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April and beyond
Unless another location is listed in the entry, events are held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY
Winter Tree Walk Series
Sunday, April 4, 2:00 pm
Call for location.
For youth and adults (children must be accompanied by an adult guardian). Join Akiva Silver, tree raconteur extraordinaire, and kindle your own passion and appreciation of all things tree. If you want to learn your trees and be entertained, then this is the walk for you. This walk will cover native and invasive trees as well as their edible, medicinal and utilitarian uses.This is the first in a series of walks to be held on the first Sunday of each month. If you can't make this walk but want to stay in the loop "become a fan" on the Primitive Pursuits Face Book page or let us know that you would like to join our mailing list Cost: FREE but suggested donation of $5 per person is welcome (money used to replant American Chestnuts). Come dressed for the weather! Questions? Call Primitive Pursuits at (607) 272-2292, ext. 195, or Akiva at 589-7937, or email primitivepursuits@cornell.edu. Additional walk on May 5.
Primitive Pursuits Spring Camp 2010 (April School Break)
Monday-Friday, April 5-9, 9:00am–3:00pm (Staff will be on site from 8:30am–3:30pm)
4-H Acres, on Lower Creek Road off Rt 13 North, Ithaca
For youth ages 6-14. At our Spring Camp, each day you will gather plants for food, tea, and tool-crafting, follow tracks to the animal world, hone fire skills at your base camp, and explore beautiful wild places. We emphasize mentoring through community building activities, wilderness survival challenges, games and mastering survival skills and knowledge of the natural world. Come join us! Cost: Choose from three options:
#1: Monday and Tuesday: $110 - $140 (self-determined sliding scale)
#2: Wednesday-Friday: $145-$195 (self-determined sliding scale)
#3: Monday-Friday: $205-$305 (self-determined sliding scale)
To register, or for more information about any of these offerings, visit www.primitivepursuits.net, or call (607) 272-2292, ext. 195. You can also direct questions to primitivepursuits@cornell.edu. Self-determined sliding scale tuition provides scholarships for families with limited resources.
Parents Apart: Helping Children Cope With Separation and Divorce
2 Mondays, April 5 & 12, 6:00- 9:00 pm
Location in Ithaca area: please call for information
Openings now are available for Parents Apart®, a six-hour workshop
for parents who want to learn how to help their child(ren) cope during their
separation and divorce. The workshop is taught by therapists and attorneys and
focuses on how children react emotionally to their parents' divorce and/or separation,
and what parents can do to help them adjust. Participants select either two
3-hour weeknight sessions (from 6-9 pm), or one Saturday session (from 9 am-4pm
with a 1 hour break). Registration is confidential and parents of the same child(ren)
are placed in different workshops. Visit http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/ParentsApart/index.htm for a registration form and for more about workshop topics. Cost: $40. For information,
to pay by credit card, to request a reduced fee, or to discuss concerns about
safety or other special circumstances, please call Anna Steinkraus at 607-272-2292 ext 145 or email ams69@cornell.edu. Additional 2010 workshop dates: Saturday, May 8, 9am-4pm; 2 Mondays June 7 & 14, 6-9pm; Saturday, July 10, 9am-4pm.
Citizen Pruner Volunteer Training Program
Learn about trees and shrubs in the urban environment and why pruning is important. Citizen Pruners are volunteers based in the City of Ithaca who work weekly to prune trees and shrubs on curb strips and in parks. To learn more about the program, come to the classes being offered free of charge to volunteers and the general public (no obligation to volunteer).
Monday, April 5, 7:00-8:30 PM - Trees for Urban Environment - Dr. Nina Bassuk, Cornell Urban Horticulture Institute
Monday, April 12, 7-8:30 PM - Pruning Trees: equipment and proper practices - City of Ithaca Forestry Technician
Monday, April 19, 7-8:30 PM - Pruning Shrubs - Monika Roth, Extension Educator
Monday, April 26, 5:30 PM - Citizen Pruner Organizational meeting
Mondays, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 5:30 PM - Citizen Pruners will start weekly pruning, class participants are welcome to join volunteers for hands-on pruning experience. For more information about the classes and for a Citizen Pruner volunteer application, contact Monika Roth at 272-2292 or mr55@cornell.edu.
Community Food Growing Series: Pests & Diseases
Tuesday, April 6, 7:00-8:30pm
Learn how to keep your plants healthy by recognizing the early warning signs of plant damage as well as some preventative measures you can take to keep the bugs away. Instructor: Monika Roth. $5/session or $20 for the entire series. Pre-registration required. Contact Josh Dolan at sapsquatch7@gmail.com or call (607) 272-2292.
2010 Green Building Series: Green Building Theory & Reality
Tuesday, April 6, 7:00-9:00 pm
First Unitarian Church Annex (208 E. Buffalo Street, Ithaca NY)
How well are our green buildings performing? Based on a collection of data-driven and anecdotal experiences, this presentation will look at how we’ve been doing with green building in the Tompkins County area—are our materials and methods achieving everything we expected of them? Aaron Dennis, timber framer, straw bale builder, and founder of Tugley Wood Timberframing, Brent Katzmann, green designer, contractor, and owner of Balance Studio, and Jon Harrod, Owner of Snug Planet, which conducts building performance assessments and upgrades will discuss what has worked, what hasn’t, and what they and others have learned from the past decade of green building. Presented by Tompkins County Cooperative Extension in partnership with the Ithaca Green Building Alliance, with support from the First Unitarian Church of Ithaca. Fee: $5/seminar or $25/series, scholarships available. Dates and topics subject to change. For the latest information, contact Guillermo Metz at gm52@cornell.edu or 272-2292, x.185.
Civic Dialogue Series: Health & Food Security
Wednesday, April 7, 6:00-7:30pm
Women's Community Building, 100 West Seneca Street, Ithaca
Join Civic Leader Fellows Bethany Schroeder (President of the Board of Directors of the Ithaca Health Alliance) and Jemila Sequeira (Gardens for Humanity, Whole Community Project, Tompkins County Cornell Cooperative Extension) for the second of two dialogues to consider issues of health and food security in our community. Light dinner and childcare are provided both evenings! Please register so that food and childcare arrangements can be accommodated: vfl3@cornell.edu or 607-255-1148. Sponsored by the Cornell Public Service Center and co-sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Whole Community Project of CCE, the Ithaca Health Alliance, the Ithaca Free Clinic, and the Office of Government and Community Relations at Cornell University.
How to Identify & Control Invasive Plants
Thursday April 8, 6:30-8:30 pm
This class will help you to recognize invasive plants in our gardens and natural landscapes.Learn each invader's life cycle, control and eradication, plus suggestions for natives that can be used instead.Pre-registration required so enough handouts will be prepared. Fee: $5. Call (607) 272-2292 to sign up.
Save Energy, Save Dollars
Thursday, April 8, 6:30-8:30 pm
Learn about low-cost and no-cost ways to reduce your home energy usage
and programs that can help you afford energy-efficiency improvements
to your home. Each participating household will receive a free kit
of energy-saving items worth $15. This workshop is free, but pre-registration
is required. Call 272-2292 to reserve a seat and an energy kit,
or email Carole Fisher at crf11@cornell.edu. Offered again on Tuesday, April 13, 1:00-3:00pm; Thursday, April 22, 2:00-4:00pm, and Thursday, April 29, 6:30-8:30pm.
PlaySound Project: Plastic Bottle Greenhouse Build
Saturday April 10th, 10:00am-4:00 pm (rain date: Sunday, 4/11)
Ithaca Children’s Garden, Rt. 89 at Cass Park, Ithaca
Volunteers are invited to help create a new permanent garden at ICG that highlights the element of sound. For more information, contact Garden Manager, Meghan Cerveny at 272-2292 x122 or mep245@cornell.edu. Undertaken with support from the Cornell Council for the Arts.
Save Energy, Save Dollars
Tuesday, April 13, 1:00-3:00 pm
Learn about low-cost and no-cost ways to reduce your home energy usage
and programs that can help you afford energy-efficiency improvements
to your home. Each participating household will receive a free kit
of energy-saving items worth $15. This workshop is free, but pre-registration
is required. Call 272-2292 to reserve a seat and an energy kit,
or email Carole Fisher at crf11@cornell.edu.Offered again on Thursday, April 22, 2:00-4:00pm, and Thursday, April 29, 6:30-8:30pm.
Making Ends Meet
Thursday, April 15, 1:00-3:00 pm
This free workshop will cover how to set financial goals, track spending,
get the most for your money and ways to reduce energy bills. All
participants will receive a free assortment of money management
tools. Class size is limited; advance registration is required.
Call 272-2292 to reserve a seat, or ask for Helen Ranck or email hkr24@cornell.edu for more information.
Growing Fruit at Home Workshop
Saturday, April 17 8:30 am-2:30 pm
Reisinger’s Apple Country Orchard, 2750 Apple Lane off Ellison Road, Watkins
Glen, NY
Growing fruit at home can be fun and provide your family with fresh, flavorful and nutritious food. This full day class covers the basics youll need to succeed with apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. It will also mention nut trees, currants and gooseberries. Sessions cover site selection and preparation, including soil testing and fertilizing; critter control and small scale irrigation; planting, pruning, pest control and other growing practices. Optional lunch session on the nutritional value of fruit, and techniques for preserving the harvest. Bring your own lunch. Fee: $25/person or $40/couple. Preregistration is required: call Tioga County Cooperative Extension at (607) 687-4020 or email Molly Shaw at meh39@cornell.edu.
Child-Sized Birdhouse Build
Saturday April 17, 10:00am-2:00 pm (rain date: Sunday, 4/18)
Ithaca Children’s Garden, Rt. 89 at Cass Park, Ithaca
Join ICG staff and volunteers in constructing a child-sized bird house for the new Bird Habitat Garden. For more information contact Garden Manager, Meghan Cerveny, 272-2292 x122 or mep245@cornell.edu.
Exploring Credit & Debt Management Issues
Tuesday, April 20, 6:00-8:00pm
This FREE workshop covers how to choose & use credit wisely, strategies for paying down debt, obtaining and reviewing credit reports, and understanding a credit score. Class size is limited and advance registration is required. Call 272-2292 or email hkr24@cornell.edu for more information or to reserve a seat.
Civic Dialogue Series: Health & Food Security
Wednesday, April 21, 6:00-7:30 pm
Women's Community Building, 100 West Seneca Street, Ithaca
Join Civic Leader Fellows Bethany Schroeder (President of the Board of Directors of the Ithaca Health Alliance) and Jemila Sequeira (Gardens for Humanity, Whole Community Project, Tompkins County Cornell Cooperative Extension) for this second of two dialogues to consider issues of health and food security in our community. Light dinner and childcare are provided both evenings! Please register so that food and childcare arrangements can be accommodated: vfl3@cornell.edu or 607-255-1148. Sponsored by the Cornell Public Service Center and co-sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Whole Community Project of CCE, the Ithaca Health Alliance, the Ithaca Free Clinic, and the Office of Government and Community Relations at Cornell University.
Save Energy, Save Dollars
Thursday, April 22, 2:00-4:00 pm
Learn about low-cost and no-cost ways to reduce your home energy usage
and programs that can help you afford energy-efficiency improvements
to your home. Each participating household will receive a free kit
of energy-saving items worth $15. This workshop is free, but pre-registration
is required. Call 272-2292 to reserve a seat and an energy kit,
or email Carole Fisher at crf11@cornell.edu.Offered again on Thursday, April 29, 6:30-8:30pm
10th Annual 4-H Rubber Duck Race & 5K Run
Sunday, April 25, 12:00 Noon-4:00 pm
Come watch 3400
bright yellow rubber ducks tumble over Cascadilla Falls then bob
down the creek in a frantic and fabulous race to the 4-H Education
Center on Willow Avenue. A 5K foot race starts
at Noon. Wonderful prizes are given for both the 4-H Duck Race and
5K. Duck chances are $5/duck or a flock of 5 for $20. 5K pre-registration
is $10 (first 50 registered receive a t-shirt) and $20 on the day
of the race. Print an entry
form from our website and mail it in. Proceeds benefit 4-H youth
programs in Tompkins County. For information, contact Megan Tifft
at 272-2292 or met38@cornell.edu.
Community Food Growing Series: Season Extension
Tuesday, April 27, 4:30-6:00pm
Ithaca Childrens Garden at Cass Park, Rt. 89, Ithaca NY 14850
In our cold climate, serious food growers have developed many ways to protect their plants during the cold spring, fall and winter months. We will join the Ithaca Childrens Garden learning about basic cold frame construction and use, floating row covers, hoop houses and cold season crop selection. Instructor: Josh Dolan. $5/session or $20 for the entire series. Pre-registration required. Contact Josh Dolan at sapsquatch7@gmail.com or call (607) 272-2292
Save Energy, Save Dollars
Thursday, April 29, 6:30-8:30 pm
Learn about low-cost and no-cost ways to reduce your home energy usage
and programs that can help you afford energy-efficiency improvements
to your home. Each participating household will receive a free kit
of energy-saving items worth $15. This workshop is free, but pre-registration
is required. Call 272-2292 to reserve a seat and an energy kit,
or email Carole Fisher at crf11@cornell.edu.
Unless otherwise stated here or in registration materials:
| Events are free and open to the public | |
| Call 607-272-2292 for more information |
Fact sheets and publications on financial management, parenting, nutrition, agriculture, and many other topics are available. Soil testing and diagnostic services are provided for a small fee. In addition, volunteers are available to answer questions by telephone, 272-2292, on the GrowLine, RotLine, Consumer and Food HelpLine.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County provides equal program and employment opportunities
Please contact Sandy Repp, 272-2292, for more information on the Calendar of Events.
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