Fall Colors. Photo by Dennis Larkin
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Coming Up
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Our Annual Membership Campaign will hit your mailbox in the coming weeks. Keep your eyes peeled for your opportunity to keep us Forever. Sherman.
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One more resource...
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Speaking of fall colors - Here is a great resource to remind us about this phenomenon we are so lucky to observe in our own backyards and the open space and scenic vistas, protected forever by Naromi Land Trust. |
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Members, Friends and Neighbors,
| October has been a wonderful month for Naromi, after a rained out visit to the Peckham Quarry was  rescheduled (Join us this Saturday instead! See below.), the weather cleared and we had a glorious day for the Annual Picnic. The fall colors have been spectacular this year, and the crisp clear air allowed distant views and just enough wind for kite-flying. We remain grateful to all who volunteer their time and culinary talents to make the Naromi Picnic the fall treat that it is. A few days later, the Sherman Seniors enjoyed almost the same conditions during a walk atop Hadlow Fields. Then the Weed Wariors gathered and made a huge effort to begin to control the invasive plants near the Sherman School.
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Quarry Hike this Saturday
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 Hike into a limestone quarry on the edge of the Great Swamp this Saturday November 8 at 9:30 AM. Naromi Land Trust's monthly hike will be into a large limestone quarry on the edge of the Great Swamp (near the intersection of Routes 22 and 311).
The south-facing cut of the quarry is dry, white limestone with large boulders. But the north-facing cut is a hanging garden of vines and plants fed by seeps from the Great Swamp (start of the Croton River) at the top of the quarry. Fresh water reeds are even growing in the water at the bottom of the quarry. A truly unique place seldom open to the public. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to explore the ancient seabed of the Harlem Valley. Learn about the geology beneath The Great Swamp and how it influences the plants and wildlife found in its ecosystem. 
Last year this hike was oversubscribed, and last month rain forced this hike to be rescheduled. Pre-registration is requested by email to naromi@sbcglobal.net. Once you have registered, we will contact you if the weather is questionable.
Meet at the entrance to the quarry, which is off Route 311 in Patterson, just to the east of the railroad tracks. Follow Oblong Land Conservancy signs. Plenty of parking.
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Purple Finch
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Purple finches are visitors to feeders around Sherman, but are easily mistaken for house finches. The famous birder Roger Tory Peterson called these birds "sparrows dipped in raspberry juice." (Roger Tory Peterson is the author of the first field guide to birds.) Purple finches are one of the only birds who forage for fruits and seeds that use their beak to crush the nut of the seed. Many birds eat the fruit and swallow the nut of the seed whole. The nut passes through the bird's system in tact. This is how birds distribute seeds. Purple finches do not participate in this process. Photos by Dennis Larkin. |
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Weed Warriors
| The first effort by the Weed Warriors was a great success! Many thanks to all!!
 
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What is the purpose of Wolves?
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