Swift Wetland Preserve

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This 21.6-acre wetland in Delmar, located directly across Delaware Avenue from the Bethlehem Central High School sports field, was a gift from the Swift Group. The Preserve was created to protect the wetlands remaining after homes were constructed on neighboring parcels. It includes a 1-acre man-made wetland, built to help compensate for natural wetlands that were filled in. The Bethlehem Central High School Science Department used a grant administered by the Conservancy to integrate the wetland into the school’s earth science and biology curriculums as an outdoor classroom. The Swift has several trails built by Chris Joyce as his Eagle Scout project for a local Boy Scout troop. Local volunteers, with funds donated by The Friendship Singers, built the kiosk at the Preserve’s entrance.

http://www.mohawkhudson.org/preserves/Swift.htm

Wet

| April 6, 2023

Taken on Sunday April 15, 2018 at Swift Wetland Preserve.

Frozen

| January 10, 2023

Taken on Sunday January 14, 2018 at Swift Wetland Preserve.

The census may seem so 2020, but there’s still a lot for journalists to cover – Poynter

Andy | December 1, 2022

The census may seem so 2020, but there’s still a lot for journalists to cover – Poynter

You may think that the census is soooo 2020, but you’d be dead wrong. There’s still a lot more data that’s going to be released next year from the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident, which means more stories to write.?

Even though the census was conducted two years ago, the U.S. Census Bureau has yet to release its most detailed data about families, household relationships and comprehensive breakdowns of the U.S. population by age, race, ethnicity and tribal affiliation. The first of these releases is scheduled for next spring, and then more follow later in the year.?

Weather Update – December 1, 2022

Andy | December 1, 2022

Not as blustery as I thought this morning 🌬

I think there is more wind downtown though. But certainly my walk in the woods this morning at Swift Preserve it’s not been real windy. But who knows later on. I probably should have gotten an earlier start and did the walk around the High School to get more steps in but I think I will be okay, as I did a fair number of steps just walking around the preserve and will try to walk more on the plaza later on this morning before work. Then go up to Washington Park for a stroll at lunch time.

I’m waiting for 6 PM tonight to find out whether or not I will have to serve on a jury next week. That will effect my plans for next week, but if not I am thinking of taking the second half of the week off to go up to the Adirondacks. Mostly just to get away for a few days.

Today. Feels like … December 9th.	Partly sunny. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. and	40 degrees	,	4:24 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … December 7th.	Mostly cloudy. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light after midnight. and	25 degrees	,	7:05 sunrise.
Friday. Feels like … November 28th.	Mostly sunny. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. and	44 degrees	,	4:24 sunset.
Friday Night. Feels like … November 10th.	A slight chance of rain and snow between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain. Increasing clouds. South wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. and	33 degrees	,	7:06 sunrise.
Saturday. Feels like … November 3rd.	Rain, mainly after 7am. High near 54. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. and	54 degrees	,	4:24 sunset.
Saturday Night. Feels like … November 20th.	A slight chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 20%. and	30 degrees	,	7:07 sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like … December 9th.	Mostly sunny. and	40 degrees	,	4:24 sunset.
Sunday Night. Feels like … December 7th.	Partly cloudy. and	25 degrees	,	7:08 sunrise.
Monday. Feels like … December 3rd.	Mostly sunny. and	42 degrees	,	4:23 sunset.
Monday Night. Feels like … November 17th.	A chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%. and	31 degrees	,	7:09 sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like … November 21st.	A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 40%. and	47 degrees	,	4:23 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like … November 10th.	A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%. and	33 degrees	,	7:10 sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like … December 12th.	Partly sunny. and	39 degrees	,	4:23 sunset.

Daily Update – December 1, 2022

Andy | December 1, 2022

Good morning! Happy December. 🤶

The final month of the year is upon us. Soon we’ll have to start updating our calendars to 2023. And then a few months of winter before things start to warm up once again. Usually though the winter months are busier at work and I find ways to keep things moving forward as I wait for spring time to arrive.

Partly cloudy around the freezing point at the Swift Wetland Preserve. 🌤️ Calm wind.

I was running 🏃 a bit late this morning so I decided to go for a walk in Swift Wetland Preserve near my apartment rather than the super block around the High School 🚸 as there is less traffic 🚥 and carbon monoxide there and I have more control over the length of the hike there doing laps. I think I’ll still be able to get my steps in if I walk at lunch time and maybe a few more around the plaza.

Not as cold as I expected so things are a bit muddy 👢 at the preserve but that’s fine. It’s better when things are more frozen, though they have a lot of bridges and boards over the wettest part of the preserve. Even though the preserve is right next door, I haven’t been there in like in a year, because I normally do my bigger hike around the woods or the super block around the school

I am waiting to hear about jury duty service this afternoon 👨‍⚖️ as that will impact what my plans are for next week and which days I take off. It looks like when we get past Tuesday next week, we should have a good weather for a change, with quite a bit of sun but maybe seasonably cold. But I have a several days I should take off or I will loose them before at end of the year, and I can’t take off any of the last week because the other director is off.