A Sky that Sings program with Anita Sanchez at Schoharie Crossing

Fort Hunter, NY – Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site will host environmental educator and author, Anita Sanchez on Thursday, August 21st at 6:30pm inside the Enders House for a program about her new book, “A Sky That Sings.”

Sanchez will offer discussion about bird songs, their calls, and ways humans can enjoy their beauty.  Attendees will hear their music, and she will discuss common birds to our region. “A Sky That Sings” is co-written by George Steele.

Anita Sanchez is an award-winning author of books on environmental science and nature for children and adults.

Sanchez’s books sing the praises of unloved plants and animals: dandelions, poison ivy, bats, tarantulas. She loves to explore the under-appreciated wild places of the world, from glaciers to mud puddles.

Anita worked for many years as an environmental educator for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at education centers across the state, teaching classes and developing curricula for thousands of students. She now is a free-lance educator, providing programs for schools, libraries, and museums as well as botanical gardens and arboreta. Years of field work and teaching outdoor classes have given her firsthand experience in introducing students of all ages to the joys of nature.

This program is free and open to the public.

The Enders House is adjacent to the Visitor Center 128 Schoharie Street, Fort Hunter.  For more information, please call: (518) 829-7516 or email SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov.

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