Cable Community Farm Grant Update

This is an update from Le Sedlacek, the Cable Community Farm Liaison thanking the Birchleggings Club for our $1,000 grant.

I am writing to again say thank you to the Birchleggings Club for supporting our project. As we have done spring clean up, we have seen a number of places where rodents, mostly ground squirrels, have tunneled under the fence. Last year, trapping these guys was pretty time intensive. We are hopeful that the kestrels, hawks and owls will now have easier hunting with the project nearing completion.

I am happy to report that both nesting boxes have been installed. One is on the fence. The other is on a tree on the property line, designed more for small owls. The four hunting perches have been installed on the fence line.

We have some remaining funds that we will direct toward a long-lasting bird bath and some additional vegetation to support habitat. We have a bird bath on loan that is being used frequently as there is no water source close to the field. All labor for installation was done by garden volunteers.