On Saturday, members of the Whittier Narrows Nature Center Associates took the bull by the horns and cleaned and tidied the nature center gift shop.It wasn't spring cleaning, but fall cleaning. Which makes sense since fall and winter are the height of bird activity at Whittier Narrows.
The project was the idea of Associate Jessica Nava, who led the effort that involved about half a dozen volunteers and staff.
There are some very nice items in the gift shop: a good selection of books, some wonderful nature photographs, naturalist equipment for kids, and small items to serve as mementos of a visit to the Whittier Narrows wildlife sanctuary.
There are a number of nature walks offered each month by the Associates, the staff and now the Whittier Area Audubon Society.
Plan a visit or just drop in for some peace among the wildlife.
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More photos at Flickr.com
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ReplyDeleteAt any rate, the Nature Center looked good to me BEFORE: Its comparison to an O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? cabin by a Discovery Center promoter might be apt, but misses the point, that it is charming and sits cozily in the natural setting, rather than bullying over it. I hope the Friends realize that what need cleaning up most of all is the Natural Area especially between Durfee and the canal. It gives tons-of-dead-brush & trash) fuel to Discovery boondogglers to see the acreage just beyond the Nature Center so dead, treeless, forbidding (all those rusted Gov't Property Keep Out signs), and wildlife-deficient: More bird action in places like the banks of the Bicentennial Park Access or many of our cement-sided streams. Yes, SOME dead stuff is cover, but would be real habitat if it were covered by native grape (for instance). I can't understand why native trees aren't planted.