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June 28, 2020
Issue No. 25
Get out & grow! by Kristina Gabalski Pollinators key to the ecosystem by Kristina Gabalski This marks the end of Pollinator Week 2020 (June 22 through 28). According to the Pollinator Partnership, National Pollinator Week was established by Congress 13 years ago to help address the issue of declining pollinator populations. Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate pollinators and learn about what we can do to help them. The event has grown into an international celebration of the valuable ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and beetles. Hopefully, Swamp milkweed with a flower bud. There were dozens of monarch these incredible creatures caterpillars on these plants last year. They have come back this are welcome residents of your home garden and year and are multiplying in my garden. The blossoms are a pinkishpurple. Welcome pollinators into your garden with plants that attract landscape ecosystems. Pollinators are ex- them and support their lifecycles. Photo by Kristina Gabalski. tremely important. Hundreds of plants around the world which are is to reduce or eliminate pesticide use. grown for food, beverages, fibers, spices, Consider all your options when deciding and medicines need to be pollinated by on the best approach to managing a pest, animals to produce goods upon which we the NYSDEC recommends. A pesticide may all depend, according to pollinator.org. The not be needed, or a less toxic pesticide may list of food and beverages produced with be adequate. Plant for pollinators. Utilizing native the help of pollinators is extensive - fruits, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, and almonds, to plants is an excellent way to supply polname just a few. Some plants depend on a linators with nectar, pollen, and homes. single pollinator, while some pollinators Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum), depend on a single type of plant, meaning Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium purpurem), bee-balm (Monarda), butterfly weed (Asclethat if one disappears, so does the other. Pollination happens when pollen grains pias tuberosa), milkweed (provides food for are moved between two flowers of the same monarch butterfly larvae), goldenrod, and species or within a single flower. Pollination hardy asters are all attractive to pollinators is accomplished either by wind or animals and provide a nectar source throughout the and results in fruits that surround seeds, growing season. A continuous succession allowing plants to reproduce. Take away of plants flowering from spring to fall is pollinators, and we lose a large number of important. When deciding on non-native crops. Without the transfer of pollen, there plants for your garden, old-fashioned and would be no healthy and productive native heirloom varieties typically have the fragrance and nectar/pollen that is sometimes and agricultural ecosystems. The Pollinator Partnership says about lacking in modern varieties. Remember, water is also important for 75 percent of all flowering plants rely on animal pollinators, and over 200,000 spe- pollinators. Refresh and refill shallow cies of animals act as pollinators. About saucers daily that have been filled with 1,000 of those are hummingbirds, bats, coarse pine bark or stones and water. Your and small mammals. The rest are insects, pollinator friends will thank you. Lastly, here are a couple of fun facts proincluding beetles, bees, ants, wasps, butvided by pollinator.org. A tiny fly (“midge”) terflies, and moths. Pollinators are so important; they are of- no bigger than a pinhead is responsible for ten considered a keystone species, a critical the world’s supply of chocolate, and one part of the ecosystem which ensures both out of every three mouthfuls of food we eat is delivered by pollinators. If you want a bountiful harvests and healthy plants. Gardeners can do much to help pol- healthy and productive garden, remember linators. According to pollinator.org, one to take care of your pollinator friends. of the most important things you can do
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Wheatland-Chili CSD names new superintendent The Wheatland-Chili Board of Education has selected Lynda Quick as the next superintendent of the Wheatland-Chili Central School District. She accepted the appointment to the position at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, June 22, and will begin her new role on August 17, 2020. Quick is currently the Deputy Superintendent for the Rochester City School District. She has previously served as Superintendent of the Skaneateles Central School District and as CattaraugusAllegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES District Superintendent. “Ms. Quick has an extensive and impressive background, having served in various roles within public education across upstate New York. The Board genuinely believes we have hired an educational and community professional to lead our community’s greatest asset,” said Wheatland-Chili School Board President James Musshafen. “I would like to thank the community at large for your support during the feedback and information gathering sessions. The Board of Education is sincerely grateful for the feedback provided by the community, staff, students, and administrators via surveys and forums throughout this important process.” With nearly 30 years in education, Quick has also served as an attorney and a Senior Labor Relations Specialist. She has bachelor’s degrees from Kent State University and studied Educational Administration at St. Bonaventure University, SUNY Buffalo, and Northern Arizona University. Quick also holds a law degree from Case Western Reserve University,
Lynda Quick with bar membership to practice law in Ohio and New York. “I am honored to have been selected as the next Superintendent of the Wheatland-Chili Central School District,” said Quick. “I am excited to work with the Board of Education, staff, and community as we build upon the great things happening in the District. We are navigating through challenging times, but we are also presented with incredible opportunities. I will strive to lead with passion, purpose, and transparency as we plan and prepare for the future of our District.” “The search process has been challenging in this time of COVID-19, but through the guidance and assistance of Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES District Superintendent Jo Anne Antonacci, we were able to keep the process on track,” said Board President Musshafen. “The Board looks forward to working through a smooth transition with Lynda and our retiring Superintendent, Dr. Deb Leh.” Provided information and photo
Brockport Ecumenical Food Shelf ready to serve those in need The Brockport Ecumenical Food Shelf helps those who live in the Brockport Central School District south of Route 104 (including the south side of Route 104). The facility is not currently open to the public. Delivery is available to established clients and all who call for help. All necessary precautions are being taken for the safety of both volunteers and those served by the food shelf. The food shelf provides a selection of canned fruits, vegetables, soups, beans, pasta meals, and meat as well as boxed cereals, pasta, rice, and potatoes. Fresh fruits and
vegetables, cheese, margarine, eggs, and frozen meat are also provided. The Brockport Ecumenical Food Shelf is not currently accepting donations of food. The only exception is for locally grown produce with prearranged deliveries. To arrange for food delivery, or to offer locally grown produce, call 6378169. Those wishing to contribute can send monetary donations to the Brockport Ecumenical Food Shelf, 14 State Street, Brockport, NY 14420. Donations are also accepted online at https://www.brockportfoodshelf.org/donate.html. Provided information