Watershed-Wetland Outdoor Experience featuring Watershed and Green infrastructure education with hands-on activities for adults and children in a Forest setting. This is not a park so it is roadside parking only off Southcreek Rd., Girard Pa. 16417
Welcome to the FloraRoze
Watershed – Wetland
Outdoor Experience
And Climate Literacy Event – To be filmed by CAMERIE Cable Station, Erie, Pa.
Where: GoogleEarth: FloraRoze Forest
9203 South Creek Rd., Girard 16417
A Butterflies for Kids-Address Earth Kids Program with Foundation for Sustainable Forests & ErieSierra Club
When: Saturday- May 18,2024
12:00 noon – until 6:00 p.m.
CLICK HERE Video invitation & FloraRoze History:
https://youtu.be/r9fnZ3Xuyyg?si=p5yEByfvXhbk5KnL
Part of the Remake Learning Days Northwest PA
An Outdoor Watershed-Wetland environmental literacy event featuring:
UNVEILING OF Erie Water Works GREAT LAKES MAP – HABS Greatest Threat to Our Fresh Water
Troy Firth, Founder of Foundation For Sustainable Forests Celebrating 25 Years!
12:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Troy will hike attendees into the FloraRoze educating sustainable forest practices & view a cut made to encourage new baby ash growth post Emerald Ash Borer. Learn the importance of Sustainable Forest Practices that play a role in our climate future!
Sierra Club – Lake Erie Group: https://www.sierraclub.org/pennsylvania/lake-erie –
12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
See the work of our local Sierra Club and opportunities to join! The Plant it Forward Community Tree Planting Initiative Outstanding Environmental Steward will be announced. See the work of LEAF RELEAF, and Asbury Woods Year of the Tree. Also, learn about legislation efforts for a Pennsylvania ban on plastics and all the Sierra Club is accomplishing.
Butterflies for Kids-Address Earth Kids Program
Make-A-Match Game Leaf Scavenger Hunt and tree leaf rubbing activity
12:00 – 6:00 p.m.
For children & families: Make-A-Match Tree Leaf Scavenger Hunt Game! Children will find leaves for a leaf-rubbing activity & spy a few dinosaurs by forest streams looking for clean water! Game pick up at FloraRoze Cabin.
. https://youtu.be/e96oLfQRDQk?si=J1EI5O2008QkVfZN
Our Water Our Air Our Rights:
2024 PENNY Award recipient – Mission Statement https://warights.org
12:00 – 6:00 p.m.
The Our Water Our Air Our Rights table will bring you family-friendly solar toys, non-plastic alternatives, and information on how you can eliminate single-use plastic by using refillable containers. If we research alternatives to plastics and reduce our plastic use, we can preserve and protect our water and air without resorting to ineffective plastic recycling.
National Aviary – with Cassandra Ziegler, MS – https://www.aviary.org/about-us/ – and with Issy Lawrie Presque Isle Audubon:
12:15 – 3:00 p.m. – The National Aviary has conducted bird research at the FloraRoze for a number of summers and Cassandra will be on hand to talk about the results of these studies and a bird walk. She will be joined by Issy Lawrie, Presque Isle Audubon. There will be a limited number for this walk for group management. Please submit your request to join this walk.
Limit 15: To register email: addressearth1@gmail.com
PA DEP Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection & Office of Environmental Justice. Join the DEP’s Watershed and water education activity: Time to be announced
What makes a healthy watershed? What is Environmental Justice? Families can engage with a watershed model demonstration by the PA DEP. Learn the importance of protecting our fresh water.
Learn how to BEE THE CHANGE with pollinator seed pack handouts!
Join in conversation with NW Regional Co-ordinator – Office of Environmental Justice, Elspeth Koehle on Environmental Justice efforts for all communities.
Cecile M. Stelter Forest District Manager at DCNR – Cornplanter State Forest
12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Cecile will talk native plant education & plants of the FloraRoze – Cecile’s FloraRoze Plant video:
https://youtu.be/vbwQeQvZ9Z8?si=m9AWiBACFV_4IMdx
Goodell Gardens – Edinboro, Pa., with Andrew Sipple
12:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Enjoy hands-on activities for children! Join us for a plant scavenger hunt and a hands-on butterfly craft with Goodell Gardens! To learn more about Goodell Gardens: https://goodellgardens.org
