On Saturday, Feb. 27, the Committee to Save the Bird Homestead is sponsoring a grounds work project for interested volunteers from 10 a.m-12 p.m. The group will work to remove Ailanthus, a non-native tree that has sprung up on the Bird Homestead grounds in unplanned places. Alison Beall, Curator of Marshlands Conservancy, will supervise the project. The work involves cutting and stacking, as well as some felling. Only hand tools will be used. Beall and Chris Mignone, an assistant at Marshlands, have already cut down a number of Ailanthus trees on the property in preparation for the volunteer session.
Participants should dress warmly in outdoor work clothes and wear work gloves, if possible. Tools will be provided, but extra bow saws would be welcome. Interested volunteers should meet at the Bird Homestead, 600 Milton Rd., at 10 a.m. Participants do not need to attend for the whole two-hour session, if their availability is limited. For further information email preservehistory@earthlink.net or call 914-835-4466 or 914-967-0383.
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