Onondaga County public libraries are currently closed due to COVID-19. Until they reopen, Young Naturalists will be online on ZOOM every Tuesday at 1pm. There is no cost, but registration is required.

See the Fayetteville Free Library Facebook page to register:

https://www.facebook.com/events/142854977143755/

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Nature Journal Club Information Packet PDF

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Nature Journal Club Information Packet Word Document

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Past Online Programs - SPRING 2020 

3/31: Salamander Secrets 

4/7: Fun with Fungi

4/14: Eggs

4/21: Earth Day

4/28: Urban Ecosystems

5/5: Nature Observation and Sketching

5/12: Is the Stream Clean? - Macroinvertebrate sampling

5/19: Plants Around Us

5/26: Forest Karaoke (Birdsong)

6/2: Down to Earth (Caves)

6/9: Racism & Environmental Justice

6/16: Soil & Compost

6/23: Food is Nature

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Click here for Nature Journaling Prompts and Resources

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Resources for Learning about Nature from home while social distancing

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The National Wildlife Federation is offering free access to the digital version of Ranger Rick and its other magazines during the shutdown, until June 30

https://www.nwf.org/Latest-News/Press-Releases/2020/03-17-20-Free-Ranger-Rick?fbclid=IwAR2pszbcSXb5gfqWv9SH5C2r4iVgM4ritaUJN8yvXlUGDKFKc2Pa2hP8Qn0 

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Every National Park Junior Ranger Badge You Can Earn by Mail

http://craftknife.blogspot.com/2018/06/heres-every-national-park-junior-ranger.html 

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Resources from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, including Live Bird Cams, videos, quizzes, games, learning tools, K-12 educational materials, citizen science projects, and more

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/how-to-make-these-next-few-weeks-a-little-easier-courtesy-of-birds/?fbclid=IwAR1j22Sf44hesJs2ETlKE4TTgCZXgDca9x4qBMxAxTjIxKdqOTAvrvns1SI

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Audubon for Kids

https://www.audubon.org/get-outside/activities/audubon-for-kids?ms=digital-eng-social-facebook-x-20200300_fb_link_-_audubon_for_kids&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=20200300_fb_link_-_audubon_for_kids&fbclid=IwAR0BBti27-dUB433w1DShX930m2QyNdMt0eyvHbvv9ZpIW9_rqq4XZ85tFE

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You can help the DEC with the 2020 Breeding Bird Atlas 

http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/119949.html?fbclid=IwAR1pT_X-5UMPIXj_uJHMG85pn-nemwcL3eGFVZaIr1uXsjETQNzRvI9hZ_U

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10 Nature Activities for Children and Families during the pandemic, by Richard Louv (Author of "Last Child in the Woods") on the Children and Nature Network  

https://www.childrenandnature.org/2020/03/16/10-nature-activities-to-help-get-your-family-through-the-pandemic/?fbclid=IwAR2F2_cyxhHzvYaGY0iSynhONSJy0-V5Awxe8aH5rk0gVHZPBss3GDVmJLE 

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Smithsonian Animal Webcam Activities for Kids

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/sites/default/files/documents/animal_webcam_activity_packet_2.pdf

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Zooniverse: Research projects you can help with online https://www.zooniverse.org/

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iNaturalist Half-Earth Project

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/contribute-to-a-half-earth-future?fbclid=IwAR0ZkCkPULKnZBylFraM3CT36s969hzdn-eu4_gbmnUobY5xw2kxfLleGwQ

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Smithsonian Channel has released 68 free 'Aerial America' episodes 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/smithsonian-channel-has-released-68-free-aerial-america-episodes-your-quarantine-viewing-180974523/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR09NY_RLkKcsn5T6TmqVBj3K9A-utenqGwMdiLM898RVyvz-q59kIMxDvI

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/sites/default/files/documents/animal_webcam_activity_packet_2.pdf

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Craft: make an Icthyosaur 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IuecPyfZjdFGXtzox3gyQbP1lYdwJXBJ/view?fbclid=IwAR0WEfH-KmsRkzY9A49b4V34lrsH2wwTWxxWXuHxZGa9KV8awqJ8Z_4qWJM

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