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 who shared fond memories of Jack.
Invasive Species Alert: Can you help fight garlic mustard this week?

Invasive plant control at Buckingham Pond – YOU can help! Come out and help remove some Garlic Mustard! Several patches of invasive garlic mustard have become established at Buckingham Pond. Fortunately, it’s fairly easy to bring garlic mustard under control by pulling the plants up and removing them before they release seeds. This is a great way to get outdoors and improve our environment while still keeping your social distance. If you’d like to help, please get in touch with Conservancy member Mark Schlesssman, who will be happy to get you started. Mark will be at the pond most weekday mornings from around 8 to 9 AM, or you can email him at [email protected]. You should wear shoes, long pants, a long sleeved shirt, and gloves. Bring some lawn and leaf bags with you if you can. The time is tight because the seeds are setting right now! We hope to continue this effort next year, so even if you can’t help right now, please reach out to Mark so we know you are interested.
CSLAP: Who are those people in the canoe?

The Conservancy’s annual water testing program known as CSLAP began this week. So if you see any of our board members in the canoe on the lake, feel free to wave hello! And if you have any interest in getting more involved, we’re always looking for neighbors who’d like to join us. CSLAP stands for Citizen’s Statewide Lake Assessment Program and is a volunteer lake monitoring program run by the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the NYS Federation of Lake Associations (of which the Buckingham Pond Conservancy is a member). NYSFOLA was founded in 1983 and supports over 200 lake associations across the state. BPC board members collect water samples biweekly from June through September to test for important indicators of ecological health. The samples are sent to the Upstate Freshwater Institute in Syracuse for analysis and we receive a report highlighting the year’s sampling results.