BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv7.33.0//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/ X-WR-CALNAME:The Linnaean Society of New York X-WR-CALDESC:Founded in 1878 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=03;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-8d46c0e55c1dbeccba88aac847e19ed5@linnaeannewyork.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250726T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250726T180000 DTSTAMP:20240910T172844Z CREATED:20240910 LAST-MODIFIED:20240911 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:3 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Shorebirds DESCRIPTION:\nDate: Saturday, July 26, 2025\n\n\n\nLeader: Peter Paul (aka Tripper)Transportation: Participants will be responsible for their own transportation. However, the registrar will help connect those in need of a ride with other participants who are able to offer one.Meeting Point: After your registration is confirmed, the Registrar will share directions, the exact meeting place, and time with attendees.Schedule: Half-day trip.Relative Difficulty: Approximately 2.5 miles along flat sand. Be prepared to do some wading through shallow water.Trip Description: The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge includes over 12,600 acres of saltmarshes, freshwater and brackish-water ponds, upland fields and woods, an open bay, and islands. It is one of the largest bird habitats in the northeastern United States and a great place to observe the seasonal bird migration as well as resident species. This walk is scheduled for the start of shorebird season at Jamaica Bay and will likely include a visit to the East Pond, which may require mud boots to navigate comfortably.\n\n\n\nPlease read T ( https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/wp-content/uploads/PDF/LSNY-COVID-19-Guidelines-2021-06-20.pdf )he Linnaean Society of New York COVID-19 Field Trip Guidelines ( https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/covid-19-field-trip-guidelines/ ) before registering.\n\n\n\nRegistration: Registration opens at 9 am on Monday, July 14. After that time, click here to register ( https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/registration-carpool/?debug=n®start=7%2F14%2F25+9%3A00+am&tripdate=7%2F26%2F25&tripname=Jamaica+Bay+Wildlife+Refuge+Shorebirds&tripleader=Peter+Paul+(aka+Tripper)®name=Matthew+Fischer®email=matthewwfischer@gmail.com&tripwd=Saturday&confirmemail=matthewwfischer@gmail.com®end=7%2F23%2F25+6%3A00+pm ). Registration closes at 6 pm on Wednesday, July 23. Members (and those who have applied for membership) will be prioritized over non-members.\n\n\n\nPlease read the About Our Trips ( https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/about-our-trips/ ) page, if you’re going on a field trip for the first time. It details our field trip policies, recommends what to bring on a trip, and offers other useful information, pro tips, and tricks.\n\n\n\nIf after visiting the About Our Trips ( https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/about-our-trips/ ) page, you still have questions, feel free to contact the Registrar via email.\n\n\n\n\n URL:https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/events/2025-07-26-jamaica-bay-wildlife-refuge-shorebirds/ ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew Fischer:MAILTO:matthewwfischer@gmail.com CATEGORIES:Field Trips LOCATION:Cross Bay Blvd, Broad Channel, NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Field-Trip-Icon-Color-150x250-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR