BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Emmaus Rotary Club and Rotary Club of Allentown Joint Service P roject! Rotary District 7430 Day of Environmental Service Wildlands Black River Sanctuary Planting Project Rain Date! Saturday\, May 13\, 2023 8:00 am -? The more hands-on deck the less time this will take! Rain Date TBD i f needed. Join Allentown and Emmaus Rotary Clubs & Interact Clubs to plan t native species in the public access parking area as the first leg of the Wildlands Black River Sanctuary Preservation Project! The 180-acre Black River Sanctuary\, located just northeast of Emmaus\, PA\, is unique in ma ny ways. It contains the headwaters for three different watersheds\, has t he exposed “spine” of the south mountain\, numerous wetlands\, meadows \, and forests\; is home to hundreds of different species from butterflies to bears and all located within minutes of the cities of the Lehigh Valle y. Parking areas will incorporate aspects that are designed to have the sm allest impact as possible and enhance the conservation values of the prope rty. The parking areas will incorporate the use of native plants as buffer s and visual cues that will delineate the limits of the lot as well as dem onstrate the values of native plantings in the landscape. Only volunteers who register to attend using this event page will receive important volun teer information. Please email MeghanReed517@gmail.com with questions. The re is no address for the site yet\, but the parking area is at the corner of Church Rd and Stonesthrow Rd in Bethlehem. It's just a field/dirt lot a t the moment\, underneath the powerlines.  GPS coordinates are 40°34'19 .4"N 75°24'37.6"W - Google Maps  Look for the Emmaus Rotary Sandwich Bo ard sign.    We will have some snacks\, coffee and a water barrel that you can refill from and encourage folks to bring their own reusable bottle s if possible. There WILL be a portable restroom onsite! (yay!) You may wa nt to bring a camp chair along if you need to take a rest.    What to we ar: (plan to get in the dirt!)  Gloves are encouraged. Long Sleeves and L ong Pants (to protect from ticks you may want to wear a insect repellent)   Sneakers or boots     What to bring (if you can):  Shovels or Planti ng Trowels Digging Bar Post Hole Digger Pruning Shears Tinsnips/Pliers wit h Wire Cutters   If you have any questions please reach out to Meghan R eed from Emmaus Rotary at meghanreed517@gmail.com or 610-737-5942 or Nic Ziegler from Wildlands at nziegler@wildlandspa.org.    DTEND:20230513T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T102305Z DTSTART:20230513T120000Z LOCATION:Church Road SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Rotary & Wildlands Black River Sanctuary Planting UID:de04b294-ef82-41cd-8ed6-601a1bba4172 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Emmaus Rotary Club and Rotary Club of Allentown Joint Service Project!

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Rotary District 7430 Day of Environmental Se rvice

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Wildlands Black River Sanctu ary Planting Project
\nRain Date! Saturday\, May 13\, 2023
\n8:0 0am -? The more hands-on deck the less time this will take!
\nRain Da te TBD if needed.

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Join Allentown and Emmaus Rotary Clu bs &\; Interact Clubs to plant native species in the public access park ing area as the first leg of the Wildlands Black River Sanctuary Preservat ion Project!

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The 180-acre Black River Sanctuary\, loca ted just northeast of Emmaus\, PA\, is unique in many ways. It contains th e headwaters for three different watersheds\, has the exposed &ldquo\;spin e&rdquo\; of the south mountain\, numerous wetlands\, meadows\, and forest s\; is home to hundreds of different species from butterflies to bears and all located within minutes of the cities of the Lehigh Valley. Parking ar eas will incorporate aspects that are designed to have the smallest impact as possible and enhance the conservation values of the property. The park ing areas will incorporate the use of native plants as buffers and visual cues that will delineate the limits of the lot as well as demonstrate the values of native plantings in the landscape.

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Only volu nteers who register to attend using this event page will receive important volunteer information.
\nPlease email MeghanReed517@gmail.com with q uestions.

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There is no address f or the site yet\, but the parking area is at the corner of Church Rd and S tonesthrow Rd in Bethlehem. It'\;s just a field/dirt lot at the moment\ , underneath the powerlines. \; GPS coordinates are \;40°\;34'\;19.4"\;N 75°\;24'\;37.6"\;W - Google Map s \; Look for the Emmaus Rotary Sandwich \;Board sign.  \;
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We will have some snacks\, coffee \;and a water barrel that you can refill from and encourage folks to bring their own reusable bottles if possible. There WILL be a portable restroom onsit e! (yay!) You may want to bring a camp chair along if you need to take a r est. \;
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What to wear: (plan to get in the dirt!) \;
\n Gloves are encouraged.
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Long Sleeves and Long P ants (to protect from ticks you may want to wear a insect repellent) \ ;
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Sneakers or boots
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What to bring (if you can): \;
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Shovels or Planting Trowels
\nDigging Bar
\nPost Hole Digg er
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Pruning Shears
\nTinsnips/Pliers with Wire Cutters
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If you have any questions \;please \;reach out to Meghan Reed f rom Emmaus Rotary at \;meghanreed517@gmail.com&n bsp\;or 610-737-5942 or Nic Ziegler from \;Wildlands< /span> \;at \;nziegler@wildlandspa.org.&nbs p\;
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