This One Is For The Birds

While Major organizations like the Audubon Society and Cornell Ornithology Laboratory have strong funding and do amazing work to protect bird populations on a national and international scale, the highly urbanized environment for birds around Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) needs our direct help. 

Directly behind APEC’s rear viewing deck, where APEC’s headquarters building is located at 229-10 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, New York, initial steps have already started and are achieving great results. The view and access from the elevated rear observation deck allows all visitors to see and learn.  Efforts have installed several feeding stations, nesting niches, birdhouse shelters and a variety of native plants. Volunteers under the leadership provided by William Nieter, former Director of APEC, are actively working to remove non-native invasive plants that occupy the area. Additionally, other amenities such as water sources, water and dust baths, as well as dedicated pollinator patches are being created.  Visitors have already witnessed a variety of birds in the area and feeding at the new feeding stations.

APEC is creating a restricted and dedicated fund that will provide for this Bird site in perpetuity. Supplies, especially a regular supply of bird seed, may cost hundreds of dollars per year and feeding stations and nest boxes need to be maintained, repaired and replaced from time to time.  With your help we aim to raise $5,000.00 that will create a self-sustaining fund for the site operations and expenses into the foreseeable future.  Contributions above that goal will go directly to support educational and wildlife enhancement throughout our nearby park grounds. The initial fundraising is being done through a public SPOTFUND website. Please consider supporting this candescent effort. The LINK is: *IT’S FOR THE BIRDS – Fundraiser by William Nieter on *spotfund

Also consider planning a visit with the family and friends to APEC where you can see nature in living color! Just start by viewing the APEC website at: https://www.alleypond.org/