Thanks Judy! I am in the Bahamas right now and not on email much so it will
be hard for me to monitor and forward responses. So it would be great if
people could write him directly. He is not on the listserv but his email
address is in the original email I sent.
On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 11:05 AM, Judy Cuyle gnatca...@yahoo.com wrote:
Peter Moore on Gunderman Road cuts hay in a lot of places in Danby. He
often cuts late. I think you could work with him to be sure he does yours
after the nesting is completed. He does that on another birding owner's
land.
If interested, e-mail me privately and I'll give you his phone number.
Judy Cuyle
On Wednesday, April 1, 2015 10:57 AM, Melissa Groo melg...@gmail.com
wrote:
Got a question for others from the manager of some of the land at the
corner of King Rd and Sandbank Rd I had written him last year to ask about
his mowing plans, wanted to make sure he knew it was important nesting
habitat for bobolinks among others, and he was aware and sensitive to that.
He has just written me again, with the following note, which is pasted
under mine, and I wonder if anyone could help him with his questions. His
name is Steve Selin and his email is steve.se...@gmail.com.
Maybe it would be helpful for responses to be cced to the list so we'll
know when someone has helped him (and we won't inundate him)? Plus, the
answers might be instructive for us all.
Thanks so much for any guidance.
Melissa
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I don’t know if I updated you on this field that you contacted me about.
Last year we worked with the owner on establishing a conservation easement
so it will never be subdivided. I am planting an orchard on a few acres of
it, and there rest is still open. I would like to keep it in field, and
would like to manage it with the lowest impact on the birds while also
keeping the trees and shrubs from coming back. Historically this would be
done by letting a hay farmer cut hay. However they often need to cut during
breeding seasons. Do you know anyone around here who knows what options
there are for help in managing the fields without disturbing the breeding
birds?
I think that brush-hogging it later in the summer would work, but would
cost money, as opposed to having a hay farmer hay it for free or for a
small lease amount.Sometimes there are DEC programs to help with management
like this. Are you aware of any programs to help keep fields open but
without negatively impacting wildlife.
Steve Selin
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