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Raptor Nest Platform Update March 25, 2020
Thought a bit of good news might help to start our day. This morning there was some activity on the nesting platform that we erected in 2019 at Silver Lake under a Green Communities grant for Edward L Rose Conservancy. The nest is intended to enhance the chance of successful breeding of raptors, including…
Read MoreWinter 2020 Conservancy Currents Newsletter
The Winter 2020 newsletter is available. Read about the loss of birds, riparian buffers, and how shopping can benefit the Conservancy. Read more.
Read MoreGiving Tuesday – December 3
GivingTuesday is a global day of giving celebrated the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. To help raise awareness of charitable causes and amplify donors’ generosity, Facebook is matching up to $7 million in eligible donations made on Facebook during GivingTuesday 2019. Facebook’s match for GivingTuesday 2019 begins at 8:00 AM Eastern Time (5:00…
Read MoreConservancy Currents Newsletter Spring 2019
Read the latest about Conservancy projects and activities Conservancy Currents Spring 2019 Newsletter
Read MoreHoliday Tote Bag Fundraiser
Support the Conservancy fund raising activity by donating during the Holiday Tote Bag Fundraiser. The beautiful and durable Tote Bags are designed by local artist Peg Miller. You can use the DONATE button on the web site; choose “Conservation” in the donation category. In the “Additional Comments” box, enter “Tote bags”. Figure the Donation amount based on $35.00…
Read MoreBeavers Grooming at High Point Preserve
Beavers have set up a grooming station, on one of the floating platforms at Silver Lake, most nights since August. Beavers regularly move between aquatic and terrestrial environments, and the extended time in the water requires careful maintenance. Beavers spend a lot of time grooming their fur when out of the water, and the floating…
Read MoreSaving Hemlock Trees at High Point Preserve
The hemlock woolly adelgid is a small, non-native insect that is killing hemlock trees in the northeast, and Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, is no exception. The Edward L. Rose Conservancy is helping stop this insect in its tracks at High Point Preserve in Silver Lake Township. The Conservancy raised over $9,000 to address this issue thanks…
Read MoreRaptor Nest Platform Project Underway
With a Green Communities grant from the Rockwell Collins Corporation, the Edward L Rose Conservancy and volunteers from Rockwell Collins started a project to encourage raptor nesting in Susquehanna County, PA. A survey of possible nesting trees was done and, with the tree recommendation from Craig Koppie, Regional Eagle Coordinator, Northeast Region, US Fish and…
Read MoreGreen Communities Grant – Raptor Nest Habitat
The Edward L Rose Conservancy is partnering with the Rockwell Collins corporation in Binghamton New York on a Raptor Nest Project. We often see bald eagles roosting and fishing near the High Point Preserve. The goal of this project is to establish a nest site to encourage eagles to breed near the High Point preserve.…
Read MoreSave the Hemlocks
Project to Save the Hemlock Trees Our Cornell partners found hemlock woolly adelgid growing on hemlock trees in High Point Preserve several years ago. The adelgid is a destructive, non-native insect pest which presents a serious danger to the hemlock trees along the lake shore and in the High Point Preserve, and could pose a threat…
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