Public forum on deer management
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The Greenburgh Nature Center on Thursday will host a “Public Forum on Deer and Biodiversity in Westchester.” The event will look at and discuss ways deer are being controlled in Westchester County.
“Presentations by members of the County Deer Task Force will include details on the history and ecological context of local deer populations, and proposed ways of protecting biodiversity in the face of increased deer populations. Following the panel presentations, public discussion will be moderated by Fred Koontz, Executive Director of Teatown Lake Reservation. This free program is co-sponsored by the Lower Hudson Chapter of the Sierra Club; refreshments served.
Moderator: Fred Koontz, Executive Director, Teatown Lake Reservation
Panelists will include: Rod Christie, Executive Director, Mianus River Gorge; Beth Herr, Program Administrator, Conservation for the County of Westchester, Member of County Deer Task Force; Laura Simon, Field Director, Urban Wildlife Program, The Humane Society of the United States, Minority Report WCDTF; Dan Aitchison, Curator & Wildlife Biologist, County of Westchester.”
The county in late summer agreed to open 850 acres of parkland this fall to bowhunters in an effort to curb the deer population.
The forum starts at 7:30 p.m.
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