FYI everyone. And don't forget Central New York Habitat Gardening Club a chapter of Wild Ones! Native has such positive impact on yard wildlife...especially the little little things! Judy Thurber Liverpool, NY
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: David Ruppert <[email protected]> > Date: February 24, 2014 at 2:07:48 PM EST > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <[email protected]> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Native Plants for Native Birds, Friday, March 7, > 5:00 - 8:30 pm, Tompkins County Public Library - Borg Warner Room > Reply-To: David Ruppert <[email protected]> > > This press release will be of some interest to Cayuga Birders. > > David Ruppert > > Native Plants for Native Birds - Free talks and a CU student exhibition of > landscape designs for bird habitat > Friday, March 7, 5:00 - 8:30 pm > Tompkins County Public Library - Borg Warner Room > > Learn how to transform your backyard into a habitat for native birds and > learn about a collaborative project between Cornell University's Department > of Landscape Architecture and Fall Creek homeowners. > > Schedule > 5:00 - 5:30 pm: Reception and light refreshments > 5:30 - 6:15 pm: Professor Josh Cerra will introduce the Ithaca YardWorks > project and talk about design principles for creating bird habitat in urban > gardens > 6:15 - 6:30 pm: Break > 6:30 - 7:15 pm: Joel Baines and David Ruppert slide show presentation on > native plants for native birds (with time for Q&A at the end) > 7:15 - 8:00 pm: Guided tour of student landscape design boards on display at > TCPL (East Wall) > > Learn about plant selection and site design strategies that can transform > your yard into a complete bird-friendly habitat that provides food and > shelter throughout the year for native bird species. Learn about urban > ecological design principles to make your garden more bird-friendly, such as > planting in layers and including plants to provide food and cover for birds > that visit or live year-round in our area. > > Joel Baines, author of Native Plants for Native Birds: A Guide to Planting > for Birds In and Around Ithaca New York, and David Ruppert, photographer for > the book, will give a joint presentation on the many beautiful native plants > that are suitable for landscaping and that also provide food and habitat for > native birds and pollinators. David will show photos and discuss where in our > area these native plants can be found growing in the wild, and Joel will > discuss the use of these plants in home gardens. Copies of the book Native > Plants for Native Birds will be available for sale at the event. All proceeds > support the Cayuga Bird Club. > > Joshua Cerra, Professor of Landscape Architecture at Cornell University, will > also give a presentation on the YardWorks Project. Seventeen Fall Creek > residents recently participated in the YardWorks Project with Cornell > University's Senior Design Studio. The studio created graphic boards > illustrating neighborhood-level environmental analyses of the area, urban > ecological design methods, and individual site designs for each homeowner > that incorporate these methods. These boards will be on exhibit at the > Tompkins County Public Library from February 8 to March 15. More information > about YardWorks can be found at the Ithaca Yardworks blog. > > For more information, contact Chrys Gardener at [email protected] or > 607-272-2292 extension 241. > > > > -- > 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/[email protected]/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/ --
