Baltimore Woods Nature Center is located at 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus, NY 13108
Hours: Interpretive Center is open M-F 9am-4pm, Saturday 10am-4pm, closed Sundays.
The hiking trails and parking are free and open every day from dawn to dusk.

Baltimore Woods Nature in the City brings authentic natural science learning to K-6 grade urban school children. Supported by the Syracuse City School District and corporate sponsors, tied to the Syracuse City School District curriculum and New York State Science Standards, lesson content supports teachers while directly impacting students. Holding programs in parks and neighborhood green spaces as well as the classroom, students’ earliest learning experiences in the sciences are relevant, meaningful and fun.
Visit www.baltimorewoods.org for more information.

Calendar of Events

APRIL 2011
2 Habitat Gardening Workshop with Carolyn Summers:
8-10am Why Natives? and Principles of Safe Sex in the Garden;

10:30am-12:30 Basic Design Concepts and Showy Native Plants

The Habitat Gardening in Central New York, a chapter of Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes. brings author Carolyn Summers to Baltimore Woods for a two part workshop introducing the principles of native and habitat gardening. For details and full workshop description, visit our website, or www.hgcny.org.

9 Saturday Fly Tie 11am-noon

Spring fishing is almost here and those flies won’t tie themselves! Join Tom for a relaxing Saturday morning at the tying vise. Don’t forget your tools, materials, and fish stories. Please register, donations appreciated.

12 Keep it Natural: Sally Hunt 10:30-11:30am

Baltimore Woods is home to several species of salamanders. Join us on a spring hike in search of sallies and their habitats. $5 for members; $8 for nonmembers.

16 “Eat Your Enemy” Earth Day Event 10am-1pm

Once again, The Woods needs you to be part of our special task force against the highly invasive garlic mustard. This edible plant was brought to America as part of pioneer gardens; however, it is invasive and now endangers native woodland wildflowers. Whether you volunteer pulling garlic mustard or sprucing up the grounds, gardens and trails, you will be treated to a lunch that features unique and delicious dishes featuring garlic mustard as the special ingredient.  Bring your friends and eat your enemy! Please register.

16, 17, 23, 24, 30 Weekend Wildflower Walks 2-3pm

Baltimore Woods Nature Center’s premier woodland wildflower garden is a local treasure. Join caretaker Audrey Loewer for a pleasant walk through one of the wonders of spring. Each week new species will bloom, and Audrey will reveal their past and present medicinal and culinary uses. The garden is handicap accessible; please call ahead if you need assistance. Donations appreciated. 

18-22  April Spring Break Camp: Mud Week 2011!  9am-4pm

Bring on the mud! It’s time for spring break and that can only mean Mud Week at Baltimore Woods! Join us for a week of exploration and adventure in the spring mud. We’ll explore the pond, the beaver dams, Harrison’s Hideaway, and more! Don’t miss the 5th Annual Great Log Roll Off! Check out the BWNC website for details and registration forms. Before and after care available. For children ages 5-12. Space is limited, so register early! Ah…mud!

22 Star Party: Lyrid Meteor Shower 8:30-10:30pm

Join Bob Piekiel to catch the Lyrid meteor shower, caused by dust from the Comet Thatcher. Saturn will be at its closest and brightest for the year. Bring a lawn chair or blanket if you want to lie back and watch for meteors. Back-up date: April 23. $5 for members; $15/family; $8 for nonmembers, $25/family.
23 Natural Eggs-travaganza 10:30-noon

Families are invited to this celebration of spring that includes natural egg dying and a treasure hunt through Baltimore Woods. First, follow the clues to the golden egg, your ticket to tasty treats. Then, back at the center, enjoying dying eggs with natural dyes. Registration required. Members $15/family; nonmembers $25/family.

25 Nature’s Little Explorers: Sensing Nature 10-11am

Why do birds call? Why are plants green? What does fur feel like? Explorers will engage in a variety of interactive sensory activities, to discover the answers to these natural mysteries. Please visit  www.baltimorewoods.org for full program description.
25 Home School Expeditions: Traveling Water Drop (grades 3-6) 1pm-2pm

Have you ever been trapped in a cloud or glacier? How about fall from the sky or get hurtled down rapids? Explore the interactions people have with the complex water cycle. Please visit  www.baltimorewoods.org for full program description.
27 Birding Series: Getting Started 7-8:30pm:BWNC and the Onondaga Audubon Society team up to help get you started with a hobby that promises a lifetime of joy. This first program focuses on species ID tips and tricks, binocular selection, and bird feeding essentials. There will be a corresponding field trip on Saturday the 30th. $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Lecture & Field Trip Package: $20 members; $30 nonmembers. 27 Birding Series: Getting Started 7-8:30pm

30 Habitat Gardening Series with Janet Allen: Habitat Gardening for Life 2-3:30pm

Caring for our own yard is the most immediate way we care for the earth. By providing habitat for even the smallest creatures and by using earth-friendly landscaping practices, we can help create a healthy planet for our future generations. Just as important, we can reconnect with the natural world as we enjoy our own little piece of the earth every day. Become a habitat gardener and watch your yard come to life! $5 for members; $8 for nonmembers.

30 Bird Field Trip: Baltimore Woods and other Local Hot Spots 8-11am Here’s a chance to put into practice the basic birding skills learned from the workshop on the 27th. We will visit some key birding hotspots close to Marcellus. Meet our group of skilled birders at Baltimore Woods. $15 members; $20 nonmembers. Lecture & Field Trip Package: $20 members; $30 nonmembers.

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Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Road, P.O. Box 133
Marcellus, NY 13108
315 673-1350 office; 315 247-7904 cell
www.baltimorewoods.org
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On-going Onondaga County Events!

• Syracuse Symphony Orchestra performs at the Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter several times per month.  For specifics, call 424-8200 or go to www.SyracuseSymphony.org.

• So much to do at Beaver Lake Nature Center!  Enjoy many fantastic seasonal programs – call 638-2519 or visit www.OnondagaCountyParks.com for details.

• Every season is a great time of year to visit the Rosamond Gifford Zoo.  For details, go to the website (www.RosamondGiffordZoo.org) or call 435-8511.

• Highland Forest County Park is a great place to snowshoe, cross country ski or toboggan.  Call 683-5550 or www.OnondagaCountyParks.com.

• Outdoor ice skating is open in wonderful Clinton Square, located in downtown Syracuse at S. Salina, W. Genesee & S. Clinton Streets.  Call 423-0129 for details.

• The Everson Museum of Art is featuring the exhibit – Haudenosaunee Elements.  Call 474-6064 or www.Everson.org for details.

• Onondaga Historical Museum is featuring the following exhibits: Toys from the 1970′s &  Capturing the Conflict: How Artists Revealed the American Civil War.  For specifics, call 428-1864 or go to www.CNYHistory.org.

• IMAX Movies:   Aliens of the Deep, Under the Sea & MegaMind-The IMAX Experience are currently showing at the Museum of Science & Technology (MOST). Call 425-9068 or www.most.org for specific times and dates.  Visit their new exhibit Spectacular Saturn.

• CNY Regional Farmers Market is open from 7am to 2pm each Saturday & Sunday (flea market); Market Common shops open daily.  Call 422-8647 for information.  Enjoy this unique shopping experience!

• Spaghetti Warehouse features Acme Mystery Dinner Theater and Magic Circle Children’s Theater on Saturdays about noon.  Call 475-1807 for details.

• Onondaga Lake Park  – Central New York’s premier park conveniently located on Rt. 370 in Liverpool.  Call 453-6712 or go to www.OnondagaCountyParks.com for details.

• Syracuse Crunch Hockey is back with great slammin’ action at the War Memorial at Oncenter!  For specific times & dates, call 435-2121 or on their website at www.SyracuseCrunch.com.

Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau
CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity
572 South Salina St., Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: 315-470-1913 | Fax: 315-471-8545
LWoodrow@VisitSyracuse.org
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Fun Fact about the Syracuse area …. did you know …..

.… one industry that made Syracuse prosper was the salt industry. Salt water was drawn from the springs near Onondaga Lake and put into boiling blocks where the water was boiled off and all that was left was the salt. The workers (primarily of Irish decent) would bring a small sack of tiny potatoes with them, set them in the vats, and the potatoes would boil and be ready to eat for lunch. Today, Central New Yorkers still buy salt potatoes in bags and enjoy them at clambakes, picnics or almost any time of the year. Just add a little melted butter on them!! They are even good cold!

Attached, please find this week’s edition of the Friday Facts. For details on any of these events or others in our area, take a gander at our website at www.VisitSyracuse.org.

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CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity
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Phone: 315-470-1913 | Fax: 315-471-8545
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CAYUGA COUNTY EVENT LISTING
Thursday, March 3, Friday, March 4 – Movie – GET LOW – Auburn Public Theater. A comedy about death, which draws from an actual 1930s incident, leaves the gallows humor behind for a lighter touch. Staring Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, & Bill Murray. Mar. 3rd 1pm & 8pm, Mar. 4th 8pm. Advance tickets $4, at the door $5. www.auburnpublictheater.org (315)-253-6669
Thursday, March 3 – Making Movies: A Contemporary Film & Video Series – Auburn Public Theater. Making Faces: Metal Type in the 21st Century. A Documentary by Richard Kegler, from Buffalo, NY. Film starts at 7:30PM. Suggested donation $5. www.auburnpublictheater.org (315)-253-6669
Friday, March 4 – Play – Smile More – At Cayuga Community College Theater, Seneca Cayuga ARC proudly presents a play about a girl who is sure to get the audience to smile more in this musical and comedic stage performance. F.A.M.E. (Finger Lakes Artists, Musicians, & Entertainers) are sure to delight! An original play performed only one night! Tickets are $7. Show starts at 7PM. www.senecacayarc.org (315) 252-7016
Friday, March 4 – 30 pieces in 30 minutes – Aurora Arts & Design Center – Browse the Aurora Arts & Design Center with Wells College Dancer/Choreographer Jeanne Goddard and Actor/Director Siouxsie Easter as they present 30 pieces in 30 minutes. 5PM – Free. www.auroraartsanddesign.com (315) 364-5408
Saturday, March 5 – Stand-Up Comedians – Spanky with Elaine Williams – at Auburn Public Theater. Guaranteed to tickle your funny bone! Spanky has performed at over 400 clubs & colleges around the world. He has made numerous TV appearances, and set the record for most appearances on Star Search making it to the $100,000 finals. March 5th at 8pm. Advance tickets $12. www.auburnpublictheater.com (315)-253-6669
Saturday, March 5 – Composting Workshop – Sterling Nature Center – Go Brown to Green up your landscape by recycling yard waste. Learn how to start & maintain your own composting system from sheet composting to the legendary compost pile. Free at 1pm. www.cayuganet.org/sterlingpark/ (315) 947-6143
Saturday, March 5 – Speaking for Themselves: Women of Seward House – at the Seward House Museum. Celebrate Women’s History Month with the women of the Seward House. A special ’Speaking for Themselves: Women of Seward House Tour’ featuring costumed interpreters will be offered March 5th at 1pm. Students with Auburn High School’s Living History Program, portraying members of the Seward family, will share with visitors the words and feelings of this remarkable family. The cost is the museum’s regular admission and reservations are required. www.sewardhouse.org (315) 252-1283
Saturday, March 5 & Sunday March 6 – Mardi Gras Party – King Ferry Winery, Long Point Winery, & the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail. Receive St. Patty’s Day Beads, a chance to pick the lucky coin plus participate in a scavenger hunt for the infamous Pot of Gold, a case of Gold Medal winning wines. Also receive a wine glass, wine and food pairings & recipe cards. Sat. & Sun. 10AM – 5PM. Tickets – Advance $25, Designated Driver $20, At the Door $30.(plus handling fee & sales tax). www.cayugawinetrail.com (800) 684-5217
Sunday, March 6 – Drop-In Family Art Making – Patterns in Paint – Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center. Children and their accompanying adults are invited to drop-in art making experiences. Projects are inspired by basic art principles, materials, or techniques and will encourage participants of all ages to make art collectively. Stop in between 1-5pm to complete a project. $5 per project. www.myartcenter.com (315) 255-1553
Sunday, March 6 – Lecture & Book Signing with Kate Clifford Larson – Westminster Presbyterian Church, Auburn. Larson, author of, ’Bound for the Promised Land, Harriet Tubman, and Portrait of an American Hero,’ will be giving a lecture and signing books as a fundraiser for the Friends of Seymour Library. Tickets are $6 adults, $3 students. 2PM. www.seymourlibrary.org (315) 252-2571
Tuesday, March 8 – Mardi Gras Pigout Party – Reva Rollerdrome – All you can eat pizza, snocone, cotton candy, popcorn & drink. 6pm – 8:30pm. Admission $6.50 (no passes). Everyone that stays must pay. www.reva-rollerdrome.com (315) 252-8225
Thursday, March 10, – Making Movies: A Contemporary Film & Video Series – Auburn Public Theater. Film by Gossa Tsegaye. Tsegaye is a documentary filmmaker who focuses on people who inhabit the social margins of our region. He will be screening The Jungle’s Edge, which documents an area along the railroad tracks on Ithaca’s west side where homeless people gather. Film at 7:30PM. Suggested donation $5. www.auburnpublictheater.com (315)253-6669
Thursday, March 10, & Friday, March 11 – Film – Run Lola Run – Auburn Public Theater. Sundance Award Winner – Run Lola Run is an enchanting balance of pace and narrative, creating a universal parable that leaps over cultural barriers. Voted one of the best foreign films of the year. Mar. 10, 1pm & 8pm. Mar. 11, 8pm. Advance tickets $4, at the door $5. www.auburnpublictheater.com (315)253-6669
Thursday, March 10 through Sunday, March 13 – 2011 Short Play Festival – Auburn Public Theater. The Auburn Players Community Theatre, Inc. with Second Stage, now celebrating its 50th year in Auburn, presents on the main stage, seven thought provoking short plays. The best of 2010-11! Both local and national playrights exploring comedy, farce and fierce reality. Enjoy an evening in comfortable surroundings in the main theater area of the Auburn Public Theater. Admission $10 all ages. Mar. 11th & 12th at 8pm. Mar. 13th at 2pm. www.auburnpublictheater.com (315) 253-6669
Saturday, March 12 – Seasons of a Finger Lakes Winery Book Launch with Author John Hartsock – Long Point Winery, Aurora. Seasons of a Finger Lakes Winery is a delightful account of the agrarian life and cycles of the winemaking life. Gary Barletta (Long Point Winery) has succeeded in creating wonderful wines from the Finger Lakes that stand up beautifully in the world of wine. Reading about the behind-the-scenes creation of grapes and wine is a delectable treat to savor. www.longpointwinery.com (315) 364-6990
Sunday, March 13 – Annual Irish Music Program – Southern Cayuga Community Center, at Northville Hall on Route 34B, King Ferry, NY – Come out and enjoy the Annual Irish Music program with the Hagin family. Festivities from 1:30-3:30PM. www.genoahistorical.org (315) 364-8202

CAYUGA COUNTY OFFICE OF TOURISM 131 GENESEE STREET AUBURN, NY 13021 315-255-1658