This summer, the Roger Tory Peterson Institute (RTPI), in partnership with the Chautauqua Lake & Watershed Management Alliance, the County of Chautauqua, and Evergreen Outfitters in Mayville, will be offering a series of public programs focused on Chautauqua Lake’s “weeds”. Through these programs, you can learn how to differentiate the beneficial, native aquatic plant species from the invasive, problematic species, and learn what we as individuals and as communities can do to prevent their spread. For more information, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Presented by Leigh Greenwood, Forest Health Program Director, The Nature Conservancy 

The Don’t Move Firewood outreach and education campaign is moving into its 12th year- and like a fine wine, we’re hoping to improve over time! Join this webinar to learn about the results of the extensive partner feedback survey conducted in the Spring of 2019 and how the campaign is using that feedback to adapt to both our partners’ needs, and changing conditions in forest pests and regulatory environments over the last decade. This webinar will also talk about how partners can participate in Firewood Month- a monthlong October event with different firewood related target demographics highlighted in each week of October!  
Please register in advance!

Celebrate “Water” with a full day of nature fun, demonstrations, live animals, food, music and more! No registration required. A donation to Friends of Reinstein Woods is gratefully requested at the door to cover festival expenses.
To learn more, visit the Friends of Reinstein Woods' website.

Parking is free and will be available in the Power Vista parking lot as well as adjacent parking lots at Niagara University. The Niagara County Federation of Conservation Clubs (NCFCC) co-sponsors the popular event that hosts more than 50 exhibitors and vendors, various wildlife shows, archery, fishing pond, shooting trailer, STEM tent and a Tuscarora Tent.

Get hands-on experience in outdoor activities. Exhibitors include the NYS DEC, NYS Parks, area scouts and conservation groups. Learn about conservation and renewable energy and enjoy wildlife shows with The Primate Sanctuary, Nickel City Reptiles and Exotics and Hawk Creek. Participate in the festival scavenger hunt to earn a Wildlife Festival badge. 
For more information, visit the event website.

The 2019 NAISMA Annual Meeting will be a joint conference with the New York Invasive Species Research Institute, Cornell University, an internationally renowned center of academic research and outreach.

Conference sessions, presentations, and workshops will bridge the geographic divide between West to East and North to South, connecting terrestrial and aquatic invasive species management, research, policy, and outreach initiatives and opportunities across North America. Presentations, workshops, tours, and special symposia will highlight successful initiatives that connect science to action across geographic, political, and public-private boundaries.
For more information, visit: https://www.naisma.org/annual-conference