We had a terrific March program with Doug Tallamy.  It was a joint program with the Garden Club, and the Lamb room of the Library was totally filled with enthusiastic listeners.   If you missed it, there is a link in this newsletter to a similar talk, it's a must hear!  Sadly, it wasn't taped here.

The Nominating Committee is busy interviewing and making calls.  We have a fantastic organization, and we need your help to keep it running and vital.   Please say yes if you get a call.   It takes your help to accomplish our mission.

We now have two calls to arms.   For the first call, you just need garden gloves and clippers. Lee Garden needs our attention, and it can be as simple as clipping ivy (English, not poison ivy!) that is growing over some large rocks, and away from the base of small trees, or moving some ground covers off the trails to another spot.  If the weather is clear, we will be there Mondays from 12-3 pm and Fridays from 11-3 pm.  Stop by during those times to see what needs to be done.   Once you feel comfortable, you can come on your own when you have an hour or so.  Any time in the garden is well spent, listening to the birds and seeing new and different blooms with every visit!

The second call to arms is help with Traveling Trowels.  For new members, this is our "come if you can" squad to do things in town with Liz Orteig.  Send your email to Liz who will email you when and where Traveling Trowels will be doing a clean-up.  It could be cleaning up the train station, the post office drop off or the town hall wall.  This newsletter has three opportunities to help Traveling Trowels in April.  You'll be amazed at how many people stop to compliment us on the job we are doing.  We encourage you to wear your NCBL t-shirts when working so that everybody knows just who is doing this wonderful work.  We can provide you with one at no charge.   We can also provide NCBL car magnets at our monthly program meetings.

Spring is a busy and exciting time; our triangle volunteers will be cleaning up their triangles. Sign up for one yourself or offer to help someone who has one.  Every one of us can help our wonderful organization in their own special way!

See you at our next speaker program with an exciting talk about nearby Untermyer Garden by Stephen Byrns.  The Untermyer Gardens were so amazing that they were labeled "America's Most Spectacular Garden" in the 1920s.  It is now a municipal park owned by the City of Yonkers and is being restored to its former glory under the stewardship of Stephen Byrns.