The BPC with approval from the City of Albany is undertaking a Native Planting and Shoreline Stabilization project in 2024, that is in keeping with the Lake Management Plan.
Native Planting & Shoreline Stabilization Project
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Pond & Park Ecology
2024 Native Planting Day – Save the Date
Save the date! Join us on May 5, 2024 for the Buckingham Pond Conservancy Native Planting Day, and help plant native species.
Spring Clean Up Sunday May 15 1 PM
Summer 2020 Updates
Jack Almy Bench on order - Thank you! We successfully completed our fundraising for the Jack Almy memorial bench. We received many generous donations and were able to order the bench. Look for it to be installed this summer. Thank you to all the donors and to those...
Duck Rescue!
Here's a feel good story for the week ... Yesterday police officers got a call about a duck tangled in a fishing line at Buckingham Pond today. The back of the duck's wing was tangled in a line that was stuck high in a tree. Officers Dan Kuhn and Greg McGee and two...
Don’t Be Surprised by Low Water Levels
Don't be surprised if you notice low water levels in the pond. This is actually good news! The water department is doing some shore-line stabilization and needed to lower the water level by about 6". This is a temporary change ...water levels will soon return to...
Wondering What’s Happening at the Pond?
Have you been wondering what's been going on at the pond? We're happy to report that the City of Albany is addressing the long-standing erosion problem at the Euclid entrance on the south (New Scotland) side. This area has been washing out during each large storm,...
Goose Killer?
Buckingham Pond often struggles with too many geese - their droppings create a mess along the path and grass, and they contribute to water quality problems because they add too much fertilizer to the water and encourage too much plant growth. This is why we ask...
Invasive Species Walk
Friday, May 13, we will be meeting Laurel Gailor from PRISM (Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management) at the pond parking lot at 4:00. She is going to walk the pond to help identify invasive species and hopefully let us know what we should be doing about...
Injured Goose week of 7/12/15, Please discard your fishing line!
The goose in this picture has a lot of friends, but is sending everyone on the proverbial "Wild Goose Chase"! It seems an unknowing fisherman dropped a fishing line that somehow has become entangled around both of its feet. The goose is now hurting after...
Fall Clean Up Sunday 10/21 from 1 to 3, (Rain date 10/28)
Buckingham Pond Clean Up Day Sunday October 21, 2012 1:00 – 3:00 PM Meet at the parking lot Rain Date Sunday 10/28. Buckingham Pond Clean Up Day Sunday October 21, 2012 1:00 – 3:00 PM Meet at the...
Help Needed with Loosestrife Wed Sept 14th 6:00 pm
On Wednesday, September 14th at 6:00 PM we will continue our efforts to suppress Purple Loosestrife from the pond. Purple Loosestrife is a problem for the pond because it chokes out native plants like cattails. Cattails are needed by native species like ducks and...