Category: Habitat Restoration
Native Plants at Meadow Croft
The Long Island Conservation Alliance, with the support of Spadefoot Design and Construction, has been engaged by The Bayport-Bluepoint Heritage Association to restore habitat at Meadow Croft, the historic estate of John Roosevelt, Theodore’s first cousin. Removing Invasive Plants, Planting Natives With the guidance of The Suffolk County Parks Department and it’s Director of Historical…
We Must Seed The Future
The young people of Sayville are helping to harvest native wildflower seeds to be planted in beds throughout the community
Saving Turtles: Protecting The Nests
Saving turtles at Meadowcroft will be challenging. The six snapping turtle nests on the lawn were clearly predated by raccoons — not mowed over as some were quick to claim. Getting people to accept this explanation will be half the problem. The other half will be covering the nests well enough that the raccoons can’t…
We Champion LI’s Native Plants
The Long Island Conservation Alliance and Marshall Brown are champions for native plants and for local habitat restoration. We need to plant natives in our yards as habitat for local wildlife.
The Suburban Lawn Must Die
We need yards, not lawns. We need to learn what is native and what is not, and go native. Our local animal population is depending on us.
This Arbor Day, Remember to Plant Native Trees in The Fall Too
Spadefoot Design and Construction, the firm that planted my yard with natives, is in the practice of planting at least as many trees in the fall as in the spring. The tree then has a whole season to grow and further mature. Further, the spring is already very busy with all the weeding and planting.…
Going Native
By going native, everyone can contribute to improving the local ecology, creating habitat for our local creatures.
Sayville Goes Native!
Bring a little Nature home April 23rd in Sayvlle. Come by, learn about and pick up some native plants, and help Sayville restore precious habitat.
Destroying a Freshwater Wetland to Dump Dredge Spoils?
Bureaucratic momentum led to the destruction of rare habitat. We as Long Islanders and as New Yorkers need to take a lesson: We must begin to stand for what pockets of nature remain. If they go, then what?
Plant Natives: Create Habitat
We must work to remove invasive plants en masse and plant natives or we will witness the final collapse of our local ecosystems
