The VI District of the FGCNYS includesBroome, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Tioga and Tompkins Counties
with approximately 1100 members.
For County Chairs, Garden Clubs and their Presidents, links to garden clubs in our district, and a link to the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, please go to the "WEBSITES" page.
Rana catesbeiana (Bullfrog) who lives in the editor's pond.
IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION
Club Presidents and Membership Chairs
Where do those FIVE copies of your membership list go?
Each year your Club receives a copy of your updated membership list from FGCNYS. You are requested to edit the membership list with additions, corrections, and deletions.
NOTE: Remember that new member information must also go to these people.Copy 1: Forward to the state offices with your Club’s State dues
to: FGCNYS, 104F Covent Gardens,Guilderland, NY 12084-9478 . Check made out to FGCNYS, Inc.Copy 2: Forward with your Club's District dues to:
Gloria Germaine, VI District Treasurer, PO Box 86,Minetto, NY 13115 Check made out to VI District, Inc. Copy 3: Forward copy to VI District Director:
Margaret Bryant, 520 County Road 2, Greene, NY 13778Copy 4: Membership list (used to create Memoranda list) sent to:
Diana Nathanielsz, Database Management, 203 East Upland Road, Ithaca, NY 14850Copy 5: Please keep for your records.
Questions? Email Diana. Send electronically by EMail to Diana Nathanielsz HERE or mail to her at 203 East Upland Road, Ithaca, NY 14850.
Shale Gas Drilling and Habitat Fragmentation
Much of the concern which has been expressed about the impacts of shale gas extraction by high-volume, horizontal hydrofracking (HVHF) has been directed to environmental issues such as water resources and water contamination, air quality degradation, potential effects on public health and safety, traffic congestion and damage to rural roads.Perhaps less attention has been directed to the potential effects on protected and endangered plant and animal life. In the extensive revised Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) released in September, 2011, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) does address some of these problems. This document can be read online at the DEC website. I draw your attention to Chapter 6.4, Page 6-66. HERE IS THE LINK. The DEC notes that the roads, drillings pads, pipeline, and other facilities like compressor stations will cause habitat fragmentation. “… significant adverse impacts to habitats, wildlife and biodiversity from site disturbance associated with HVHF in the area underlain by the Marcellus Shale in New York will be unavoidable. In particular, the most significant potential wildlife impact associated with HVHF is fragmentation of rare interior forest and grassland habitat.”Impacts which will be more obvious to the human population but may also affect other species include road mortality, degradation of water quality in streams and rivers, artificial night lighting and noise, and introduction of non-native species by equipment and truck traffic.Some of these impacts may be able to be mitigated by environmental regulation and monitoring. This is less likely to be the case with habitat fragmentation because of the nature of this industrial activity.Anne Redfern Conservation and Protected Plants, 12 April, 2012
GUESS WHAT IS COMING UP SOON????
The Great New York State Fair
Here's a link to the Flower Show Rules, Regulations, Classes,
And Entry Forms.
Courtesy of Linda Kabelac
JUST CLICK HERE
Send your Entry Forms to:
Anmnemarie Cody
7 Revere Road, Dewitt, NY 13214-1938
