Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany County for their 27th Annual Rural Landowner Workshop. Presenters are brought in from both private and public sectors to provide participants with up-to-date information. Cost for this program is $30 and pre-registration is required by Friday, February 15. For more information or to pre-register, contact Lynn Bliven at lao3@cornell.edu or by calling (585) 268-7644 ext. 18.

In conjunction with the New York State IPM Program and the Department of Agriculture and Markets, the Northeastern IPM Center will host a collection of webinars, titled "Spotted Lanternfly Basics."

All webinars will follow a similar format that covers spotted lanternfly biology, identification, and hosts, monitoring and management strategies, and a regulatory update. While the content may be relevant to audiences throughout the Northeast, management practices covered will be specific to New York. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions.

For more information and registration links, go to: http://neipmc.org/go/mYey

Discover how you can share your love of nature with our community, while supporting Tifft’s mission of environmental education and conservation. Volunteer Tour Guides are needed select weekday mornings and Volunteer Greeters are needed select weekends. Other seasonal volunteer opportunities are available. To RSVP for the Open House or for more info on volunteer opportunities at Tifft Nature Preserve or the Buffalo Museum of Science, please call 716.825.6397 or email volunteer@sciencebuff.org. Ages: 18+.

Please join the Great Lakes Hydrilla Collaborative for their next technical webinar. Stacie Hall, Assistant Manager for Pymatuning State Park with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, will present on the park’s invasive species check stations that target boater outreach, as well as coordination with Ohio agencies for the management of hydrilla on the west side of the 17,000-acre reservoir. Cathy McGlynn, Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, will present on the outreach efforts for the Croton River Hydrilla Control Project.  She will discuss the communication strategy developed to communicate with stakeholders, as well as aquatic plant monitoring efforts which have involved local entities. 

To register for the webinar, contact: HydrillaCollaborative@ene.com.

Information on how to access the webinar will be provided several days prior to the event.

For those who are unable to attend, a recording of the webinar will be made available on http://hydrillacollaborative.com/.

Join David Carr, Project Manager of the SSW Collaborative Project, Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges for a webinar about the Starry Stonewort Collaborative Project.
Join the Zoom Meeting or 
Dial +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 767 373 2526

Join our partners at SLELO PRISM and the St. Lawrence Cornell Cooperative Extension for a workshop to inform the public about the threats spotted lanternfly pose to our region. Growers of hops, vineyards, tree fruits, nut trees and maples are strongly encouraged to attend.
Please register in advance here or by contacting Megan Pistolese at megan.pistolese@tnc.org or (315) 387-3600 x7724

If you want to become a volunteer at Reinstein Woods, this program is for you! Learn who we are, what we do and why we do it. We will take a short nature walk after. Must be 18 years or older to volunteer, or have a parent/guardian volunteer with you. Registration required; call 716-683-5959.

Forests are under threat by a multitude of different stressors, including climate change, invasive species, high deer populations, pollution, fragmentation and direct loss. Disentangling and then appropriately managing threats to local biodiversity requires landowners and forest managers to recognize whether local actions can deliver appropriate outcomes, even in the face of global or regional threats. Despite these threats, there is hope because we have accumulating evidence that many declining or even rare species, can thrive in even comparatively young (50-150 year old) forests despite fundamentally altered biotic communities and abiotic conditions. This presentation will focus on species of conservation interests and outline the different local actions and showcase how short- (5-15 years), mid- (20-50 years) and long-term goals can be pursued in protecting and enhancing your woodlands. Presentation by Dr. Bernd Blossey, Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University.
Register in advance here.

Join the Ontario Invasive Plant Council network to learn about the latest developments in invasive plant management and research! 
Learn about the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's Invasive Plant Program presented by Diana Mooji.
Please register in advance.