September 5, 2026
A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
Yesterday in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, N.Y., Chris Nadareski of the NYC DEP released four young rehabbed peregrines,…
One of the items on my to-do list this winter was to take battery-powered hedge clippers (thank you, Pete Burger) and cut down the rest of the phragmites impeding the view of Lake Appert from the Pirie Mayhood Tower.
Here's an after (above), and a way-before (below)…
A big thank you to everyone who did the lion's share of the trimming last spring!