Community Dinner
Earth Day | Celebrating Biodiversity
Earth Day | Celebrating Biodiversity
Date
Apr 21, 2018
10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Venue
Grace Farms, CT
Ticket price
Free
Join Grace Farms Foundation in celebrating the biodiversity of nature this Earth Day. Explore Grace Farms’ 80-acre preserve and enjoy programs and activities highlighting the importance of preserving woodlands and wildlife.
10 am – 12 pm
Managing Meadows, a conversation with Penn Marchael, Project Manager at Larry Weaner Associates, about how to grow and nurture the native meadows where bees, butterflies, and birds thrive
Native Plants, stations where families can learn more about how our area’s local plant species contribute to biodiversity
10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Open Arts Studio for Families, a facilitated workshop where children and families can create art inspired by the diversity of tiny insects and wild plants that live in Grace Farms’ meadows.
12 – 1 pm
The Biodiversity of Birds of Prey, a demonstration with Master Falconer Brian Bradley
1 – 2 pm
Nature Walk | Native Birds, a guided birdwatching walk with Master Birder Frank Mantlik where visitors will discover the diverse species that live on Grace Farms’ 80-acre preserve (on-site registration required)
2 – 3 pm
Nature Walk | Preserving Biodiversity, a guided walk with Aaron Lefland, Executive Director of the New Canaan Land Trust, through Grace Farms’ diverse ecosystems, including open meadows, woods, wetlands, and ponds (on-site registration required)
Coexisting with Native Wildlife, a demonstration on the beauty and diversity of our area’s wildlife featuring New Canaan Nature Center
3 – 4 pm
The Biodiversity of Birds of Prey, a demonstration with Master Falconer Brian Bradley
Please note: Carpooling is recommended as our capacity during Earth Day will be limited to the Grace Farms parking lot.
Grace Farms Members enjoy a 20% discount on programs and events. Learn more about Membership.
Grace Farms Foundation’s interdisciplinary humanitarian mission is to pursue peace through five initiatives — nature, arts, justice, community, and faith — and Grace Farms, a SANAA-designed site for convening people across sectors. Our stake in the ground is to end modern slavery and gender-based violence, and create more grace and peace in our local and global communities.
Nature + Environment
Arts + Beauty
Faith + Meaning
Community + Relationships
Justice + Ethics
Children and Families
Teens
Adults
Seniors
court
Sustainability
Sharon Prince
River building
architecture
SANAA
Grace Farms Nature
Grace Farms Arts
Grace Farms Justice
Grace Farms Community
Grace Farms Faith
Krishna Patel
Mark Fowler
Rod Khattabi
Julianne Swartz Joy Still
ethical supply chain
transparent supply chain
unchain.org
Space Grants
day trips from nyc
ct day trips
day trips from nyc without a car
spring daytrips
family getaways from nyc
pollinators
native plants
pollinator decline
biodiversity
honey bees
native bees
nature conservancy
pollinator pathways
Grace Farms and nature
Earth Day
Fairfield County and pollinator pathways
restoring wild and Grace Farms
habitat loss
pesticides and bees
Philanthropy
Rob Reich
Donor-Advised Funds
Not-for-profits
non-profits
wildlife trafficking
African Union
Zambia
poaching
ivory
rhino horns
pangolin scales
social sculpture
Joseph Beuy
Dr. Vanessa Patrick-Ralhan
Association for Consumer Research
Rebecca Solnit
Grace Farms and Social Sculpture
grace farms and pollinator pathways
pollinator habitats
environmentalists
New Canaan and pollinator pathways
Mark Fowler and pollinator pathways
summer day trip in CT
New York City Day Trip to CT
nature day trips in CT
Day trips not far from NYC
Summer day trips not far from NYC
Day trips for children and family in CT
modern-day slavery
child slavery
forced labor
World Cocoa Foundation
west elm
williams-sonoma
eye heart hand
not-for-profit Nest
Tony’s Chocolonely
GoodWeave
Kailash Satyarthi
third-party auditors
auditors
Global Slavey Index
Washington Post
U.S. Army Chaplains
Chaplains
hopeful spaces
rivers
oceans
ocean pollution
plastic
UN Environment
Five Mile River Watershed
Emerald Ash Beetle
Ash Tree
Plan-It Geo
Protecting Trees
Digital Tree Identification Guide
tree identification
ecosystem
community
innovation
social impact
social innovation
slavery
construction
anti-slavery
architects
ending slavery in the built environment
Nature
Join Grace Farms Foundation in celebrating the biodiversity of nature this Earth Day. Explore Grace Farms’ 80-acre preserve and enjoy programs and activities highlighting the importance of preserving woodlands and wildlife.
10 am – 12 pm
Managing Meadows, a conversation with Penn Marchael, Project Manager at Larry Weaner Associates, about how to grow and nurture the native meadows where bees, butterflies, and birds thrive
Native Plants, stations where families can learn more about how our area’s local plant species contribute to biodiversity
10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Open Arts Studio for Families, a facilitated workshop where children and families can create art inspired by the diversity of tiny insects and wild plants that live in Grace Farms’ meadows.
12 – 1 pm
The Biodiversity of Birds of Prey, a demonstration with Master Falconer Brian Bradley
1 – 2 pm
Nature Walk | Native Birds, a guided birdwatching walk with Master Birder Frank Mantlik where visitors will discover the diverse species that live on Grace Farms’ 80-acre preserve (on-site registration required)
2 – 3 pm
Nature Walk | Preserving Biodiversity, a guided walk with Aaron Lefland, Executive Director of the New Canaan Land Trust, through Grace Farms’ diverse ecosystems, including open meadows, woods, wetlands, and ponds (on-site registration required)
Coexisting with Native Wildlife, a demonstration on the beauty and diversity of our area’s wildlife featuring New Canaan Nature Center
3 – 4 pm
The Biodiversity of Birds of Prey, a demonstration with Master Falconer Brian Bradley
Please note: Carpooling is recommended as our capacity during Earth Day will be limited to the Grace Farms parking lot.
Grace Farms Members enjoy a 20% discount on programs and events. Learn more about Membership.
Grace Farms Foundation’s interdisciplinary humanitarian mission is to pursue peace through five initiatives — nature, arts, justice, community, and faith — and Grace Farms, a SANAA-designed site for convening people across sectors. Our stake in the ground is to end modern slavery and gender-based violence, and create more grace and peace in our local and global communities.
Export event:
Children and Families
Teens
Adults
Seniors
Nature
Date
Apr 21, 2018
10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Venue
Grace Farms, CT
Ticket price
Free
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