Press release:
Earth is a Wild Blue Planet! On Saturday, April 23, celebrate Earth Day (nationally recognized on Friday, April 22) by helping with habitat cleanup at DeWitt Recreation Area, making awesome crafts out of recycled materials, and taking home your own live tree seedling!
It is located off Cedar Street in the City of Batavia.
Sign up for the naturalist-guided Blue Planet Hike, Helping Hands for Wildlife, habitat checkup, and catching Clean Water Critters by calling 585-344-1122.
Learn about aquatic habitats, the wild animals that live there, and how you can help them! Grab a friend or sign up as a group!
Schedule of Activities at DeWitt Recreation Area, Saturday, April 23:
- 9 – 11 a.m. -- Park Cleanup Projects: Helping Hands for Wildlife
- 11 a.m. to noon -- Wildlife and Water: A Blue Planet Hike
- Noon to 1 p.m. -- Habitat Checkup: Water Monitoring Activity
- 1 – 2 p.m. -- Clean Water Critters
Ongoing -- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. -- Special Guests, “The Incredible Journey" game and Earth-Friendly Crafts!
Special guests include: Genesee County Soil and Water Conservation District, Genesee County Youth Bureau/AmeriCorps, Batavia Youth Bureau, Department of Environmental Conservation Fisheries, GLOW Region Solid Waste, ACORNS and more!
Scouts may earn requirements for the following projects by signing up for Earth Day Activities: Webelos Naturalist 11 and 12, Daisies Between Earth and Sky, Brownies The Wonders of Water, Juniors Animal Habitats badge, Cadettes Breathe Journey, Boy Scouts Bird Study Merit Badge 1. Sign up for Helping Hands for Wildlife and leave the park better than you found it!
Celebration is FREE! Please pre-register for activities by calling 585-344-1122.
To register call (585) 344-1122. For more information visit the Web site at http://www.co.genesee.ny.us/departments/parks/, or contact Shannon Morley at Shannon.Morley@co.genesee.ny.us or (585) 344-1122.
