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[Mike_L]

Walks at Six Mile Creek Natural Area

Friends of Six Mile Creek and the City of Ithaca Natural Areas Commission announce the first three walks in the 2011 Explore Your Watershed series.
For more information and maps see www.sixmilecreek.org.

Invasive Plants. April 16. 10 am - noon. An introduction to the natural history of invasive plants. Learn about mugwort, honeysuckle, garlic mustard, knotweed, Norway maple and swallow-wort, all found in the Six Mile Creek Natural Area. Led by plant ecologist Tom Whitlow. Meet in the parking lot of the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve.

Six Mile Creek Geology and Stream Geomorphology. April 30. 10 am - noon. Learn all about the forces that have, and continue to, shape the course of Six Mile Creek through the valley. Led by geologist Dan Karig. Meet in the parking lot of the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve.

Birdwatching at Six Mile Creek. May 21. 7 - 9 am. Led by Meena Haribal. Meet in the parking lot of the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve. Bring binoculars!
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