Nature by numbers
Plants sold at Native Plant Sale
7,900
Facebook “likes”
2,792
Twitter followers
626
Hawk Watch results: Migrating diurnal raptors counted
20,880
Audiences by location
See pages 14-15
CSA produce grown
100,000 lbs
CSA vegetable varieties grown
39
Energy produced from Solar Panels at Ashland and Coverdale
161,000 kwh
New Certified Wildlife Habitats (formerly Backyard Wildlife Habitats)
25
Farthest trip traveled to
Cuba
Honey Bees pollinating Coverdale Farm Preserve
560,000
Volunteer hours
19,500
Total number of volunteers
1022
Acres managed
1,890
Voice It followers
1,974
Tons of trash removed from Red Clay Clean up
13 tons
Fuzzy chicks hatched
588
Eastern Meadowlark nesting
On a warm summer day, our Land Steward, Dave Pro, was mowing weeds
in a meadow near Coverdale Farm Preserve when a Meadowlark flew out
of the brush! Looking closer, he found a Meadowlark nest that was hidden
in the grass.
This meadow had once been filled with cool season grasses that were too
dense for Meadowlarks to take up home in. Once we took out all of the
cool season grasses and planted native grasses in their place, a habitat
was created that was perfect for Meadowlarks – and other native birds
– to raise their young.
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