There is still time to register: Click Here! Wild About Blue Event Supports Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park, Honors Joseph Bruchac and Partner Organizations.Wild About Blue, a fundraising event for the Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park will be taking place on Sunday, October 16, 2016 beginning at 4:00 pm at the Saratoga National Golf Club with drinks, a bountiful buffet, Saratoga Photobooth, and a unique silent auction.  This year’s event will be celebrating the organization’s 20^th Anniversary, so the Preserve & Park’s four partners will be recognized for their important contributions to the success of this public/private partnership.  Receiving the recognition from the Town of Wilton will be Town Supervisor Art Johnson while Jason Kemper, Director of Planning, will represent Saratoga County.  Chris Zimmerman, Conservation Ecologist from The Nature Conservancy and Kathy O’Brien, Biologist from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation will be representing their organizations.At this year’s event, the Preserve & Park will be presenting its Metamorphosis Award which honors individuals who have helped create dramatic changes in their communities, just as the Karner blue butterfly and other species go through remarkable transformations in their life cycles.The recipient of this year’s Metamorphosis Award is Joseph Bruchac III. Joseph Bruchac is a writer and traditional storyteller.. He established the Ndakinna Education Center and worked with Saratoga PLAN to protect a 90 acre nature preserve where the center is located, which was the first conservation easement in Saratoga County.  He and his two grown sons, James and Jesse, who are also storytellers and writers, work together in projects involving the preservation of Native culture, Native language renewal, teaching traditional Native skills, and environmental education. Author of over 130 books in several genres for young readers and adults, his Keepers of the Earth series, co-authored with Michael Caduto, uses traditional Native American stories to teach about nature and science, and has over one million copies in print and is used in schools throughout the United States and Canada.  He has certainly created the positive, dramatic changes in his community that the Metamorphosis Award was established to recognize.  Past Metamorphosis Award winners Larry Gordon, Kathy O’Brien, and Jane Wait will be in attendance.Party-goers at Wild About Blue will be helping to support the many successful undertakings at the Preserve & Park, including the presentation of countless educational programs for all ages and interests, the creation and maintenance of over 20 miles of year-round recreational trails, and the restoration of habitat for the largest population of the endangered Karner blue butterfly in the northeast.  The work of Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park has created a lasting preserve for nature and a park enjoyed by outdoor enthusiasts from our region and beyond.  This event is the main fundraiser of the year and is critical for raising the necessary funds to continue the mission-driven work in conservation, environmental education, and outdoor recreation.Tickets for Wild About Blue are available for $75 per person and can be purchased by calling the Preserve & Park office at 518-450-0321 or via email at info@wiltonpreserve.org.  For up-to-date trail conditions or program information, please visit the Preserve & Park’s website at www.wiltonpreserve.org The Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park is a non-profit organization that conserves ecological systems and natural settings while providing opportunities for environmental education and outdoor recreation.Thank You to Our Silent Auction Donors!9 Miles East; 50 South; Alpine Ski and Sports; Awasos Entertainment; Bay Optical; Caffe Lena; Capital Roots Brewery; Cantina; Circus Café; D’Andrea’s Pizza; Dion Snowshoes; Druthers; East Side Wine and Spirits; Eastern Mountain Sports; G. Willikers; Gideon Putnam; Gore Mountain; Great Camp Sagamore; Great Tang; Green Conscience; Healthy Living Market and Café; Hewitt’s; High Rock Distillery; Home Made Theater; Jackie Donnelly; Jeff Olson; Kayak Shack; Kin Jo Japanese Steak House; Lake George Distillery; Lapland Lake Ski Center; Longfellow’s; Mama Mia’s; Michelle Manley Jewelry; Ndakinna Education Center; Olde Bryan Inn; Parkside Eatery; Peg McCanty; Primo Pizzaria; Purdy’s Discount Wine and Liquor; Saratoga Arms; Saratoga Candy Co.; Saratoga National at Prime; Saratoga Performing Arts Center; Saratoga Photobooth; Saratoga Strike Zone; Saratoga YMCA; Silverado; Silver Bay YMCA and Conference Center; Smiles for Life Dental Care – Dr. Marc Johnson; Spa City Bicycles; Spa City Wine and Spirits; Stella and Dot; Sweet Mimi’s; The Egg; The Grapevine fine Wines and Liquors; The Wild Center; The Wishing Well; Union Gables Bed and Breakfast; Wild Birds Unlimited