Events
Fishers in Highpoint Preserve
The Fisher is native to the North East USA and is a member of the weasel family. Fishers are aggressive hunters and prey on squirrels and other small mammals. The fisher is one of the few successful predators of porcupine. Fishers are very agile and can quickly climb trees after prey, and can reverse their rear…
Read MoreHow to Build a Robin in 5 minutes
This Spring we monitored a Robin’s nest from egg laying to fledging. The video clips show interesting behaviors from our ‘common’ Robin. The development of the chicks occurred between the last week in May 2020 and the first week in July. Caring parent Robins not only build the nest, incubate the eggs, and shelter the…
Read MoreEdward L Rose Conservancy Annual Meeting 2020
TO: Members Subject: REMINDER: EL Rose Annual Members Meeting – July 25 Please join us for our Annual Members Meeting this Saturday at 9:00. The instruction for joining the on-line meeting: Zoom Meeting (video & audio) https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/5236929051 Phone only: +1 929 205 6099 Meeting ID: 523 692 9051# Thank you, Rebecca Benner, President Edward…
Read MoreSpotted Sandpiper teetering on the edge
The Spotted Sandpiper is common to many lake and stream shore locations in Pennsylvania, including Silver lake. One of the interesting behaviors is the frequent tail-bobbing action seen as the bird walks along the shore. We have not read of any definitive explanation of the purpose of tail bobbing or teetering, but it starts soon…
Read MoreSpring 2020 High Point Preserve Trail Clean-up
On Saturday April 25, 2020, the annual High Point Preserve trail clean-up teamwork activity was organized by Keith Oberg. With more people isolating for the Covid-19 situation, there was a good turn-out of volunteers, including: John Renner, KennaLou Mills, Jim and Mary Lee, Beth Normile, Scott Heckman, Pat Donnelly, Tim and James Matthews, Chris Wilkerson…
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 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 MoreAnnual Membership Meeting At Binghamton University
Annual Membership Meeting The annual membership meeting of the Edward L Rose Conservancy was held at the Alumni Center of Binghamton University. Highlights of the meeting included reports on Land Use, the Butterfly Garden and on the monitoring of the local environment by the Cornell team. After the meeting there was an amazing presentation of…
Read MoreEdward L Rose Conservancy Annual Meeting
Save the Date! Annual Members Meeting Saturday, July 28th, 2018 9:00 am to noon Old OConnor Hall, Binghamton University Learn what your land trust has been doing to conserve land and water in the area you love. Brief meeting followed by a live raptor presentation (red-tailed hawk, snowy owl, and more!) and a guided nature hike at the…
Read MoreFrog Call Event – Follow up
The Learn Your Frog Calls event was held this evening, June 3, 2018, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM, at the Greenwood Sanctuary. Our own Kristi Sullivan presented a short program on the local frogs at the Greenwood Sanctuary barn and and participants were engaged with the information about the frogs and their vocalizations. The participants…
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