WURTSBORO – The Basha Kill Area Association seeks volunteers for their popular spring/summer Nature Watch Program. If you love nature, are willing to share your passion and have a few weekend hours to offer, then you’d make a great addition to our Team! In return, you will learn about our local bald eagle population, watch eaglets and other birds through high-powered scopes and meet people who share your interest. The program is likewise a great way for high school and college students to satisfy service-learning requirements.

Our presentation this year will come from Kristyn Gessner and Olivia Castenada from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation eagle monitoring program. Participants will also learn about the technical details of Nature Watch. Training will finish with a visit to the main Basha Kill boat launch to see Nature Watch’s location and become familiar with spotting scope usage.

After training, volunteers sign up for three shifts (three hours each) on Saturdays and Sundays from April through June. If you love the Basha Kill and like to talk with others, this program is for you! Training is Saturday, March 21st at the Mamakating Environmental Education Center, 62 South Rd, Wurtsboro, NY 12790, at the corner of South Road and Haven Road. Sign-in: 9:30 am, Training 10 am - 12 noon. To register in advance or for more details, email norabrusinski@gmail.com.