"The Garden Tinkerers"

The volunteer gardeners at Tinker Nature Park have started work on the display gardens and will also begin planting around the Tinker Homestead beginning May 30th. If you have an interest in gardening or want to learn more about gardening new volunteers are always welcome. You may contact the nature center at 359-7044 if interested in joining the "Garden Tinkerers"

Thank you John Colagrosso and Kathleen Rick who have spearheaded the garden projects at Tinker. Thank you also to all the volunteers who come out and help with the dirty work. The beds have never looked this good - this early!

Springtime at Tinker Nature Park

Great  Horned Owlet 

First Fawn Photographed this season.

The Park is pleased to host all RH 1st Graders for a program on Organisms.

Winslow Students arriving for their field trip - perfect weather!

Lilacs in Bloom next to the Tinker Homestead.

Male Bluebird in Silver Maple on the Country Lane.

Family of Geese on the Tinker Pond.

Eastern Cottontail - A Frequent visitor  around the nature center.

 

Earth Day Celebrated at Tinker Park

Thank you to RIT Environmental Science Students and World of Wildlife Educational Encounters for helping the Hansen Nature Center Celebrate Earth Day on April 20th. 

Saturday Seminars at Hansen Nature Center

Upcoming Programs:

April 6th: Historic House Archaeology

April 13th: Flower Pressing

April 27th: Planning Flower Beds at Tinker Homestead - Volunteer Opportunity!

May 4th: Beginning Birding - Sponsored by The Bird House

May 11th: Owls in Our Area

May 18th: Growing Dahlias

All programs start at 10:00 am.
Please call 359-7044 to reserve a seat. 
All programs are free and open to the public.

Annual Egg Hunt at Tinker Nature Park

Tinker Nature Park hosted its annual egg hunt on Saturday, March 23. Cold weather did not dampen the spirits of the 275 kids that came out to collect eggs. Thanks to the Henrietta Recreation Department and the student volunteers from the Youth Asset Team who helped with this program.

  Tinker Homestead and Farm Museum presents:

Historic House Archeology

 April 6th:  10AM - Noon.

Program to be held in the Hansen Nature Center

 Presented by Archaeologist Justin Tubiolo of St. John Fisher, past president, and current trustee of the Lewis Henry Morgan Chapter (Rochester regional chapter) of the New York State Archaeological Association. He will discuss the useful application of historical archaeology to 19th century residences, using the homestead of William Mills in the Village of Mount Morris as his example. The Mills Mansion, a Federal style brick home was built in 1838, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Please call 359-7044 to reserve your seat.
 

Cooking with Herbs - Part 1

The Hansen Nature Center hosted Chef Rosita Cardi-Miller for an introductory program on Cookiing with Herbs. The demand for the program was very high, and Chef Rosita has scheduled a repeat program on Saturday, Feb. 9th at 1pm. If interested in attending please call 359-7044 to register as space is limited.

Full House at the Hansen Nature Center

Chef Rosita explaining how to grow your own herbs.

Prepping herbs for an herb infused dipping oil.

Sample of  fresh herb infused oil.

A taste of fresh made herbal dressing.

Upcoming Garden Programs:

 February 2nd: Planning this Year's Flower Beds at Tinker Nature Park.  If you are interested in Volunteering with the Gardens at Tinker Nature Park, Join Cornell Master Gardener and Henrietta Garden Club Member, John Colagrosso in a review of last year's beds and to assist in planning for the upcoming year.

February 9th: Integrated Pest Management. Lois Dannenberg, Certified Pest Applicator and Arborist of Broccolo Tree & Landscape will introduce you to Integrated Pest Management Strategies for your home landscaping. 

 All programs run from 10am until noon unless otherwise stated. Programs are free, space is limited. Please call 359-7044 to reserve a seat.

2013 Tree Recycling and Food Drive at Tinker Nature Park

Steady Stream of Trees Both Days

Pile of Trees Ready for the Chipper

Making Mulch - Pile of mulch is from trees collected this weekend.

Great community support for the food drive.

 Tinker Nature Park Held its annual Tree Recycling Program and Food Drive January 5th and 6th. Thank you to all the folks who brought their trees to be recycled for mulch to be used on our Nature Trail. We would like to also thank everyone who participated in the food drive for the R-H Area Food Terminal. This year we were able to fill a mini-van with food donations, one of our largest collections ever! We would also like to thank B&T Tree Service for their donation of manpower and chipper for this program.

Season's Greetings from Tinker Nature Park!

Decorating the Tinker Homestead for Christmas

 

 

 

 

 

At the Hansen Nature Center

At the Tinker Homestead

 

On behalf of the the Town of Henrietta and the staff at Tinker Nature Park, we would like to thank all those who volunteered at the park to make 2012 a very successful and enjoyable year. While individual names would be too many to list, I would like to thank the dedicated volunteers at the Tinker Homestead for their help at our open house events, the Tinker Garden Volunteers who have transformed our gardens in to becoming their own attraction. We would also like to thank the Youth Asset Team, R-H National Honor Society, Cub Scout Pack 332, Boy Scout Troop 481, The Friends of Tinker Nature Park and the many individuals as well as family and friends who offer their services for their favorite events or to perform maintenance throughout the park.