tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91938469073509251562024-03-18T22:01:58.041-07:00Birdhouse Rebuild ProjectDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14971321567568815069noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193846907350925156.post-5595996231026772462015-05-11T12:08:00.000-07:002015-05-11T12:08:01.718-07:00Birdhouse is up! Dedication Day Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14971321567568815069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193846907350925156.post-69443191899975624012015-04-27T21:09:00.000-07:002015-04-27T21:09:08.206-07:00Invites and Thank You's<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I made some fancy invitations and thank you's for those who donated to the project or were very helpful to me!</span></div>
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14971321567568815069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193846907350925156.post-24618963332990064022015-04-27T20:58:00.001-07:002015-04-27T20:58:45.431-07:00Penthouse Suite details<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">These birds can have a vented penthouse suite! Look at that cedar!</span></div>
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Progress! I forgot to get a shot of the roof which looks awesome.</div>
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14971321567568815069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193846907350925156.post-77819776840223167322015-03-05T12:24:00.004-08:002015-03-05T13:53:01.462-08:00Event! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This model was made over a month ago and supplies have been purchased since. The entire penthouse/ roof area is going to be much bigger to extend over the perches/balcony to provide rain shelter and the base will be longer. This was not a scale model. I made it for the builder to see how large it could go without toppling over! </span></div>
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14971321567568815069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193846907350925156.post-20237080140122015262015-01-24T15:00:00.000-08:002015-03-05T12:16:17.675-08:00Save the Date=?<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have found that the save the date for the dedication day is more complicated then I thought- the first week in April 2015 is Easter, the second weekend there is an event I RSVP ed for months ago, which means pushing the event into May. I need to get approval for the event by the conservation commission and the want the builder of the birdhouse there, plus I need a rain date...</span> </span></div>
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14971321567568815069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193846907350925156.post-18075440228638203352014-05-24T13:11:00.000-07:002015-02-28T07:48:24.450-08:00Bruuer Pond in the 90's- Winter<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I found some "historical documents" in my closet of photos of the pond through the 90's, most likely 1994-1997</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This one below is my favorite because I can see my shadow and in the background between the trees you can see the birdhouse in it's second location. The first was on the other side of the stream. The white bridge across the stream is also in the photo!</span></div>
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14971321567568815069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193846907350925156.post-19634754560922486602014-05-23T19:24:00.000-07:002014-05-23T19:24:37.788-07:00Shout Out in Article about the Town Meeting! <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Wow, gosh, I feel famous being mentioned in a recent article in the Wilbraham-Hampden Times. Thanks Jennifer Powell for having my back! The birds thank you too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Awwww "fending off the wolves for the sake of purple birds" is what I live for. I'll be doing a whole lot more of that in grad school. This was just a warm up! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was no way I was going to back down, cave in, or give up. I was a total pushover most of my life until a few years ago when I started defending funding for environmental organizations when I lived in California. When you care about a cause there is an inner strength that comes out.</span></div>
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14971321567568815069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193846907350925156.post-91118678549862403062014-05-23T18:56:00.000-07:002015-03-05T12:20:10.556-08:00Bruuer Pond May 22, 2014 Visit<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I visited the pond today to check out what birds are nesting or have had babies. I saw several Ducks and Grouse! There were a few Crows I couldn't get a picture of. The trails are getting a wee bit overgrown but was so happy to see so many saplings! There is a plan from the engineering dept. in Wilbraham to clean up and beautify the pond, which I am extremely excited about. Thank you to those who voted for that CPA funded project at the town meeting!</span></div>
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14971321567568815069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193846907350925156.post-48411795116393334212014-05-16T11:17:00.004-07:002014-05-23T18:51:33.363-07:00Town Meeting Decision Made-Voted Yes!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The Wilbraham Town meeting voted Yes for the project but not after a heated debate that left me shocked</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">There was a long discussion about my bird house project. I wish more town members had read my blog or I needed to take the steps to make them more aware of it. I was asked why this project wasn't an Eagle Boy Scout project. I had a legit answer to that question, I asked a local scout leader who was interested in his troop possibly maintaining the house, cleaning it out and weeding around the base. My entire budget was scrutinized. Yes $900.00 may seem like a lot for a birdhouse. The CPA funding allows for labor to be considered and that was the bulk of my budget. The rest was for specialty supplies. I had my budget approved by the town committee. I want this structure to last a long time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I realized I wouldn't back down though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I've learned from this experience to try and explain better WHERE the funding is coming from as the audience seemed confused and some were pretty angry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>If you voted no and found this site after please read and come to the dedication day in April 2015. I'm actually a pretty funny and forgiving person.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here are the details so if anyone is curious about CPA or is interested in pursuing one of these themselves, they have all the information:</span></div>
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CPA is a smart growth tool that helps communities preserve open space and
historic sites, create affordable housing, and develop outdoor recreational
facilities. CPA also helps strengthen the state and local economies by expanding
housing opportunities and construction jobs for the Commonwealth's workforce,
and by supporting the tourism industry through preservation of the
Commonwealth’s historic and natural resources.<br />
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Over a decade of work went into the creation of the
CPA; it was ultimately signed into law by Governor Paul Cellucci and Lieutenant
Governor Jane Swift on September 14, 2000. <a href="http://www.communitypreservation.org/content/cpa-history" jquery1400017075260="44"><strong>Read more about the history of
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CPA allows communities to create a local Community
Preservation Fund for open space protection, historic preservation, affordable
housing and outdoor recreation. Community preservation monies are raised locally
through the imposition of a surcharge of not more than 3% of the tax levy
against real property, and municipalities must adopt CPA by ballot referendum.
<a href="http://communitypreservation.org/content/map" jquery1400017075260="45" style="font-weight: bold;">View a map of all CPA communities</a>, or <a href="http://www.communitypreservation.org/content/adoption-overview" jquery1400017075260="46"><strong>learn more
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The CPA statute also creates a statewide Community
Preservation Trust Fund, administered by the Department of Revenue (DOR), which
provides distributions each year to communities that have adopted CPA. These
annual disbursements serve as an incentive for communities to pass CPA. <a href="http://www.communitypreservation.org/content/trustfund" jquery1400017075260="47"><strong>Learn more about the
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Each CPA community creates a local <a href="http://www.communitypreservation.org/CPCs" jquery1400017075260="48"><strong>Community Preservation Committee
(CPC)</strong></a> upon adoption of the Act, and this five-to-nine member board
makes recommendations on CPA projects to the community’s legislative body. To
explore CPA projects completed to date, <a href="http://www.communitypreservation.org/projects/report" jquery1400017075260="49"><strong>visit our CPA Projects
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Property taxes traditionally fund the day-to-day operating needs of safety,
health, schools, roads, maintenance, and more. But until CPA was enacted, there
was no steady funding source for preserving and improving a community's
character and quality of life. The Community Preservation Act gives a community
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CPA Accomplishments To-Date</div>
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<li>155 communities have adopted CPA (44% of the Commonwealth’s cities and
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<li>Close to $1.2 billion has been raised to date for community preservation
funding statewide
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<li>Over 6,600 projects approved
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<li>Over 7,300 affordable housing units have been created or supported
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<li>Nearly 19,200 acres of open space have been preserved
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14971321567568815069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193846907350925156.post-37636911323651728422014-05-02T12:24:00.002-07:002014-05-15T19:31:37.849-07:00Wilbraham Town Meeting to vote on Project Funding May 12, 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The meeting starts at 6:00 with a fair of clubs and organizations in the area followed by the town meeting. I am not speaking about the bird house unless asked questions. They want this meeting to move along as fast as possible and will just list the CPA projects.</span></div>
Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14971321567568815069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193846907350925156.post-89207156788163517712014-04-28T21:07:00.001-07:002014-04-28T21:10:11.082-07:00The Old Birdhouse has a Tenant!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I went down to the pond yesterday to find a red bird had made a nest in one of the rooms. I was surprised it was still being used! I hope I can get a picture of the bird so I can identify it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just wanted to share some pictures of the pond in the snow. I have to trek down there and see if there are any cool bubbles trapped in the ice. I used to skate on this pond as a kid. The pond isn't ever really deep, maybe two feet in the middle.</span></div>
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14971321567568815069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193846907350925156.post-52721000387242837212014-02-17T12:52:00.003-08:002014-05-15T19:34:53.731-07:00Dropping off Community Preservation Coalition Funding Forms<div style="text-align: center;">
I dropped off the Community Preservation Coalition Grant forms (all 11 copies) in late January and will know officially if the proposal is accepted in May 2014. The funds will be granted in October 2014!!!</div>
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SO EXCITED!!! HURRAY FOR THE BIRDS!!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I received a donation from Wilbraham Junior Women's Club the other day! That was so nice and generous of them! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I added some new updated concept art to my proposals. I did a lot of research on the design and will make a little scale model to show the builder to discuss any structural details.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you to the Wilbraham Department of Public Works for their wonderful letter of support!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I was granted further support and approval from the Department of Public Works in Wilbraham MA the other day. Hurray! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I was asked a really good question- "What if Purple Martins don't want to nest there?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Good question! I found an answer!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Melissa Mayntz has been birding for more than 20 years and is developing her urban backyard into a certified bird wildlife habitat. Melissa's birding has taken her from the Midwest to the Southeast to the West and internationally to Mexico and the Caribbean. She has observed hundreds of bird species and has been published in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i style="font-style: italic;">Bird Watcher's Digest</i>.To support bird conservation, Melissa is a member of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.birds.cornell.edu/" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XJ"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Cornell Lab of Ornithology</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;">, the </span><a href="http://www.nature.org/" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XJ"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Nature Conservancy</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;">, and the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://birding.about.com/od/birdingorganizations/a/audubon.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">National Audubon Society</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;">."</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">When I was little I remember a bunch of different birds nesting together. I thought it was a nice community. I hope they weren't competing for space! I hope they can all get along!</span></div>
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<strong> I took my mom and puppy Bailey to see the pond and he really had fun with the leaves!</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Special thanks to Ecos Paints for their donation of white and a gorgeous colonial blue eco-friendly paint! I promised them photos and updates as soon as the Birdhouse is up in April 2014!</span></strong></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">All ingredients declared</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Non Yellowing and Entirely Non-Toxic</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Minimize Your Carbon Footprint : Act on CO<sub>2</sub></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Same Day Shipping (normally)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><strong>Safe for Allergy, Asthma, Chemical Sensitivities </strong></strong></span><strong><strong><br /></strong></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Contains:</span></em></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Water, natural plus manufactured binders (all water-based, all non-toxic)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Pigments (yellow ochre, red ochre, various - all non toxic)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Mineral fillers - limestone, clays (non-toxic)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Thickeners & builders - wood cellulose & resinous (all non-toxic)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">White pigment - titanium dioxide (food grade - non-toxic)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Levelers (all non-toxic)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Waxes & texture powders (all non-toxic)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Does not Contain:</span></em></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Solvents and white spirit, turpentine, terpenes, ethereal oils, VOC'S glycols, coalescents,</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Animal products</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Heavy metals, - lead, cadmium, mercury etc ECOS is EN71 compliant</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Formaldehyde and formaldehyde donors, acrolein</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Vinyl chloride</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Phthalates</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">APEOs.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Acrylic Softeners</span></li>
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<strong>Commitment to Environment</strong><br />
We use containers which are 100% post-consumer recycled, and 100% recyclable. Our shipping boxes are also recycled and recyclable. We use recycled materials wherever possible and recycle whatever we can. Energy usage is kept to a minimum and we even recycle our processing water. We strongly encourage our clients, friends and neighbors to do the same. <br />
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The use of paints worldwide emitted something in the order of 20 - 25 million tonnes of VOCs into the atmosphere last year* and despite measures and legislation to reduce this problem, will continue to do so for the forseeable future, year on year. By using VOC-free paints, you are helping to do your bit to save the planet, reduce air pollution, and reduce this needless waste of our valuable finite resourcesDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14971321567568815069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193846907350925156.post-61587804807592582722013-10-01T18:36:00.001-07:002013-10-01T18:36:50.250-07:00Egret seen at Pond!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Egret seen at Pond! Oct. 1, 2013. I have never seen an Egret there! </div>
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