Hi there,
Garlic Mustard 2024 - It's garlic mustard season again! Garlic mustard is an
invasive biennial plant that can be found in our backyards, along roadsides and
in conservation areas. We hope everyone is ready to get out there and start
pulling this invasive weed. Last year, a total of 506 paper bags of garlic
mustard were collected from Lincoln residents! Let's continue these
extraordinary efforts at managing this invasive plant by pulling on your own
properties and roadsides. The Lincoln Conservation Department and Lincoln Land
Conservation Trust will be offering volunteer workdays as well, for those
interested in working as a group on conservation property. To learn about where
to pick up free paper leaf bags, upcoming pull days, and other resources, check
out our Garlic Mustard Web Page
Here<https://www.lincolntown.org/1438/Garlic-Mustard-2024>.
It's Bird Migration Season - Light's Out Lincoln
>From National Audubon Society: "Every year, billions of birds migrate north in
>the spring and south in the fall, the majority of them flying at night,
>navigating with the night sky. However, as they pass over big cities on their
>way, they can become disoriented by bright artificial lights and skyglow,
>often causing them to collide with buildings or windows. While lights can
>throw birds off their migration paths, bird fatalities are more directly
>caused by the amount of energy the birds waste flying around and calling out
>in confusion. The exhaustion can then leave them vulnerable to other urban
>threats."
Audubon's Light's Out Strategy is simple: by convincing building owners and
managers to turn off excess lighting during the months migrating birds are
flying overhead, we help to provide them safe passage between their nesting and
wintering grounds.
What residents can do to contribute to Light's Out:
* At home: Turn off exterior decorative lighting, and flood-lights
* Advocate for Companies and Businesses to reduce building lighting during
migration (Sept-October & April-May)
* Reduce atrium lighting wherever possible
* Turn off interior lighting especially on higher stories
* Down-shield exterior lighting to eliminate horizontal glare and all
light directed upward
* Install automatic motion sensors and controls wherever possible
* When converting to new lighting assess quality and quantity of light
needed, avoiding over-lighting with newer, brighter technology
For more information, please see the Audubon Lights Out program
here<https://www.audubon.org/lights-out-program#:>.
Upcoming Conservation Department and LLCT Events (which still have spots
available)
* May 9th @7pm: Co-existing with Coyotes - Geri Vistein, conservation
biologist, will give a Zoom presentation on perceptions and relationships
within a coyote family, and between coyotes and people and the wider ecosystem.
Click here for more
information<https://lincolnconservation.org/events/coyote-americas-songdog/>.
Register for the Zoom link
here<https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/1972?id=187764.2489.1.5b74ce2a87e47be71268e0461d47cb6a>.
* June 6th @8:30-9:30 a.m. Virtual Conservation Coffee Presentation:
"Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently" with Author Lawrence Buell
Join us for our first Author Talk! Lincoln author and former Conservation
Commission member Lawrence Buell will discuss his most recent book, "Henry
David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently." After the presentation, the
Conservation Department and LLCT Staff will update you on recent and upcoming
conservation projects. Please see the Flyer
here<https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/85828/Conservation-Coffee-6-6-24>
for more info. Zoom Link Here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/91366699916?pwd=cXFlWXJ3UjNCVDFKRmpJS3A4bHlNZz09
* Lincoln Conservation Crew: Spring / Summer Workdays
Join the Lincoln Conservation Department and Lincoln Land Conservation Trust
for an afternoon of invasive plant education, camaraderie, habitat restoration,
and some snacks! These monthly volunteer opportunities will provide
participants with information on invasive plant identification and best
management practices that they can apply to their own backyards. Our next work
day is scheduled for May 17th. To learn more, please see the flyer
here<https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/85642/2024-Conservation-Crew-Flyer-Final>.
To RSVP, please use this link https://tinyurl.com/2y8z4jju . Meeting location,
event details, and waiver will be emailed to registrants prior to the workday.
Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. For questions, please
contact [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or
781-259-2612.
* Spring Conservation Trail Walks* - Join Conservation staff on Tuesday
mornings as we visit different trails in Lincoln (see flier
here<https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/85776/Trail-Walks-Spring-2024-FINAL-v2>).
Registration required in order to keep group size under 18 people and to
ensure we can contact you in case of cancellation due to weather or public
health concerns. Please RSVP
here<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NJzMPIPPzmGezEnI-mjgaskUPR_BUiSykJaBhuKAoHs/edit#gid=806891800>.
(Select the tab with the date you wish to join us). You may also RSVP by
calling the Conservation Dept. at 781-259-2612 or email
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. *Sponsored
by: Lincoln Conservation Commission & Lincoln Council on Aging and Human
Services.
Check out recordings of previous Conservation Coffees
here<https://www.lincolntown.org/1385/Education-Outreach>.
Check out additional events and resources at LLCT's website
here<https://lincolnconservation.org/>.
Cheers,
Michele Grzenda
Conservation Director
Town of Lincoln
781-259-2703
With warming weather, Black-capped Chickadees sing their sweet fee-bee fee-bee
as they prepare for nesting season. Don't confuse the sweet chickadee song with
the Eastern Phoebe's more emphatic, raspy, whistled fee-BEE, which also starts
about now. (from MassAudubon Outdoor Almanac)
--
The LincolnTalk mailing list.
To post, send mail to [email protected].
Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/.
Change your subscription settings at
https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
