Friends of Buttonhook Forest Inc.

10/12/2026

10/12/2026

10/06/2026

New York City’s adoption of Indigenous Peoples Day would contribute greatly to the healing of America’s Indigenous Peoples' communities. It would honor Indigenous resilience, strength, and ongoing contributions to American culture and history. Indigenous Peoples, and in particular, their voices are more important now than ever. Indigenous Peoples are leading the way on current, urgent issues like the growing call for greater environmental awareness and protection.
This year marks the 10th year that Indigenous Peoples of the Greater New York City area will join together on Randall’s Island, New York to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. These Indigenous Peoples, via their leaders and respective organizations are requesting that New York City officially declare the second Monday of October to be Indigenous Peoples Day in order to recognize the sacrifices and contributions of the First Peoples of this land.

Recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day NYC

10/05/2026

Please join on Monday 12 October 2026 to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day in Buttonhook Forest. We have 2 tours. Our focus will be to honor the ceremonial stone structures of Buttonhook Forest. Ceremonial Stone Landscapes (CSL) are sacred, unmortared stonework arrangements built by Indigenous ancestors in eastern North America to maintain spiritual balance, mark time, and track celestial alignments. Organizations like the United Southern and Eastern Tribes (USET) formally recognize these landscapes as protected cultural and sacred spaces.
Rocks possess a spirit, an energy that draws people. They are sacred beings … and they carry the weight of cultural memory in their very molecular bonds.
— David Belardes (1947-2015), chief of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation (Calif.)
Register for the tour via our website link
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10/02/2026

It’s OCTOBER 🍂 You know what pairs perfectly with Pumpkin Spice Lattes … BATS 🦇
All 9 NYS bats have been recorded in Buttonhook Forest.
Due to White-nose syndrome and habitat destruction bats populations are in severe decline. We must protect bat habitat, like Buttonhook Forest in the restoration of bat populations. Almost all bat species rely on forests for survival as places to forage, find water, and seek shelter. But forest health also depends on these night-flying mammals.

09/22/2026

Happy Autumn 🍂 “As we honour September 22nd, may we remember that the Equinox is not only a seasonal marker but a call to live in balance, gratitude and respect with all our relations.“
The word “equinox” originates from Latin, and translates to equal (equi-) night (-nox). An equinox occurs twice every year, in March and September. The equinox marks the exact moment when the center of the Sun crosses the plane of our planet’s equator.

Equinoxes are associated with the changing seasons. In September, Northern Hemisphere observers note the shorter days – and longer, cooler nights - signaled by their autumnal, or fall, equinox. Southern Hemisphere observers welcome the longer, warmer days heralded by their vernal, or spring, equinox.

Across many Indigenous nations, the Equinox is a time of reflection, gratitude and ceremony.
For Indigenous peoples, the land, the skies and the seasons are more than backdrops to life — they are living teachers. The Fall Equinox marks the transition from summer to winter, from growth to rest, from light to darkness. It is a time to acknowledge both abundance and release.

For many Indigenous peoples, the Equinox continues to hold ceremonial and cultural importance. It is a reminder of connection — to the land, to each other and to cycles that continue whether we notice them or not. Observing the Equinox can be as simple as spending time on the land, offering to***co or prayers or reflecting on balance in one’s life.

Text from:
https://kairoscanada.org
Space.nasa.gov

09/21/2026

Support our GoFundMe Campaign‼️
Our active GoFundMe campaign is raising funds to help cover the costs of environmental consultants who are reviewing possible legacy contamination and helping us develop a Forest Restoration Plan.
Please contribute whatever amount you can. Thank you!!
Link below 👇 & our website: www.preservebuttonhook.org

https://gofund.me/9deff31df

09/20/2026

Thank you all for coming out to support Buttonhook Forest 🌳 at New Castle Community Day 2026! We are so grateful and appreciative for all the energy and support to save this local forested watershed habitat and cultural space.
Thank you to all the Greeley students and the for their amazing enthusiasm and energy!! Thinking of the next seven generations that will be able to walk through Buttonhook Forest. Respect Indigenous traditions and communities. Protect the watershed. Support the voiceless - trees, bats, bobcats, birds, woodland bees 🐝 turtles 🐢, fungi 🍄 - the list is too long for this post.

09/19/2026

Come and join us and Bobby the Bobcat in saving Buttonhook Forest‼️‼️
Learn more about our endeavor at www.savebuttonhook.org

09/18/2026

Come one come all and join us at Booth No. 11 at New Castle Community Day on 19 September 2026!
Learn about the importance of preserving our forested watershed. Learn about our local biodiversity. Learn about the animals from bats to bobcats that live in Buttonhook Forest. Learn where your drinking water comes from. From Forest to Faucet!!
Learn about the Indigenous Ceremonial landscape in Buttonhook Forest.