Thanks to everyone for a terrific job at the clean up this past Sunday. Jack tells us the playground looks better than anytime in the 17 years he's been on the job. Special thanks to Jason Schultz of Brookside Nursery who led our nature walk. If you didn't get a...
Events
2010 Pond Appreciation Day – Sunday 5/16
Help with Spring Cleanup on Sunday 5/16 from 1 to 3 Please join us as we do some general cleanup. We will also mulch the playground with city provided mulch and do some routine gardening projects including taking out an overgrown perennial bed and trying to save some...
Successful First Annual Meeting Held Sunday 1/31/2010
Just over 50 people attended the First Annual Meeting of the Buckingham Pond Conservancy on Sunday, January 31, 2010. It was a great meeting full of enthusiasm and ideas! If you missed the meeting, here are the highlights: We reviewed our accomplishments todate. From...
Pond Pictures on All Over Albany
The Annual Meeting on Sunday was terrific - more than 50 neighbors turned out and we generated a lot of ideas for 2010. I'll be posting the meeting notes shortly, but thought everyone would like to see that photos of our own pond were featured on All Over Albany....
Proposed Board Slate Announced
The volunteer Steering Committee of the Buckingham Pond Conservancy appointed Mark Yolles and Sylvia Pirani as the nominating committee to identify a slate of officers to propose for election at the first annual meeting to be held Sunday 1/31 at 2:00 PM at the Bethany...
First Annual Meeting Agenda – Sunday 1/31
Please join the Buckingham Pond Conservancy Steering Committee for the First Annual Meeting of the Conservancy on Sunday 1/31/2010 at 2:00 PM at the Bethany Reformed Church on New Scotland Avenue at Lenox Avenue. The Buckingham Pond Conservancy is a non-partisan...
First Annual Meeting – Save the Date
First Annual Meeting The Steering Committee of the Buckingham Pond Conservancy is pleased to announce the date for the official "First Annual Meeting." Please mark Sunday 1/31/2010 at 2:00 PM on your calendar. We'll meet at the Bethany Reformed Church on New Scotland...
Preservation Day, Sunday, November 1, 1PM
Please join us for an afternoon of planting bulbs & removing invasive plants! Come any time, even a half an hour of your time will help make a difference for the pond! Please pass the word. Everyone is welcome. When: Sunday, Nov 1st 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. - come any...
Buckingham Conservancy Update – Summer 2009
Since our last report, the Buckingham Conservancy Steering Committee has been very busy gathering information, meeting with City officials, and formulating plans for the Conservancy’s governance and mission statement. While this may not seem to be a whole lot, the...
Successful Cleanup Day
We were a Clean Machine on Saturday, April 18, as over 50 neighbors came together to de-trash the Buckingham Pond area. The Buckingham Pond Conservancy wishes to thank each and every helper -- from toddlers to retirees -- everyone pitched in. We hope to have a fall...
Pond Spring Cleanup, April 18
Pond Pickup Day Poster. Saturday April 19, 9:30 - 11:30am (rain or shine). Contact [email protected]. The City will provide tools, bags and some gloves, so you don't need to bring anything except yourself. If you have your own gloves, you might want to bring those....
Clean Albany, Save the Date, April 18
Clean Albany, a group formed by local community members, is launching the first Annual Clean Albany Event sponsored by the Department of General Services. This citywide event will take place on Saturday, April 18, from 9 a.m.to noon. Buckingham Pond Conservancy will...