Birding Walk At Caleb Smith State Park Preserve

by Carole Paquette

Birding Walk at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve

 Eric Powers with a Great Horned OwlBiologist and outdoorsman Eric Powers will conduct a birding walk at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve on Jericho Turnpike in Smithtown on Saturday, May 9, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. Call (631) 366-3288. The free event is part of the 2015 Lecture Series sponsored by the Friends of Caleb Smith Preserve, and will involve walking about two miles. Walkers are urged to wear sensible footwear and bring binoculars and a camera with a telephoto lens, if they are able.

Having extensively explored the historic Caleb Smith park, “Ranger Eric” - as students know him - will lead attendees to some of his favorite locations to see birds and other wildlife, as well as highlighting plants and freshwater springs, the life-blood of the Park.  

A former park ranger in Colorado, Eric Powers led nature hikes until he joined the US Peace Corps as an environmental education officer for two years. In 2005 he started his dream company “Your Connection to Nature” [YC2N] dedicated to meaningful environmental education programs and eco-tourism. These programs connect classrooms to field studies, and give people a deeper understanding of their local environment. His latest endeavors include a monthly cable TV series about Long Island nature, a Marine Explorers Summer Camp, as well as the original “Quail vs Ticks Project”.  For more information, visit his website at  HYPERLINK “http://www.YC2N.com” www.YC2N.com

For more information about Friends activities, and events, visit  HYPERLINK “http://www.friendsofcalebsmith.org” www.friendsofcalebsmith.org