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Herbs to Your Success Offers Three Natural Health Seminars
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erbs To Your Success in Nazareth presents a Weight Loss and Hormones seminar ($25) at 6 p.m., July 11, to debunk myths about weight loss. Aroma Sharing Day, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., July 21, Is an open house-type event. Participants can smell their favorite essential oils, make a lotion, room spray or sugar scrub, or just ask a question. Zyto Body Scans will be available. At an Ayurvedic cooking workshop at 5:30 p.m., July 25 ($35), learn how to prepare a simple, nutritious meal that will help feel fewer aches, more energy and less bloating. Recipes and the meal included using organic foods. Whether to improve your health, boost energy, supplement diet or manage weight, Herbs to Your Success offers solutions to empower people in meeting their wellness goals in a natural way. Location: 64 S. Main St., Nazareth. To register (Jul. 9 deadline), call 610-365-8996. See ad page 44.
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Gains Powerful Allies
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awk Mountain Sanctuary and The Nature Conservancy will join forces to protect more than 2,400 acres of sanctuary forestland for generations to come. “Hawk Mountain sits on the Kittatinny Ridge, a globally significant migration ‘superhighway’. Our goal is to protect this international flyway and to guarantee that our refuge for raptors—and the people who enjoy it—stays forever wild,” says Hawk Mountain President Sean Grace. “The Nature Conservancy presented us a tremendous opportunity through its Working Woodlands program.” Over the course of three years, the two conservation leaders implemented a creative approach to conserve the sanctuary, including placing the majority of its od marketslandholdings of carbon revenue, the Conserv- conservation easement. in a perpetual d from the ancy will cover all project devel Bill Kunze, executive director for The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania, says, “Not opment costs and will market the carbon Hawk to the best buyer. The benefit, but so do other organizations. We’ve already co-hosted only does Mountain Conservation landowner retains all timber revent) – Thewith Hawk Mountain a two-day workshop that connected the best minds in key forest enues. y applies a management issues such as deer over-browsing and invasive plant management.” orest conserThe Conservancy has a successful
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City Kids Get a Breather
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olunteer families are needed this year to take a Fresh Air child along for the ride, run through the sprinkler in the grass or take a jaunt around the block with the dog. Welcoming a child to a home for a week or two isn't about planning lots of activities. It's about grass-stained knees and sandy feet, opening our heart and changing a life. The Friendly Towns Program has been placing underprivileged urban youth with host families for a unique summer experience since 1877. In that time, 1.8 million children have participated in these Fresh Air experiences, where each day is an exploration of nature and journey of discovery. The Fresh Air Fund is more than just an escape from the city. It is an opportunity to unlock New York City children’s limitless potential.” The nonprofit Fresh Air Fund provides free, enriching summer experiences and academic programs for New York City children year-round. During the summer, children visit volunteer host families along the East Coast and southern Canada, where they learn about new environments and skills that they can bring back to their communities. For more information, visit FreshAir.org.