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the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Sunday April 27th was the annual Daffodil Festival and Earth Day Fair at Van Neste Square. Residents and neighbors got to explore this year’s theme focused on protecting water. The event is a collaboration between village staff and volunteers including the Ridgewood Parks & Recreation Department, Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands, and Green Ridgewood.
One of the highlights is the Daffy Dog Parade, where dogs can dress in costumes.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Public Library Family Program Cosponsored by The Friends of the Ridgewood Library and the Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands present:
Close encounters with Birds of Prey
Sunday, March 24th from 2-3pm ages 6 and up
Meet and Eagle, Hawk, Falcon with Bill Streeter from the Delaware Valley Raptor Center and learn about raptors of the northeast.
Register at wwwridgewoodlibrary.org 125 Maple St. Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Ridgewood NJ,Ridgewood resident Jacqueline Hone asks ,”What exactly does the Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands conserve? Maybe someone can help clarify.”
She goes on to point out ,”This self appointed group and president support clear cutting/bulldozing of the Schedler Woods (7 acres). The irreparable damage, permanent loss of green space and expose endangered/threatened wildlife and residents to toxic conditions. All to make way for a sports complex & 90′ baseball field.”
In fact we have never heard or seen the group raise a finger on any “turf field ” project in town. Frankly you could not support something worse for the environment . Turf fields are not only suspect for safety , but recent news reveals shorter life span than expected . Not to mention increase run off creating more local flooding and durring the summer months they become a heat a sink in summer raising ground temperatures significantly. Folks what happened to all Ridgewood’s true believers in “global warming “?
Hone also points out , “Why? Interestingly, this organization’s secretary is also a Trustee for the Baseball Association behind the exact same sports complex. Where is the conservancy?”
And finally shes get to the magic question, “Why are they calling for a witch hunt and so worried about a slight reduction (few sq ft) of grass, in the middle of the train station parking lot, but willing to bulldoze more than 7acres of true green space? Hypocrisy at its best. What is really going on here?”
Just a case of another misguided committee ,no whats really going on is the mindless support by Aronsohn flunkies for “Garagezilla” . After all “Garagezilla” is the answer to everything and especially for some that are looking forward to being nestled into a new apartments that will require taxpayer funded parking.
Location: Memorial Park at Van Neste Square, E Ridgewood Ave and Oak St
Ridgewood NJ, This year we will celebrate Earth Day on Sunday, April 17, 2016. Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands will join with REAC for a Daffodil Festival and Earth day celebration.The Ridgewood Environmental Advisory Committee and the Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands will be holding combined Earth Day and Daffodil Festival celebrations. Our theme is: “Butterflies, Bees, & Bats – Save Our Pollinators” Our community will hopefully be in full bloom with the 19,000 daffodil bulbs planted by the Conservancy.
We invite Ridgewood businesses to celebrate with us by highlighting their “green” practices. We will provide the public with environmentally focused vendors and organizations. We will also include a “Daffy Dog” parade, plant sale, music and multiple activities for children including nature themed arts and crafts and educational displays.For more information please contact Nancy Bigos at nbigos@ridgewoodnj.net or at 201.670.5560.
BY MATTHEW SCHNEIDER
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
RIDGEWOOD – A citizen group was present at the village’s Twinney Pond this week, observing the removal of some invasive plants from a natural landscape that has been “in existence since the days of the glaciers.”
Cynthia Halaby, president of the Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands group, explained via email that her organization is dedicated to tending to public lands that do not get enough care due to village budget cuts.
DECEMBER 11, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2015, 12:31 AM
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Conservancy to continue work
To the Editor:
This time of year gives us a chance to reflect on the recent past. The Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands is extremely grateful for the community support we have received. Without this, we never would have been able to accomplish all that we have in 2015. Our tasks have been numerous, from continuing the plantings at North Broad Street, running a Second Annual Daffodil Festival in conjunction with the Ridgewood Environmental Advisory Committee, placing a large decorative planter at the train station plaza, planting 5,000 more daffodil bulbs towards our ultimate goal of one for each resident, to organizing a cleanup at Twinney Pond Park with the Ridgewood Wildscape Association.
Twinney Pond Park is a unique ecological gem, a kettle pond dating back to the ice age. Ridgewood native and Rutgers ecologist Jean Epiphan has completed a thorough report on the vegetation. It has been determined that by removing the worst of the invasives and replanting with natives in the spring, that we will be able to help preserve this extraordinary park. We are making this project an ongoing educational opportunity for our Ridgewood students. Our Dec. 6 cleanup was a huge success and brought in countless community volunteers of all ages.
Our goal is to keep working on projects throughout the village, to enhance and improve our wonderful and varied parks. As we embark on our Annual Membership Drive, we urge you to look at our website to find out more information on our projects and to sign up to help: cfrpl.org.
Our sincere thanks for your support and our best wishes for the holiday season.
OCTOBER 2, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015, 8:52 AM
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
A daffodil for every resident
To the Editor:
The Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands is looking forward to spring! We are pleased to announce our 2015 campaign: “25,000 Village Residents = 25,000 Daffodils.” Our goal is to plant one daffodil bulb for each village resident.
Three years ago, the conservancy began the fall bulb planting project. To date, 14,000 bulbs were purchased and planted by residents, including Boys and Girls Scout troops, the Ridgewood Public School System and several local social service agencies.
Please join us on Sunday, Oct. 18 at the Stable between the hours of 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help us kick off this exciting event. As we keep working on our various park improvement projects, we also look forward to celebrating our Third Annual Daffodil Festival on Sunday, April 17, 2016.
Please visit our conservancy website at cfrpl.org for ways to participate, and for additional information. We thank our community for their continued support.
Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands Second Annual Daffodil Planting Day
Sun, October 19, 2014
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Stable, 259 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Event DescriptionThis October community project involves the planting of thousands of daffodil bulbs throughout town. The project will culminate in April with a Daffodil Festival.
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