This press release will be of some interest to Cayuga Birders. David Ruppert
Native Plants for Native Birds - Free talks and a CU student exhibition of landscape designs for bird habitat Friday, March 7, 5:00 - 8:30 pm Tompkins County Public Library - Borg Warner Room Learn how to transform your backyard into a habitat for native birds and learn about a collaborative project between Cornell University's Department of Landscape Architecture and Fall Creek homeowners. Schedule 5:00 - 5:30 pm: Reception and light refreshments 5:30 - 6:15 pm: Professor Josh Cerra will introduce the Ithaca YardWorks project and talk about design principles for creating bird habitat in urban gardens 6:15 - 6:30 pm: Break 6:30 - 7:15 pm: Joel Baines and David Ruppert slide show presentation on native plants for native birds (with time for Q&A at the end) 7:15 - 8:00 pm: Guided tour of student landscape design boards on display at TCPL (East Wall) Learn about plant selection and site design strategies that can transform your yard into a complete bird-friendly habitat that provides food and shelter throughout the year for native bird species. Learn about urban ecological design principles to make your garden more bird-friendly, such as planting in layers and including plants to provide food and cover for birds that visit or live year-round in our area. Joel Baines, author of Native Plants for Native Birds: A Guide to Planting for Birds In and Around Ithaca New York<http://www.birds.cornell.edu/cayugabirdclub/nativeplants.htm>, and David Ruppert, photographer for the book, will give a joint presentation on the many beautiful native plants that are suitable for landscaping and that also provide food and habitat for native birds and pollinators. David will show photos and discuss where in our area these native plants can be found growing in the wild, and Joel will discuss the use of these plants in home gardens. Copies of the book Native Plants for Native Birds will be available for sale at the event. All proceeds support the Cayuga Bird Club<http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/home>. Joshua Cerra, Professor of Landscape Architecture at Cornell University, will also give a presentation on the YardWorks Project. Seventeen Fall Creek residents recently participated in the YardWorks Project with Cornell University's Senior Design Studio. The studio created graphic boards illustrating neighborhood-level environmental analyses of the area, urban ecological design methods, and individual site designs for each homeowner that incorporate these methods. These boards will be on exhibit at the Tompkins County Public Library from February 8 to March 15. More information about YardWorks can be found at the Ithaca Yardworks blog<http://yardworksithaca.wordpress.com/>. For more information, contact Chrys Gardener at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or 607-272-2292 extension 241. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
