Science Café
Monday, July 18
7-8:30pm, Kiwanis Park
Stamford Wild: The Known &
Unknown Wildlife in Our Backyards
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Join Us for a free Science Café. Stamford resident and biology professor Jason Munshi-South will speak about the wildlife that shares our city. Many species have formed compelling ecological relationships with humans and our urban environments, but these animals may only be occasionally glimpsed or go unnoticed altogether. What animals share Stamford with us, and how can we face the inevitable challenges of coexistence? How do they use our urban environment? What species are likely to arrive in Stamford in the near future? These questions and others will be discussed, with a Q&A to follow. July 18, 7-8:30pm, Kiwanis Park, 79 Atlantic Street. Refreshments permitted. Presented in collaboration with Pollinator Pathway Stamford, Stamford Downtown (DSSD) and Ferguson Library.
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How to safely control mosquitoes around your home.
A mosquito's primary food source is flower nectar, not blood. Mosquitoes also serve as prey to other wildlife, such as dragonflies, turtles, bats and hummingbirds.
To help preserve mosquitoes' useful place on the food chain, but reduce the population around your home, control mosquitoes at the larval, not flying insect, stage. AVOID SPRAYING PESTICIDES, and don’t hire a residential mosquito spraying company, even those claiming to use organic sprays. Spraying mosquitoes isn’t effective and kills many other beneficial insects such as bees and butterflies.
The National Wildlife Federation recommends 3 natural ways to reduce mosquito bites: 1) focus on larval control by eliminating standing water and introducing natural soil bacterium, or ‘mosquito dunks’ 2) make it harder for mosquitoes to bite you by spraying yourself, not the surrounding area, and 3) attract mosquito predators such as dragonflies, birds and bats. Learn more.
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Chestnut Hill Park
Friday, July 8, 1pm
We knocked out the knotweed and now we’re ready to plant.
Join us this Friday to help plant milkweed, the only plant the monarch butterfly eats.
Bring your own water and snacks.
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Stamford Museum &
Nature Center Farm Market
We will be handing out seedlings at an upcoming SM&NC Sunday Farm Market and sharing tips for helping to expand the pollinator pathway. For date, watch the Pollinator Pathway Stamford website and social media.
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We are making Stamford sustainable!
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Kosciuszko Park Pollinator Garden
It was a long day, but with the help of Future Five, local volunteers and UCONN master gardener interns, 300 native plants were planted in Kosciuszko Park on June 11. It was truly a community effort.
Thank you to Designs by Lee for the topsoil, mulch and trees; City of Stamford for topsoil and mulch; and High Ridge Nursery for the native plants. We kept it local!
Our next volunteer day will be Saturday, July 9 from 10am-2pm. Hope to see you there!
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Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary and Butterfly Garden
Did you know there is a butterfly garden at the Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary? The garden is filled with native and some non-native host plants to attract Monarch, Tiger Swallowtail, Peck's Skipper, Orange Sulphur, Eastern Tailed Blue Butterflies and more! Stop by and check it out. Entrance is at the furthest end of the parking lot, past Terry Conners Rink. While you are there, walk the meadow loop. The sanctuary includes a cedar grove, oak grove, holly grove, apple orchard, evergreens, and thickets—all vital habitat and food sources for migratory birds and pollinators.
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