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Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Yahoo
Tanglewood Nature Center in Elmira kicks off public fundraiser for new treetop walkway
Elmira's Tanglewood Nature Center & Museum, which last year was awarded a $1 million federal grant to help fund a new treetop walkway project, is now turning to the public for additional support. Tanglewood officials hope to raise another $1 million through the public phase of its fund drive for a project that's expected to be a major tourist draw for the Southern Tier at the facility located at 443 Coleman Ave. in Elmira. The Tanglewood Treetop Walkway will give a panoramic look at the northern mixed hardwood forests, nature center officials said. This region is part of the Allegheny Plateau and Appalachian foothills. Visible from the walkway will also be the rolling hills, large valleys, and surrounding topography resulting from the glacial movement nearly 20,000 years ago. Visitors can observe the forest from a bird's-eye view and gain a new perspective of the ecosystem, according to a Tanglewood news release. "Tanglewood Nature Center is a pillar in our community for education, conservation, recreation, and local tourism," Congressman Nick Langworthy said last year when he announced the Appalachian Regional Commission grant for the treetop walkway. The project aims to attract 24,300 new day visitors and 16,200 overnight visitors annually, generating an estimated $171,000 in new tax revenue within three years of its completion, Langworthy's office said. Total project funding is about $3.5 million, and also includes $600,000 in state grants and $1.93 million in local funding. Tanglewood officials hope to attract birders, artists, photographers, educators, students, and families, both from the local region and beyond. The goal is to boost tourism, spark creativity, support education, and generate revenue that will support the entire community. Tourism NY roadside attractions: Five destinations to check out while traveling The walkway will also be handicap-accessible. To learn more about Tanglewood Nature Center's Treetop Walkway, and to donate to the project fundraiser, go to The Tanglewood Nature Center now maintains over 10 miles of trails, offering educational programming for children and adults. It has exhibits for more than 40 native and exotic animal species. The Tanglewood Nature Center currently welcomes over 35,000 visitors a year. Follow Jeff Murray on X (Twitter) @SGJeffMurray. To get unlimited access to the latest news, please subscribe or activate your digital account today. This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: Tanglewood Nature Center hopes to raise $1 million for treetop walkway
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- General
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Streets to shut down in Manhattan for 9/11 Memorial 5K Run/Walk
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Streets around Manhattan will close on Sunday for the 13th annual 9/11 Memorial 5K Run/Walk. The 5K retraces the steps first responders took to get to Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2001, and in the months and years following, according to organizers. All funds raised at the event will help keep the 9/11 Memorial & Museum free and support educational programs. More Local News Here's where the NYPD will be closing streets at its discretion: Inside Battery Park / River Terrace between North End Avenue and Chambers Street North End Avenue between Vesey Street and River Terrace Chambers Street between River Terrace and West Street Battery Place between 2nd Place and Little West Street Greenwich Street between Battery Place and Morris Street Trinity Place between Morris Street and Edgar Street Edgar Street between Trinity Place and Greenwich Street Greenwich Street between Edgar Street and Cortlandt Way Greenwich Street between Cortlandt Way and Fulton Street The 5K kicks off at 8 a.m. and is for all ages, according to organizers. Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Science
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Dinosaurs in New Jersey: Edelman Fossil Park & Museum in Mantua to offer prehistoric fun.
MANTUA — The address says it all for a new attraction here: 66 Million Mosasaur Way. That's the home of the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum, where a deep quarry offers access to the sea floor — and dinosaur remnants — from 66 million ago. The museum's eye-catching displays include the 30-foot-long skeleton of a mosasaur, an aquatic reptile with chainsaw jaws. The $75-million complex, set to open March 29, is primed to allow a largely youthful audience to gawk at prehistoric beasts in the museum and, from May through October, to dig for fossils in the quarry. Not a bare-bones approach: Fossil park and museum open in South Jersey 'What we've accomplished here will have impact well beyond Gloucester County,' Rowan President Ali Houshmand said at a ribbon-cutting March 20. "Soon enough, school buses full of children will experience this amazing facility.' New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, who also attended the ribbon-cutting, called this a day for the history books. "It will attract people from all across the country," Murphy said. The museum's own history dates to 2003, when paleontologist Ken Lacovara, then at Drexel University in Philadelphia, learned of the Mantua quarry and its rare window into the past. The quarry, also called a marl pit, was owned by Inversand Co., a Clayton firm that mined clay. Over the next few years, Lacovara worked with Michelle Bruner, Mantua's director of economic development, to build grassroots support for the fossil site. That included "community dig days" at the still-privately owned quarry off an access road near the intersection of southbound Route 55 and Woodbury-Glassboro Road. "I was hoping that maybe 75 people would show up on a Saturday morning to dig fossils with us," Lacovara said of the first community event. "(Approximately) 1,600 people showed up." He also reached out to Rowan administrators to promote the quarry's educational value and to save the site from commercial development. Rowan bought the 123-acre property for approximately $2 million, and Lacovara became the first dean of its School of Earth and Environment in 2016. He's now the museum's executive director. "Currently, about 4 acres of the former marl quarry are dedicated to paleontological research and fewer than 300 square meters of it have been fully processed,"a Rowan representative said. Areas of active research by Rowan faculty and staff are separated from public dig areas. The quarry already has yielded more than 100,000 fossils from more than 100 extinct species. It was under the ocean when an asteroid strike wiped out most dinosaurs back in the late Cretaceous period, so most fossils have come from marine life including turtles, crocodiles and a mosasaur. But Rowan researchers have also found fossils from land-dwelling dinosaurs that drifted away from a coastline that was then near modern-day Philadelphia. The museum is expected to attract families and school groups with dinosaur sculptures, live animal exhibits and interactive displays. It also has a dinosaur-themed playground. Ric and Jean Edelman, Rowan alumni graduates and philanthropists, donated $25 million to the project. "There's nothing better for children to get excited about science than the stars and the dinosaurs,' said Ric Edelman, who with his wife has also funded a planetarium on Rowan's Glassboro campus. General admission ticket prices for the museum are $24 for children ages 3 to 12, and $29 for older visitors. The 75-minute Quarry Dig Experience is $25 with museum admission, or $40 on its own. 'For all the memories we're going to create, it just fills our hearts,' Jean Edelman said. Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Courier-Post. Email: Jwalsh@ This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University opening in Mantua
