Calendar of Events

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties forthis exciting training to learn about how deer might be impacting your nativeplants, in both forests and gardens. Deer populations can reduce native plantregeneration and presence while creating opportunities for invasive plants togain ground and thrive. Tracey Testo, Natural Resource Program Coordinator,will bring us to the forest to discuss how to identify these impacts. DonnaPeterson, Community Horticulture Program Coordinator will take us to thegardens to talk about deer impacts on native plantings. During this training,participants will also learn about a monitoring activity called AVID- AssessingVegetation Impacts from Deer. You can become a citizen science and learn how touse native trees and wildflowers to monitor your land.

Please register in advance.

Multiflora rose, garlic mustard, Norway maple, bush honeysuckle. These are a few of the exotic invasive plants that can take over an area of your yard, your neighbors' yards, or to local green spaces where they will displace other plants. Hilary Mosher from Finger Lakes PRISM will help you learn to identify common and priority invasive plant species in your yard and community, and the best methods of managing them.

This class is taught by Hilary Mosher, the Coordinator for the Finger Lakes Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (FL-PRISM) at the Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges where she is committed to working with local, state, regional, and federal agencies, NGOs, private enterprise, academic institutions, citizens, and others to help coordinate invasive species efforts on behalf of seventeen NY counties of the Finger Lakes.

Visit the website of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County to learn more and register. 

Join Matthew Schlesinger, PhD, Chief Zoologist of the New York Natural Heritage Program and member of the Huyck Preserve's Scientific Advisory Committee, as he discusses vernal pool conservation and recent efforts to inventory these important ecological communities across New York State. 
Join the zoom event here:
 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85084307380
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call in at +16465588656, pin 85084307380# 

Join the Starry Stonewort Collaborative and Dr. Dan Larkin, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC), University of Minnesota as he discusses a meta-analysis on control techniques applied in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Indiana.
Registration to follow.

Join Sam Beck-Andersen, Finger Lakes PRISM, for the Finger Lakes PRISM's Invasive Species- Know, Observe & Report Webinar Series.
Join the webinar here: https://hws.zoom.us/j/991931022

The City of Watertown holds a unique urban arboretum that provides immense beauty and many benefits for people and nature.  This webinar will provide an overview of invasive tree pests threatening the arboretum, and how the City is planning to manage trees that will be impacted by these pests. A virtual tour of the downtown Watertown Arboretum will be given through a live demonstration of an interactive online story-map. Visitors of the downtown arboretum can access this story-map on their mobile devices and receive a guided tour of the trees and other information. Webinar participants will learn how to recognize signs of invasive tree pest infestations and be invited to volunteer to adopt a street tree to monitor the overall health of street trees in the City. 
REGISTER:  https://tnc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvc-6sqDguGtM_tSd2f6B6mTAO1_f_hkqN

In 2019, the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) publishedthe Second Edition of the International Principles and Standards for thePractice of Ecological Restoration, providing an updated framework forimplementing high quality restoration projects on the ground. The revisedStandards articulate eight core principles for ecological restoration,incorporate concepts related to traditional ecological knowledge, describe theprocess of creating reference models for restoration, and introduce a socialbenefits wheel to accompany the existing ecological recovery wheel – enablingpractitioners and decision makers to articulate both the ecological and socialbenefits of restoration. Most restoration projects are initiated at the localscale and in response to local concerns; however, to achieve both national andglobal goals and truly create a healthy future for the planet, every project atevery scale needs to be equitable and maximally effective. Ideally, these localprojects will also be implemented in a manner that fosters knowledge andinnovation sharing so the community can grow together. Implementing restorationprojects in a manner consistent with the SER Principles and Standards can helpimprove restoration outcomes, engage local communities, and increase return oninvestment.
Presented by: Bethanie Walder, Society for Ecological Restoration, Executive Director.

Please register in advance.