All posts by Heather Risher

Tree plantings and other events

PERTINENT, POLLINATION, POPULAR INTEREST, PRESERVATION

Tree planting information by Laura Marks

The weather has turned autumn cool and moist, so many tree planting opportunities are coming up. Here are a few. Please lend a hand and your expertise if you are able and want your hands in the soil. Please remember to wear a mask to any events you attend.

Saturday, October 3
10:00AM Canterbury and Bradford, Cleveland Heights
Royal Heights neighbors are working to improve landscaping along the Bradford Rd cinder path. They are working from Canterbury towards the west while Peggy Spaeth and John Barber are working from Taylor Rd eastward. Trees will be planted this Saturday and the neighbors reached out asking for help from Heights Tree People. Check out the rebuilt historic WPA stone pillars that mark the pathway at each street!

Monday, October 19
1:30 PM Washington Blvd, CH
We have requests for 7 trees to be planted in the block of Washington Blvd from Lee to Cottage Grove. It seems like a great opportunity for a HTP to plant together. These trees will all be planted on private property, not treelawns.

We have begun planting! Last week Margy, Kathy, Bill, and I worked with Western Reserve Land Conservancy to plant 17 treelawn trees on E130 street between Shaker Blvd and Larchmere. In addition, Bill and I have planted several trees in Cleveland Heights in the past week.

Over the summer we accumulated a list of about 50 trees to plant this fall. In addition, I am working with the City of Cleveland Heights to get permission for us to plant a tree on vacant lots in the City; there are 177 vacant lots, not all are appropriate for a tree, however most are. If you want to join us to plant, please let me know your availability and we will welcome your help.

I could also use a second person to help do a tree inventory of Taylor Rd between Cedar and Fairmount. The Cleveland Heights Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) is about to recommend that the speed limit on Taylor Rd be reduced and consistent at 25 MPH. One way to reduce actual car speed is to have fully planted treelawns. The TAC requested I count availability of treelawn tree planting sites.

If you know Heights friends and neighbors who want trees, please get them to sign up for one. The best way to do this is to have them contact me at this Heights Tree People email address. (heightstreepeople AT gmail DOT com)

Laura Marks

Other events, compiled by Elsa and Heather

Upcoming virtual events

Cleveland Museum of Natural History Discover-E
Fall Foraging with Jeremy Umansky of Larder: A Curated Delicatessen and Bakery
October 5, 7 pm
http://1023.blackbaudhosting.com/1023/DISCOVER-E-Fall-Foraging-with-Larders-Jeremy-Umansky

Kirtland Bird Club
How a CLE Birder-Photographer aids conservation efforts in Colombia
October 7, 7:30 pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-a-cle-birder-photographer-aids-conservation-efforts-in-colombia-tickets-112905912624

Cleveland Museum of Natural History Explorer Series
Discovery… Technology… Hope
Lecture with Dr. Dawn Wright, Chief Scientist, Environmental Systems Research Institute
October 14, 7 pm
https://1023.blackbaudhosting.com/1023/Explorer-Lecture-Series-Virtual—DISCOVERY-TECHNOLOGY-HOPE

Living with the Anthropocene
October 14, 10 pm
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/living-with-the-anthropocene-webinar-tickets-120320171873

20th Annual NAPPC Conference
October 20-22, 2020​
https://www.pollinator.org/nappc/registration

LEAD for Pollinators Conference
October 24-25, 2020
https://leadforpollinators.org/registration/

Nature Underfoot by Dr. John Hainze
November 2, 10 pm EST
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-underfoot-by-dr-john-hainze-registration-117436976157

Streaming anytime

OSU ZoomBees Pollinator Webinar Recordings 2020
https://u.osu.edu/certify/zoombees-webinar-recordings-2020/​

Important Late Summer and Early Fall Plantings to Aid Pollinators and Migratory Species
Presentation given by Judy Semroc at the bi-monthly LEAP meeting
https://vimeo.com/458967411/a07cd72ee0

Kiss the Ground
Film about regenerative agriculture, available on Netflix
https://kisstheground.com/
https://www.netflix.com/title/81321999?

Note to a Robin

PERTINENT, POPULAR INTEREST

by Heather Risher

Dear prospective tenants,

While we welcome your visits, we’d like to suggest that you consider some factors before setting up residence. First, we use the areas directly below the spaces you want to inhabit, so you’ll need to be comfortable with our proximity. Second, you should be aware that other visitors sometimes access that space, and they’re not always friendly to your kind and may pose a danger to you and your potential offspring. While we don’t encourage intolerant behavior or actions that harm others, the aggressors usually visit at night when we’re not awake to chase them away. Finally, and most importantly, we have a cat. She isn’t allowed outdoors unless she’s on a harness or in her stroller, but please know that if you move in, you will be a superstar on kitty television. When the weather is better, we’ll open windows and the cat will be enthralled with your presence. She’ll stare at you all day, every day, and make adorable little chattering noises at you in an attempt to lure you through the screen and into her mouth.

If you are content with these circumstances, we look forward to your time with us. We understand if you may prefer to live elsewhere.

Best,

The Humans

Postscript: This was written towards the beginning of April. The prospective tenants included robins, eastern phoebes, and mourning doves. As of this posting, they have all decided to set up housekeeping elsewhere.

One prospective tenant
One of the robins’ nest attempts
The resident predator