Hi All, Thanks to Nancy C. for pointing out some of the specific invasive plant species growing around the Swan Pen at Stewart Park. Thanks to Linda O. for mentioning that a plan needs to exist for restoring any habitat structure that is lost by removing invasive plant species there.
The good news is that both the Cayuga Bird Club and the Friends of Stewart Park group are both aware of this issue and working (albeit slowly because it involves many stakeholder groups) toward a solution. The Friends of SP group has been working with the City of Ithaca and others on a master plan for the park that includes planting of a substantial amount of native-plant habitat for birds and other wildlife. The area around the Swan Pen is just one of focal areas for such plantings in the park. The Cayuga Bird Club will be provided the opportunity to weigh-in substantially on things like location of bird habitat plantings and specific plants to include. One of several issues that need to be addressed first is raising of funds. All readers of this listserv can help by attending a bird-related benefit for Stewart Park at 7pm on Tuesday May 9th at Cinemopolis. Two of our Cayuga Bird Club members (Sarah Blodgett and Marie Read) will be featured artists at the benefit. Below is the post that Marie Read mentioned about it recently on the Cayuga Bird Club Facebook page. Please join us in supporting Stewart Park revitalization by attending this multi-media benefit event. Photographers Dede Hatch, Sarah Blodgett, and I will be showing images accompanied by live string music from Rick Manning and his group, as well as Djug Django, and Tensin Chopak. Thanks again to Nancy and Linda for starting this thread. Please come and support this fund-raising event for an important, local birding spot. Jody On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 2:26 PM, Linda Orkin <wingmagi...@gmail.com> wrote: > It is an early nectar source for pollinators. Before we remove we need to > decide what we'll replace it with. In my opinion. > > Linda Orkin > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 25, 2017, at 2:11 PM, Nancy Cusumano <nancycusuman...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Dear friends, > > I helped pick up trash on Saturday morning around the swan pen, and > noticed quite a bit of this invasive around the lake side of the path. > There's not so much there not that it could not be dug up and stopped or at > least slowed down as of yet. > > I'm not sure if that is something this group would take on? > Or maybe I should let the parks dept know as well. > > Suggestions would be appreciated. > > http://www.nyis.info/index.php?action=invasive_detail&id=71 > > Nancy > > > > Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 555! dogs since 2005! > Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
