A word from

Wildwood

Winter 2010 - 2011

The Friends of Wildwood, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg, PA 17110

Anachronistic Tree PlantingProject Completed Employees from McNees, Wallace and Nurick LLC visited Wildwood Park in late October to finish the anachronistic trees project. They spent the day planting and staking sixteen trees in a reclaimed area near the pole barn.

In addition to the original four species (persimmon, osage orange, native holly and Kentucky coffee tree), three additional species were donated. They were honey locust, Washington hawthorne and paw paw.

Thank you to McNees, Wallace and Nurick LLC for their support of Wildwood Park and thank you to Friends of Wildwood Board Director, John Greenleaf III for spearheading his coworkers’ participation.

Steve Hoffman to speak on Rocky Mountain Hawk Migration

Steve Hoffman will be a guest speaker at the Olewine Nature Center on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Steve’s program will focus on his work with western North American raptor migration. Some of the questions that he will address will be the differences between eastern and western migration, prime time for observing migration and how environmental factors are impacting the health of western hawk and eagle populations.

Steve began his hawk watching “career” at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary while a freshman at Albright College in Reading. During his 30-year career he founded HawkWatch International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raptor conservation and worked as the Director of Bird Conservation for

Audubon Pennsylvania. He has written over 30 scientific papers on raptors and has given many presentations on raptor migration to audiences across the United States. He is currently the Executive Director for Montana Audubon.

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A word from Wildwoodis published quarterly by

The Friends of Wildwood100 Wildwood Way

Harrisburg, PA 17110(717) 221-0292 • (717) 221-0318 fax

www.wildwoodlake.orgEmail: friendsofww@wildwoodlake.org

Board OfficersMary Lou McDowell-PresidentArt Schiavo-Vice PresidentMarilyn Dowling-SecretaryLou Starzl-Treasurer

Board MembersRobert W. Colman, Ph.D.Carl DicksonGeorge B. Faries, Jr., M.D.John W. Greenleaf, IIIDee Walter KruleskiEmily Matlin, D.O.Wendy McClintockShawn ScottKathy SilksValerie SimmonsOlivia SusskindEugene Wingert

A Word from the President

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Wildwood Park and the Benjamin Olewine III Nature Center are part of the Dauphin County Parks and Recreation Department. The Benjamin Olewine III Nature Center is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is closed Mondays and

holidays. Wildwood Park’s trails are open from dawn until dusk. Programs can be viewed at www.dauphinc.org and questions can be directed to wwstaff@dauphinc.org.

County CommissionersJeff Haste, ChairmanMike PriesGeorge P. Hartwick III

Parks and Recreation DirectorCarl Dickson

Wildwood Park StaffNoel Falk, D. Ed., nfalk@dauphinc.org, Executive Administrator

Environmental Educators/Park NaturalistsSandra J. Lockerman, slockerman@dauphinc.orgSandra K. Nevius, snevius@dauphinc.orgChris J. Rebert, crebert@dauphinc.orgJane K. Webster, jwebster@dauphinc.org

Wildwood Park is bursting with activities this winter 2011. Please join us Sunday, January 9 at 1:00 PM for the Photo Contest Awards ceremony. All photos will remain on display in the Olewine Nature Center classroom the week of Jan. 9-15. February is our Annual Nature Used Book Sale. The Members Only presale is Sunday, January 30 from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. The public sale is February 1-27.

Friends and volunteers will staff a booth at the Penn-sylvania Farm Show January 9-15.

Finally, our winter series of free lectures begins Janu-ary 4. The theme for this year’s series is Tools for Sustainability and is funded through the Friends of Wildwood with a generous donation from the HEP Foundation.

The trails at Wildwood Park are always open in the winter. Please check the website www.wildwoodlake.org for daily trail conditions, nature sightings and program schedules.

Thank you to the many volunteers and friends who donate their special talents to Wildwood Park.

Happy New Year to you and your family.

I hope to see you at Wildwood. Bring a friend!

Mary Lou McDowellPresident, Friends of Wildwood

Wildwood Movie Matinees1:00—2:30 PM

Sunday, February 6 Saturday, March 5 Finding Nemo Wallace & Grommit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Free Pre-registration is not required

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Events CalendarNPR-No pre-registration, no fee * PR-Pre-registration and fee * PwR-Payment with Registration is required

All programs meet at Olewine Nature Center unless otherwise notedPrograms and events are listed at: www.dauphincounty.org and www.wildwoodlake.org

Call the Nature Center at 717-221-0292 for more details

Park Highlights

Tues., Jan. 4, Winter Lecture Series-George Weigel: Gardening with Mother Nature7:00 – 8:30 p.m., NPR

Tues., Jan. 18, Winter Lecture Series-Lamonte Garber: Clean Streams and a Healthy Chesapeake Bay7:00 – 8:30 p.m., NPR

Sat., Jan. 22, Girl Scouts-Brownies Senses Try-It Workshop10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., PwR

Feb. 1 – 27, 4th Annual Used Nature Book Sale10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., NPR

Tues., Feb. 1, Winter Lecture Series-Bill Sutton: Sustainability From The Ground Up7:00 – 8:30 p.m., NPR

Thurs., Feb. 3, Girl Scouts-Juniors Sky Search Badge Workshop6:00 – 9:00 p.m., PwR

Sat., Feb. 5, Let’s Go Tracking10:00 – 11:00 a.m., PwR

Sat., Feb. 5, Winter Tree Walk 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., PR

Sun., Feb. 6, Wildwood Movie Matinee: Finding Nemo1:00 – 2:30 p.m., NPR

Wed., Feb. 9, PA’s Mammals Educator Workshop9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., PR

Tues., Feb. 15, Winter Lecture Series-Cheryl Burns: Local Food: Balancing Information and Action7:00 – 8:30 p.m., NPR

Sat., Feb. 19, Girl Scouts-Juniors Eco-Action Badge Workshop10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., PwR

Wed., Feb. 23, Kids Outdoors: Animal Tracks10:00 – 11:00 a.m., PwR

Thurs., Feb. 24, Thirty Years of Hawk Migration Studies in Western North America with Steve Hoffman7:00 – 8:30 p.m., NPR

Tues., Mar. 1, Winter Lecture Series-Bonnie McCann and Jen Briggs: Energy Audits: The Savin’ of the Green!7:00 – 8:30 p.m., NPR

Sat., Mar. 5, Wildwood Movie Matinee: Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit1:00 – 2:30 p.m., NPR

Sat., Mar. 12, Volunteer Work Day10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., NPR

Sat., Mar. 12, Boy Scouts-Bears Weather Elective Workshop10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., PwR

Wed., Mar. 23, Kids Outdoors: Signs of Spring10:00 – 11:00 a.m., PwR

Sat., Mar. 26 and 27, Girl Scouts-Juniors Wildlife Badge Workshop10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., PwR

Tues., Mar. 29, The Birds of Wildwood6:00 – 7:00 p.m., PwR

2010 Walk for Wildwood ReviewIt was a beautiful autumn day for the 73 participants in the 2010 Walk for Wildwood. Sponsored by the Friends of Wildwood, this annual event raises money for educational programming at Wildwood.

Prizes were awarded for the most pledges raised for the event. First place went to Nancy Hinchey, second place went to Carol Buskirk and third place to Peggy Hazzard. Susan McLeod won the drawing for the Harrisburg Symphony tickets. A special thank you to Richard Fick from Wild Bird Garden for his generous awards.

Next year’s Walk will be held on September 25, 2011.

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Would you like to see more trees along your streets, downtown envi-ronments, or in

your neighborhood parks? Now is the time to make those trees a reality by talking with your township or borough supervisor and encouraging them to take advantage of the statewide tree planting initiative called TreeVitalize. This user friendly program funds half the cost of tree plantings.

Dauphin County Parks began administering the grant program in 2009 and since has assisted with funding tree plantings for eight municipalities total-ing $41,000. They included: City of Harrisburg, Millersburg Borough, Halifax Township, Hummel-stown Borough, Susquehanna Township, and Derry Township in Dauphin County; and Penn Township in Perry County. Call Chris Rebert at 717-221-0292 x 5 to inquire about TreeVitalize in your area.

Wildlife Sightings• An immature red-tailed hawk has been seen

around the bird feeders. It sits on a tree limb that hangs out over the Paxton Creek. It watches the gray squirrels that frequent the feeders.

• A ring-necked pheasant was seen crossing Indus-trial Road and entering the canal area along the Towpath Trail.

• Red fox have been seen occasionally in the Park.

2011 Wildwood Lecture Series ScheduleThis winter, the theme of the Wildwood Lecture Series is Tools for Sustainability. The public is invited to the bimonthly Tuesday evening lectures which are held at 7:00 p.m. The lecture schedule can be found on the back page or at www.wildwoodlake.org.

The Wildwood Lecture Series has been underwritten by the Friends of Wildwood with the support of a generous donation from The Hep Foundation.

Wildwood Park Featured in Patriot News Described as “acres of sparkling lake, miles of trails and home to a “Don’t Miss” nature center”, Wildwood Park was featured in a fall Patriot News article about local places to enjoy a healthy walk. Featured along with Gifford Pinchot and Pine Grove Furnace State Parks, York Heritage Rail Trail and the Capital Area Greenbelt, Wildwood Park was recognized for its variety of trails and board-walks, picturesque foliage and its proximity to Harrisburg.

Photo by Charlie Smith

New Park RegulationSharp declines in the populations of amphibians and reptiles within Wildwood Park has led to the decision that no amphibians or reptiles may be removed from the Park. This includes all waterways and land area within the park boundaries. This policy is in accordance with the County of Dauphin Ordinances and with the consent of the PA Fish and Boat Commission.

Tree Plantings for Communities

Photo by Charlie Smith

Members Only Event Notice

Current members of the Friends of Wildwood will have the opportunity

to make their purchases at the Members Only Used Nature Book

Pre-Sale Event on Sunday, January 30 from 1:00—3:00 p.m.

Two New Directors Elected to BoardThe annual meeting of the Friends of Wildwood was held in November. The current slate of officers was reelected to serve another term. They are Mary Lou McDowell-President, Art Schiavo-Vice President, Marilyn Dowling-Secretary and Lou Starzl-Treasurer.

Two new directors were nominated for terms on the Board. Shawn Scott, who was appointed to replace a director who moved out of the area, was officially nominated and approved to the Board. Shawn is Senior Director of Claims at Capital Blue Cross in Harrisburg. Shawn chairs the Photography Contest committee. The second nomination and approval was for Valerie Simmons. Valerie is the CEO of the PROGRAM for Female Offenders in Harrisburg and serves on the localFEMA Board of the South Central Pennsylvania Food Bank.

Thank You Friends of Wildwood MembersThe Board of Directors would like to recognize the 2010 Friends of Wildwood members for their support. If a name has been missed, please call Sandy Lockerman at 221-0292.

Kevin & Cathi AllowayThe Ammirati FamilyDr. & Mrs. William M. AndersonMr. & Mrs. Richard AnginoMr. Steven C. AnthonyAdam AukampMr. & Mrs. Paul BakerMr. Jack BanksMs. Kathryn BardM. B. BarrettDr. Robert & Jane BauerMs. Jean BeckerMr. Arthur L. BergerMs. Carol A. BixlerMr. & Mrs. Phil BloomMr. Douglas Bonsall & Mr. Craig StallerMs. Becky BooneMs. Jennifer Wolbach BowesMs. Judith BowmanMs. Robin BrightbillCarol & Drannon BuskirkMr. & Mrs. Tom Bydlon & FamilyMr. William CarlsonWilliam ChaissonMs. Michelle CohenDr. Robert W. ColmanMrs. Helen McVey ColvinHarrisburg Area Civic Garden ClubMs. Elizabeth ConwayBurnell CristMs. Lucretia CrumMr. & Mrs. Courtland DaltonMs. Jane S. DaltonMr. Dale L. DarkesMr. Thomas DeppenMs. Donna DericksonMr. Carl DicksonKelly DonaldsonSusanne & Carl DonmoyerDr. Carl DorkoMr. Galen L. DormanMrs. Marilyn A. DowlingJane Earle & Larry JacksonMr. & Mrs. Russell FaberDr. Noel FalkDr. & Mrs. George Faries

Jane FennellyCarmen & Tonia FinestraMr. & Mrs. Daniel G. FleagleMs. Dolores ForsythAnn & Don FranklinDoris W. FunkMr. Albert GalatanGarden Club of HarrisburgMr. & Mrs. Robert F. GaynesMr. Fred GilesEsther Goropoulos & Robert KandratavichMr. John W. Greenleaf, IIIMs. Ellen P. GrahamGlenn & Dorothy GrimmJoan Y. HaasLinda HardyGary L. Harke & Bonnee Lauridsen VossMs. Estelle HartranftCommissioner George P. Hartwick, IIICommissioner Jeff HasteMargaret HayesMs. Susan J. HazeltonMr. & Mrs. Tom HazzardScott HeilandJohn R. HeapesMs. Marthan J. HeistMrs. E. Louise HepschmidtB. Michael HollickMs. Barbara E. HorstMarianne HottensteinMs. Linda K. HousealMr. James ImlerLee JohnsonMs. Carole D. JonesMs. Elise D. JuersMrs. Elsie D. KennoMr. & Mrs. Joseph KleinMr. & Mrs. Robert KnerrMs. Dee Walter KruleskiMs. Leah KuhnsFranklin & Elizabeth KuryKelly KylePeter LaBella & Diane MulcahyAnne LappleyMr. Matthew LavelleMs. Patricia A. Lavelle

Ms. Debra LeeMr. & Mrs. Richard LenglerDr. Ruth LeventhalMr. Joe LewinMs. Carol LupkieTodd & Lisa LupoldMr. & Mrs. E. Arnold MaheyMs. Pattie MargolisFran MarpleDr. Allen MarshallMs. Judith MarshallMr. & Mrs. Christopher MashburnDr. Emily W. Matlin, D.O.Ms. Helen MatlinMr. & Mrs. George E. MatthaisMr. Lance McAfeeMs. Wendy McClintockMs. Mary Louise McDowellMark, Jane & Emily MendlowJamie R. MillerMr. William S. MillerMs. Karyl MillerMr. Daniel MinkMr. Marlan MolinelliJim & Phyllis MooneyJames & Carol NelsonLin & Nan NesterWilliam & Sandra NorkMarcia NyePatricia OdomMr. Benjamin Olewine, IIIMr. Benjamin Olewine, IVMr. Ray OsifHarold & Ann PaceyMr. Eric Papenfuse & FamilyMs. Kay PattersonMr. & Mrs. Robert PeelMr. & Mrs. Rick PriceCommissioner Mike PriesMr. & Mrs. Stanley RamerGinny RechMr. Stephen R. ReedMr. & Mrs. John ReighterJess ReppChuck RhodesRobert A. Ritchey

Mr. Marc-Carroll RigelEric Roden Mr. James RoofMr. Dale RupertRichard SadlockJane SalladeSally SchachArt SchiavoMs. Cheryl SchrinerStephen I. SchwalmMs. Shawn ScottMr. & Mrs. David ShallMiss Ruth E. ShankMr. Aaron SherrickEdward & Marcia ShorePaul L. ShowalterRoger & Joann SiderMr. & Mrs. Conrad SiegelMr. & Mrs. Robert SilksMr. F. M. Richard SimonsLois SmithMs. Nancy SpandlerMr. & Mrs. Morton SpectorMs. Rachel SpringerAnita StabileLouis StarzlMr. Brian SteidleDavid B. SterlingMr. & Mrs. Robert StineMr. & Mrs. William SuhringOlivia SusskindMs. Jody Baker TayMs. Sabrina TrayerLinda & Joseph UmholtzMr. Larry UsselmanMr. & Mrs. Philip J. WalshMr. & Mrs. Lee WebbMrs. Jane Webster Terry WeirichKaren WelshTimothy WhelanMs. Susan WilderGene Wingert Janet G. WolgemuthBonnie YoungMary Jo Zemitis

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Volunteer NewsThank You VolunteersThe Friends of Wildwood would like to recognize the 2010 volunteers listed below for their time and effort in Wildwood Park. Volunteer opportunities are available, contact Sandy Lockerman at 221-0292.

Ambrus Eni & Heather YundtAmmirati FamilyBill AndersonSteve AnthonyPat ArmoldLarry ArnoldKathy BardM.B. BarrettNicole BeaverMary BigelowBetty & Bruce BishoffNancy & Gina BoitoCindy BoltCarol BuskirkMarianne CaplanBob CarbonneauBrianna ColesRobert ColmanHelen ColvinGayle CowdrightDale DarkesGloria & Willie DavisDonna DericksonHeather DockClare DolbinCarl & Susanne DonmoyerDovey Family

Marilyn DowlingAlice EckardtCindy EndersCharles ErismanDaniel FarberGeorge FariesLeslie FergusonApril FerreeJim FosterBecky FronkBert FryPat GeorgeJosephine GilmoreRudy GornikEsther GoropoulosCheri & Wade GreeneJohn Greenleaf, IIITim GroveLinda HardyLexi HincheyBob HinkelmanDan HippensteelJeff HoltzmanSarah HostetterDonna HustedRichard HylanLarry Imes

Dan JaycoxEmily JohnsonDave JohnsonAmy KauffmanBryanna KennoElsie KennoAmy KlippelDick KohrDonnie KoufTom KramerJanet & Mike KrnjaicDee KruleskiPat & Matt LavelleStephanie LivelsbergerGary LockermanJackie LordJackie & James LoveKatie LukensBill & Carol MaderAllen MarshallCara Martinez-WilliamsEmily MatlinMath/Science Academy StudentsJohn MaxwellWendy McClintockMary Lou McDowellDan McNally

Joe MillerCheryl MishlerIan MooneySydney MooreStaci MorcomSteve MorrisAndy NanovicSharon NeviusJim & Lovena Nickle HaslamMarcia NyeJames & Pat OdomOrris FamilyHarold PaceyPamela Parson & Keith BentzMike PetersShane QuakerJoe RehkampRosanny ReyesBonnie RhoadsLori RicardDale RupertKrystal RutterBecky SandersJessica SantiagoArt SchiavoSarah SchulkinsShawn Scott

Carole & George SegerThomas SemonesJoann SiderKathy SilksValerie SimmonsCharlie SmithLoretta SmithTerry SmithDan SnowdenKaja SpaseffLou StarzlDave StaufferMike SteffenDorie StineJim SullivanOlivia SusskindGail SuttonPatsy Taylor-MooreJulie ThommenLaurie & Anthony ViozziElinor WagnerPhil Walsh Will WebsterWendorf/Klippel FamilyGene Wingert Mary Jo ZemitisJennifer Zierer

Wildwood’s Newest Intern-Shane QuakerFor the next 5 months, Wildwood Park will once again host a student intern from Shippensburg

University’s master’s program in Organizational Leadership and Develop-ment. Shane Quaker is from Camp Hill and follows the successful 2009 internship of another Shippensburg graduate student.

The goal of Shane’s internship will be to explore the aspects of volunteerism at Wildwood Park. What better way to learn about the volunteers than for him to become a volunteer himself. He will be partici-pating in all aspects of the Park and Nature Center from the front desk to programs to the monthly volunteer work day.

As part of his studies he will be conducting a survey of the Wildwood’s volunteers to explore the reasons that folks volunteer their time and effort. His research and analysis will help Wildwood Park to enhance the volunteer program.

Volunteer Work Day Coordinators Initiated in the 1990s by long time volunteer and friend of Wildwood Allen Marshall, the Volunteer Work Day continues with much enthusiasm from participants, staff, and most of all the Volunteer Work Day Co-ordinators. From March through November, the Volunteer Work Day is held on the second Satur-day of each month. The Work Days are an opportunity for all to spend time in the beautiful park, work outside, and help Wildwood’s park and habitat enhancement projects.

In 2010, the Volunteer Work Days totaled 112 participants. Projects included gardening for wild-life, landscaping, litter clean up, trail improve-ments, plantings and more. Special recognition goes to Volunteer Work Day Coordinators Pat George, John Maxwell and Linda Hardy (no photo avail-able). It is the leadership, knowledge, dedication, and talent of these three volunteers that enables the Work Day’s success.

Pat George

John Maxwell

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Membership Benefits Your membership supports the ongoing environ-mental education programs and conservation efforts of Wildwood Park and the Benjamin Olewine III Nature Center.

Membership includes the following:

• 10% discount off Nature Shop purchases

• Subscription to A Word from Wildwood quarterly newsletter

• Invitations to special programs or activities “For Members Only”

• Reciprocal membership in more than 125 nature centers throughout the country that participate in the Association of Nature Center Administrators program

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Olewine Family Honored The Benjamin Olewine III Family was honored in October with the Conservationists of the Year Award from the Central Pennsylvania Conservancy. The event was held at the Wildwood Conference Center at Harrisburg Area Community College.

Congratulations to the Olewine Family from the Wildwood staff, volunteers and Friends of Wildwood.

A Word from Wildwood can now be sent electronically to Friends of Wildwood members. Contact the editor at slockerman@dauphinc.org with a subject header of “Newsletter” to sign up

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The Friends of Wildwood Lake Nature Center, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization listed with the PA Bureau of Charitable Organizations, and incorporated within the Commonwealth of PA. It is an advocate for Wildwood Park through preservation, education and financial support.

Friends of Wildwood100 Wildwood WayHarrisburg, PA 17110(717) 221-0292www.wildwoodlake.org

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PAIDHARRISBURG PAPERMIT NO. 533

30% Recycled post-consumer fiber

2011 Wildwood Park Lecture Series: Tools for Sustainability

Olewine Nature Center 7:00 pm

January 4: George Weigel: Gardening with Mother Nature

January 18: Lamonte Garber: Clean Streams & a Healthy Chesapeake Bay

February 1: Bill Sutton: Sustainability From the Ground Up

February 15: Cheryl Burns: Local Food: Balancing Information and Action

March 1: Bonnie McCann & Jen Briggs: Energy Audits: The Savin’ of the Green!