Spring Farm CARES Nature Sanctuary
and Environmental Programs
One of our programs that we are very proud of is our over 250 acre nature sanctuary. Our goal is to preserve and restore the habitat that was once abundant and thriving but is now challenged for survival. Under the direction of our resident naturalist, Matt Perry, the nature sanctuary is a jewel of the farm and of our community.
In this section you can find information about the Nature Sanctuary. You can find out how to take a tour with Matt Perry of have Matt come to your organization and give a presentation about the sanctuary and its plant and animal residents. Matt is also a brilliant photographer and we share some of his photographs of the sanctuary on our Sanctuary Photos Page.
In addition to the Nature Sanctuary, we also have an alternative energy plan for the farm. In a multi-tiered plan to reduce our energy use and our footprint on the planet, we also hope to use alternative methods of energy, such as wind and solar power, hybrid vehicles, and other methods of conservation. See our Alternative Energy Page for full details on this project.
CONSERVATION OUTREACH
Many times our work extends far past our sanctuary borders and reaches out into the community as a whole. Matt Perry is often able to use his vast knowledge of birds, wildlife, plants, trees, etc to help out in the community at large. Although these projects are not necessarily centered just at our sanctuary, they address the larger ecosystem that our sanctuary is a part of. Afterall, one piece does not exist without the larger piece.
ANNOTATED LIST OF BIRDS
OF ONEIDA COUNTY
As part of Spring Farm CARES' Conservation Outreach Program, we are
publishing this updated version of an "Annotated List of the Birds of
Oneida County". This work is a revision of an original 1911 publication
by Egbert Bagg ll of Utica, New York. Our goal of researching and
publishing this list is to promote wildlife habitat conservation in
Spring Farm CARES' own home county of Oneida County, New York. This web
publication will remain available for anyone to download and use in
order to gain a better understanding of the many species of birds that
share the environment with us and are impacted by our communities. Our
changing methods of land use, our evolving attitudes toward wildlife,
the way we live our lives, the way we run our businesses, use resources
and enact laws, all have greatly affected the lives of birds and other
wildlife in our midst. Our hope is that with this list and with the
other conservation projects that Spring farm CARES is involved in, we
will help to foster a new conservation ethic; one that leads to an
appreciation of the importance of protecting a diverse range of
specialized habitats, so that all of our native wildlife will be able to
continue to coexist with us in this one mutual home of ours.
Click here to download the PDF:
Annotated List of Birds of Oneida County
