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Eco Events & Education
This is the place to share your public Eco-Educational Events with the larger community. These may include local calls to action (such as scheduled beach clean-ups, letter writing campaigns or protests), environmental education programs (including organic farming, alternative energy, green/suatainable living, social justice, etc.) and related programs.
Please note: The opinions offered at these events are the sponsors' own and do not necessarily represent the opinions of SpiritLiving or its staff.
February
February 2nd
Waxing Crescent Moon
February 2nd
Imbolc/Candlemas
This day (also known by some folks as Groundhog Day) marks the half-way point between the Winter Solstice and the Vernal (Spring) Equinox. Celebrate the time with a family feast and order those vegetable and flower seeds!
February 7th & 8th • Falmouth, Maine, USA
Maine Audubon Valentine's Jewelry and Chocolate Show
Join several Maine jewelers and confectioners for a pre-Valentine's Day show. This is a great chance to support local artists and businesses, shop for special Valentine's Day gifts for your loved ones and enjoy the beauty of Gilsland Farm in winter. • Saturday and Sunday, 10am - 3pm • FREE! • Maine Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, Maine 04105 • 207-781-2330
February 9th
Full Moon
February 14th
Valentine's Day!
February 14th • Falmouth, Maine, USA
Maine Audubon Family Program: Valentine's Day Cards
Recycle and decorate paper with natural items for an Earth-friendly Valentine! Saturday, 10am - 3pm • Members: $10/adult, $5/child; Nonmembers: $12/adult, $8/child • Register by phone or email • Maine Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, Maine 04105 • 207-781-2330 ext. 215 • programs@maineaudubon.org
February 16th
Waning Crescent Moon
February 23th • Falmouth, Maine, USA
Introduction to Shamanic Healing
True North Health Center
Shamanism is an ancient, global spiritual practice in which all of nature is understood as living, in other words, filled with spirit. A healthy spirit is the living framework on which our body grows, heals and thrives. Learn how this ancient form of healing can help reduce anxiety and pain, help you feel more at home in your body and to restore you to “full power!” • $20 • 6:30p.m.- 8pm• Please register by calling (207) 781-4488 • True North, 202 US Route One, Falmouth, Maine
February 24th • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Mardi Gras
Ceelbrate the biggest Mardi Gras in North America! "Laissez les bon temps rouler!" Let the good times roll! http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com
February 25th
New Moon
And For Those of You Who Plan Ahead:
March 9th • Falmouth, Maine, USA
Introduction to Shamanic Healing
True North Health Center
Shamanism is an ancient, global spiritual practice in which all of nature is understood as living, in other words, filled with spirit. A healthy spirit is the living framework on which our body grows, heals and thrives. Learn how this ancient form of healing can help reduce anxiety and pain, help you feel more at home in your body and to restore you to “full power!” • $20 • 6:30p.m.- 8pm• Please register by calling (207) 781-4488 • True North, 202 US Route One, Falmouth, Maine
March 20 - 29th, 2009 • Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean Birding Trip With Maine Audubon!
Asa Wright Nature Center and Lodge
Based at a world-renowned, 200-acre wildlife sanctuary in Trinidad's rain-forested northern mountain range, and at the charming Blue Waters Inn in Tobago, birders will travel to several unique natural areas on both islands. While sipping your morning coffee or afternoon rum punch on the verandah you may not even need binoculars to see 25 to 30 species visit the feeding station. Excursions to view red-bellied macaw, scarlet ibis, oilbird and common potoo are highlights. On Tobago, your days combine swimming, snorkeling and cruising in the glass-bottomed boat. Daily birding targets species such as red-billed tropicbird, red-footed and brown boobies, manakins, jacamars, honeycreepers and more. Eric Hynes, host. • Advance registration is necessary! • Maine Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, Maine 04105 • 207-781-2330, ext. 215
March 28th • Everywhere on Earth!
Earth Hour
Earth Hour 2009 is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. A call to stand up, to take responsibility and to get involved in working towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to The Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world will turn off their lights and join together in creating the vital conversation about the future of our precious planet.
Over 64 countries and territories are participating in Earth Hour 2009. This number grows every day as people realize how such a simple act can have such a profound result in affecting change.
Earth Hour is a message of hope and a message of action. Everyone can make a difference. Join us for Earth Hour at 8:30pm in your time zone on Saturday, March 28th. www.earthhour.org
June 26-July 7, 2009 • Newfoundland, Canada
Newfoundland: In the Footsteps of the Vikings
A Natural and Cultural History Journey with Maine Audubon
Walk in the footsteps of the New World's first peoples and explore the home of the first Viking explorers. This exciting holiday starts and ends in Deer Lake, Newfoundland, and explores the nature and geology of the country's western coast. Gros Morne National Park, a United Nations World Heritage Site; L'Anse aux Meadows, North America's only known Viking settlement; and Red Bay, the Labrador home of over 1,500 Basque whalers during the 1540s, are some of the highlights of this unique vacation. This trip also features the northern terminus of the Appalachian Mountains, many birds and wildlife, a Viking feast and a short journey to the “center of the Earth” (hills formed by the uplift of a deep portion of the Earth's crust). Enjoy Newfoundlanders, their culture and landscape on this unforgettable holiday as they celebrate the 1,109th anniversary of the Vikings walking our shores. Bob Bittenbender and Margi Huber, hosts. • Advance registration is necessary! • Maine Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, Maine 04105 • 207-781-2330, ext. 215
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