By Spencer Busler
Every spring, a trio of tiny travelers returns to our corner of the world. The Cerulean Warbler, with its brilliant skyblue feathers, flits high in the treetops. T he Golden-winged Warbler, with its striking mask and golden patches, sings from shrubby thickets. And the Prairie Warbler, with its bright yellow plumage and rising, buzzy song, weaves through sunlit meadows and forest edges.
These three warblers ask for very different habitats, but they share one important need: safe, healthy places to call home. That’s why we are thrilled to share the news of the acquisition of the Hoover property.
This stunning stretch of land along Jewett Creek, near Redwood, NY is now forever protected thanks to funding from the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) and our partnership with Ducks Unlimited.
Bordering TILT’s Evans property, the Hoover parcel adds another vital piece to the conservation puzzle in the Algonquin to Adirondacks (A2A) corridor. Shrub wetlands, mature riparian forests, and open meadows f low seamlessly together here, creating the variety of habitats that make it a true birder’s paradise.
It’s not just the warblers who benefit— herons, thrushes, amphibians, deer, and countless other species will now have safe passage and a healthy place to thrive.
But for us, the story comes back to those three warblers. Their songs remind us of why we work so hard to protect places like Jewett Creek. The presence of the Cerulean, Golden winged, and Prairie Warblers on this landscape represents the living results of conservation in action. T hanks to supporters like you, and to our partners in this project, their songs will echo here for generations to come.