What: Village Fair and Rain Barrel Giveaway
Where: Town of Berlin Calvin B. Taylor Museum
When: Saturday, June 13, 10:00 am
Contact: Steve Farr, 410-629-1538
GBG and TOWN OF BERLIN GO GREEN FOR VILLAGE FAIR
June 8,2009, Berlin MD- Grow Berlin Green (GBG) and the Town of Berlin have joined forces to add onto Saturdays’ Berlin Village Fair by offering a variety of fun-filled and educational activities on the lawn of the Calvin B. Taylor Museum. Spread over the course of the day, these activities will include:
Rain Barrel Rage – The Town of Berlin is building rain barrels from recycled barrels donated by Short’s Marine and will be making them available to Berlin residents for $20 while supplies last. Residents of the town can pre-order barrels (one per household) by calling Steve Farr at 410-629-1538 or sending an email to growberlingreen@hotmail.com.
Wildlife Demonstration and Education – Maryland Conservation Corps of Assateague State Park will be bringing a few furry, feathered and scalely celebrities from the Scales and Tails live animal program from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm.
Coast Kids’ Program Toad Abode Workshop – Assateague Coastal Trust’s Coast Kids will host a workshop on how to build toad houses from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon.
Tree Walk and Bark Rubbings – The Lower Shore Land Trust will host a walk through the Town of Berlin to view and learn about the town’s amazing and diverse tree specimens. Bark rubbing materials will be provided. Meet at the Taylor House lawn at 11 am.
Rain Garden Demonstration – Keota Silaphone, GIS analyst for Worcester County, will be conducting a Rain Garden Workshop from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, including the construction of a rain garden on the property of Pat Belt located at the corner of Harrison Avenue and Broad Street.
Herp Search – The Maryland Coastal Bays Program will lead a “herp search” to discover our reptile and amphibian neighbors at the Stephen Decatur Park pond. The search begins at the Museum lawn where the walk to the Park will leave at 1:00 p.m.
LESSON (Lower Eastern Shore Sustainable Organic Network) will be joining us on the Taylor House lawn to share information about their mission to create a safe, just, and sustainable food system for the region. They will also have an exhibit of live worms which can be used in composting from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Please join GBG and the Town of Berlin in the cool green shade of the Taylor House lawn this Saturday.
GBG is a campaign to promote conservation and environmental protection in the Town of Berlin. For more information on this new group email us at info@growberlingreen.org.
