2009.11.06: Ecuador RPCV Bruce Lowder is the director of Animal Encounters, based in Pleasant Valley and presents educational wildlife programs to schools, camps, libraries, conferences and birthday parties
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2009.11.06: Ecuador RPCV Bruce Lowder is the director of Animal Encounters, based in Pleasant Valley and presents educational wildlife programs to schools, camps, libraries, conferences and birthday parties
Ecuador RPCV Bruce Lowder is the director of Animal Encounters, based in Pleasant Valley and presents educational wildlife programs to schools, camps, libraries, conferences and birthday parties
Before starting Animal Encounters, Lowder spent more than 10 years working as a naturalist educator and wildlife museum curator at the Greenburgh Nature Center in Greenburgh. He has also worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador.
Ecuador RPCV Bruce Lowder is the director of Animal Encounters, based in Pleasant Valley and presents educational wildlife programs to schools, camps, libraries, conferences and birthday parties
Learn about reptiles at library
Journal staff • November 6, 2009
KINGSTON - Kingston Library will present "Amazing Reptiles," two educational wildlife programs with live reptiles and audience participation, on Nov. 14.
Programs will be at 10:30 a.m. for children ages 4 to 6 and 11:30 a.m. for children age 7 and older. The event is part of the Super Saturdays Program Series.
Bruce Lowder will help participants learn about how reptiles adapted to survive in their respective habitats. "Amazing Reptiles" will include snakes, lizards, a turtle and a baby alligator.
Parents and children will also learn animal safety tips and helpful information on caring for pets.
Call 845-331-0507 to register or for a series flier.
Lowder is the director of Animal Encounters, based in Pleasant Valley. Animal Encounters presents educational wildlife programs to schools, camps, libraries, conferences and birthday parties. With more than 20 years of experience as an environmental educator, Lowder teaches all programs.
Before starting Animal Encounters, Lowder spent more than 10 years working as a naturalist educator and wildlife museum curator at the Greenburgh Nature Center in Greenburgh. He has also worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador.
Lowder has a bachelor of science in biology from Drew University.
He is a well-known snake breeder and is coordinator of the New York Metro Reptile Expo, a quarterly reptile breeder exposition held at the Westchester County Center. He is also a state and federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
The Kingston Library is at 55 Franklin St. in Kingston.
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