Sharing Our Experience
February 18, 2009
We at Enviro Energy would like to thank the following organizations for inviting us to present our idea of manufacturing grass pellets and to share our experiences, for better or for worse, thus far on our journey.
- Franklin Rotary Club
- Oneonta Lions Club
- Oneonta Kiwanis Club
- Unadilla Rotary Club
Plan Ahead & Help Our Feathered Friends Too!
February 11, 2009
We recently received an email from Joe B. and with his permission we wanted to pass along his very helpful information. . .
“I manage nature preserves for a living, including some meadows. One of the major reasons for conserving meadows in this region is for grassland birds, which are in decline nationally. I think that your organization should mention grassland bird conservation as another benefit of mowing fields for grass pellets. However, the timing of mowing is critical for grassland birds. If you mow too early (which many people do), then you can disrupt and destroy grassland bird nests and young.
As a general rule for this region, it is best to mow after August 1. You mention wanting to purchase August hay. Perhaps your site could promote a first mowing in August as a best management practice that provides environmental benefits. See the Massachusetts Audubon site for a good overview of this issue http://www.massaudubon.org/Birds_and_Birding/grassland/small.php ”
We at Enviro Energy thank Joe for taking the time to review our website and for passing along another very good reason to plan ahead now and help our very important feathered friends too! We need August-cut hay to make our pellets, and now is a great time to start thinking about the upcoming season.
Thanks Joe!
EE Family