Bird Notes by Dorothy Tompkins – Summer Tanager

A Summer Tanager is singing from trees (mostly white oak) around our house on Hightop Drive at Bundoran Farm .   The song is richer and sweeter than the more common Scarlet Tanager.   I heard and saw one off of Hightop Drive last year, so Bundoran Farm is fortunate to be a site they like.  The [...]

Baldwin Center for Preservation Development Host Landowner Workshop on Forest Management and Conservation

This past Wednesday evening , June 9, 2010, we were pleased to host a workshop at the Baldwin Center for Preservation Development for landowners interested in learning about forest management and conservation of their own forest groves.  This is critically important, as 66% of Virginia’s 15.72 million acres of timberland is in private hands. The [...]

Bundoran Farm Featured in Virginia Sportman Magazine

Bundoran Farm was the subject of a feature article in the June/July 2010 Issue of Virginia Sportsman magazine. Written by Hay Hardy, the article provides an excellent overview of the Bundoran Farm’s three fold vision of protecting the character and use of the working agrarian landscape, provide for ongoing environmental stewardship and create opportunities for families who [...]