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4-H HORSE YOUTH PARTICIPATE Celebrate Earth Day Volunteering IN COUNTY AND REGIONAL at Audubon Saturday, April 22 HORSE COMMUNICATIONS
Photo Submitted With tasks for all ages and abilities, volunteering at Audubon Community Nature Center on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, is an opportunity for meaningful family togetherness.
Photo Submitted 4-H horse youth and volunteers at the regional horse communications contest
BY: LINDSEY CRISANTI, 4-H advanced to Regionals on April Program is one of many 1st in Belmont, NY! Chautauqua programs offered by Cornell PROGRAM LEAD EDUCATOR JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK (April 6, 2023) - The Chautauqua County 4-H Horse program held horse communications day on Friday, March 3rd. There was a great turnout and excellent presentations by 4-H Horse project members of all ages. There were four seniors selected to represent the county for individual presentations; Charlotte Couchman, Denza Fanara, Mariah LaRoy, and Kendall Eckman with Carley Wilson as an alternate, and one junior, Talia Fanara. Two seniors, Maja Hanson and Kinsey Witherow were selected for Public Speaking and
County was well represented at regionals as Denza Fanara and Charlotte Couchman both tied for 1st in the senior individual’s division with Kendall Eckman in 3rd and Mariah LaRoy in 5th. In the junior division Talia Fanara took first. In public speaking Maja Hanson and Kinsey Witherow took 1st and 2nd place.
Congratulations to all our 4-Hers and thank you to our county judges- Linda Morrison, Dorothy Hokanson, Aimee Rogers, Lindsay Eckman, Michele Swanson, and Dave Schauman. The 4-H Youth Development
Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCEChautauqua). CCE-Chautauqua is a community based educational organization, affiliated with Cornell University, Chautauqua County Government, the NYS SUNY system, and the federal government through the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. For more information, call 716664-9502 Ext 212 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell. edu/chautauqua. Cornell University Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.
Jamestown, N.Y. – You are invited to celebrate Earth Day 2023 by joining Audubon Community Nature Center staff and volunteers on Saturday morning, April 22, as they work on projects to maintain and improve the Nature Center building and grounds. You have your choice of tasks at this family-friendly event that has opportunities for all ages and abilities. This year’s projects include sprucing up the gardens, working on the outdoor turtle habitats, play area improvements, pulling nonnative plants, and more. Registration takes place 9 – 9:30 a.m. Work parties tackle their jobs between 9:30 a.m. and noon. After all the hard work, you can stick around and celebrate your accomplishments with lunch. Participants are encouraged to wear clothes that can get dirty, dress for the weather -- the event happens rain or shine -- and bring work gloves if you have
them. The schedule for the day is: 9 – 9:30 a.m.: Check-in and registration 9:30 a.m.: Select work projects 9:30 a.m. – noon: Work Projects Noon – 1 p.m.: Lunch Walk-ins are welcome, but registration ahead of time is appreciated: Call (716) 569-2345 during business hours or go to AudubonCNC.org and click through “Programs and Events.” Even though the program is free, please click through check-out to complete your registration. Audubon Community Nature Center is located at 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown, N.Y., and Warren, Pa. You can visit the nearly 600acre nature preserve, check in on the live birds of prey, and hike over five miles of trails dawn until dusk daily for free. The three-story Nature Center building houses interactive displays, a collection of live animals including the
Hellbender exhibit, the 2022 Nature Photography Contest winners, and the Blue Heron Gift Shop. Visitors are welcome Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., and Sundays, 1 - 4:30 p.m. Nature Center members and SNAP/EBT cardholders have free building admission daily. Building admission is also free every Sunday for non-Nature Center members. To learn more about Audubon and its many programs, call (716) 569-2345, find Audubon Community Nature Center on Facebook, or visit AudubonCNC. org. Audubon Community Nature Center builds and nurtures connections between people and nature by providing positive outdoor experiences, opportunities to learn about and understand the natural world, and knowledge to act in environmentally responsible ways.