Driveway Safety! Englewood Traffic and Safety has painted a crosswalk from the Nature Center building across our driveway between the entrance of the building to the start of the White Trail and placed as sign to slow down cars coming up the hill. We urge everyone to drive slowly upon entering the Nature Center as there may be children and hikers crossing the driveway at any time.
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Community Chest Funds Weather Station at Flat Rock Brook The weather station will be installed on the roof of the Nature Center building where it will gather meteorological data including temperature, wind speed, relative humidity and barometric pressure. The installation will include an interactive touch screen that will provide data on the energy output for Flat Rock Brook’s 46 solar panels and meteorological data from the weather station. Installation of the weather station will be completed this fall. “The weather station and monitoring system will help us teach diverse audiences about the importance of renewable energy sources like solar power,” said Steve Wiessner, executive director of Flat Rock Brook. “We believe this is a great way for middle and high school students to learn about the environment, taking advantage of students’ expertise with technology as a springboard for learning.” The Community Chest funds will be added to $10,000 awarded to the Nature Center by the Staples Foundation for Learning to make up the total needed for the project. | Preview Flat Rock Brook's Coming Exhibit "A Walk in the Woods" All members are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Flat Rock Brook Nature Assn. to see a preview of our new Exhibit “A Walk in the Woods” as we prepare to move from the design phase to the fabrication phase of the project. The presentation will include graphic representations of the major elements which will make up the exhibit and will be led by representatives of Evidence Design, the firm we have contracted to design the exhibit. The agenda of the Annual Meeting will also include the election of new trustees and a review of the past year. Refreshments will be served, to be followed by the organizational meeting of the 2010 - 2011 Board of Trustees. The 2009 - 2010 Annual Meeting marks the completion of the terms of several current board members. We would like to thank retiring trustees Ken Albert, Jerry Cunningham, former president Phyllis Dain (who will continue to serve as Board Secretary), Judie Maron, Pamm Ranaldi, and former president Jim Robison for generously contributing their time and talents in so many ways to the service of Flat Rock Brook. We are grateful for all of their efforts on our behalf. Englewood School Field Trips funded by the Bergen County Community Development Fund Flat Rock Brook has been awarded an $11,000 grant award from the Bergen County Division of Community Development for the 2010/11 school year. The grant will allow all Kindergarten, 2nd, and 7th Grade students from the Englewood Public School District to receive a field trip to the Nature Center and outreach programming at their schools by our education staff.
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