Franklin Agway: December Sale, Gifts for everyone on your list

Great Gifts on sale Gifts for Everyone on your list! $5 off Birdsnack 20 lb. 10% off All small (5 lbs. or less) birdseed 10% off Indoor growing kits 15% off Squirrel-X bird feeders 15% off All Bee's Wrap 15% off Wheelbarrows and spreaders 20% off All bird, duck and bat houses 20% off Swedish dish cloths 25% off Hummingbird feeders 25% off Flashlights till 12/23 We will be closed 12/24-12/26 and 12/31-1/1/2024 Winter store hours Mondays closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9-5 Thursdays and Fridays 9-6 Saturdays 9-4 Sundays 9-2 Sales are in store only, 12/2-12/31/23 while supplies last See you soon, The Agway Crew PS. Come in and check out our new zero waste items. Together we can make a difference. Copyright © 2023 Franklin Urban Farm Store dba Franklin Agway, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Franklin Urban Farm Store dba Franklin Agway 157 Cottage St Franklin, MA 02038-2403

Franklin Agway: Winter hours alert and birdseed sale

New Fall/Winter Hours Alert November 13 2023-March 30 2024 Closed Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9-5 Thursdays and Fridays 9-6 Saturdays 9-4 Sundays 9-2 Franklin Agway: Winter hours Franklin Agway: birdseed sale It's time to feed the birds! $5 off Black Oil Sunflower seeds 40 lb $7 off Fruit N Nut 16 lb $7 off Flyer's Choice 16 lb 30% off Jonathan Green Original, Fast Grow, Fall and High Traffic grass seed 30% off All Beekeeping supplies 25% off Spring Flower Bulbs  $2 off Earth breeze wash sheets $5 off Mealworms 5 lb 10% off All Suet  Tons of wild birdseed on sale, Fussie cat cans $1 off and Fromm Tenderollies dog treats buy one get one free! Sales are in store only, 11/1-11/30/23 while supplies last See you soon, The Agway Crew PS. Come in and check out our new zero waste items. Together we can make a difference.

Copyright © 2023 Franklin Urban Farm Store dba Franklin Agway, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Franklin Urban Farm Store dba Franklin Agway 157 Cottage St Franklin, MA 02038-2403

On the climate front: 2 articles remind us (1) unified approach required (2) time is running out

On the climate front, two articles reminding us (1) we need to tackle climate in a unified approach (we have one world to share with others) and (2) time to act is indeed running out.

"Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon surged to record levels for the month of April, nearly doubling the area of forest removed in that month last year – the previous April record – preliminary government data has shown, alarming environmental campaigners.

In the first 29 days of April, deforestation in the region totaled 1,012.5 square km (390 square miles), according to data from national space research agency Inpe on Friday. The agency, which has compiled the monthly data series since 2015/2016, will report data for the final day of April next week.

April is the third monthly record this year, after new highs were also observed in January and February."

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/07/record-after-record-brazils-amazon-deforestation-hits-april-high-nearly-double-previous-peak

An aerial view shows logs that were illegally cut from the Amazon rainforest in Anapu, Para state, Brazil, in 2019. Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters

"The world’s birds, described as the planet’s “canaries in the coalmine”, are disappearing in large numbers as the colossal impact of humanity on the Earth grows, a global review has found.

There are about 11,000 species of bird spanning the globe, but the populations of half of them are falling, while just 6% are increasing. Their flight and song make them easier to study than many animals, meaning they are the best studied large group.

Bird populations are also affected by all the damage caused by human activity, from the destruction of wild habitat, the climate crisis, and pesticides and other pollution, to over-hunting and impacts of alien species and disease. This makes them the best living indicators of global change, the scientists said."

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/05/canaries-in-the-coalmine-loss-of-birds-signals-changing-planet 

The most threatened families of birds are those which are larger and take longer to reproduce, including the Australian brushturkey. Photograph: thomasmales/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Mass Audubon: "Safe to Start Feeding Birds Again!"

"Wonderful news! 

Based on the absence of confirmed cases of the mysterious avian disease in Massachusetts and declining numbers of cases in states to our south, we are following the lead of our neighbors and recommending it is once again safe to resume bird feeding in Massachusetts."

via Mass Audubon -> https://blogs.massaudubon.org/yourgreatoutdoors/safe-to-start-feeding-birds-again/

© Paul F. Silvestri

MA Fish & Game: please "stop using bird feeders and bird baths as a precaution"

MA Fish & Game (@MassDFG) tweeted on Thu, Jul 15, 2021:

A mysterious illness is killing #SongBirds in the mid-Atlantic. While the disease is not known to be in New England at this time, we're asking the public to report observations of dead birds and stop using bird feeders and bird baths as a precaution.

https://t.co/fATsTbvXfP   or

https://www.mass.gov/news/advisory-report-dead-birds-and-remove-feeders

Shared from Twitter: https://t.co/iogO0wJymL

MA Fish & Game:  please "stop using bird feeders and bird baths as a precaution"

Franklin Garden Club: “Attracting Birds - Winter and Summer”

“Attracting Birds - Winter and Summer” will be the focus of the Tuesday, February 6 meeting of the Franklin Garden Club. The meeting will take place at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill Street, from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. The meeting is open to the public, including those interested in becoming a member of the Garden Club.

Ellen Davis, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Franklin, MA, will be the featured speaker. She will highlight the types of feeders, food and locations that can support a wide variety of birds coming to a yard or garden in every season. Store manager Haley Perry will assist with the presentation.

Davis, an avid birder, opened her store in 1996 in Medway, MA and then moved it to Franklin in 2011. Her interests in birds, as well as more than 28 years experience as a buyer for Jordan Marsh and the New England Aquarium has enabled her to establish a successful retail operation that is a well known resource for those interested in attracting and enjoying birds. 

The Franklin Garden Club, founded in 1987, is a member of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts.

Franklin Garden Club: “Attracting Birds - Winter and Summer”

Red flag

is this a warning to birds to keep away?

found this pole near the corner of Wachusetts and Arlington streets

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