[SustainableTompkins] FLPCI March Programming

[Steve Gabriel]

CAYUGA NATURE CENTER
and
Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
1420 Taughannock Blvd
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-6260
www.cayuganaturecenter.org
www.fingerlakespermaculture.org


MARCH 2008 EVENTS

-- Economics - 3/1
-- Governance - 3/2
-- Designing an Agroforestry Site with Maple Sugaring - 3/15
-- Water - 3/15
-- Waste Treatment - 3/16
-- MapleFest 2008 - 3/29 & 3/30


March is Maple Month at Cayuga Nature Center and we a busy running 
around the woods collecting sap and boiling it into syrup. We encourage 
you to stop by for a visit - you can find out when the trees are running 
by calling us at 607-273-6260. We also have pints, quarts, and half 
gallons of pure maple syrup for sale. Find out more at 
www.CayugaNatureCenter.org


ECONOMICS
part of the Winter Weekends PDC

Saturday, March 1
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
$50 each class/$150 for four (see schedule online)

As the gap between rich and poor widens, finances and money become a 
difficult issue both in terms of scale and possibility. This module will 
explore our personal relationship to the world of money, and discuss how 
permaculture design can help us create more sustainable financial 
choices and happier futures.


GOVERNANCE
part of the Winter Weekends PDC

Sunday, March 2
9:00 am - 4:00pm
$50 each class/$150 for four (see schedule online)

Is there a method to the madness? This topic is most often left to far 
off politicians but is rooted ultimately in people and place for 
beneficial functionality. We will take a look at organizing tools, 
community structures, and bioregional principles to understand the types 
of possibilities we can create for the future.


DESIGNING AN AGROFORESTRY SITE WITH MAPLE SUGARING
Saturday, March 15
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Fee: Sliding scale $5 - $15

Maple Sugaring is a regenerative practice that can be easily combined 
with mushroom cultivation, timber management, and edible and medicinal 
mushroom production. Come enjoy a tour of our budding agroforestry 
project led by Land Use Manager Steve Gabriel who will share designs and 
engage participants with tools to help in designing their own forest stands.


WATER
part of the Winter Weekends PDC

Saturday, March 15
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
$50 each class/$150 for four (see schedule online)

Water is a necessary element to all life on the planet, and yet most 
humans on the plant lack access to clean water while “developed” 
countries pollute and waste it as if there were no tomorrow. We will 
look at strategies for the capture and storage of water as a way to 
revitalize watersheds, prepare for drought conditions, and ensure the 
continuation of this precious resource.


WASTE TREATMENT
part of the Winter Weekends PDC

Sunday, March 16
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
$50 each class/$150 for four (see schedule online)

In our culture waste is treated as a nuance to be dealt with in the most 
removed ways possible; conventional methods of sewage treatment and 
water purification also host a number of detrimental consequences. In 
this module we will explore our attitudes of waste and discuss 
strategies that can lead us down the path to a zero waste lifestyle.


2008 MAPLEFEST
Saturday, March 29 & Sunday, March 30
10am - 4pm
Fee: $12 Adults, $8 Children, $25 Families (members receive $2 off 
admission)

One of the great treasures of New York State is maple syrup! At Cayuga 
Nature Center, we have turned that treasure in a two day festival 
celebrating syrup, community and the great outdoors. It’s called 
MapleFest; the annual festival is now in its 29th year. This year’s 
event features live local music from over ten groups; boiling and 
tapping demonstrations, educational pieces about the history of maple 
syrup, arts and crafts, entertainers, a firetruck, live animals, and a 
local foods pancake breakfast!

Cayuga Creamery will be on hand for refreshments, along with other local 
food and craft vendors. Live entertainment will be provided by the 
Wayward Girls, Zela Zola, the El Caminos, the Native Earthling Band, and 
other local musicians. There will be hourly tours of our sugarbush 
trail, which tells the story of sugaring from Native Americans to 
present day production systems.



ABOUT

Cayuga Nature Center (www.cayuganaturecenter.org) (CNC) is a place to 
explore the wonders of nature. We invite you to visit our collection of 
over 40 live Animals, climb around Treetops, our six story observational 
tree-house, or simply enjoy the outdoors while walking our five miles of 
interpretive trails, which meander through a mature deciduous forest, 
along gorges and streams, and past a variety of native plants and wildlife.

Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (www.fingerlakespermaculture.org) is 
a project of CNC providing affordable and experiential learning events 
in the Finger Lakes bioregion of New York State. We offer two annual 
Permaculture Design Certification courses, monthly brunches featuring 
local farmers, and a variety of other programming for children and adults.


Hours for the Main Lodge

Monday - Sunday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Trails are open to the pubic from dawn to dusk, 365 days a year.

General Admission: $3 Adults, $2 Seniors/Students, $1 Kids


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