http://keeneweb.org/aveo Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:44:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AVEO is busy gearing up for our pilot season of the Pisgah State Park Invasive Plant Survey, with fieldwork to take place in October.  If you dig botany, are concerned about invasive plant species, or are just looking for a good excuse to take an autumn hike in Pisgah State ... http://keeneweb.org/aveo/2008/09/05/save-the-date-invasive-species-trainings-on-926-and-930/ AVEO and the Keene State College Film Society are thrilled to present a one-night-only benefit showing of Winged Migration, just in time for the fall bird migration in New England! Filmed on all seven continents, this Oscar-nominated documentary presents a breathtaking bird's-eye view of migrating birds in flight, best ... http://keeneweb.org/aveo/2008/08/06/winged-migration-is-coming-to-keene/ AVEO partners with Dr. Jon Atwood of Antioch University New England to operate summer bird banding stations in Ashuelot River Park and the Keene State College Wildlife Management Area. Come check it out at our bird banding demonstration at Ashuelot River Park on Tuesday, July ... http://keeneweb.org/aveo/2008/07/01/a-bird-in-the-hand/ ...by which I mean, the nasal PEENT of nighthawks nesting on Keene rooftops and foraging for insects attracted to city lights! Migrating nighthawks have begun to alight in our fair city, and AVEO is again training Nighthawk Patrol volunteers to monitor these state-threatened birds on summer evenings in Keene. ... http://keeneweb.org/aveo/2008/05/15/the-sound-of-summer/ AVEO and Keene State College Continuing Education proudly sponsor the Field Studies Program, which provides a hands-on introduction to natural history and ecological data collection in southwest New Hampshire. Students learn from local experts while exploring the woods, waters, and fields of the Ashuelot Valley, then go on to join ... http://keeneweb.org/aveo/2008/05/12/coming-soon-summer-field-studies-courses/ Please join us for the Animaterra Women's Chorus spring concert this Saturday, May 10, 7:30 pm at the Keene Unitarian Universalist Church (69 Washington Street, Keene). This lovely annual event will contribute proceeds to AVEO! Tickets will be available at the door, and cost $10 for Adults, ... http://keeneweb.org/aveo/2008/05/06/animaterra-womens-chorus-spring-concert-to-benefit-aveo/ The numbers are still trickling in, but by all counts we had a stellar year on the salamander beat! Well over 100 Salamander Crossing Guards crossed nearly 4000 amphibians at nine sites throughout Cheshire County and the Ashuelot watershed over the course of two Big Nights: in total, over ... http://keeneweb.org/aveo/2008/04/30/salamandering/ Tuesday, April 29. We had another Big, Big Night last night (we crossed nearly a thousand spotted salamanders and over 600 spring peepers!) but it looks like today's rains will end by early evening and turn into sunshine for the rest of the week, so salamander season may be ... http://keeneweb.org/aveo/2008/03/31/salamander-forecast-still-slumbering/ Don't let the snow fool you! The spring amphibian migration is just around the corner, and AVEO is training Salamander Crossing Guards to safely usher salamanders, frogs, and toads across busy roads on the Big Night(s)! Click here for Salamander Crossing Brigade training dates and details. http://keeneweb.org/aveo/2008/02/29/think-spring/ The long-awaited Bug Nights (and Bug Afternoons too!) are here! What can bugs tell us about water quality in the Ashuelot River? Get an up-close look at the amazing creatures that live beneath the riffles -- while helping AVEO monitor local water quality -- at indoor Bug Nights in February ... http://keeneweb.org/aveo/2008/02/06/bug-nights-are-here/