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A Community Effort to Support Ecosystem Restoration Projects in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
A Community Effort to Support Ecosystem Restoration Projects in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
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Tree Planting by Sugar Pond
Tree Planting by Sugar Pond
On September 27th, Kai Ghalib and friends undertook a tree planting with funding from the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Youth Climate Action Fund. Teens planted six large oaks and two tupelo trees in the glen below the bridge, and a Girl Scout Daisy Troop installed two sweetbay magnolias by the pond. Kai's team will plant several spice bush and dogwood shrubs streamside, plus seven black walnut seedlings a bit of a ways back from the path.
Hillside Woods
Hillside Woods
Hillside Woods Steering Committee
Hastings Established the Hillside Woods Restoration Project in 2018. Through a DEC grant, Hastings produced a forest management plan. Work is now underway to fulfill the objectives outlined in the plan, which are essentially to reduce damage by deer through fencing, manage invasive species, and replant with extirpated native species. More info, the plan, and a history of the project.
Hillside Woods Steering Committee
Hastings Established the Hillside Woods Restoration Project in 2018. Through a DEC grant, Hastings produced a forest management plan. Work is now underway to fulfill the objectives outlined in the plan, which are essentially to reduce damage by deer through fencing, manage invasive species, and replant with extirpated native species. More info, the plan, and a history of the project.
Hillside Woods Deer Fencing
Hillside Woods Deer Fencing
The Village deer exclosure in Hillside Woods is complete, and will protect 30 acres of the woods from deer. "S" gates allow people and dogs to walk through at trail intersections. A commercial company has been hired to manage the large invasive plant communities. Over the next several years, we will be able to watch ecosystem diversity return to this section of the woods through tree regeneration and replantings. New to the project? Read the founding study here.
Many people expressed concerns that exclosing the deer will impact their properties. The exclosure is actually only 10% of the contiguously forested area - 100 acres of Hillside Woods and Park and 200 acres owned by Children's Village (calculated excluding open areas and buildings).
FENCE MAP
FENCE MAP
map by Adam Hart
Eastern box turtle in the Meadow, summer 2021
Despite its ragged condition, Hillside Woods still supports a variety of native birds, mammals, insects and plants. Learn more about our northeast woodland ecosystem and share what you learn with others. You can add your own observations using iNaturalist and eBird to contribute to our crowd-sourced collective understanding.
Get Involved
Get Involved
The Hastings volunteer Vine Squad removes invasive vines from public trees throughout Hastings, including in Hillside Woods, from November to March. Visit the Hastings Conservation Commission's Vine Squad page for more info and schedule. The Vine Squad supplies equipment and training and can award students community service hours. Questions? Email us! vinesquad@hastingsgov.org.
Plus! See the nearly 30 adopted Spots around the Village installed by volunteers. These Spots, which are roadsides, parts of parks or medians, all feature native plants and add to the ecosystem health of our Village and region.
Protects Our Woods supports the Hastings-on-Hudson:
Questions? Email hillsidewoods@hohny.gov or protectourwoods@gmail.com
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