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Posted: Jan 7th, 2006 08:08 pm |
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Yes ff12 right next door to the proposed training center.
Lots of good points on the use of the property. Maybe we could have a Town hall with enviornmentally and wild life friendly landscaping.
I like this idea.
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Posted: Jan 7th, 2006 08:17 pm |
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I like Jane's idea too!
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Posted: Jan 7th, 2006 11:56 pm |
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When I originally posted, I did not know that the SFD was going to have a training facility next to this property and that the town was planning on building a new Town Hall.
In light of that, I would not push for a wildlife habitat as the sole use for this space.
If a new Town Hall is to be built I am all for the landscaping to be done in a wildlife/environmentally friendly fashion.
If Summerfield Park can be built and maintained in a wildlife friendly fashion, in part or in whole, I am all for it.
(Ironically, several months ago my fiancee and I went to Town Hall expecting a meeting of the Conservation Committee. As we were the only people there, and Town Hall was locked, we walked around a bit and commented on the presence of exotic plants. We decided that we would call the Conservation Committee meeting to order, and unanimously agreed that we should recommend to redo the landscaping emphasizing more native and wildlife friendly plants.)
On that note, I don't know if I have much else to say on the topic of this particular parcel of land. I do have some ideas for the Conservation Committee, but I will direct that towards another thread as I don't want to direct this one away from the original topic.
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Posted: Jan 8th, 2006 12:00 am |
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I am sorry you attended a meeting that had probably been moved to another location. This happens a lot unfortunately since there is no longer much meeting space in our town hall.
Paul, feel free to join us on any of the Topics! We appreciate your input!
Don't be a stranger!
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Posted: Jan 8th, 2006 04:54 am |
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| Unfortunately, I believe that 'code' restrictions on public/commercial buildings don't permit all of these ideas to come to fruition. Modern building codes dictate everything, right down to way parking lots are to be built, the size of islands and spacing of these within parking lots, and even the species, sizes, and spacing of shrubbery that can and can't be planted in and around buildings. And also, you have to put in a pond to breed mosquitos, too! Kind of depressing.
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Posted: Jan 8th, 2006 05:13 am |
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Wow.. that does stink Billyboy! Thanks for the info... I am glad you told us before we got our hopes up!
 We really need a few more mosquitos 'round here!
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Posted: Jan 8th, 2006 01:08 pm |
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Welcome to the forum, acook. You have some great ideas. Even though they might not be suitable for this particular piece of property, they might somewhere.
I think your point that natural habitats are needed in all kinds of areas, even (maybe especially) where development is occurring is a good one. When my husband and I first married (more than 20 years ago) and were dirt poor, we rented a little house along one of the busiest sections of Wendover Ave. in Greensboro (near Hill St., between Battleground and Church St.). Being avid bird watchers, we fed the birds and it was incredible, even at that location, the amount of wildlife in the area. Although we never saw anything large like deer, we had an amazing amount of all types of birds, rabbits, squirrels, etc. One night as a sat in the back yard in the dark, enjoying the summer evening (and the sound of 6 lanes of roaring/screeching traffic just on the other side of the house), I nearly fell out of my lawn chair as something trotted almost right up to me. What I first thought was the neighbor's dog was the biggest possum I have ever seen.
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Posted: Jan 8th, 2006 01:12 pm |
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acook and PaulW (or anyone else who knows),
What does it take to get certified as a Natural Wildlife Habitat?
Also, as I understand it, much of the Summerfield Park area will be left natural. Jane Doggett is a member of the Conservation Council (DOGGETTJA on this forum), and even though I believe they are inactive at this time, your participation might get them started back up.
Also, you might have some ideas worthy of incorporating in the park. If you don't get involved in the Conservation Council, the Parks & Rec committee might also be a good fit for you.
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Posted: Jan 8th, 2006 02:20 pm |
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NWF certification requires 4 things. Food, water, shelter, and a place for wildlife to raise their young.
This can (probably) be accomplished as easily as installing/maintaining a bird feeder, a bird bath, and a bluebird nesting box.
We all can do a lot more, though.
While not necessarily a requirement for certification, landscaping that emphasizes the native plants that the native wildlife has counted on for hundreds of years is highly recommended, and really is one of the best things that can be done. Keeping the food web intact is also of great importance.
NWF certification can be done on 2 different "levels". The first is by having your own backyard certified (as we have done ours, as you can do yours, as can likely be done with the park). The next level is community certification, which would take a lot more work.
For more information, visit http://www.nwf.org
You would also want to go to this link for your own habitat: http://www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/createhabitat.cfm
And here for community habitat information: http://www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/community.cfm
In my view, the best thing that comes from this is in raising community awareness regarding our impact on our world around us. We have people come up to our house on a regular basis and ask about our habitat.
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Posted: Jan 8th, 2006 02:29 pm |
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I like the idea of preserving wildlife habitats in the Summerfield park along with planting shrubs and trees to promote and invite more, great suggestion.
acook wrote:I also wonder if there are people in Summerfield who might be interested in pursuing certification by the National Wildlife Federation for Summerfield as a Town “Backyard Wildlife Habitat”?
Yes, I would for one, but don't know that much about it. I saw 2 Plaited woodpeckers in my neighborhood just last week. This was so exciting to me!!
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Posted: Jan 8th, 2006 02:30 pm |
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| Paul, you must have read my mind, thanks for this information!!
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Posted: Jan 8th, 2006 02:33 pm |
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| Paul.. I bet the people on the parks committee would be very interested in finding out more about this.
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Posted: Jan 8th, 2006 04:29 pm |
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Thanks Paul
This is the great thing about this forum! The community working together to make our community and world a better place. 
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Posted: Jan 8th, 2006 09:57 pm |
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Thanks for all of the positive feedback.
I've emailed the folks at the parks and rec. committee and asked them to read this thread.
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Posted: Jan 8th, 2006 10:03 pm |
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| Good Idea Paul... WAY TO BE PROACTIVE!! I think they are meeting this week ~~ 1/12.
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