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MV Gardens ADK Journal Restaurant Guide Antiques Guide Nature in August MV Astronomy Club Tales from Shawangunk MV Crossword Valley Girl Adventures Summer Fun Guide On The Farm with Suzie Matt Perry’s MV Nature Gallery Guide Advertiser Directory Contest Answers

Richard’s writings and the Oneida County History Center will return next month!

In our travels over the years, we have learned that no matter how significant (historical or otherwise) a building is, it has to serve a purpose to justify its existence. The old 1855 stone paper mill in Little Falls, for example, is home to the Little Falls Antique Center. We’ve seen schoolhouses that have been turned into apartments and once visited an old train depot being used for village offices. The upkeep required to maintain an old building can only be warranted if it is of use.

When Willis and Florence Wilcox purchased Woodshill Homestead in 1943 they raised a 5,000 square foot barn with the help of their community. They surely could not have foreseen its use beyond dairy farming. Nearly 80 years later, their grandsons Allen and Andrew Wilcox had a vision for the space. They held a community fundraiser to “Save the Barn” and transformed the space into a theater for live performances. Every summer the barn now resonates, not with the sound of lowing cattle, but with music, laughter, and the transcendent words of Shakespeare. The non-profit Theater at Woodshill presents first-rate theater and arts education opportunities to local audiences and students of all backgrounds—for free.

This year they will present A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

When I inquired about helping them build sets this summer, they welcomed me. When their vision outgrew their budget, Lincoln Davies Lumber Supply stepped in and donated the lumber needed for this production and beyond. The day I showed up to work, Allen and Andrew told me their mother informed them that their grandfather had always used Lincoln Davies for supplies to maintain the barn. When I see Allen and his young daughter (a fourth-generation Wilcox) walking through the barn to see what the many actors, builders, and support staff are creating, I think about the usefulness of this barn. Its purpose will bring together and span many generations. •

MOHAWK VALLEY LIVING MAGAZINE August 2022

PUBLISHERS Lance and Sharry Whitney EDITOR Sharry Whitney DESIGN & LAYOUT Lance David Whitney ASSISTANT EDITOR Shelley Malenowski CONTRIBUTORS Peggy Spencer Behrendt, Carol Higgins, Suzie Jones, Melinda Karastury, Rebecca McLain, Matt Perry, Cynthia Quackenbush, Denise Szarek, Gary VanRiper CONTACT US (315) 853-7133 30 Kellogg Street Clinton, NY 13323 www.MohawkValleyLiving.com mohawkvalleyliving@hotmail.com Mohawk Valley Living is a monthly magazine and television show that explore the area’s arts, culture, and heritage.

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August means … Tomatoes! by denise A. Szarek

August is peak summertime and it’s the perfect opportunity to stock up on juicy tomatoes. These versatile fruits can be sweet or savory, pack in tons of health benefits and are the most delicious thing to eat right now in season. There is nothing better than to run out to your garden and pick a ripe tomato, warmed by the sun, and make a delicious tomato sandwich! Ahhh…the joys of summer.

Tomatoes are native to South America and came from the wild cherry variety cultivated by ancient Aztecs. Tomatoes quickly spread to Europe through Spain by colonizers and became a regularly used ingredient in the 17th century. The Spanish brought tomatoes across the globe as they landed in the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and North America. In modern days, we see tomatoes popping up in cuisines all over the world from Italian marinara and Spanish gazpacho to Middle Eastern chopped salads and Chinese tomato stew.

The key is to find a tomato that tastes good to you. Ask the farmer at the farmers’ market or farm stand if you might be able to sample (with COVID restrictions, this might not be possible). But at least ask the farmer to describe the specific flavor of the tomato that has caught your eye.

If chemical use on your food is a concern for you (as it is for me) conventional tomatoes from the grocery store are often picked too early, ripened with chemicals (usually ethylene gas), and grown with pesticides, which can come through on your palate.

Alternatively, opt for organic tomatoes at your local store, farmers’ market, or farm stand, which don’t have the same chemical concerns as conventionally grown tomatoes. Many small farmers

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(like us) don’t have the funding to become certified organic but care enough about the food they grow to follow sustainable, organic practices. Shopping your local farmers’ market or farm stand allows you to talk with your farmer about his specific farming methods to determine if they value protecting your food from chemicals and pests.

The peak tomato season in the Mohawk Valley is late July, August, and September.

How to pick the perfect tomato Farmers and tomato fans alike know that using your senses is the best way to pick the best tomato. Go for the ripest tomato if you plan to eat the fruit within 48 hours, but a slightly under-ripe pick is best if you want them to hold out for a couple of days. See, touch and smell your tomatoes: SEE: Unlike other produce that needs to ripen to a specific color before you enjoy, tomatoes come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. Because color isn’t a sure indicator be sure to check for little or no bruising, scarring, cracks, tears, or blemishes on the skin.

TOUCH: A perfectly ripe tomato you plan to use that day should be firm but give just a little when lightly squeezed. If you plan on using them within the week, opt for a few that are firmer to the touch that will soften over time.

SMELL: Hold the Tomato “near” your nose and smell the aroma of the fruit. You should be able to get a good sense of how the interior of a ripe tomato smells from the outside.

Now that you’ve chosen the best tomato, let’s get cooking!

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by Denise Szarek

4 ripe heirloom tomatoes thickly sliced 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese ½ cup fresh chopped basil Olive oil Preheat oven to 400F. Place tomato slices on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Top each tomato with a layer of parmesan cheese, then a layer of mozzarella cheese, Sprinkle the chopped basil on top of each tomato. Drizzle each tomato with olive oil. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melty and bubbly. Serve immediately!

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A Loving Tribute to a Life-Long Friend

by Gary VanRiper Susan (Sue) Loeffler is a dear life-long friend of mine who was born eleven days before me in March of 1954 and who I graduated with from Cicero High School in 1972. She was the salutatorian of our large class. I was lost somewhere/someplace in the middle of the pack!

A lifelong learner, Sue was informed and always ready to converse. Described by those who know her best as a Renaissance woman, Sue has earned multiple degrees in Microbiology and Art Illustration and a Master’s in Education from Syracuse University. Also a pianist and violinist, her greatest love and devotion were to her five children and multiple grandchildren!

Many in the Mohawk Valley would recognize her name as the full-color illustrator of The Adirondack Kids® book series which my son, Justin, and I created 22 years ago with 20 volumes in the series to date. Along with our book covers, Sue did all the artwork for our Story/Coloring Book, our Adirondack Kids Press logo, and the wall poster that over the years has come to carry the iconic image identifying the brand.

When Justin and I were searching for an illustrator for our first book, we went online and literally poured over some 300 portfolios of freelance artists looking for a style we thought would fit the region we were writing about. I had seen Sue’s work years before and knew she was capable of many styles and was also accomplished in several mediums. And because

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It has been a perfect match in a multiplicity of ways, especially for how patient she was with me!

Once Justin and I had a good handle on a storyline for the next book, Sue and I would get together and I would scribble some stick figures on a piece of paper and describe the action and tell her what season it was and any landmark or creatures that might be key to the surroundings. She would nod, take a few notes, and sometimes do a quick sketch right on the spot.

Returning home, she brought the characters and scene to life – often with little incidentals of flowers or insects or animal life based on her experiential knowledge and love for the environment. She would then bring the finished piece to us, but always armed with her colored pencils for any last-minute modifications that might need to be made. (I’ve already told you how patient she was with me!)

None of us knew those several decades ago that there were going to be two books, much less an entire series. Sue did the first piece of artwork understanding if the first book did not sell, none of us would get paid. But the first book did sell and a wonderful fan base emerged along with a body of work including illustrations that have not only educated but brought joy to tens of thousands of children over two generations now, and counting.

Susan lost her battle with pancreatic cancer in late June of this year, and I know I have been writing about her largely in the present tense, and that is because of our shared faith based on the Bible that one day we will see one another again, never again to be separated.

Inlet, New York, is where the family camp that originally inspired the book series is located. It is where the characters in our stories hail from and so is the epicenter for so many of their adventures.

Thanks to the generous reception of the librarian and board of the Inlet Public Library in the center of the hamlet, all of Sue’s original artwork for The Adirondack Kids® full wrap-around book covers will be on display at the library until further notice, along with many of the original black-and-white interior illustrations by Carol VanRiper, my wife and Justin’s mom.

That’s in Inlet of the west-central Adirondacks, where mountains and memories meet. • Gary VanRiper is an author, photographer, and pastor at the Camden Wesleyan Church. He has written 19 children’s books with his son, Justin. Learn more at: www.adirondackkids.com

Susan Loeffler could take Gary VanRiper’s ideas and bring them to colorful life.

Sue Loeffler in 2012 with her parents, John and Cecelia Loeffler at View in Old Forge, to celebrate a retrospective of her ADK Kids artwork

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Flying “Peeps” small sandpipers

August Shorebirds story and photos by Matt Perry

A quarter century ago, when I was dedicated to seeking out birds wherever and whenever they occurred, I made it a point to visit certain locations at specific times of the year. For the birds, August was a particularly busy month. It was time to look for dispersing immature songbirds, migrant shorebirds, dispersing raptors, waterfowl, and wading birds. That’s right – pretty much everything was happening and all at the same time.

Delta Lake was once a particularly good place to find shorebirds, wading birds, and falcons. In recent times it can still be productive, but not as reliably as it once was. In August, in years when the water level of the lake was substantially drawn down, expansive mudflats would prevail, and the lake would be transformed into excellent bird habitat. I used to access the flats from two public fishing access sites in the Town of Western.

On August 15, 1997, I arrived at the northern fishing access at about 6:30 AM. It was a cool morn-

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The water level had receded further since my previous visit and now there was even more mudflat habitat to scan. It was a lot of a good thing for the birds, but much of it was quite distant and beyond the ability of my telescope to bring in. Only a hundred yards away there was a large dark form hunched over on the flats, picking

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A small flock of Pectoral Sandpipers flew in and spread themselves out on the mud to feed. They are mid-sized shorebirds with medium length, slightly down-curved bills, and heavily streaked chests. As the morning progressed, one Greater Yellowlegs and up to fifteen Lesser Yellowlegs joined the banquet. A few Spotted Sandpipers soon came in as did a couple of Black-bellied Plovers. Their relatively short, thick beaks and husky bodies made them stand out among the sandpipers, but all were gathered on the flats for the same purpose – to feed on invertebrates in the mud. I knew the Black-bellied Plovers were there before I saw them since I heard them give their plaintive whistled calls as they flew overhead. The mudflats offered all shorebirds the opportunity to fatten up before resuming their journeys to the Atlantic coast. Some will ultimately go to the shores of South America. I was about to pack up and leave when I caught sight of the Willet. It was on the flats only a hundred feet away from me, but well away from where the water had receded. When it stood still, its gray form virtually disappeared against the rough-textured, gray-brown mud. It was no wonder that I missed it.

It appeared to just be waking up. It did a slow stretch of both wings – one after the other and then began walking and foraging.

It is still possible to see shorebird types in the Mohawk Valley although not often in the numbers encountered in previous decades. If the water levels at Delta Lake recede enough, shorebirds will show up to take advantage of the habitat. To a lesser extent, this is the case on other lakes and wetlands in the region. I recommend to birders and nature enthusiasts alike, go and check out these places in August. Bring binoculars and/or a telescope and see what you find. Perhaps you will encounter a few of the species I was lucky enough to find back on that cool August morning so long ago. •

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The date is August 20, 1977. Digital cell phones and laptop computers do not exist, Star Wars is the number-one movie, and in a few weeks, the Atari 2600 console goes on sale and sparks a revolutionary change in the video game industry with games including Pac-Man. It is also the day the first of two NASA spacecraft launched on a mission to explore our solar system’s four gas giant planets. Forty-five years later, those spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are still returning valuable science data and in daily contact with Earth, thanks in part to an onboard computer built in Utica, NY! The Voyager mission evolved from a surprising discovery by an intern at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 1965. JPL needed ideas for outer planet missions, so Gary Flandro started working on possibilities. After months of calculating various routes a spacecraft could take to benefit from “gravity assist” maneuvers as it flies near a planet – including trajectory changes (slingshot) without using fuel, and either a necessary gain or reduction of speed – the analysis paid off. A rare planetary alignment of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune would occur in the late 1970s and 1980s, an opportunity that would not be available for another 175 years.

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A pleasant half-mile walk through the peaceful forest on one of our trails takes us to Black Creek and a couple of canoes and kayaks that may be used by visitors. Summer isn’t complete for us without some excursions into this tiny river of amber which borders half of the Shawangunk Nature Preserve. Although it’s only 60 ft wide in much of its 12-mile length and wanders sedately between tall evergreens and huge, old golden birch trees, it sometimes opens into broad, sun-bright marshlands. There are plenty of bends to look forward to as you might suddenly come upon a great blue heron, a family of ducks and ducklings, or hear the percussive whack of a beaver tail, annoyed at your surprise intrusion. (I learned that some of the jumbles of tree branches along the banks aren’t just snags, they’re beaver lodges!) You might see and hear a deer snorting

and leaping into the undergrowth, and it’s even possible to surprise a bear swimming across the creek. ​ We’ve experienced all these interesting surprises. When we saw the bear, we stalled because my companion was attempting to paddle closer, while I was trying to paddle farther away.

The bear was just paddling out of there as fast as it could!

The biting bugs aren’t usually a problem once you’re on the creek, although you might still be scratching from the swarms that can haunt a woodsy launch site. Sometimes, a dragonfly with iridescent wings will land on you or your craft for a little rest and a free ride, head twisting as it follows potential food flying by. They don’t bite or hurt us in any way but are mostly intent on eating other flying bugs. They’ll dart off, gobble their prey and return just as quickly, gently landing on your head or arm. I rather think that the dragonflies on the creek are our friends because they are protecting us by eating biting bugs that venture out from the shore. ​ Years ago, a good friend took his inflatable kayak out on the creek for some fishing.

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Rebekah Audic holds a baby goat at Spring Creek Lavender Farm in Remsen semitame raccoon that had been released in our preserve because wild ones would likely go in the opposite direction. ​ Floating on rubber rafts down the swiftly moving West Canada Creek on Rt 28 just south of us on hot summer days is popular.

Some sections are not safe for this but ask almost any local resident and they’ll tell you what area is best and safest. One summer, I thought I’d try a similar type of “raft float” on our creek, simply lounging on a tube without paddling and drifting along with the current, imagining shapes in the fluffy white clouds overhead, hands and feet dangling in

the cool water and the sun toasting bare skin above. We’d snack on sweet cherries and let the seeds drop into the water and talk about our memories and hopes.

Unfortunately, we found that because the Black Creek current is so much slower than the West Canada, it makes for an interminably slow trip where you are more likely to get stalled on a bank than to keep moving down the middle. ​My favorite activity is to paddle to one of the tiny, sandy beaches that appear when late summer brings lower water levels.

We exit our craft and slide into the creek to swim, preferably without swimwear, to completely experience the dark gold liquid, a delicious merging of hot skin with the chill of waters from springs deep within our earth…. this is the apex of summer. ​ There are other delightful things to do without straying far from home! We have happily discovered Spring Creek Lavender Farm in Remsen, where one can be immersed in myriad shades of purple and white flowers as one roams among many rows of beautiful lavender plants. Gently stroke the flower stalks and savor the perfume or pick your own bouquet for a small fee. We recently visited their new Butterfly House for an intimate experience with these winged flow-

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​ A good follow-up is a visit to a local ice cream stand; the Kayuta Drive-In on Rt 12 in Remsen or Wards on Rt 365 in Barneveld. Tim eschews anything with sugar, but we can usually find him a frozen banana or a fruit smoothie while I occasionally indulge in a baby cone of maple walnut, taking the advice of a centenarian Tim once interviewed. “What would you do if you had your life to live over?” he asked her. She replied, “I would eat more ice cream and fewer beans.” ​ We stretch out these delightful summer days with a walk on our road near dusk. We catch sight of a black bear scurrying away

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When I learned I had the opportunity to get a puppy from Fiona, I imagined setting up something similar here on our farm. The dog (and I) would learn how to move sheep like my friend, and I would become a Sheep Baroness of sorts—dog moving as I commanded; sheep acquiescing to the authority of a self-assured, well-trained dog.

I pulled all sorts of strings to get the puppy from Iowa to Central New York. First was a ride from a stranger, another woman buying a pup from Fiona. She took my pup from Iowa to south-central Wisconsin, where one of my sisters would gather him up and take care of him for a week. My parents had been planning a trip to see us, so it was just a matter of convincing them to bring an 8-week-old puppy halfway across the country to us.

Once here, we made little Archie a member of the family, introducing him slowly to his flock. I bought an instructional video course on how to train him and even brought him to a woman specializing in sheep trial training. But things never quite clicked for either of us.

Fast forward two years and our Archie has not fulfilled my dreams of becoming a Sheep Baroness. It is not for lack of trying, nor for lack of practice. While Archie has innate skills and I have sheep that need to be moved, we simply do not have that type of farm. And therefore, we do not have that type of shepherd-dog relationship.

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A few weeks back, on social media, a friend of my sister expressed her fear that a neighborhood Red-tailed Hawk might fly away with her baby.

There are multiple problems with that scenario, but it exemplifies some common misconceptions people have regarding the predators which share our environment. Urban legends, myths, and exaggerations shared on social media tend to perpetuate falsehoods and fan the flames of fear. I told my sister to inform her friend that the Red-tailed Hawk has no designs on her baby. No Red-tailed Hawk in recorded history has ever flown away with anyone’s baby. Even if they were inclined to consider a human infant as prey, it would be physically impossible for a threepound hawk to lift anything so much above its own weight. That also means that the vast majority of dogs and cats are safe as well since virtually any breed outclasses the hawk by a significant amount.

Red-tailed Hawks usually limit themselves to their traditional menu, which includes mice, voles, rabbits, squirrels, and other small wild animals.

This is not to say that hawks won’t occasionally go after people. While searching for instances of Red-tailed Hawks attacking people I came upon a case from Illinois where a nesting hawk made a habit of diving at patrons of a golf course – occasionally striking them with her talons. Rarely, a Red-tailed hawk will be oversensitive to disturbances around her nest area and take to driving people (as well as any other animals) out of her territory. Usually, this “hazing” activity is limited to swooping and calling, and only rarely does it involve physical contact. Reputedly, the nesting female hawk at the golf course did send a few people to the infirmary with minor injuries.

It’s conceivable that people interpret hazing behavior seen near nest sites as attempted predation.

Someone seeing a raptor diving at a person or pet may believe they are witnessing a bird trying to secure prey. Perhaps this is what spawns the irrational fear of hawks preying upon babies and pets. Over the years I have been hazed by many nesting birds.

Some of the most ardent defenders of their nests are songbirds and not raptors. Despite their small size, swallows, especially Tree Swallows, have no qualms about diving at people that encroach upon their nest sites. These expert-class, daredevil fliers will pass within an inch of your head as they chatter and scold.

I used to regularly put up with their attacks when walking our Bluebird nestbox trails. Another notorious hazer is the Northern Mockingbird. A couple of weeks ago, while in Downtown Utica looking for one of the Peregrine fledglings, I was enthusiastically hazed by an irate Mockingbird. Inadvertently, I had gotten too close to her nest, and she let me know by diving at me and fluttering in front of my face.

With some gallinaceous bird species (large ground-feeding birds like pheasants, turkeys, and grouse), it is not nest protection that’s responsible for aggressive behavior, but a misinterpretation on their part regarding what species they are interacting with. They fervently believe that the offending person is a rival member of their own species, and they behave accordingly. Male American Turkeys have been known to pick fights with people as have Ruffed Grouse. The experience is usually more ludicrous than harrowing. A few years ago, there was an instance of a letter carrier that became the object of a Tom Turkey’s wrath. In that case, the perhaps nearsighted turkey mistook the mailman for a rival

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Among waterfowl species, the Canada Goose stands out as one that defends its family with the utmost seriousness. Adult male geese with young are known to aggressively defend their goslings. They will confront, hiss at, and even chase intruders that dare to walk too close to their young. The chasing behavior isn’t common, but most of us that spend a lot of time outdoors in areas where Canada Geese frequent have likely met up with an overzealous father goose. Like the other birds discussed, aggressive geese stop short of actually biting a person. Indeed, they are content with being able to get their point across without resorting to that.

Some folks have expressed to me their concern about the Utica Peregrine Falcons coming to their homes and stealing their pets. There are a host of problems with that. First of all, Peregrine Falcons almost exclusively prey upon birds, and only those they catch in mid-flight. They also rarely hunt out-

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According to some, owls represent a threat to pets and perhaps young children as well. This is yet another erroneous attribution. Owls have no interest in taking pets or toddlers. By weight, the Great Horned Owl is our largest resident owl species, and still, they only weigh around three pounds. They have been known to lift prey heavier than themselves, but not much heavier. It would be physically impossible for them to wing away with an eight-pound dog, cat, or baby. The Great Horned Owl is considered to be North America’s most prolific and successful bird of prey. They exploit a wide variety of prey species, but their idea of a big meal is a skunk and not the dog in your yard.

What about an eagle? Would one ever be tempted to fly away with your dog? Although a Bald Eagle, weighing in at around 10 to 12 pounds, may be large enough to physically lift some of the smallest dog breeds, they have little interest in doing so. They are primarily fish eaters. When away from the water, the food of choice for a Bald Eagle is carrion. When you see one in a field feeding on a carcass, it is in the act of scavenging; it didn’t make the initial kill. Bald Eagles have a deserved reputation for stealing prey from other predators. Of course, ninety-nine percent

of the time Bald Eagles steal more conventional prey like fish or rabbits, and they take them from other birds of prey. Some people are convinced that Golden Eagles go after large prey like deer, goats, and Coyotes. This misleading impression of the species’ natural predatory behavior comes from videos shared on social media of Golden Eagles attacking all manner of large prey. It’s important to understand that the eagles featured in the videos had been trained by falconers to attack animals they wouldn’t ordinarily tackle.

Hawks and eagles are not the only predators people spend time worrying about, some also fret about Coyotes. People will hear the yips and howling calls of Coyotes at night and just know that the nocturnal canines are plotting their assaults on hearth and home. Just like the wolves in the old fables, they hunger for children and chattel. This is completely nonfactual. Coyotes vocalize to communicate with each other over distances. It helps individuals know where they are in relation to other family members.

Coyotes don’t associate in packs like wolves. A group of coyotes most often consists of a mother and her most recent litter. As opposed to hunting large animals in packs, Coyotes typically prefer to go it alone in pursuit of small game. It’s not inconceivable that a Coyote might take a small dog or a cat, but it happens only rarely, and these pets are not the Coyote’s preferred prey. Understandably, they favor prey that is easier to tackle and dispatch – prey they can take with minimal risk of injury to themselves.

In other words, they tend to go for animals that don’t fight back so effectively, like mice, rabbits, squirrels, and chipmunks.

The obvious solution for keeping dogs and cats 100% safe from the danger posed by wildlife is to refrain from allowing them to roam free. Many

non-predator-related threats are far more worthy of fretting about. These real threats come from vehicular traffic, pesticides (and other toxins), traps, and parasites. Indeed, I think many of us look at the pets versus wildlife problem completely upside down.

Our domestic pets present a much more significant threat to wildlife than the other way around. In the US domestic cats are responsible for killing millions of birds and other small animals annually. Although not in the same league as cats, domestic dogs destroy some wildlife as well. Moreover, dogs that are allowed to run free in forests and other natural settings upset and displace nesting wildlife thus endangering their young and causing them stress.

Seeing swooping hawks; hearing the howls of coyotes and the hoots of owls should bring us excitement and wonder and not be the source of baseless fear. The native predators that share the environment with us have overcome tremendous obstacles to reestablish a presence in this region and become a force once more in the habitats where they reside.

We need them to be the keepers of a recovering nature – one in which the balance of predator and prey remains healthy and sustainable. Predators like hawks and Coyotes not only don’t attack people, but they work for us by helping to preserve balanced ecosystems. • Matt Perry is Conservation Director and Resident Naturalist at Spring Farm CARES in Clinton. He manages a 260 acre nature preserve which is open for tours by appointment. His nature videos and photos can be found on the Spring Farm CARES’ Nature Sanctuary Facebook page.

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Farm Markets Horn’s Family Farm . . . . . . . .

Juliano’s Farm and Greenhouses . . . .

North Star Orchards . . . . . . . .

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Art and Pottery Classes Azure Arts Pottery . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Fencing B & K Fence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Auto Dealerships Steet-Ponte Auto Group . . . . . . . . . 47

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Financial Services Van Meter & Van Meter . . . . . . . . . . 17

Bakeries and Pastry Shops Caruso’s Pastry Shoppe . . . . . . . .

Karam’s Middle East Bakery . . . . .

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Natural Food Stores Cooperstown Naturals . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Peter’s Cornucopia . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Physical Therapy Inertia PT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Furniture Ironwood Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Jeff ’s Amish Furniture . . . . . . . . . . 18 Shoppes at the Finish Line . . . . . . . . . 20

Pizzerias DiCastro’s Brick Oven . . . . . . . . . . 10 Primo Pizzeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Tony’s Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Pools and Spas Swan Pools & Spas . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Delis Deansboro Superette . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Meelen’s Meat Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 . . . .

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Golf and Driving Ranges Brimfield Driving Range . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Woodgate Pines Golf Club . . . . . . . . 20 Grocery Stores, Co-ops, and Delis Bosonne’s Sausage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Deansboro Superette . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Little Italy Imports . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Portable Toilets Mohawk Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Primitives Between Us Sisters . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Butternut Barn . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Produce, Local Ben & Judy’s Sugarhouse . . . .

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Route 69 Steakhouse . . . .

Sammy and Annie Foods . .

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