The Garden Club of Switzerland was well represented at the 11th Annual Bartram Bash at Alpine Groves Park on 4/18. We had several tables of crafts for and about birds and conservation information highlighting the decline of the monarch and the need to plant native milkweed. We were treated to a stellar performance of, "William Bartram Speaks," featuring Mike Adams, owner of Saturiwa Tree Farm and Conservation homestead, as William Bartram and his Indian guide and friend (shown in photo along with Beverly Fleming and a member of the Friends of Alpine Groves). The day was splendid, and the highlight of it was being able to watch our own Beverly Fleming receive the Fellow Man and Mother Earth award for 2015 from the Stetson Kennedy Foundation. Well-deserved!
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| Beverly Fleming Receiving Fellow Man and Mother Earth Award |
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Janet, Mickey, Linda, and Sarah represented the club and encouraged visitors to enjoy bird-friendly crafts, such as making an owl photo out of pine cone scales or decorating a grapevine wreath with nesting materials so the birds could more easily build their nests.
The tables were busy all day with enthusiastic youngsters.
The materials used were collected out of our gardens. Here's an example of how a chickadee used some of those materials to build her nest from leaves, lichen, moss, and adding her own touch - animal fur and down.
Mickey had made a tri-fold display describing the monarch decline that many believe qualifies it to be put on the
endangered species list. Our Monarch Committee is encouraging the growth and planting of native milkweed. Janet got busy in the kitchen and made the cutest butterfly brownies. Good thing I got a photo before the event started. They didn't last long...
We think William Bartram would have been delighted by the celebration of his birthday, and we were proud to play a part in the Bartram Birthday Bash.
The materials used were collected out of our gardens. Here's an example of how a chickadee used some of those materials to build her nest from leaves, lichen, moss, and adding her own touch - animal fur and down.
Mickey had made a tri-fold display describing the monarch decline that many believe qualifies it to be put on the endangered species list. Our Monarch Committee is encouraging the growth and planting of native milkweed. Janet got busy in the kitchen and made the cutest butterfly brownies. Good thing I got a photo before the event started. They didn't last long...
We think William Bartram would have been delighted by the celebration of his birthday, and we were proud to play a part in the Bartram Birthday Bash.
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