Rockland Pocket Preserve
BUILDING COMMUNITY and RECLAIMING
9,000 square feet along the Sheldrake River from invasive plants to make a bird and pollinator refuge.
It all started more than 130 milkweed plants spotted on
June 7, 2022. The Village of Mamaroneck Tree Committee and Committee for the Environment has since started clearing decades worth of invasive plants.
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Timeline
October 2021
Committee for the Environment begins to research the ecological resources of Mamaroneck's rivers. The Rockland and Fayette location is identified as a site for restoration along the Sheldrake River.
June 8, 2022
Milkweed plants were cordoned off and Village of Mamaroneck agreed not to disturb the land.
October 22, 2022
Volunteers begin to clear out invasive knotweed, porcelain berry mug wort and multiflora rose
March 2022
Committee for the Environment members take walks along Sheldrake to survey invasive species and potential for connecting pollinator gardens along the Sheldrake in the future.
June 20, 2022
Volunteers from Village of Mamaroneck Committee for the Environment weeded around the milkweed plants
October 23, 2022
More than 80 community volunteers with Village of Mamaroneck Tree Committee and Committee for the Environment cleared the land!
June 7, 2022
More than 100 milkweed plants were spotted on a piece of Village of Mamaroneck property. The committee starts to plan the first Monarch Butterfly Festival to educate residents.
Summer, 2022
Milkweed continues to grow supporting the Monarch Butterfly lifecycle at Rockland pocket. The IUCN lists Monarchs as an endangered species.
November 4, 2022
Planting native seeds
and plants begin.
November 15, 2022
Paths are laid out and two Oak tree saplings are planted..
Friends of Rockland Pocket
So many people are moving this project forward. Here are some volunteer superstars who loaned us countless hours, contributed funds for native plants being planted or generously dug up plants from their own garden
Volunteer Superstars
Felix Apfaltrer
Martine Brown
Jen LeClair
Bryan Mejia
Lindsay Newblatt Reitzes
Romel Roach
Ray Villani
Christi Young
Donated Plants
The Dehais Family
The Meltzer Family
Shared Plants
Marcie Kaufman
The Schaub Family
The Thomas Family
Marie-Eve Velikson
