Events
Signs of Spring: A Wildlife Walk
Saturday, April 27, 2024
10:00 a.m. - 11:30
North Tonawanda Audubon Nature Preserve, North Tonawanda, NY
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Join WNY Wildway Director Marcus Rosten on a Wildlife Walk at North Tonawanda Audubon Nature Preserve. One of the largest protected natural areas in the City of North Tonawanda, the preserve is home to a surprising diversity of plants and animals. On our walk we will look for clues of who calls the wetland home and search for any signs of spring emerging, like wildflowers in bloom, singing frogs, and the return of migratory birds. Come prepared for muddy conditions and bring binoculars if you have them.
Spring wildflowers at Niagara Escarpment Preserve
Saturday, May 4, 2024
10:00 a.m. - 11:30
Niagara Escarpment Preserve, Lockport, NY
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Each spring, ephemeral plants cover the forest floor of our Niagara Escarpment Preserve. These plants often have some of the showiest flowers of all of our native flora, and include species such as Trilliums, cut-leaved toothwort, bloodroot, and many others. Ephemerals emerge early in the year to take advantage of the sunlight, which penetrates the bare tree canopy. They put on a show worth seeing! Join our Restoration Ecologist, Andy Lance, on a guided tour of this wonderful place.
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Rescuing the Planet: An Evening with Tony Hiss
Did you miss the May 25th 2023 event? Use the link to watch the presentation on YouTube. The event featured acclaimed author Tony Hiss, one of the strongest advocates for land protection in the United States, who braided the thesis of his seminal book, Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth, with the Land Conservancy's efforts to save the Floating Fen and develop the Western New York Wildway.
We Are Each Other's Harvest: An Evening with Natalie Baszile
Did you miss the June 21st 2022 event? Use the link to watch the presentation on YouTube. The eventfeatured a special conversation with Allison DeHonney (Buffalo Go Green/Urban Fruits & Veggies), Mahamud Mberwa (Bwedo Farm), Dao Kamara (Liberian Community Farming Project), and Hamadi Ali (Providence Farm Collective).
An Evening with Ed Marx of the Wildlands Network
Did you miss the October 27th 2021 event? Use the link to watch the presentation on Youtube. Listen to Ed Marx discuss the Eastern Wildway, an effort to create a wildlife corridor from the Gulf of Mexico to eastern Canada. You’ll also hear from Jajean Rose-Burney, our Deputy Executive Director, about how you can save the Allegany Wildlands.
Finding the Mother Tree: A Virtual Evening with Suzanne Simard
Did you miss the June 16th 2021 event? Use the link to watch the presentation on YouTube. Finding the Mother Tree: An Evening with Suzanne Simard included a presentation on her pioneering work and a conversation.