Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Wildlife at the Seligmann Homestead





Earlier this spring we were lucky enough to have two baby Great-Horned owls hatched at the Seligmann Homestead - right outside our office windows. They eventually moved a little further off to a quieter location, just in time for a new fawn to be born at the office. Last week, we got to enjoy the bleating of a very annoyed fawn who was longing for its mother (who was off feeding during the day). It was a lovely sight, made more so by the knowledge that we have a peaceful enough setting here that even protective mothers like our deer and owl feel comfortable raising their young at the Seligmann Homestead.

Metro-North RR Visits Citizens Foundation


Held an informational breakfast this morning with Howard Permut, President of Metro-North RR. Learned about current programs, ridership and new initiatives. Some good progress has been made but we have a long way to go before mass transit is where it could/should be for our residents. Now that we have to pay an additional tax to the MTA we need to constantly advocate for more and better service.