On Saturday, October 19, from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., families will get the chance to learn about wildlife rehabilitation as part of The Great Give Back at the Desmond Fish Library in Garrison. Just 13 minutes north, and 7.5 miles, the Desmond Fish Library will host a program about wildlife rehabilitation.
What do you do if you encounter an injured or or potentially orphaned wild animal? Find out at the Desmond Fish Library where a licensed New York State wildlife rehabilitator Maggie Ciarcia-Belloni will teach folks just what to do if they encounter an injured or or potentially orphaned wild animal and about Wildlife Rehabilitation.
Maggie has been a rehabilitator for 27 years, specializing in small mammals, game birds, and especially opossums. You will discover what to do if you find wildlife, how to potentially become a wildlife rehabilitator yourself, and meet an opossum, North America’s only marsupial.
Though they may look menacing and frighten people because of their rat-like appearance, opossums are extremely beneficial for the environment and in our suburban landscape. Opossums help control pests, clean up the environment, and eat around 5,000 ticks per year slowing the insects spread of Lyme disease. These amazing marsupials also eat a variety of pests, including mice, rats, cockroaches, snails, slugs, and lots of other insects.
Give Back is a day of opportunities for the patrons of the Public Libraries of New York State to participate in meaningful, service-oriented experiences. This year the Desmond Fish Library is giving back to nature, particularly our local wildlife with this program. To support the work of our local wildlife rehabilitators, the Desmond Fish Library will be collecting in-kind donations all month long. Check out their wishlist here.Walk-ins are welcome but pre-registration is appreciated to ensure proper space and chairs are available. To pre-register click here. Visit the Desmond FishLibrary at 472 Route 403, Garrison, NY. Check out their website and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
On Sunday, October 20 from Noon to 6:00 p.m. take the family, take the kids, or take your significant other on a date down to the River Outpost Brewing and Spins Hudson at the Factoria at 5 John Walsh Boulevard, Peekskill for the River Pumpkin Festival.
The River Pumpkin Fest is a family-fun free-to-attend event that will feature big pumpkins, little pumpkins, medium pumpkins, miniature pumpkins, gigantic pumpkins, round pumpkins, oval pumpkins, pumpkins with spots, and pumpkins with warts. It’s a pumpkin extravaganza.
The Hudson River Pumpkin Fest, hosted by River Outpost Brewing and Spins Hudson, will include pumpkin painting and face painting, costume contests & prizes, crafts for the kids and adults, live music, craft vendors, great food, hot cider and apple cider donuts, and a whole lot more.
Local Peekskill resident, Paulie Beladino will be hitting the stage playing his acoustic guitar, and the spirited trio, Lily of the Valley will be there playing live traditional bluegrass and jamgrass making you want to dance around in your overalls and a flannel with your hands in the air like you just don’t care. It will be a toe-tapping good time.
In addition, there will be fall $5 beer specials for the Octo Pumpkin Ale and River Out-Prost Oktoberfest and there will be food specials including brats, hot dogs, burgers, hot cider and apple cider donuts.
For those who indulge responsibly, The Octo Pumpkin Ale is a spiced pumpkin beer brewed with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and of course pumpkin. 6.2% ABV. The River Out-Prost Oktoberfest is brewed with a blend of Munich and Vienna malt. 5.2% ABV
Ultimately, whether you go in costume and paint a pumpkin, get your face painted or go for the apple cider donuts, the River Pumpkin Fest is a free to attend family friendly event.
For more information visit the River Outpost Brewing Facebook page and Spins Hudson Facebook page.
Don’t forget to let the folks at the Desmond Fish Library and at the River Pumpkin Fest know that you read about it in the Peekskill Herald.
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