After-action report on our bat walk

Our neighborhood bat walk last night at Lake Hills Church was a great success with over 50 adults and  20+ children attending this fun and informative event!  Peg, from Ijams Nature Center, did a great job involving the children in activities to learn all about bats. After her presentation, we celebrated Emery Aalders birthday with song and delicious cupcakes before adventuring outside to look for bats.  To everyone’s delight, we saw quite a few bats flying over the trees near Montlake Drive!  Before departing, each family was given a Halloween mobile to make at home.   Thanks again for all who participated in this great opportunity to learn about bats while getting to know our neighbors better.  Our next social event will be the Fall Festival at Lake Hills Church on Sunday. October 25th from 4:00 – 6:00,  so mark your calendars for this fun event!

Come and join the excitement at our neighborhood’s “bat walk” and “owl prowl” Tuesday, October 6th at 6:30 p.m. at Lake Hills Presbyterian Church. Peg, from Ijams Nature Center, will have a live owl, and maybe a bat, for us to see as she tells us about these interesting creatures. There will also be a “make-it-yourself” Halloween decoration and refreshments to enjoy. Don’t miss this fun evening!

 

Dianne DeRopp

Our blind yorkie got out about 8 last night. If anyone see her please call Jamie Finger 865-312-5005.

Thank You,

Jamie Finger

3512  Blow dr

Several people have complained about the streamlining of the comment procedure to not require a login. The changes were made after several other people complained that it was difficult and kludgy to comment, especially if there was a time sensitive issue and there was a problem with log in.

The changes were made to the website to be more easily used by all  including the less technically savvy in the neighborhood.  Given the privacy requests of members of the LHHA Board I have turned the log in requirement back on.  In order to comment and post (posts always required login) a login will be required.  Please keep in mind that the internet inherently creates privacy challenges.

Going forward you will need to log in to leave both a post or a comment. Unfortunately, if you have a time-sensitive item or a problem logging on it might take a couple of days to resolve.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact me and I will do my best to explain.

Just a reminder so folks can get it on their calendars. (it is on the LHHA Calendar here)

Peg Beute, naturalist from Ijams, will be leading a short talk and “bat walk” at 6:30 pm on Tuesday October the 6th at the Lake Hills Church.

She led an “owl prowl” last year and it was a great success and a lot of fun.

Please joins us for a fun and educational evening for all.

Refreshments will be served.

 

Like most of the Southeast of the country our beautiful peninsula is being invaded by Kudzu and other non-native invasive plants.  It is time to take action.  We need to understand eradication techniques (primarily Kudzu) and work as a community to accomplish this.  There will be a presentation by Mr. Neal Benton, Invasive Plants expert UT AG Extension, at the Church Parlor Tuesday September 29^th at 6:30pm (enter through the middle door of the church).  There will be a sign at the door guiding you.

Mr. Benton will present for 20 minutes then take questions.

If you would like to join the Kudzu Task Force or you have any questions please call me, Randy Kerns (937)694-5627

Thank you for your support

Randy Kerns

The next general meeting of LHHA is Tuesday, September 15th at 7:00 at the Church.

Hope to see you all there!

Hello everyone,

We wanted to let you know what we have been dealing with over here on Tall Pine. Over the course of several nights, we had years worth of landscaping efforts destroyed that amounts to thousands of dollars wasted.  We installed motion activated lights over the weekend, and were shocked and dismayed when they revealed no less than 10 marauding raccoons (probably more) digging through mulch, trenching along hardscape, and pulling out plants from midnight until 5 am.  Basically, in a few nights, the raccoons have decimated 100s of square feet of land. After realizing the severity of the problem, we are forced to spend more money to hire wildlife professionals in an attempt to trap and relocate the raccoons before we even think about repairing the damage.  We spoke to some of our neighbors about the problem, and it has come to our attention that some individuals in our neighborhood are intentionally feeding raccoons!!!  Yes, they can be cute, but they can be very destructive, both to soft and hard landscaping.  More importantly, these are wild animals and should be treated as such.  They are a primary vector of rabies and other diseases that can be transmitted to both humans and pets. The pack that invaded our yard showed little fear of our lights or attempts by us to scare them away.  Please, if you are luring and feeding raccoons, or know a neighbor who is, we strongly recommend that this practice be stopped before our problem extends beyond our yard to yours.

Thanks,

Scott and Annette Engel

Tall Pine Ln.

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