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The Fall Newsletter Is on the Web The Late Summer–Fall List of Events Is Now Up BAS Garden Featured on the Audubonmagazine Website
Bedford Audubon Society Welcomes Donations of Cloth As part of the renovation of its 1790s Bylane Farm headquarters on Todd Road in Katonah, Bedford Audubon will create an old-fashioned rag runner, similar to one that once graced the stairs when previous owners Foxy and Helen Parker—and the generations before them—lived there. It was Mrs. Parker’s inspiration to have the community donate the cloth material for the stair runner, and thus become an integral part of Bylane and of Bedford Audubon. She has also been involved in selecting the design and colors for the runner. Bedford Audubon has teamed up with the Weaving Center of Tarrytown at Marymount Convent, which started 30 years ago in an empty carpentry shop at Marymount Convent. It is under the passionate care of Sister Bianca, artist and teacher, sculptor and weaver, a renaissance woman to all who know and admire her. Both Sister Bianca and Sister Mary among others will be stripping the cloth, setting up the loom and then weaving the runner into a traditional rag design. Bedford Audubon is asking for:
Update: The donations of fabric have been very good and we now have enough light colors. Dark blues and greens are what we now need. Also note, that some people have dropped off towels, but that fabric is too heavy. Please wash all items first. Then remove buttons and zippers. Approximately 30 lbs of cloth is needed by September. Please deliver to: Bylane Farm, 35 Todd Road, Katonah. Click for directions to Bylane.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, September 2—Field Trip: Nature Hike at Bylane With Tait Johansson
Click for details and the complete schedule of BAS events
Please Help!The Development Committee is looking for the help of a Graphic Designer to create various brochures and flyers such as trail maps, checklist of birds, volunteer opportunities, etc. Please contact Jim Nordgren at jnordgren@bedfordaudubon.org. The Sanctuaries Committee has an immediate need for a committed group of individuals to build bridges, bird boxes, and signs for our sanctuaries’ trail systems and on a regular basis walk the trails and keep a log of their findings, and stock the kiosks with maps and newsletters. Please contact Walter Fowler at wfowler@bedfordaudubon.org or Jim Nordgren at jnordgren@bedfordaudubon.org. The Hawkwatch Committee is in need of good typists proficient with MS Excel to help enter historical hawk census data going back to 1979. Please contact Arthur Green at awgreen@bedfordaudubon.org for more information. Become an intern: Bedford Audubon runs an extensive internship program. For more information contact Jim Nordgren at jnordgren@bedfordaudubon.org. Click here for more ways you can help BAS Please Support Bedford Audubon
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experience the stories, adventures, sights and sounds of the Appalachian
Trail, as Dan Aitchison presents his slideshow on the 2,174 mile trek
north. Untamed wildlife, unpredictable weather, too much gear, and the
unique people along the way make for a humorous and interesting program.
