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Spring Is Nesting Time Native Fish Exhibit spring is nesting time chorus frogs Next time you visit the Ogden Nature Center, stop by to see the home improvements our Red-tailed Hawk Sampson has been making inside his enclosure. Each spring Sampson takes the twigs and branches that Ogden Nature Center staff leave for him and weaves them into a nest atop the platform in the upper corner of his mew. Like many raptors – birds that hunt with their feet – Red-tailed Hawks mate for life and both the male and female work on building the nest. Throughout the spring, Sampson will take food up into his nest. Sampson is an imprinted bird, meaning he has lived with humans for almost his entire life. He doesn’t know how wild hawks are supposed to act. When springtime brings forth his urge to find a mate, he lands on the heads of human females – and it appears as though this feathered gentleman prefers blondes! The women who volunteer as feeders wear hats to protect themselves from Sampson’s photo by Brandi Bosworth springtime advances. Although Sampson can fly and hunt, he cannot be released because of his imprinted behavior, thus he serves as an animal ambassador at the Ogden Nature Center, teaching our community about native birds of prey. photo by Jack Rensel by Susan Snyder, ONC teacher/naturalist Nature’snewsletter of the Ogden Nature Center •Log spring 2010 nature center notes, page 2 green tips for spring, page 3 native fish exhibit community programs, pages 4, 5, 6 volunteers, page 7 Thanks to a team of students from Weber State University, the fly with the flock fun run registration,page 8 Ogden Nature Center will soon be home to an incredible, eight-foot 2010 annual report and friends list, page 9-15 long, 265 gallon aquarium exhibiting Utah native fish. The aquarium chorus frogs, page 16 will be placed in the L.S. Peery Education Center lobby and should be up and running this May. Students in the Design Graphics Engineering Technology Mon.-Fri. 9-5 / Saturday 9-4 department have been working since March of 2009 to design and www.ogdennaturecenter.org manufacture two educational aquariums – one will be stationed at the Ogden Nature Center and one at Mt. Ogden Jr. High School. 801.621.7595 966 W. 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404 see fish exhibit, continued on page 3 nature center notes save the date chitters on twitter & fb animal adoptions Mark September 18 on your calendar and join Chitters is twittering and posting on facebook. Help share in the care of our resident animals. us for a very special, 25th anniversary Wildwoods For fun updates and info. about the current Adoptions help pay for food, veterinary care BASH! This event includes a gourmet dinner, conditions on the grounds, follow us at and shelter for these important animal live music and an auction of nature-inspired twitter.com/OgdenNature. We are also ambassadors. If you would like to adopt an items. Tickets are $60 per person or $1,000 for posting info. to our facebook fans–become a fan animal, contact Debra at 801-621-7595. a reserved table of 10. Call 801-621-7595 for at www.facebook.com/Ogdennaturecenter. Currently available: Einstein, the American reservations, info. or sponsorship opportunities. White Pelican for $300 and Rosie 2, the 2010 summer concerts Chilean Rose-haired Tarantula for $30. certified wildlife habitat Are you craving warm summer nights with The Ogden Nature Center was recently certified music in the great outdoors? We’re gearing wish list by the National Wildlife Federation as an official up for our fourth season of summer concerts. • blenders for making paper wildlife habitat. Thanks to conscientious As soon as the 2010 performance schedule is • small tool kit planning, landscaping and sustainable gardening, secured, we will start selling tickets on our • storage totes of all sizes wildlife may find quality habitat–food, water, website at www.ogdennaturecenter.org. Special • board games / children’s nature books cover, and places to raise their young at the thanks to Weber County R.A.M.P. for making • commercial vacuum cleaner Ogden Nature Center. these amazing concerts possible. • flat screen computer monitors David Malone, Chair Mike Monson Mary McKinley, Executive Director Mark Bunker, Vice-Chair Russ Rogler Brandi Bosworth, Public Relations & Special Projects Coordinator Kent Jorgenson, Secretary Steve Rush Chad Boyce, Facilities Manager Mike Jorgenson, Treasurer Sally Shigley Lee Hardy, Accountant Nicole Okazaki, Past Chair Lee Shirley Sabrina Foster, Development & Special Events Coordinator John Bellmon Curt Singleton Jenny Frame, Volunteer Coordinator Chris Bentley Steve Waldrip Cheyenne Herland, Teacher/Naturalist (Utah Conservation Corp. Intern) Paul Burnett Ann Walters Deb Jackson, Administrative Assistant Lee Carter Amy Wicks, ex-officio Bryce King, Wildlife Specialist Sara Dant Stefanie Miller, Education Director Kathy Edwards Linda Page, Visitor Services Colleen Letendre William Pollett, Teacher/Naturalist Robert Lindquist Melissa Robinson, Outreach Educator Jay Lowder, ex-officio Board of Directors Daniella Salas, Visitor Services Nature Center Staff Nature Susan Snyder, Teacher/Naturalist (Utah Conservation Corp. Intern) page 2 it’s easy to be green in spring fish exhibitcontinued from p.1 ... It’s time to start thinking about all things large majority of vegetables and fruits purchased This project will enrich student and visitor green and spring. If you are planning your from the store are sprayed with chemicals before experiences with hands-on science education. garden, beginning your spring cleaning or they are harvested and purchasing organic can “The aquariums will help us teach about thinking about the insects that will soon be cost extra money. Utah’s wetland ecosystems, water quality emerging, these tips may interest you. - If you don’t have space for a garden, look into and native animals. With this exhibit on Spring Cleaning options such as raised beds, patio gardens or a site, we’ll be able to strengthen our current Simplify your cleaning materials. Use a home- renting a plot in a local community garden. programs and create new programs about made, environmentally friendly, all purpose - Plant native plants in your yard. You’ll use less native aquatic life,” said Ogden Nature cleaner for toilets, mirrors, countertops, cars, water which is good for the environment. Center teacher/naturalist Susan Snyder. upholstery and floors. Insects are a natural part of your garden’s The team of students from WSU is 1. Fill bottle half with water ecosystem but there are some that can cause comprised of Scott Sonntag and Audrey 2. Top it up with white distilled vinegar damage. Check out these earth friendly ways of Erickson in design engineering, and 3. Add 10-14+ drops lemongrass essential oil ridding your garden of pests. Luke Brixey and Colleen Heninger in 4. Add 2-3 drops of the earth-friendly dish- - The first defense is a healthy garden. Take manufacturing engineering. washing liquid (to stop streaking) care of your garden daily by removing weeds, “It is not enough for students to read about 5. Cap and shake disinfecting tools and rotating your crops. science; they must do science. We hope to 6. Label container clearly - Encourage insects like ladybugs and praying empower students and visitors who will 7. Store out of direct sunlight mantises that eat the unwanted insects. interact with these systems by encouraging Vodka also makes a great cleaning tool. Use - Combining 1 tablespoon of canola oil, 4 the enthusiasm that youth naturally have vodka to remove paint or ink from clothes or drops of Ivory soap and a quart of water in a for animals toward education,” said project as a weed killer. Vodka works great as a grout spray bottle is a great way to get rid of overeat- coordinator Scott Sonntag. cleaner to remove mold and mildew and to ing insects. Or try 2 tablespoons of baking soda This project is funded by a grant from the remove tree sap from car paint. and a quart of water for fungal diseases. Alan E. and Jeanne N. Hall Endowment for Laundry - Slugs are often the result of over-watering, so Community Outreach with help from WSU’s - Wash your clothes in cold. Washing in cold water less if these pests persist. Community Involvement Center. Other uses less energy, works just as well and you - You can make an easy and safe insect repellant project donations include: don’t have to sort. by using 10-25 drops of an essential oil and 2 • Facilities for manufacturing – WSU - When the weather is nice, dry your clothes tablespoons of a safe carrier oil or alcohol. Safe Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering outside on a clothesline. carrier options include olive oil, sunflower oil, Department • Fish and education – Utah - Buy detergent that is phosphate free. High witch hazel or even vodka. Division of Wildlife Resources • Education levels of phosphate lead to algae blooms in our Essential oil options: – WSU Zoology Department • Design input water systems that can suffocate aquatic life. Eucalyptus – repels mosquitoes, ticks and lice – Living Planet Aquarium • Various material In the Garden and Yard Citronella – repels mosquitoes, and biting flies donations from generous local companies. - Buy organic or heirloom seeds and start a Orange oil – repels fleas garden. Gardening at home saves money and helps control what you put into your body. A by Stefanie Miller, ONC education director Earth Day Poster Contest Come celebrate all things new at the Ogden APRIL Call For Entries Nature Center. Whether green and growing, Entries due by 4 pm, Saturday, April 10 newly hatched, or shaky legs upon hooves Birdhouse Competition Hey kids -- get out your art supplies and thinking setting out for the first time, appreciate your own • Entry deadline extended to Monday, April 5 caps for the annual Earth Day Art Poster Contest.
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