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Bench dedication honors Staten Island environmental advocate Updated May 02, 2021; Posted May 02, 2021 Andy Kass addresses walkers at The Richard Buegler 10-Mile Spring Walk. (Courtesy Tony Rose, S.I. Environmental Communicators) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Richard “Dick” Buegler had a passion for nature that left him to 40 years of environmental advocacy on Staten Island. On Sunday, a bench was dedicated in his name at one of the parks he helped preserve, the Staten Island Greenbelt. Buegler was a co-founder of the Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, an organization that works to preserve and protect endangered natural spaces on Staten Island. ....
Staten Island Museum to launch DIY festival for Earth Day: How to attend virtually Updated Apr 14, 2021; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The Staten Island Museum will host its Earth Day festivities virtually this year. Once again, the “How-To Fest” will give participants step-by-step tutorials on activities such as planting, identifying trees and hiking through local trails. The festival, based online, will begin Thursday, April 22. “After a successful virtual event last year, we are thrilled to be offering our annual Earth Day How-To Festival online again this year,” said Janice Monger, Staten Island Museum president and CEO. Many presenters are returning with new how-tos to celebrate and share their expertise. The How-To Festival gives people the opportunity to learn new skills and access a bevy of knowledge about the environment, right from their own homes.” ....
After 17 years underground, billions of bug-eyed cicadas are expected to emerge soon: Will Staten Island see any? Updated Mar 12, 2021; Posted Mar 12, 2021 Well into the cicada cycle, Wolfe s Pond Park was inundated with the red-eyed creatures on Wednesday, June 12, 2013.(Staten Island Advance/ Bill Lyons) Facebook Share Should Staten Island brace for an infestation of buggy red eyes and deafening chirps? Not exactly, experts say. Though some area naturalists plan to hunt down members of the expected Brood X in Staten Island’s wooded areas this spring, New York City isn’t actually due for a 17-year resurgence of its own flying, buzzing Brood 2 cicadas for several more years. ....
City releases new report on controversial Staten Island deer vasectomy program; is it working? Updated Mar 04, 2021; Posted Mar 04, 2021 Veterinarian Nathan Kotschwar of White Buffalo Inc. performs a deer vasectomy in the woods north of Owl Hollow Soccer Fields in Arden Heights on Oct. 17, 2017. Staff-ShotStaff-Shot Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Five years into the city’s deer vasectomy program, the city says there has been a “sizable decrease” in the total deer population on Staten Island, which could lead to a major drop in numbers if the program is maintained. While the data collected during that time and recently released in a report titled Managing Deer Impacts on Staten Island shows a reduction in the number of deer and vehicle collisions, Lyme disease cases, and the number of ticks, some of the data is inconclusive and without important context, Borough President James Oddo and Deputy Borough President Ed Burke said. ....
The natural beauty of Staten Island captured in a calendar. And you can get one. Updated Dec 15, 2020; Posted Dec 15, 2020 Photo of Mama and Baby featured in the 2021 Protectors of Pine Oaks Calendar. (Photo by Doug VanSise. Courtesy/Marylee Montalvo/MLM Public Relations) Facebook Share Over the last 45 years, the Protectors of Pine Oak Woods Staten Island’s largest land conservation organization has been committed to increasing the care and preservation of the borough’s existing parkland, Bluebelt corridors and nature preserves. The organization advocates for protection and preservation by educating members, the public and elected officials through meetings, workshops, walks, articles, newsletters and sponsorship of environmental education. ....