by Spadefoot | May 21, 2023 | Spadefoot In The Community
We take great satisfaction in ripping up unnecessary lawn in favor of mini forests and pocket meadows. Pictured here is our temporary construction road to preserve what will remain of the lawn. We do not necessarily advocate completely removing lawns; lawns can be...
by Spadefoot | May 16, 2023 | Invasive Species, Spadefoot In The Community
Phragmites is an opportunistic plant, often taking advantage of the unoccupied niche left vacant through the removal of historic forested wetlands. Although it is hard to remove via mechanical methods (which often requires permitting under federal, state, and local...
by Spadefoot | Jan 31, 2023 | Forest Restoration, Native Plants, Spadefoot In The Community
Ecological Restoration on Long Island Ecological restoration is not always glamorous work. This beautiful red maple swamp was inadvertently overrun by silt and sediment when upland construction was washed away by a sudden deluge, effectively burying native red maples...
by Spadefoot | Dec 10, 2021 | Bird Sanctuary Restoration, Spadefoot In The Community
Today, our volunteers put in two hard hours of work to remove as much mugwort as possible from our sanctuary. We focused on two main areas: a section in the front of our sanctuary and the area surrounding the native trees we recently planted. The progress made today...
