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Classroom Visits in May

5/31/2018

 
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The Community Garden hosted some special visitors just before Memorial Day this year: three classes of students from right here on Roosevelt Island. 
 
On Wednesday, May 23, we were visited by Ms Lindman's and Ms Kaplan’s pre-K classes. Students from both classes were divided up into groups by the teachers and parent-chaperones, and garden club volunteers provided garden tours tailored to this age group. Among the highlights—according to the kids—were the pond and the compost area. As part of their curriculum, both classes brought their own kitchen scraps from home to add to the club’s compost. Well done!
 
Later in the week, Garden Club member Kim Massey brought her 7th grade class from The Child School to explore the garden. Garden Club members (including President Neal Weissman) provided a more advanced tour, and the students ended their tour by spending time in Ms. Massey’s garden plot in C-Section. They’ll be visiting again in June to see how the garden has changed, how various plants have grown, and to get a tutorial on composting from Anthony Longo. 

A New Feathered Friend

5/28/2018

 
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This past week, several garden club members spent time caring for something other than their roses and clematis vines.

​A fledgling robin appeared in the back of the garden, and--after gardeners kept a distant watch on it for a few hours--it appeared to have been abandoned. Fearing for the bird’s safety, several surrogate parents stepped forward, chiefly Monica Skovron and Julia Ferguson. They took the fledgling under their wings (metaphorically) and began fattening him up with worms. This proved to be no small task, as our new friend was insatiable. With additional worm-finding help from Anthony Longo, Karen Lee, and Rossana Ceruzzi, the baby robin grew quickly, and many of us became quite attached to him in only a short time.
 
On Memorial Day, garden club members Anthony Longo, Robert Ostergaard and Monica Skovron packed the baby robin into a dry, comfy box for a trip through the rain to The Wild Bird Fund on the Upper West Side. This organization cares for and rehabilitates abandoned, injured, and sick wild birds. The Wild Bird Fund is caring for the fledgling and will release him back into the wild when he is ready to fly.
 
Because spring is a time when nestlings and fledglings abound, it’s worth taking a moment to review what to do—and what not to do—if you find a baby bird. ​

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