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With Earth Day and Arbor Day both in April, it is only natural that we turn our attention to our environment this month; but everyday should be “Earth Day.” It has been over 45 years since the first Earth Day celebration and now more than 192 countries recognize this day as a catalyst for on-going education, action and change to promote ways to protect our environment.
Whether at home, at school or at work, there are plenty of things we can do to make our community and our world a safer, greener place to live. Learn about our precious natural world and plan on giving mother earth a little extra tender loving care all year long.
And while you are thinking about our environment, here are some crafty ideas for recycling household items we usually throw away and more articles- click here.
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Strong National Museum of Play
Enter a lush rain-forest environment and walk among approximately 1,000 brilliantly colored, free-flying tropical and native butterflies that flutter about. And also visit Discovery Garden located just outside The Strong’s main entrance and enjoy a seasonal garden abundant with tree,shrubs, flowering plants and ground cover selected specifically to attract butterflies, birds, and other wildlife.
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Braddock Bay Park
This bay-marsh area provides excellent waterfowl nesting, resting and feeding habitats. A picnic area and pavilion, observation platform, education center, nature center and marina are located at the Braddock Bay Park.
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Cumming Nature Center
The RMSC Cumming Nature Center is a 900-acre preserve located 40 minutes south of Rochester, New York in the Finger Lakes region near the village of Naples.
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Mendon Ponds Park
This park has 2,500 acres of woodlands, ponds, wetlands and glacially created landforms and is home to a population of chickadees that you can hand-feed. You may also want to visit Sharon’s Sensory Garden, a unique sensory garden for people with visual or physical disabilities. And don’t forget to visit Wild Wings, an educational organization that houses and cares for permanently injured birds of prey.
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