Events
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Hunters Training
Saturday, January 18th
10:00 a.m.- NOON
Hulbert Library of the Town of Concord, Springville, NY
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Eastern hemlocks are incredibly important for our region, but they're threatened by the invasive, hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). Help protect our hemlocks by joining WNY PRISM's team of community scientists who survey for HWA in western New York! Get started by attending our training at the Hulbert Library of the Town of Concord on January 18th. Registration is required by January 15th. Register here.
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NOTE: This is NOT a Land Conservancy event. We are partnering with a number of organizations, including WNY PRISM, to help stop the spread of HWA.
Winter Tracks and Wildlife Hike
Saturday, January 25th
10:30 a.m.- NOON
Mossy Point Preserve, Wales, NY
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Join the Land Conservancy's Stewardship Director, Josh Balisteri, on a hike at our Mossy Point Preserve in Wales, NY. We will hike from the lower Hunters Creek/ Sergeant Mark A. Rademacher parking lot to the trails at Mossy Point. From here, we'll hike the trails and discuss how to identify signs of wildlife in winter. We will talk about the land use and wildlife history of Mossy Point, how to identify various types of habitat, discuss how wildlife uses the landscape locally and regionally, and go over the basics of wildlife tracking in the snow. NOTE: This hike and the topics covered are condition-dependent and subject to cancellation/change if there is no snow on the ground.
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Wildlife Crossings: An Evening with Ben Goldfarb
Watch Ben Goldfarb discuss his influential book Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of our Planet at our August 25, 2024 event in Buffalo. An Evening with Ben Goldfarb is part of the Land Conservancy community’s effort to advance a region-wide conversation about protecting forests in Western New York, and beyond, by creating the Western New York Wildway, our ambitious long-term plan to protect and connect the largest of our region’s remaining forests.
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.