• Landowners: Jeff Kiplinger and Katy Flammia
• Address: 2441 CR 27, Hudson 12534
• Email: jeffreypkiplinger@gmail.com
• Phone: 781-366-1995
• Dates/Times: Saturday 9AM-12PM
• Guided Tours: Register for either 9AM or 10:30AM. Each walk will be limited to 20 people max.

Property Description: We describe our property as 9 acres that were once part of a large dairy farm, with soil depletion and invasive plants the primary problems. We have been removing invasives and lawn for 8 years or so, and are now managing a couple of meadow areas with controlled burning, a couple of deer exclosed woodland areas, and are beginning to replant areas that were significantly damaged by invasive. We will talk about techniques, successes, and mistakes we've made; in the interest of sharing knowledge with others with similar interests. The property is sloped and may not be easy for people with difficulty walking.

Parking: Enter from CR27; park along driveway.

Dogs on a leash are welcome.

• Landowners: Tim Kennelty and Harris Spylios
• Address: 38 Reesa Road, Ancram, NY
• Email: tjkennelty@gmail.com
• Phone: 917-504-7554
• Dates/Times: Saturday and Sunday Mornings Open: 9AM-12PM
• Self Guided

Property Description: Our approximately two-acre multi-bed garden on a 13 acre property is adjacent to the Lake Taghkanic State Park. The landscape is the result of thirty years of trial and error, dealing with heavy clay soil, a dense deer population and multiple invasive plant species. Over the years I have incorporated more than 90 species of native trees and shrubs and many flowering native perennials, all with the goal of supporting insects, birds and other wildlife.

Some might describe it as wild and a bit out of control, but I like to think of it as in tune with its surroundings. Last year I added a new sloped perennial garden to mostly replace the lawn in my front yard. This year I cleared invasives and dead ash trees, replacing them with native shrubs and trees to support birds and butterflies, all protected by an eight-foot deer fence. Although I will not be guiding tours, I will be available to answer questions and direct visitors with specific interests.

Parking: Please park on Brothers Road, opposite our driveway.

Restrictions: I would like to respectfully limit access to my landscape to adults. Please leave your pets at home.

• Landowners: Peter and Charlene Paden
• Address: 2041 County Route 27, Craryville, 12521 (just outside of Churchtown)
• Email: prpaden@gmail.com
• Phone: 518-265-4801
• Dates/Times: Sunday 10:30AM or 1:30PM
• Guided Tours: Register for either 10:30AM or 1:30PM by emailing Peter at prpaden@gmail.com Space is limited.

Property Description: Our 25-acre property was part of a dairy farm for many years in the first part of the 1900's, and was almost entirely open grazing land. It is now mostly forested, with several meadows and open fields. We have been working to address a massive profusion of invasive vegetation and to reintroduce native species. For the past year we have been working with a forester to restore the health of six acres of our forest with the support of a grant from the DEC's Regenerate New York grant program. That work has entailed mechanical removal of invasives, some thinning of the forest to open the canopy, erection of three deer exclosures and planting bare root native seedlings. We will tour the areas where we've been working and describe what's been involved and what has worked well and what has not.

Dogs OK, if on a leash.

Parking: will be near the barn, we'll have signs.

• Landowners: Joshua & Robin
• Address: 101 Taghkanic Churchtown Rd
• Email: Joshua at jdskaplan@gmail.com
• Phone: 216-337-4071
• Dates/Times: Sunday Morning Open: 9AM-12PM
• Self Guided

Property Description: This is a 9-acre property with 5-6 acres of ancient floodplain forest that backs up to the Taghkanic Creek. In the 3.5 years we've been here, we've planted, seeded, and tackled lots of invasives. There are newly established native pollinator meadows as well as mulched beds planted with deer- and rabbit-resistant native plugs. The meadows and beds are in their very first summer, and were created using a variety of different methods -- an experiment to see what will end up taking off over the next 2-3 years. We've also planted several bare root trees over the years and maintain some trails on the property. Visitors are welcome to check out the meadows, plantings and trails around the house and yard, and walk the trail through the woods down to the creek. The woods are full of ostrich ferns, blue cohosh, wood nettle, etc. We will be available to talk to visitors and are happy to answer any questions or direct people to certain areas if they have a specific interest.

Please park on the street, on our side (the west side) of Taghkanic Churchtown Rd. For those with mobility issues, feel free to use our driveway. Please leave pets at home.

• Landowners: Linda Reardon / Andre Pretorius
• Address: 361 Old Route 82, Taghkanic (Old 82 and Cross Street)
• Email: lindareardon1@gmail.com
• Dates/Times: Saturday 1PM - 4PM and Sunday 9AM-12PM
• Self Guided

Property Description: The upper and lower meadows are 2 former farm fields at very different stages of development. The upper meadow is in now in year 4 - it was established by repeated tillage and fall sowing in year 1. This was followed by monthly brush hogging in year 2. It is now showing signs of invasive weeds. A deer exclosure is being installed to see how invasives and natives compete post exclosure. The lower meadow is being left to evolve organically and will focus on woody plantings with minor interventions. While we won’t be providing guided tours, we will be available for questions.

Parking: at bottom and top of driveway.

Friendly pets are welcome.

• Landowners: Heather McKenna Pardo
• Address: 189 Sopok Rd, Taghkanic
• Email: heather.e.mckenna@gmail.com
• Phone: 831-566-9902
• Dates/Times: Saturday 1-4PM
• Self Guided

Property Description: A series of native wet and dry meadows and hedgerows in progress, with about 150 native trees and shrubs now establishing, including dogwoods, willows, sumacs, maples, oaks, elderberry, serviceberry, spicebush, and many more. The site is still in active transition from a landscape dominated by mugwort, multiflora rose, stilt grass, and garlic mustard, with ongoing invasive removal as the property continues to take shape.

Parking: enter the first driveway on your left, near the barn

• Landowners: Evelyn Reilly / Scott Simeral
• Address: 213 Koeppe Rd, Hillsdale
• Email: scottlee85@gmail.com
• Phone: 914-388-9273
• Dates/Times: Saturday at 1:30pm and Sunday at 3:00pm
• Guided Tours: Register for tours by emailing Scott at scottlee85@gmail.com. Space is Limited.

Property Description: We are happy to share the successes and challenges of nurturing two meadows, each about two acres, connected by a path through an extensive oak/maple/hickory woodland that includes a five-acre "sugarbush." In 2018, we removed existing lawn to create a native meadow by seeding with deer resistant meadow species, using local ecotypes when possible. We also worked to suppress a significant stand of mugwort (artemisia) and created two terraces. In its eighth year, the meadow now has many established natives (if less than we aspire to) providing food for insects and birds. As part of the tour, we can take a 10 minute walk through the woods to the second meadow, which we've predominately let develop "on its own" with some interventions, including the addition of native seed and experimentation with various methods of discouraging invasives. This meadow, of course, wants to revert to forest and we welcome dialogue as to our role in encouraging or discouraging that as well as about increasing the biodiversity of the woodland and meadows.

Parking: Parking: Instructions will be sent upon registration.

Restrictions: Please no dogs.

• Landowners: Arnow / Bunge
• Address: Gallatin (details provided upon registration)
• Email: eli.arnow@gmail.com
• Dates/Times: Saturday July 18 9AM-12PM
• Guided Tours only: Register for either 9AM or 10:30AM by emailing Eli at eli.arnow@gmail.com. Space is Limited.

Property Description: We describe the land we steward as a large conservation property that we are managing for native biodiversity. The property was historically a fruit farm with minimal annual cropping or livestock pressure which has allowed for large areas of remarkably intact native biodiversity, including significant ancient forest remnants. The tour will mainly cover our process of creating a 2.5 acre native meadow using the Pollinate HV toolkit, now in its fourth growing season. We will share about our active approach to stewardship, tools and techniques, and successes and failures.

We will be walking on uneven ground, on a mowed trail but please be prepared for ticks and poison ivy. Please wear clean shoes to avoid bringing invasive earthworms and plants to our site.

Parking: parking details provided upon registration

Restrictions: No dogs, must wear clean shoes or boots