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Volunteers report 15 kestrel nestlings banded; EAC asks homeowners to delay mowing until July
Summary
Volunteer banding led by visitor Andy Motel produced 15 kestrel nestlings being banded; the EAC will produce an informational sheet for outreach and requested that property mowings be postponed until July to protect grassland nests and fledglings.
The Charlestown Township Environmental Advisory Committee recorded a successful kestrel banding effort across township nest boxes. Andy Motel, listed in the minutes as a visitor and the banding lead, reported that 15 nestlings were banded and that the EAC will produce an information sheet for display at the fall event table.
Committee members asked residents to postpone property mowing until July to avoid harming grassland nests and fledglings; Chair Carol Armstrong and Pete Goodman were noted as supporting the request. Motel and Goodman will provide an information sheet for the Fall Fest table summarizing the banding program and nest-protection guidance.
The minutes do not record a formal township regulation or vote to mandate mowing delays; the item was presented as a community request to residents and a communications priority for the EAC.
