Property in Transition

A new project, "Property in Transition", was just added to the umbrella. The project's goal was to "increase the number of native plants that would provide food and shelter for birds and wildlife." There is an extensive list of species encouraged and species observed in the project "about".

This might be my favorite project. Not because the manager of this project has relocated away from the Cincinnati area. But because they continue following along, watching over us. The former owner, knowing the location of this project, will be able to see if any future owners begin making iNat observations on this property. At this point, it would be possible to alert the new owner to this project and allow new observations to be added alongside the older ones.

The restoration could then continue on in a continuum from owner to owner.

With a large enough community of restorationists it may even be possible to direct properties like this into the hands of future owners more likely to continue on managing properties with the same spirit as the people who started each project. Often, progress toward ecological restoration is lost when partially restored private areas change hands.

Posted on May 13, 2024 09:32 PM by stockslager