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Farmers Market Coupons At The Grafton Senior Center

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Farmers Market Coupons are available at the Everett Wagar Senior Center in Grafton. Coupons will be distributed at the Senior Center. You must come in to the Center to receive your coupons. Coupons will be available until our supply is depleted.  To be eligible you must show proof of residency in Rensselaer County, be 60 years of age or older and meet income guidelines.
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Habitat In A Jar At GLSP

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Grafton Lakes State Park will host an educational program, “Habitat in a Jar,” at 2 pm on Sunday, August 4. Participants will learn about the habitat needs of various animals that call the Rensselaer Plateau home, explore nearby wetlands and build their own self-sustaining habitat to take home.
The program meets at the Park Office. Space is limited so please pre-register.
For more information on “Habitat in a Jar,” please call Jean at 518-279-1155. Information about Park events may also be found online at www.nysparks.com/parks.

Rensselaer Land Trust August Events

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Wetland Ecology Hike
Saturday, August 4, at 10 am. Join us for a two mile hike at Cranberry Pond. The site includes a high-quality spruce swamp, hemlock and hardwood forest, a bog-like poor fen and plants and animals rare for Rensselaer County. Local ecologist Dr. David Hunt will explain the difference between a bog and a fen and guide us through the different habitats. Wear footwear you can get very wet if you go into the fen. To register and get directions contact Nick Conrad at 518-279-1963 or nbconrad@msn.com.
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Fused Glass Workshop In Grafton

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The Grafton Community Library will present an introductory Fused Glass Workshop as part of the Grafton Community Arts Program that has been awarded grant funding from The Arts Center of the Capital Region.
Participants will learn the basic properties of glass as related to fusing and the process and techniques of fusing dichroic glass to make jewelry or small glass pieces. Dichroic glass’ main characteristic is that it transmits one wave length of light and reflects another, which means that it displays an array of colors and shows different colors depending on the angle of view. This makes it an exciting, ideal material for artistic endeavors.
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Programs At Dyken Pond

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Sunday, July 29 – Invasive Plant Species with David Hunt, 1 to 3 pm. Learn about invasive species on the Rensselaer Plateau, why they are so problematic and techniques to eradicate them. Pre-registration is encouraged; space limited This program is free.
Tuesday, July 31 – Make a Plaster Mammal Track with Josh Pulito. Learn about native mammals and how to identify their tracks, from 1 to 3 pm. This is part of the Junior Naturalist Series for kids of all ages. Pre-registration not required.
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