Tompkins
County Public Library will host “YardWorks: Garden Design for Native
Birds,” an exhibit and expert advice for creating a perfect backyard habitat
for native birds, during Downtown Ithaca’s March 7 Gallery Night.
This informative exhibit, on display through March 15, includes design boards from the YardWorks Project, a program of Cornell University’s Senior Design Studio. Seventeen Fall Creek residents recently participated in the project, which led to the creation of site-specific designs for creating a better bird habitat and healthier environment in neighborhood yards.
The Library exhibit will illustrate--through the design boards—neighborhood-level environmental analyses, urban ecological design methods and individual site designs developed as a result of the YardWorks Project.
The Gallery Night event will offer an opportunity for attendees to explore the exhibit and to discuss the Project with some of the participating students.
A 5:30 p.m. presentation by Joshua Cerra, professor of Landscape Architecture at Cornell University will offer information and insight about the YardWorks Project. Cerra’s talk will be followed by a 6 p.m. illustrated discussion by Joel Baines, author of “Native Plants for Native Birds: A Guide to Planting for Birds In and Around Ithaca, New York” and the book’s photographer, David Ruppert, who will provide information on selecting native plants to promote healthy habitats for native birds and pollinators. Copies of their book will be available for purchase, with all proceeds supporting the Cayuga Bird Club.
Both presentations will take place in the Library’s BorgWarner Community Room. The exhibit has been made possible by Cornell University’s Senior Design Studio and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County.
This informative exhibit, on display through March 15, includes design boards from the YardWorks Project, a program of Cornell University’s Senior Design Studio. Seventeen Fall Creek residents recently participated in the project, which led to the creation of site-specific designs for creating a better bird habitat and healthier environment in neighborhood yards.
The Library exhibit will illustrate--through the design boards—neighborhood-level environmental analyses, urban ecological design methods and individual site designs developed as a result of the YardWorks Project.
The Gallery Night event will offer an opportunity for attendees to explore the exhibit and to discuss the Project with some of the participating students.
A 5:30 p.m. presentation by Joshua Cerra, professor of Landscape Architecture at Cornell University will offer information and insight about the YardWorks Project. Cerra’s talk will be followed by a 6 p.m. illustrated discussion by Joel Baines, author of “Native Plants for Native Birds: A Guide to Planting for Birds In and Around Ithaca, New York” and the book’s photographer, David Ruppert, who will provide information on selecting native plants to promote healthy habitats for native birds and pollinators. Copies of their book will be available for purchase, with all proceeds supporting the Cayuga Bird Club.
Both presentations will take place in the Library’s BorgWarner Community Room. The exhibit has been made possible by Cornell University’s Senior Design Studio and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County.
Also on
display during Gallery Night will be the exhibit “For the Joy of Dancing” and
wood sculptures by Eva Capabianco and Gerry Monaghan.
Entry to the
Library after 5 p.m. will be through the BorgWarner Community Room door,
located next to TCAT’s Green Street bus shelter.
For more
information about Gallery Night or other Library exhibits, contact Sally Grubb
at (607) 272-4557 extension 232 or sgrubb@tcpl.org.
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