Mid-October 2018 Volume 2, Issue 1
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Fall glory on Lake Place
Photo: Jennifer Lagor
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Thoughts from Peru
In early October I attended a terrific Zone III Presidents' Council at the historic Jay Heritage Center in Rye. There were many great takeaways (you can read all about the meeting on the GCA website!), but my favorite was a talk by Dr. Douglas Tallamy about his award-winning book, Bringing Nature Home. He emphasized the basic idea that you can create a healthy ecosystem in your backyard! Check it out and enjoy the fall.
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IN THIS ISSUE
Annual Wreath Making Workshop
Tuesday, November 27
Message from Conservation
New Climate Change Report and You
Our Archives Need Your Help!
Hand House, Elizabethtown
Our Bookshelf
Needs your suggestions.
Fall GCA Bulletin electronic link
Now available
Did you know....?
Silence of the Bugs
by Curt Stager
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Wreath Workshop
Make Two, Give One Away
Tuesday, November 27
9:30 am
Whallonsburg Grange
Essex
We are fortunate to be able to order handmade balsam wreaths again this year. The wreaths are full and very fresh. We will gather to decorate our wreaths and enjoy a special time together. Order your own
and
one to give away. We are making arrangements to work with
Families First
to provide your “give away” wreaths to people who might not have one otherwise.
- Bring decorations for your wreaths and some to share if you have extra.
- Each wreath is $15.
- Other greens are also available in the shape of candy canes and crosses. These two shapes are available at $20 each.
- Bring a sandwich. Soup, beverage and dessert will be provided.
- Guests welcome!
The deadline is
November 6, 2018
to order wreaths.
Please bring check payable to Adirondack Garden Club for the number of wreaths/other greens ordered to the workshop. If for some reason you cannot attend after placing an order, please send your check to cover your reserved wreath(s) to:
Jeanne Warner
PO Box 146, Keene, NY 12942
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM OUR CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
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What the New Climate Change Report Expects From You
A stark new report from the UN Inter- governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) calls on not only governments, businesses and industry to take action on climate change, but you and I.
Why this call for help? Scientists now believe the planet has only until 2040 to stem catastrophic climate change by reducing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Quick background: Previous reports had focused on an increase of 2 degrees Celsius or 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit above pre industrial levels before serious damage would occur. That is no longer true! The authors found serious damage (inundated coastlines, extreme weather) begins with as much as 1.5 degrees Celsius or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit and WE WILL REACH THAT LEVEL IN 22 YEARS.
Below are 12 ways you can make a difference.
- Speak Up, Voice your Concern on social media and talk or write your Congressional representatives.
- Power your home with renewable energy.
- Weatherize, weatherize, weatherize.
- Invest in energy efficient appliances.
- Reduce water waste. (Takes lots of energy to pump, heat and treat your water.
- Eat the food you buy and make less of it meat. Approximately 10% of US energy use goes into growing, processing, packaging and shipping food and about 40% ends up in the landfill.
- Buy better bulbs. LED uses 80% less energy than conventional incandescents.
- Pull the plug (s). Don't leave fully charged devices plugged into home outlets, unplug or plug into power strips and timers, adjust your computers and monitors to automatically power down.
- Drive a fuel-efficient vehicle.
- Maintain your ride by keeping your tires properly inflated and your air filter clean.
- Rethink planes, trains and automobiles and advocate for quality public transportation.
- Shrink your carbon profile by purchasing carbon offsets which represents clean power that you can add to the nation's energy grid in place of power from fossil fuels.
Let's get started!
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OUR ARCHIVES NEED YOUR HELP!
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Barbara Hail and the Archives Committee need assistance sorting through the material that has been moved to Hand House in Elizabethtown. Please consider volunteering time helping sort through the material to be scanned for longevity. Contact
Barbara
for more information on how you can help. Many hands surely make light work and a significant impact on the
future and history
of our club!
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Our website book suggestions page needs to be updated! If you have any books that would be helpful to those visiting our public site, please send suggestions to
Jennifer Lagor
. Currently, this is our list:
Suggested Resource Books
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Fifty-six years after Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” warned of bird die-offs from pesticides, a new biocrisis may be emerging.
The Silence of the Bugs by Curt Stager
May 26, 2018
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A study published last fall
documented a 76 percent decline in the total seasonal biomass of flying insects netted at 63 locations in Germany over the last three decades. Losses in midsummer, when these insects are most numerous, exceeded 80 percent.
This alarming discovery, made by
mostly amateur naturalists
who make up the volunteer-run Entomological Society Krefeld, raised an obvious question: Was this happening elsewhere? Unfortunately, that question is hard to answer because of another problem: a global decline of field naturalists who study these phenomena.
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GCA BULLETIN NOW AVAILABLE
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The Fall issue of the
Bulletin is here, chock-full of compelling articles and sophisticated design.
Some of you have received your hard copy but you can also read the issue online. Read all about GCA children's activities, with comprehensive tips on gardening apps and a spotlight on the Restoration Initiative, alongside words and wisdom courtesy of GCA Medalists, including First Lady Laura Bush. Also featured are profiles galore, a new approach to fall garden clean-up, and lots of opportunities to catch up on club news and milestones.
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Wreath Workshop
November 27 at 9:30 am
Whallonsburg Grange, Essex
Stay tuned for our complete 2019 Program Schedule in the December Newsletter
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AGC eNews
eNews is a monthly publication
produced by the Communications/Website Committee
of the Adirondack Garden Club
PO Box 72
Keene, NY 12942
Editor, Jennifer Lagor
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