Snow Hill Farm Partnerships
Snow Hill Farm Partnerships:
Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) – A non-profit organization of nearly 4,000 farmers, gardeners and consumers working to promote healthy food, organic farming practices and a cleaner environment.
Audubon at Home - Through the Audubon at Home Program, an initiative of the National Audubon Society, administered locally by Audubon New York and the Bedford Audubon Society, Snow Hill Farm has been awarded the highest level of Bird Habit Certification for its organic farming practices, habitat management plans and creation of a bird friendly property within a working farm. Please click below to see the Seasonal Birds surveyed at Snow Hill Farm this fall by John Hannan and the Bedford Audubon Society.
Bird Species Identified To Date During the Survey of Snow Hill Farm (Fall 2008)
Bedford Audubon Society - With over 1,400 members, The Bedford Audubon Society, Inc. is a locally based chapter of the 550,000 member National Audubon Society. Founded in Bedford, New York on February 13, 1913, today BAS services much of northern Westchester and Putnam Counties in southeastern New York State. It is this organization’s mission to promote environmental education, grass-roots activism, public and private conservation efforts, preservation and protection of open space.
Bedford Audubon Sanctuaries - James Ramsay Hunt and Mary Welsh Parker Memorial Sanctuary
Without a doubt, the crown jewel of Bedford Audubon’s sanctuary system, the Hunt-Parker Sanctuary, located in the towns of Bedford and Lewisboro, New York, boasts a well-established marked trail system through a variety of habitats.
Palmer H. Lewis Memorial Sanctuary
Located in the town of Bedford, New York, this is the smallest of Bedford Audubon’s sanctuaries.
Ruth Walgreen Franklin and Winifred Fels Memorial Sanctuary
This property, located in the town of North Salem, New York, has existed in an undeveloped state for many years while in Bedford Audubon’s possession. Recently, work has begun to establish a marked trail system, foot bridges, parking area and signage for the property.
Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary - Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary is a unique and beautiful 270-acre tidal marsh managed by Audubon as a wildlife sanctuary since 1970. It is located in Putnam County, New York on the east shore of the Hudson River, just south of the village of Cold Spring.
Our mission at Constitution Marsh Sanctuary is twofold: to provide stewardship to this fragile wetland and to teach others about it. We believe there is no substitute for a trip to the shoreline, where one can explore and discover the river first hand. Our goal is to give all visitors, whatever their age, the opportunity to closely observe river life and thus gain new insights in to the natural world.
Audubon Greenwich - The Audubon Center in Greenwich opened in 1942 as the National Audubon Society’s first environmental education center in the United States on land donated by Eleanor Clovis Reese and H. Hall Clovis. The 295-acre sanctuary has approximately seven miles of trails that lead to a hardwood forest, old fields, lake, streams and vernal ponds. Reminders of the past are the stone walks, an old apple orchard and original New England homestead buildings.
Audubon Greenwich’s main sanctuary is the site located at 613 Riversville Road, which is comprised of 285 acres, with 7 miles of walking trails. There you will find the Kimberlin Nature Education Center building with exhibits, staff offices and classrooms. The Center contains the Hilfiger Children’s Learning Center with hands-on nature activities and interpretive natural history exhibits, the Kiernan Hall Nature Art Gallery, a Wildlife Viewing Window and a honey bee hive exhibit, a Nature Gift Store: books, binoculars, birdfeeders, gifts.
Muscoot Farm - Westchester county farm with animals, hiking, hayrides, festivals and events including a farmer’s market every Sunday.
North Salem Open Land Foundation – A land trust dedicated to protecting open space to provide refuge for wildlife and educational and recreational opportunities for the community at large.
North Salem 4-H Club Hay U Farm – North Salem, population 5,173 in the 2000 census, is located 50 miles north of New York City in Westchester County. Settled in 1731, its original name was Upper Salem. The Balanced Rock, a 60-ton red granite boulder perched on five smaller limestone rocks, is a local landmark.
Audubon New York – The Mission of the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center is to connect people with nature while promoting a sense of environmental stewardship through natural science educational programs.
Bedford Audubon Society – with over 1400 members, is a locally based chapter of the 550,000 member National Audubon Society. Founded in Bedford, New York on February 13, 1913, today BAS services much of northern Westchester and Putnam Counties in southeastern New York State. It is this organization's mission to promote environmental education, grass-roots activism, public and private conservation efforts, preservation and protection of open space.
Local Organizations and Resources:
WAC – A not-for-profit…Snow Hill Farm has been a member farm since its inception. Currently, Snow Hill Farm is working with WAC on an expanded compost facility scheduled for completion in 2009.
Audubon Connecticut - Audubon Connecticut is the state office of the National Audubon Society. Their mission is to further the protection of birds, other wildlife and their habitats through science, education, advocacy and conservation, for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.
Watershed Agricultural Counsil (WAC) - A non-profit organization with the mission to support the economic viability of agriculture and forestry through the protection of water quality and the promotion of land conservation in the New York City watershed region.
American Tree Farm System - A program of the American Forest Foundation's Center for Family Forests, is committed to sustaining forests, watershed and healthy habitats through the power of private stewardship.
New York Farm Bureau - Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, volunteer organization financed and controlled by families for the purpose of solving economic and public policy issues challenging the agriculture industry.
Audubon Women In Conservation - Where you will meet some of the most influential and important women in today's American conservation and environmental world. The immense talent, expertise and energy of these women is changing everything, advancing the goals and meeting the challenges of our ever more important environmental movement.
Cabbage Hill Farm - A non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of endangered breeds of historic farm animals and the small farm. They are dedicated to the practice of sustainable agriculture and aquaponics. They hope to increase awareness through an educational model built around a working farm.
Loons:
Common Loon
Cormorants:
Double-crested Cormorant
Herons and Egrets:
Great Blue Heron
Vultures:
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Geese, Swans and Ducks:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Hooded Merganser
Diurnal Raptors:
Bald Eagle
Golden Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Grouse and Wild Turkey:
Wild Turkey
Pigeons and Doves:
Mourning Dove
Owls:
Eastern Screech-Owl
Woodpeckers:
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Flycatchers:
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Crows and Jays:
Blue Jay
Common Crow
Common Raven
Chickadees and Titmice:
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Nuthatches:
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Wrens:
Carolina Wren
Kinglets:
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Thrushes:
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Mimic Thrushes:
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Starlings:
European Starling
Waxwings:
Cedar Waxwing
Wood-Warblers:
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Emberizine Sparrows:
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Snow Bunting
Cardinals and Grosbeaks:
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Cardueline Finches:
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
White-winged Crossbill
American Goldfinch
Weaver Finches:
House Sparrow
