Region 1 ReLeaf Committee Meeting
Thursday, May 27th, 2021
10:00am to 11:30am
Location:
William Cullen Bryant Preserve
Nassau County Museum of Art
1 Museum Drive
Roslyn, NY 11576
The workshop agenda will be as follows:
10:00am – Welcome and Introductions
10:15am – Region 1 ReLeaf Committee Meeting
10:45am – Updates from Region 1 DEC Forester
11:00am – Tour of William Cullen Bryant Preserve
11:30am – Depart
Due to the limitations on group gatherings in Nassau County, pre-registration for this event is required. Participants will be required to wear a face covering and maintain a social distance of 6 feet from other participants throughout the entire workshop.
About the Preserve:
Twelve acres of the Preserve’s 145 acres are now regularly mowed fields, an ongoing project to restore them to native grass meadows. Twelve years ago grasses, goldenrod, and asters in the fields disappeared as invasive porcelain berry and mugwort began to take over. The Museum was able to begin a yearly mowing program seven years ago in an attempt to control the invasives. Two years ago with the volunteer assistance of James Carracciolo, mowing on a more regular basis began and progress is being made. Invasives are decreasing and there are signs of natives reappearing. One field was sowed with native grass and wildflower seed 5 years ago. It is flourishing and is a model for what we hope to achieve.
Directions:
The Nassau County Museum of Art is located on Museum Drive in Roslyn Harbor, off Northern Boulevard (Route 25A) 1/2 mile west of Glen Cove Road.
Limited handicap-permit parking and a ramp are available at The Manes Center.
For questions or accommodations for persons with a disability, please contact Mike at mf628@cornell.edu.
To register for this event, please click the Register button below.
Any questions, please contact Mike at 516-832-2591 ext. 30 or email mf628@cornell.edu
Funding for these projects is provided by the State's Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) and is administered by the Urban and Community Forestry Program in DEC’s Division of Lands and Forests.
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