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Next Time – Thursday March 28

Today’s sunrise was at 6:41 am. The next time the sun will rise later then today πŸŒ„ is in 178 days on Sunday, September 22.

The average high for today is 50 degrees. 🌑 The next time it will be on average cooler then today is in 233 days on Saturday, November 16 when the average temperature will be 49 degrees.

The highest point for the sun today will be 50.6° from the horizon at 1:01 pm. 🌞 The next time the sun will be lower in the sky mid-day is in 170 days on Saturday, September 14.

Today has 12 hours and 53 minutes of daylight. ⏳ The next time the day will be shorter then today is in 170 days on Saturday, September 14.

Today’s sunset will be at 7:18 pm. The next time the sun will set earlier then today πŸŒ† is in 165 days on Monday, September 9.

The average low for today is 30 degrees. 🌑 The next night it will be on average cooler then tonight is in 240 days on Saturday, November 23 when the average temperature will be 29 degrees.

Wetlands

March 28, 2024 12 PM Update

Average Temperatures

This table shows the average high, median, and low temperatures for the next year. Previous year values are shown in parenthesis. The sun angle is the maximum sun angle at solar noon for the day.

East Towards Sherburne

Week Date Sun Angle High Median Low
  March 28 50.6° 50 (53) 40 (43) 30 (33)
1 April 6 54.1° 55 (65) 44 (56) 33 (47)
2 April 16 57.7° 60 (78) 48 (68) 37 (57)
4 April 27 61.4° 65 (62) 53 (51) 42 (40)
6 May 10 65.2° 70 (77) 58 (58) 46 (39)
8 May 28 68.9° 75 (80) 63 (68) 52 (56)
11 June 16 70.8° 80 (75) 69 (71) 58 (66)
21 August 28 56.9° 80 (83) 70 (71) 59 (59)
24 September 14 50.6° 75 (79) 64 (68) 53 (57)
26 September 26 45.9° 70 (71) 59 (62) 49 (53)
27 October 7 41.7° 65 (71) 55 (60) 44 (48)
29 October 19 37.2° 60 (53) 50 (43) 40 (33)
31 November 1 32.8° 55 (69) 46 (62) 36 (54)
32 November 13 29.3° 50 (49) 41 (43) 32 (36)
34 November 25 26.5° 45 (49) 37 (45) 29 (40)
36 December 9 24.5° 40 (39) 32 (32) 25 (25)
39 December 26 24° 35 (30) 28 (23) 20 (16)
45 February 9 32.8° 35 (48) 25 (37) 16 (25)
48 February 28 39.5° 40 (36) 30 (31) 21 (26)
50 March 15 45.4° 45 (37) 35 (33) 26 (29)

I know it’s an awful bigoted thing to call invasive species, invaders

I know it’s an awful bigoted thing to call invasive species, invaders. It’s not like invasive species plan an invasion of an area. In many cases they don’t seek take over an area, kill native species, cause economic harm or job losses. Instead, they are just looking to survive and reproduce in a suitable habitat. Moreover calling something an invasive species rather than a introduced species is a very political statement – introduced species are defined by humans as being helpful rather than harmful. 

I have some quams about building a house on raw land …

You know after all these years of fighting development in the Pine Bush, and bemoaning yet another house being built in a woods or a farm field, I am seriously considering buying some undeveloped land and building a house on it. It’s really hard to find a property with lots of land that has a reasonably-sized structure for one person that is energy efficient and is powered by renewable energy.

How do I plan to address some of my moral quams about developing land?

  • I am not looking to turn the land into a suburban paradise but instead rural use – homesteading with livestock and gardening, not inconsistent with rural uses
  • I will work to minimize the removal of trees, especially quality native species and work to plant additional native species
  • I will work to build the soil using livestock, wood ash and compost, minimize waste generation
  • I will work to clean the land, remove debris and recycle or scrap as much as possible
  • I will work to eradicate invasive species and will not plant introduced species except to the extent needed to produce food for myself and livestock
  • I am planning to use solar panels and wood from on site trees as primary sources of energy

SEQRA calls it the inevitable irreversible consumption of natural resources which it is. But with a light hand on the land, much of it can be restored in the out years or continue to provide rural sustainable housing once I’m gone.