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Friends of Stewart Park is celebrating Stewart Park's birthday all year long!
You're invited to the first event in our Centennial Series:
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BIRDS OF STEWART PARK
with Dr. Stephen Kress
A Free Online Event
Wednesday, February 17, 7:00pm
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Acclaimed author and ornithologist Dr. Stephen (Steve) Kress introduces some of the more than 100 bird species that frequent Stewart Park in a lively presentation with stunning images and audio recordings.
This free online program for any and all bird enthusiasts explains why Stewart Park is such a popular destination for birds and birders.
Well-known throughout the Ithaca community, for more than 40 years Dr. Kress has taught the popular Spring Field Ornithology course at Cornell's Lab of Ornithology.
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Kress is the founder of Audubon’s Project Puffin; served for many years as Director of the Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine; has written numerous books and articles; and taught a variety of online courses on birds and wildlife conservation.
Registration required.
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Check out these Centennial Series offerings!
Birds of Stewart Park with Dr. Steven Kress - February 17, 7:00 PM (details above)
The People's Park: The Natural & Cultural History of Stewart Park - March 31, 7:00 PM
FSP Executive Director Rick Manning, Board President and Executive Director of Wharton Studio Museum Diana Riesman, and Susan Holland of Historic Ithaca explore the history that make Stewart Park Ithaca's favorite lakeside destination.
Boys & Girls in the Boat - Ithaca’s Amazing History of Competitive Rowing - April 29, 7:00 PM. Rowing reigns in Ithaca, and in celebration of the restoration of the Cascadilla Boathouse’s exterior this summer, we take a look at how and why that is with Todd Kennett, Cornell’s Director of Rowing; Bruce Fabens, former President of the Cascadilla Boat Club; and other special guests. This presentation will include a short feature on the restoration of the Cascadilla Boathouse, which will be ongoing throughout the summer of 2021.
Stewart Park Revitalization Plan Public Meeting - May 26, 7:00 pm. What do you love in Stewart Park? What could be improved? Let us know! We want to hear from you and include you in the conversation! Join FSP and City officials to discuss updating the Stewart Park Revitalization Plan.
The Trees of Stewart Park and Renwick Wildwood - June 23, 6:30 pm. Join City Forester Jeanne Grace and Cornell Botanic Garden Natural Areas Steward Jules Ginenthal for a tour of the park’s stately trees and Renwick Wildwood, one of Ithaca’s last mature floodplain forests. Depending on pandemic protocols, this event will either take place in person or on Zoom.
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MORE CENTENNIAL EVENTS TO COME
Music in Stewart Park from Patrick Conway's early 20th Century Ithaca Band to local contemporary artists.
Theatre, Movies, and other Events in Stewart Park such as a Streets Alive-style festival, Illuminate the Inlet, and a 4th of July Park 100th Birthday Party.
An Exhibit Celebrating Stewart Park in the Atrium of the Tompkins Center for History & Culture on the Commons in downtown Ithaca.
All in-person events and exhibits will follow Covid-safety guidelines.
VIRTUAL PROGRAMS FOR FALL
Water Quality in Cayuga Lake Join Finger Lakes Land Trust Executive Director Andy Zepp to understand the water quality challenges in Cayuga Lake and what the Land Trust and others are doing to protect the our land and water resources. September.
The Cayuga Waterfront Trail and Ithaca’s Evolving Waterfront Join Jean McPheeters, former President of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce, and FSP Executive Director Rick Manning as they take a sentimental and amusing look back at the CWT's long and storied planning process, and discuss current plans, projects and trends on Ithaca's waterfront. October.
Stewart Park Revitalization Plan: 2022 - 2031: FSP Executive Director Rick Manning presents a final draft of the Stewart Park Revitalization Plan 2031. November.
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News from Our Revitalization Partner Wharton Studio Museum
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Finger Lakes Film Trail Launches
New Online Film Series on Race!
Race Films/Race Matters: Starting Conversations About Race in America is a new online film series produced by Finger Lakes Film Trail (fingerlakesfilmtrail.org) that hopes to initiate conversations about where we are today in terms of race relations and civil rights as individuals, as a community, and as a nation, through the lens of race films.
The series -- which is completely free to all -- focuses on five race films with accompanying video lectures by scholars from Cornell University, Ithaca College, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Eastman Museum, and Ithaca High School.
We invite you to explore this engaging digital series with the hope that, as a teacher, professor, librarian, or community organizer/activist, or interested individual, you will delve into this program with your high school or college class, local library, film group, book group, church or temple group, a social action committee, or friends. To view the series, visit https://www.fingerlakesfilmtrail.org/about-race-films-race-matters
Race Films/Race Matters is produced by Finger Lakes Film Trail, an initiative created in 2019 by Wharton Studio Museum in partnership with the George Eastman Museum in Rochester and Case Research Lab and Cayuga Museum in Auburn. The film series was made possible by a grant from Humanities New York.
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WINTER MAINTENANCE
Cayuga Waterfront Trail Maintenance in Cass Park Only
Winter is a great time to enjoy the Waterfront Trail, however, the only section of the Trail that receives winter maintenance is the stretch along Cass Park, marked in black on this map. City workers do their best to get the Trail there cleaned-off quickly after every snowfall, so this is by far the safest section of the CWT this time of year.
That said, snow naturally melts off the black-paved Trail faster than on unpaved surfaces, so the entire Trail tends to melt-off once temperatures go above freezing for a few days at a time. Please take care whenever using the Trail in winter.
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FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST
Cayuga Cliffs Project
The FLLT Cayuga Cliffs Project will create a new nature preserve, free and open to everyone, only minutes from downtown Ithaca – and squarely in the viewshed of Taughannock Point. The Finger Lakes Land Trust is raising money to purchase the property, open it to the public, and steward the land forever. Watch their incredible video on the project here.
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BLACK FACES WHITE SPACES
A Free Virtual Event
Finger Lakes Land Trust is hosting a free virtual event in partnership with the Cornell Botanic Gardens, the Ithaca Children’s Garden, The Learning Farm, and US Fish and Wildlife. The virtual lecture by Dr. Carolyn Finney, author of “Black Faces, White Spaces,” will explore how we meet this moment in American history as it relates to green space, race, and the power to shape the places we live in our own image.
February 25th at 6pm. Register here.
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IN THE NEWS
Ithaca Highlighted in CNN Travel
Ithaca and the Fingerlakes were recently highlighted on CNN Travel. Ecovilliage and Moosewood were specifically mentioned, as well as Haudenosaunee and Women's Rights history. And we noticed this picture taken in Stewart Park. You can find the whole article and watch the fun video here.
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BIRDING
8 Week Online Course
The Cayuga Bird Club invites you to Spring Ornithology: an 8 week course with with Steve Kress.
Presentations Include: Bird Identification, Family Life of Birds, Bird Song, Migration Mysteries, Attracting Birds, and Bird Conservation.
Dates: 7 to 9 PM, Tuesdays, March 30 – May 18, 2021, via Zoom
(Classes are recorded for viewing or reviewing at your convenience.)
Cost: $125/Household (includes Cayuga Bird Club membership)
Registration & Information
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TAG IT
Celebrate 100 years of Stewart Park!
2021 is Stewart Park's Centennial as a public park. We invite you to celebrate the park's 100th Birthday with us! Share your love for Stewart Park by marking your social media posts taken in the park with the hashtag #stewartpark100!
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