Placekeeping

While there are countless spots that we could capture, we can prioritize which ones we do:

  • Is it a veritable spot of interest that people have invested meaning in: a monument, public building, public garden
  • Does it have potential to be ?
  • Does it at least make a good photo?

By the Mount Kisco Post Office, there's a huge mess of brambles. There's no Japanese Knotweed in this section, but it's close by, around the corner. Will it eventually spread here? Or will someone beat back the exotic weeds to give the goldenrod a chance? We'll have to check back.

Here's a potential pollinator site. On an exit ramp off the Saw Mill River Parkway, there are milkweed, along with chicory and red clover, as well crabgrass. I see it mowed around twice a summer, though it looks like they held off mowing long enough for some of the milkweed to bloom.

Finally, here's a local pollinator garden in Mount Kisco, NY that was created by a local resident and is now maintained by the town. It is a great example of how individuals can make a difference in their communities by creating pollinator-friendly spaces.