Quietly waiting in our woods are dozens of vernal pool wetlands that are soon to become temporary nurseries for thousands of animals - some that you can only see with a microscope! All's pretty quiet now, but in just a short time, choruses of wood frogs and spring peepers will join the melodies of songbirds returning to their nesting sites, and these vernal pools will be teeming with life. Read the rest of the York Land Trust Article. |
| Injured owls get aid - Donations have been pouring in for the Center for Wildlife's Emergency Owl Treatment Fund in response to this year's surge of injured barred owls. According to Lee Sullivan, CFW board member, donations have surpassed the $2,000 an anonymous donor pledged to match. At least half of the donations arrived with heartfelt notes. Read the rest of the Seacoast Online Article. |
Hibernation or Migration: What´s your Strategy? Each season, the York Land Trust and the Center for Wildlife will bring you a new feature to describe what is going on in the natural world around us. Click here to read this seasons feature. |
| York's Center for Wildlife Opens its Doors for Annual Tour. Area residents are invited to get a close-up view of wild birds, mammals and reptiles at The Center for Wildlife's annual Open House on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Click here for more details. |
| York Center for Wildlife Holds its Annual Open House. The York Center for Wildlife will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday for its annual open house. During that time, visitors will have the opportunity to meet many of the animals that the Center for Wildlife is rehabilitating for return to the wild, as well as many of its permanent animal residents and animal ambassadors. Click here for more details. |