Fair Hill Nature Center

Fair Hill Environmental Foundation, Inc.

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Welcome to the Fair Hill Nature Center Our mission is to promote responsible stewardship through an appreciation and understanding of our environment. Check the Google map for location and directions. Do you enjoy Fair Hill? Would you like to bring environmental awareness to our community? The Fair Hill Nature Center is now accepting positions for board members. The board sets policies, chooses direction, assists with special events, and generally advocates for future growth of the Nature Center. Application. Support the Fair Hill Nature Center. Shop on the Internet, visit our partner iGive.com and a portion of your purchase will be contributed to the Nature Center. Total Funds Raised through iGive: $880.73 Total Members Participating: 53 Make a Donation or become a member at JustGive.org or Network for Good	Summer camp registration is open, but Little Waterworks 2B and Explore Fair Hill 4C camps are full. Application form and more information here. Home School Day, Wednesday, May 21, 12:30-2:30pm Critters, Critters, Critters Ages 5-7 Eco-Chains Ages 8-12 Program fee is $6 per student, advanced registration required. Raindate, Wednesday, May 28. For all events, please call 410-398-4909 or register via e-mail at Fairhillnature@dol.net Events at The Woodlawn Wildlife Area Events at Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway MEMBERSHIPS ARE THE LIFE BLOOD Without the support of membership dues, the Nature Center couldn’t function. A great community organization deserves great support from those who care about the environment. If you’re a member who has already renewed for 2006, THANK YOU! If you would like to join or renew your membership, either send a check to “Fair Hill Nature Center” at the return address on this bulletin. Categories are: $15 Senior/Student; $20 Individual; $30 Family; $50 Business; $75 Patron; $150 Sponsor; and $500 Life Member. This is how we keep the Fair Hill Nature Center a thriving community service. Please make sure you’re a part of this effort! (Info here) "WISH LIST" If you have any of the following new or good-condition-used items and you'd like to donate them to them Nature Center, many grateful people would thank you! Light fixtures (3) for our ceiling fans Work gloves in women's sizes Water shoes in children's sizes Rain slickers in children's sizes Cordless Drill: 9.6v with 2 battery packs Pitchforks Sweat pants in children's sizes Stuffed Critters Wanted. If you have taxidermy quality stuffed animals you would like to donate, our teachers would like to have them for our curriculum. please, just donate critters indigenous to this region FYI. David Francis, retired Professor of Biology at the University of Delaware is conducting a plant inventory of the Fair Hill NRMA. Here is his current list (caution, file may be too large for a dial-up connection). GPS postions and locations on the 1998 Fair Hill Trail Map are included The following United Way codes can be used to designate a donation to The Fair Hill Nature Center. In Maryland: 260, Delaware: 5906.
Thank You, Thank You! The Nature Center staff would like to thank the following volunteers for helping prepare our trails for the new school year: Ashley and Bob Cather, Janet and Bob Fallon, and Tom Hannum. Thank you to Vincenti Decoys in Havre de Grace for helping to supply props for our new fourth grade program. The Nature Center staff would also like to thank the following people for volunteering their time during summer camp: Hayley Benson, Joseph Casini, Chris Carpenter, Ryan Clancy, Devon Freudenberger, Kelsie Fronheiser, Mackenzie Haight, Maddie Santoro, Melina Jones, Tyler Kackley, Scott Nonn, Joshua Pigman, Jessica Pursley, Gabrielle Thomas, Josh Trenary, Austin Tumas, and our special experts and entertainers: Lynn Mahaffy, Tom Rocek, Rick Waterhouse, Cole Wertz, Don Fieldhouse, and Dave Smith. Thanks also to the following for their recent generous donations:
ATK Elkton LLC Advantage Autoland Basell USA Cecil County Arts Council Cecil County Bar Foundation Cecil County Commissioners	Cecil Soil Conservation District Cecil Partnerships for Children,Youth and Families Cecilton and Rising Sun Lions Clubs Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Russell Milam Waterfowl Festival
Sign up for our email list. If you would like to receive the latest news by email concerning events held at the Nature Center, send a message to fairhillnature@dol.net with the subject "Add to list" Normal Hours of Operation Weekdays from mid-March until mid-June and late-August until the end of November, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Weekdays from mid-June until end of July, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (closed week of July 4th) Also, during other hours, weekends and other non-open days, Board members and staff who are working at the Center (which is quite often) usually open the doors so the public can visit.

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Board of Directors

630 Tawes Drive
Elkton, MD 21921

If you have questions, comments or suggestions, email or call (410) 398-4909.
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Last Modified: 5/2/2008