birdhouse. At the end of three weeks, the team and their coach will present their birdhouses to the staff from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The birdhouses will be place at the Ornithology lab and cameras will record their usage. The activities of the contest will be filmed by WSKG and used on television.

Please click on the links below to download the Entry Form and the Rules and Guidelines Form.

Deadline to submit entries is: Friday, March 7, 2008

Entry Form Rules and Guidelines Form

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