Thanks Jody. Good update and I will be attending. Linda.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 25, 2017, at 2:54 PM, Jody Enck <jodye...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 >>> Rules and Information >>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>> Archives: >>> The Mail Archive >>> Surfbirds >>> BirdingOnThe.Net >>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>> -- >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to 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/ --
