Save Sapsucker Woods

Contact us at savesapsuckerwoods@gmail.com to learn more and join our mailing list.

Monday

10/20: Ecological Consultants to present at 6:45

at Town Hall, 215 N. Tioga Street.

// posted by savesapsuckerwoods @ 2:37 AM

calendar

Town Board Meeting: Feb. 22, 4:30 pm

how you can help

Sign Our Online Petition
Our Petition Campaign (see the text of the petition)
Do you live in Northeast Ithaca and have drainage problems? We want to hear from you!
Download Petition and Flier
Reserve a Yard Sign
Other ways to get involved

learn more

About Us
About Sapsucker Woods
Questions and Answers (an introduction)
Briarwood I & II documents (PDF)
Planning Board 6/20 (Env. Assessment)
Planning Board 7/18 (Preliminary Approval)
Aerial Site Map
Unique Natural Areas Map

Our Concerns

The Flawed Environmental Assessment
Inadequate Rare Bird Census
Severe Drainage Problems in the area
Unique Natural Area designation

In the Press

Ithaca Journal: Town of Ithaca Reviews Briarwood Stormwater Plan (7/10/07)

Ithaca Times: Briarwood II (7/11/07)

Tompkins Weekly: Town Probes Drainage Issues (5/28/07)

IJ: Town hears residents' stormwater concerns (12/7/06)
IJ: Sapsucker Woods residents cry foul (11/14/06)
Tompkins Weekly: Group Questions Town Subdivision (10/23/06 p.3)
Cornell Daily Sun: Protest Focuses on Sapsucker Woods
IJ: Sapsucker area may get housing units
IJ: Planning Board approves preliminary subdivision plan

Opinions

Project a detriment to Sapsucker Woods
Sapsucker project a bad idea
Town should answer for Sapsucker plans
Looking into Sapsucker Woods

Links

Town of Ithaca Website
Tompkins County Environmental Management Council
Unique Natural Areas Project
County Natural Features Focus Area Project (PDF)
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