Kids Parties - AD - Sunday, July 25, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Tonette Stone
Party Leader & Face Painter
Kids Parties by Tonette
KidsPartiesbyTonette@gmail.com

Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge in Alabama and Shelby, NY has announced an exciting new program to introduce children to nature. In the “Take A Kid Along” (TAKA) program, children will learn about the nesting habits of Eastern bluebirds and about other wildlife by accompanying members of the Friends of Iroquois NWR, Inc. as they monitor bluebird nest boxes on the Refuge. Friends of Iroquois NWR, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose sole purpose is to support the Refuge. The program is open to children ages 6-16 years of age but is limited to four children. Parents may accompany younger children on outings if they wish. Outings will be scheduled Monday �" Friday, 3:00 pm �" 5:00 pm during the nesting season. Participants must agree to commit to a minimum of five days, at least one day a week. For an application and more information visit the Friends website at www.friendsofiroquoisnwr.org or contact Dorothy Gerhart at 585-948-5445 Ext. 200. Applications must be received by May 27, 2010 at 4 pm. If more than four applications are received a lottery will be held to select the participants.

Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge announced today that the Kestrel Cam is now up and running. A camera mounted in the roof of a kestrel nest box at the Refuge will give live views of nesting activity. Visitors may view the images at the Refuge office, 1101 Casey Road, Alabama, NY or via the web at http://newyorkwild.org/kestrel/kestrel.htm.

You can now connect with Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge through Twitter. The Refuge will post Tweets regularly to keep the public up on what is happening on the Refuge through a page maintained by the Northeast Region --