The Cortland Municipal Waterworks. Photos courtesy of the Cortland Police Department.
CORTLAND, N.Y. - Workers at the Cortland Water Department have made a number of aesthetic improvements to enhance the habitat for the captive whitetail deer herd at the Municipal Water Waterworks.
In recent weeks, crews have "removed dead or damaged trees, built a stone berm to reduce flooding, grading and leveling, and now seeding," Cortland Deputy Police Chief Paul Sandy said in a Facebook post. New apple tress have also been planted.
The site is a popular location for local residents to feed and observe the deer herd.
With the assistance of the Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District, the newly landscaped areas has been hydro-seeded, Sandy said. The soil solution contains a mixture of vegetation favored by whitetail deer.
"Not only is the habitat more aesthetically pleasing. but provides additional nutrition to the diet of the herd," Sandy said.
Residents are invited to stop by the park and see the improvements.
