Posts by elrose
Legislation News: Tax Incentive made Permanent
In a strong bipartisan action, the Senate voted 65-33 to pass the bill that will make the tax incentive for conservation easement donations permanent. This follows A 318-109 vote in the House OF Representatives. This legislation has been a priority for the Land Trust Alliance and Edward L Rose Conservancy for a decade, and it…
Read MoreWood Duck nesting boxes at Little Gem
Conservancy Volunteers raised two nesting boxes at the inlet to Silver Lake on the Conservancy owned ‘Little Gem’ property. The two cedar boxes are mounted on galvanized poles that can be easily taken down to inspect and clean the boxes annually. There is a galvanized predator guard metal cone mounted on the pole below the…
Read MoreFall Day at Greenwood Sanctuary
Greenwood Sanctuary is located in Dimock, PA and is under the stewardship of the Edward L Rose Conservancy.
Read MoreMuskrat activity increases on Floating platforms
In the Fall of 2014, fresh water mussel shells were observed in piles one of the floating platforms. Some of the shells exhibited bite marks and broken pieces and some of the shells were just separated into two halves. The motion activated cameras have captured new images of muskrats using the platforms in this Fall…
Read MorePictures from the Floating platforms are still bringing surprises.
The motion activated cameras on the two floating platforms are providing some interesting images of local fauna. There is a new page on the ELROSE>ORG website under the Research menu tab for tracking the activity on the platforms. We will continue posting interesting images this Fall. If you were a beaver and got something caught…
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