Sesquicentennial planning meeting

We will have another Sesquicentennial planning meeting on  

Thursday, March 21, 2024 beginning at 10 AM

 in the Wood Library Ewing room (third floor).  

Please join us as we pull together plans for our 150th year of the Canandaigua Botanical Society!

If you are unable to attend, you are welcome to share your thoughts and offer assistance by emailing canandaiguabotanical@gmail.com     



Lesser Celandine Dig at Mertensia Park

Lesser Celandine Dig at Mertensia Park will be on  

SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024, 11AM-2PM.

The invasive lesser celandine is visible and ready to dig out BEFORE it has an opportunity to crowd out the bluebells due to bloom in early May along Mud Creek.  

Anyone can join us.  We ask that you wear gloves and if you have a decent hand shovel or garden knife bring those tools for digging the lesser celandine tubers.   Please send us an email if you'd like a reminder:  canandaiguabotanical@gmail.com

 Very informative, albeit discouraging, article about lesser celandine.

 


Sesquicentennial Sponsorships

We currently have over three dozen events scheduled including field trips, community projects and our Sesquicentennial celebration on June 7, 2024.  Because of our added programs and projects, our spending will be more costly this year.

Historically we have collected member dues at our annual potluck dinner and presentation meetings in April.  Post pandemic and with the celebration of our sesquicentennial we are now requesting sponsorships and donations in lieu of membership dues for 2024. 

You are welcome to contribute in whichever way works best for you. 

·              * We will accept cash or checks in person at most Canandaigua Botanical Society sponsored events.

·                 * You may send a check to Canandaigua Botanical Society c/o Bill Bross at 31 Alpine Way, Victor, NY 14564

·              * You may make a donation using FLACE online at CNB.  Go to the FLACE link and select Canandaigua Botanical Society from the Direct your funds box. 

  

Some of our anticipated projects include the June 7th Sesquicentennial celebration (light meal, Sesquicentennial mugs, printed commemorative programs and keepsakes), supporting an Eagle Scout project at Lagoon Park, native plants restoration projects, book donations to Wood Library, promoting our Sesquicentennial in the community, and more!

Thank you for your support dedicated to advancing knowledge, enjoyment and preservation of plants found in the Finger Lakes Region since 1874.  We look forward to seeing you at several of our sesquicentennial events.

Domine Trail Spring Ephemeral Walk

Saturday, March 30, 2024.  Meet at the parking lot behind the Fishers firehouse at 10 AM.  Bruce Gilman will lead us on a walk through the Domine Trails (off the Auburn Trail) to see early spring ephemeral blooms.  If you prefer to carpool, please meet us at the parking lot behind the Ontario County Court House (Sly Street) by 9:30 AM.    




Solar Eclipse Watch Gathering

 Join us at Sonnenberg PARK (not Gardens) on Monday, April 8, 2024 to watch the solar eclipse.  Totality occurs around 3:20 PM.  

We will meet at the east side of the park along the Charlotte Street London Plane trees.  Look for our blue canopy after 2 PM.  Bring your own solar eclipse safety glasses or ask us to reserve a pair for you (send an email to canandaiguabotanical@gmail.com).  Sonnenberg Park is between Howell Street, Charlotte Street and Circle Drive. You may wish to bring: lawn chairs or blankets to sit on, binoculars, camera, snacks and water.   

Wood Library is handing out eclipse glasses (2 per family) until they run out.

SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

You can see this work of art by Colleen Travis displayed at Wood Library through the month of March

 FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2024, 3-8PM: 

SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 

at ONANDA PARK, Gorham Lodge.  

Our tentative schedule looks like this:

3 PM: adventures include a geology/botany walk and a watershed presentation on the Onanda grounds.

4 PM: Check out displays and gather with friends inside the Gorham Lodge 

5:30 PM: Enjoy a light catered meal and beverages in your very own Canandaigua Botanical Society Sesquicentennial commemorative mug

6 PM: Pam Tichenor and Kim Ferris will present a brief review of our past, followed by Bruce Gilman's keynote and a look forward by Laura Ouimette.  

The catered meal, and special treasures including printed programs and commemorative Sesquicentennial mugs will be available to all attendees. Parking is free at the upper lots of Onanda.  Guests may drop off at Gorham Lodge before parking in upper lots or pay to park on the lakeside lots.

  

Canandaigua Botanical Society's Newsletter: The Vasculum

 INTRODUCING: The Vasculum!

What a way to kick off our Sesquicentennial...

Beginning in 2024 Fred Haynes offered to edit a Canandaigua Botanical Society newsletter.  The Vasculum is planned to be a quarterly newsletter distributed digitally.  We plan to publish it here on our weblog and members will also receive it as a pdf file via email. 

Fred would love to receive input for future issues from any member who would like to contribute either a full article, a short text item, or simply an image or two.  The success of any club newsletter is in the diversity of its content and that is best accomplished with multiple contributors.

You are encouraged to submit material to fredmhaynes55@gmail.com.

The next issue is due out in May 2024

Here is a chronological listing of archived issues:

                       Winter 2024; Volume 1, Number 1                  



Weekly Walks at Muller Field Station

WONDERFUL opportunity for weekly wanders/Wonder Walks at Muller Field Station on Friday mornings!

The FLCC Muller Field Station invites you to join them for weekly Wander and Wonder Walks starting Friday (1/26), 9am-10am. Each week they will walk the same loop at Muller with a different special guest. In the rich tradition of many naturalists before us, they will practice observing and being present: seeing, hearing, and documenting. Plus, you'll get to “re-experience” this short foray through various lenses each week as colleagues from various arts and sciences disciplines join us.

Books Sandwiched In at Wood Library

On Monday, March 4, noon at Wood Library:  Wood Library's Books Sandwiched In  Nature’s Best Hope and The Nature of Oak by Doug Tallamy Reviewed by Canandaigua Botanical Society member Betsy Russell, Founder of Ontario Pathways

 


Books Sandwiched In happens at Wood Library on Mondays at Noon - an opportunity to experience a book review by some wonderful members within the Canandaigua Community. No Registration Required!

Bring a lunch if you wish.  Coffee, tea, and cookies will be available at the library.  Thank you to the Centerfield Homemakers for providing cookies!


CANANDAIGUA BOTANICAL SOCIETY CELEBRATES 150 YEARS!

Thursday, March 7, 2024, 7 PM at Wood Library: A Canandaigua Botanical Society Sesquicentennial Presentation  

Laura Ouimette will share the history, recent events, and future plans of the second oldest botanical club in the USA.  This event is free and open to all.  Membership dues and sesquicentennial sponsorships will be accepted at this event.   

Through the month of March, we will have a Canandaigua Botanical Society in the Wood Library lobby!

Thanks to Francine Bremer and her niece, Colleen Travis, for this wonderful illustration of our Canandaigua Botanical Society.  You will find it at the Wood Library display through the month of March.



GARDENING WITH NATIVE PLANTS TO DETER INVASIVE SPECIES

UPDATED DIRECTIONS INFORMATION

Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 7 PM at HWS: Gardening with Native Plants to Deter Invasive Species; Matt Gallo of Finger Lakes Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (FLPRISM) invites us to the Seneca Room on the Hobart William Smith campus.  It is right next to the Finger Lakes Institute, home to FLPRISM.  Look for this building:


 People should park in the Medberry parking lot by campus and safety, and walk towards the lake across South Main Street. There will be signs directing people on where to go. You are also welcome to park along South Main Street if you would like in addition to the Medberry lot, just note that there are sections along S Main Street where parking isn't allowed.

If you prefer to carpool, you may meet us at the parking lot off Sly Street behind the Ontario County Court House in Canandaigua by 6 PM.  



Help us update our membership listings!

The Canandaigua Botanical Society is celebrating 150 years in 2024!

 

We are working on a full calendar of events throughout the year and a Sesquicentennial Celebration which will be on Friday, June 7, 2024.

We are currently working on updating our records to be sure we are reaching all our current, past, and future members. 

If you have not done so already, Please send us an email (canandaiguabotanical@gmail.com) with the option: A, B, or C to help us update our member list.

 A)     Wish to be a member: We will send out future emails with sesquicentennial and membership information. Please confirm that we have your correct contact information:

     Name(s):

     email address:

     mailing address:

     phone number:

 B)     Wish to decline membership, but continue receiving limited emails.

      Name(s):

      Preferred email address:     

C) Wish to be removed from Canandaigua Botanical Society records

 

Thank you for helping us be as efficient as possible towards organizing a successful 150th year as the second oldest botanical society in the USA.

We look forward to your prompt reply,

Laura Ouimette, Canandaigua Botanical Society coordinator