THE
JOURNAL
Spring Edition
May, 2023
IN THIS EDITION
Letter From The Executive Director
The Friends of Pleasant Valley
Leaf Cutter Bees - An Important Pollinator
To Mow or Not To Mow, That is The Question - Ground Nesting Birds
Bluebird Boxes
UPCOMING VOLUNTEER DAYS
To sign up for any of the following volunteer days, please click on the button below to fill out the sign up form.
Thursday, February 23rd - Bluebird and Mason Bee Nest Box Building at Bachar Preserve in Skaneateles 10:00 AM until done
Friday, March 17th - Bluebird and Mason Bee Box Nest Building at Bachar Preserve in Skaneateles 10:00 AM until done
Thursday, March 23rd - Bluebird and Mason Bee Nest Box Building at Woodchuck Hill in Manlius 10:00 AM until done
Thursday, April 6th - Bluebird and Mason Bee Nest Box Building at Pleasant Valley Preserve in Marcellus 10:00 AM until done
Friday, April 14th - Three Falls Woods Trail Clearing 10:00 AM until done. We will be continuing to widen the trail.
Saturday, April 22nd - Walk for Nature at Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville. We need volunteers to help us run the walk, check people in, take donations, sell merchandise, hand out water bottles, and talk about the CNY Land Trust. The walk begins at 1:00 PM, but we will need volunteers there to help us set up by 11:00 AM.
Walk for Nature
Letter from the Executive Director
Pleasant Valley Preserve
Opening Up Watercourses
Golden Alexanders
An Important Plan for Your Native Pollinator Garden
by Kendra Pearson
Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)
"Remember, upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all," Alexander the Great