| Naromi Land Trust
April 2013- Vol 4, Issue 3
"Naromi Land Trust conserves and protects the natural resources of Sherman, including wildlife habitats, water quality, agricultural lands and scenic vistas, for the benefit of, and use by, current and future generations." |
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| Naromi Board of Directors & Staff |
President
Marge Josephson
Vice President
Stephanie Warren
Secretary
Michael Hertzberg
Treasurer
Bill Garrison
Directors
John Foley
Jen Freed Rocky
Stan Greenbaum
Ian Gribble
Chris Jellen
Tom Joyner
Alan Kaplan
Liz Mard
Bill McGoldrick
Chris Theodoros
Emeritus
Richard P. Donohoe
Philip Korsant
Land Manager
Hunter Brawley
Program Manager
Amanda Branson
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The Wimisink Preserve Boardwalk in Construction
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| Dear Members, Neighbors and Friends, |
 | | Erin & Ellen are part of the Boardwalk crew |
April is a busy month! Naromi and the JCC are co-sponsoring a presentation called "The Bear Reality", there are two hikes, and last, but certainly not least, Earth Day is on April 22nd. There will be an official opening ceremony for the Wimisink Boardwalk on Earth Day weekend.
The frogs are active! So another hike is on for Towner Hill, Saturday, April 6th @ 2PM.
The Moe Preserve, Sunday, April 14th @ 1PM
is our next hike the following weekend.
Please scroll down for more details.
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The Wimisink Swamp Preserve will soon be accessible for all to enjoy
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Naromi's long awaited accessible boardwalk is now in the midst of its framing. When you drive by the north end of Route 39 (near Route 55) stop for a few moments in the pull off area and see how these are built to have minimal impact on a wetland area. The helical anchors need to be driven down to stable footing (about eight feet here) and then the platforms attached to the anchors. This project should be complete in a few weeks and Naromi looks forward to a ceremonial opening over Earth Day weekend. The final result will look very similar to the much longer boardwalk which takes the Appalachian Trail across the Great Swamp between Wingdale and Pawling. Our Sherman boardwalk is paid for by a grant from the funds General Electric contributed as penalty for the PCB pollution of the Housatonic River and its watershed.
We welcome your input and there are all sorts of ways to become involved with land conservation. You can always call us 860-354-0260 or toll free at 1-877-354-0260. Our email is naromi@sbcglobal.net.
Sincerely,
The Naromi Land Trust
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| Save the Date! | |
9 Route 39 South, Sherman, Ct.
Naromi Land Trust and the JCC are proud to co-sponsor a presentation about bears in our area. This event is free with donations greatly appreciated. For more information please call the JCC at 355-8050 or NLT at 354-0260
The Bear Reality:
Felicia Ortner, a Connecticut Master Wildlife Conservationist, will give a talk about bears and help dispel common misunderstandings. The DEP states that the black bear is seldom aggressive toward humans. Learn more about the black bear and how to take precautions so as not to attract the bears to your trash cans, beehives and bird feeders.
Felicia has been a bear enthusiast for over 25 years. She has studied bear's life style, physiology, behavior and natural history through books, journals, workshops, and lectures. In the mid 1990's Felicia became a Docent at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo and turned her passion for learning about bears into a passion for teaching about them. She developed an education program called the Bear Reality and expanded her audience from Zoo visitors to libraries, schools, nature centers, scouts and more. In 2002, she completed the CT DEP's Master Wildlife Conservationist (MWC) program.
With the populations of Black Bear increasing through our state, Felicia hopes, "through outreach and education that these magnificent creatures will become better understood, we will learn to respect them instead of fear them and a strategy of coexistence with humans and bears is in the future".
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Naromi Upcoming Hikes
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Naromi has set a calendar of hikes & events for the next several months and we are constantly updating them. We hope to see you often!
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Saturday, April 6th at 2PM Tower Hill Hike Frog Frolic Redux!
The vernal pools are now active with spring peepers & other frogs as they begin their mating season. Meet at White Silo Farm where we will carpool to the Towner Hill trail head. From there we will hike to the top where the vernal pools and views are. The hike lasts about 2 hours and is only moderately difficult; after an initial uphill trek, the land levels out. Children are welcomed and encouraged to come but, please, leave your dogs home as the frogs fear them. Parking is at White Silo Farm on Route 37, just west of the Sherman/New Milford line.
Keep an eye on Naromi's Website for any updates or call the office at (860) 354-0260.
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Naromi Upcoming Hikes
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Sunday, April 14th at 1PM
The Moe Preserve Hike
The Moe Preserve is a little known and rarely visited 38 acre open space parcel at the west end of Chapel Hill Road on the NY line. The bordering land in Pawling is under preservation agreements with other groups thus Moe is part of a much larger ecologically valuable area at the upstream end of the New York City watershed. Its drainage area eventually flows into Timber Lake and Quaker Brook. For more information call our office at (860) 354-0260.
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Towner Hill Frog Frolic 3/17/13
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Towner Hill Group 2013
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A great group of 17 hardy souls met on March 17th to walk up Towner Hill and enjoy views to east, south, and west, as well as the open oak woods. The early spring frogs, however, decided it was still winter and were neither seen nor heard. Now that the weather is getting a bit warmer, their sounds can be heard in vernal pools everywhere. The amphibians have become active and therefore we have scheduled another hike on April 6th. The trail to Towner Hill's large vernal pool area is open to go on your own or call if you would like a guide for your visit (860-354-0260).
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Sincerely,
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