Greetings from the Visitor Center

by Stephanie Breed, Visitor Center Coordinator & Marybeth Leu, Communications Coordinator

New blankets have arrived!

Beautiful wool fleece blankets made by MacAusland’s Woolen Mills in PEI are back in stock! Lap robes $130, Queen blankets $230. Pick them up at the Visitor Center today!

Our hens are laying!

Come visit as they venture outside after being cooped up all winter. Happy chickens lay extra large happy eggs! $5 a dozen.

MFFC gardens will be blooming soon!

Volunteers are always welcome to help with spring clean up and with perennial divisions. Call or check in at the VC if interested. Ellie the cat will assist as needed!

Stop by our newly organized & equipped Interpretive Room

The Education Team has updated the large 3-D model of the Merck Forest & Farmland property with corrected property lines, pond locations and other points of interest. It’s impressive to see just how rugged our terrain is. It is now off the wall in the front room and positioned on a table in the newly organized Interpretive Room!

There’s a nature table with a seasonally-updated display and a small library of nature guides for visitors to use to identify species of plants and animals found on their rambles. There are also comfortable chairs and back copies of the Ridgeline to peruse.

Another addition to the Visitor Center staff is our tiny greeter – Poppyseed

Leu. Poppy loves people of all ages and is so happy to be part of the staff. That’s her, cuddled up in one of our snuggly fleeces, looking just like part of the fleece!

Don’t forget, MFFC members receive 10% off items in the store and 20% off cabin reservations. MFFC annual memberships help to keep our property open to everyone. Thank you for supporting our mission!