MARSH PROJECTS
Marsh Sanctuary is engaged in the following stewardship projects focused on actively managing the land for the purposes of preservation, education, and recreation.
Trees for TribsMarsh Sanctuary has partnered with the Watershed Agricultural Council, who administers our T4T program. The program's goal is to plant native trees and shrubs along streams to create a forested riparian (streamside) buffer that helps decrease erosion, reduce flooding damage, improve wildlife and stream habitat, and protect water quality. The T4T trees planted in the Sanctuary riparian buffer will help support the quality of water that leaves the Marsh Sanctuary and proceeds further downstream.
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Habitat ManagementHabitat management is an ongoing focus and is of part a long-term investment in the future of the Sanctuary. The Marsh Sanctuary Watershed Forest Management Plan was developed by Jim Nordgren, of JN Land Trust Services, in 2015 to assess our forest health and create a plan to reduce invasive plant species in order to encourage the return of native plants in our woods, fields, and marshland. Animals find nourishment in native plants which are being overrun by invasive plants. This Management Plan inventories Marsh Sanctuary‘s plants and wildlife according to the New York State Ecological Communities classification system.
A full copy of the Marsh Sanctuary Watershed Forest Management Plan may be found here. |
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Bird Box Monitoring ProjectOur Bird Box Monitoring project has built and erected several blue bird boxes in the meadows. Our gardeners and naturalist monitor them during the nesting season.
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Historic StructuresThe Meadowside Cottage, Brookside Cottage, the Amphitheater and the house and stables at Meadowside are integral to Marsh’s history, and as such the Sanctuary oversees their maintenance and preservation. In 2021 and 2022 funds were raised to replace the roof on Meadowside Cottage, the stable, and Meadowside House. Our long-term vision is to repurpose the Stables as multi-functional education, exhibition, and meeting space.
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Trail BlazingWalking in the Sanctuary is one of the highlights of the visitor experience and we are focused on expanding our trail system within the 156-acre Sanctuary. A newly created trail, the Meadow Trail, meanders around the wetlands, across the Kisco River that runs between the two meadows and connects with the trail going up the hill to the water tower that overlooks all of Mt Kisco. Eventually the Meadow Trail will loop into a trail from Brookside to Leonard Park.
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