February Meetings

February meetings:
Wed, Feb 6th and 20th in C103.
More information to follow.

The Week of November 13th

CLUB PICTURES @ 8:20 on Tuesday in the Auditorium! Please be there so that we can look like a rad club that everyone wants to join :D

Meeting on Wednesday From 2-2:30ish
Everyone should make a flyer that promotes recycling or environmentally friendly actions to post around the school. We will be voting on the best one!
Also if anyone has an ideas for the year we can have a discussion about that after.

xoxo the narwhal blogger dani :D

Also if anyone needs a tutor in APES I am free after school for a little because I start winter track on Wednesday.

Week of October 15th

Hello fellow ecology members! It's your favorite blogger Dani Reffsin with a reminder for tomorrow. We will be having a meeting after school tomorrow -October 17th, 2012. Bring all your friends and their friends and their friend's friends :D Hope to see you all there tomorrow!      -Dani

October Activities

The first meeting of October had to be cancelled.
Our next meeting will be Wednesday, October 17, 2012.  Remember to bring some friends!  We need to do some planning for the year.

We have another community service opportunity for those of you who are interested:

Volunteer Event at Caumsett State Park
October 13th at 9AM (rain date: October 14th)  
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve in Lloyd Neck, NY
Volunteers will help collect native grass and wildflower seeds within the park which will be used in the restoration of the native grasslands at Caumsett.  Grasslands provide critical habitat to many species of birds, butterflies, and other wildlife and this type of habitat is rapidly disappearing on Long Island due to development and ecological succession.  The fields at Caumsett are currently invaded by non-native, invasive plants and woody trees and shrubs.  A restoration effort is currently underway to restore the grassland community to Caumsett.  Come learn more about grasslands and help us with our restoration efforts.   Professional development hours will be offered to those that attend! For more information or to register, please contact Larissa at (631) 632-9216 or ljg85@cornell.edu or Ariana at (631) 581-1072 or Ariana.Newell@parks.ny.gov. You can also register at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHpUdDdRUXplMDJhSjJodlR0R0wtdHc6MQ#gid=0.

Please let me know if you would like to attend.  Note that this is before our next meeting.  Please spread the word.

Great job at the Sunken Meadow Beach Clean Up!







The Smithtown High School West Ecology Club was well represented by the following participants:

Nicole B, Jennifer G, Lisa D, Colleen W, Sarah H, Tabitha P, Elizabeth F, Krista M, Scarlett M, Danielle T, Allison S, and Mrs. Platt.  It was a beautiful day and we picked up lots of garbage!  We got certificates and T shirts too! 

Welcome Back September 2012

Sunken Meadow State Park

Welcome back to the Ecology Club!  We will be having our meetings on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, so mark you calendars.  We will have some special activities and field trips and need you to be here to be part of the planning.

September Meetings: September 5 and September 19 in C103

September Special Events:

What: International Beach Clean Up

Where: Sunken Meadow State Park

When: September 22, 2012
Time: 9-1

More details to follow.

First Annual Campus Cleanup

When: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 from 2-3
Where: Meet in C103 and then head outside
Why: To participate in the stewardship of our campus and help to celebrate Earth Day (April 22nd)

Bring some friends!