Manitou Beach

Manitou Beach Road: Native Habitat Restored, October 1, 2005
A work party organized by the Rochester Birding Association (RBA) brought out 30 folks on a lovely October day to plant 100 native trees and shrubs; construct wire cages to protect the trees from the deer and spread seed of native plants. Our goal: Create habitat that is attractive to migrating and resident birds. Bob Mauceli, President of RBA, rallied members of RBA, the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory and the Trust with bagels, coffee and his hardworking example. Jim Engel of White Oak Nursery and Chris Gates, a neighbor and BBBO member, provided native trees and shrubs and their strong backs. The Town of Greece provided the mulch, soil and wood chips. Thank you to: John Boettcher, Roger and Diane Cass, Gary Chapin, Jon Dombrowski, John Funt, Sharon Galbraith, Sheryl Gracewski, Jay Greenberg, Judy Gurley, Amy Kahn, John Lehr, Joyce Leimberger, Steve Maley, Ferne Merrill, Tom Nash, John Olson, Norma Platt, Bill Powell, Dominic Sherony, Dave Strong, Jerry Sullivan, Jo Taylor, and Tom Witt.

For more information on any of these events or to volunteer, please call 256-2130 or send e-mail to info@geneseelandtrust.org. For maps go to www.geneseelandtrust.org.