Pollinators are Buzzing
August is an important month for pollinators. Nectar-rich, late-flowering plants help insects build up energy for hibernation.
Seeds from these plants feed birds in winter.
Who is buzzing in your garden?
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How to safely control ticks around your home.
Adult ticks are most active from March to mid-May and from mid-August to November. Both nymphs and adults can transmit Lyme disease. Ticks can be active any time the temperature is above freezing.
AVOID SPRAYING PESTICIDES
In a large scientific study, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that yard tick applications had NO impact on the rate of transmissible disease. The best way to prevent tick borne illnesses is to do a body check once a day.
Spiders, insects and birds eat ticks...also opossums! One opossum can consume up to 4,000 ticks in a week. As a community, we must take measures to preserve these tick-eating predators, without introducing harmful chemicals that kill every creature on the food chain.
Consider creating a tick barrier on your property: a terrace, small lawn area with short grass, or a row of wood chips between wooded areas and lawns. Remove Japanese barberry shrubs that harbor white footed mice, a common tick host, and if deer come onto your property, use deterrents recommended by The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Chestnut Hill Park
September, Date TBD
We planted milkweed at the park to help save endangered Monarch Butterflies. Milkweed is the only host plant Monarchs choose.
Native CT milkweeds:
1. Asclepias incarnata, swamp milkweed
2. Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed.
3. Asclepias syriaca, common milkweed
Join us in September to plant bird-friendly shrubs.
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Kosciuszko Park
Saturday, August 13, 10am-2pm
Garden maintenance continues in this beautifully restored native plant and rock garden.
Join us to see why volunteers are enthusiastically pitching in. We have gloves, tools and watering jugs. Bring your own beverage and snacks.
Like watering? Come Tuesdays and Saturdays at 7:30am, through August. Even 10 minutes helps. September 10th will be the next on-site work day in this pollinator garden.
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Stamford Museum & Nature Center Sunday Farm Market
August 21, 10am-2pm
We will be at the Sunday Farm Market. Learn how you can help expand the pollinator pathway.
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SoundWaters HarborFest
August 27, 10am-6pm
Come find us at this year's HarborFest! We will have lots of goodies and environmental information to share.
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Science Café postponed due to inclement weather.
Check our website for the rescheduled date.
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