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Tuesday, September 15 | Trail Survey Program Workshop
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: FLCC Muller Field Station, Honeoye, NY
Hosted in collaboration with RMSC Cumming Nature Center and FLCC Muller Field Station, this workshop will teach participants how to identify and report terrestrial invasive species and become a Finger Lakes PRISM citizen scientist.
Registration: https://forms.
Location: FLCC Muller Field Station, Honeoye, NY
Hosted in collaboration with RMSC Cumming Nature Center and FLCC Muller Field Station, this workshop will teach participants how to identify and report terrestrial invasive species and become a Finger Lakes PRISM citizen scientist.
Registration: https://forms.
We hope you'll join us! Every volunteer counts. Thank you for helping
protect the Finger Lakes from invasive species. Reach out to Laurel
Williams (lwilliams@hws.edu) with any questions.
Laurel Williams
Invasive Species Education and Outreach Program Manager
Finger Lakes Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (Finger
Lakes PRISM)
Finger
Lakes Institute at
Hobart
and William Smith Colleges
601 S. Main Street, Geneva, NY 14456
(p): 315.781.4950
Muller Field Station Wander and Wonder Walks
Weekly Wander and Wonder Walks
Muller Field Station on Fridays
6455 Co Rd 36, Honeoye, NY
Muller Field Station Wander and Wonder Walks are back! The first community walk of the Fall 2026 season is Friday, September 4 starting at 9am from the fire pit in front of the Main Lodge. They walk the same one mile loop each week, observing and building community.
Reminder: These community nature walks are free and open to the public, no registration necessary. The trails often have standing water. Waterproof footwear is recommended. Participants should also check for ticks.
Saturday, September 19; 10 AM to Noon. USDA Open House
How many apple varieties exist? Why do we need so many? Come visit the USDA Apple, Grape, and Tart Cherry collections at Cornell AgriTech to find out!
The USDA Plant Genetic Resources Unit maintains thousands of unique trees and vines for conservation and research. On Saturday, September 19, 2026 we will host our annual tour at the McCarthy Farm, 2865 County Road 6 (Preemption Road), Geneva, NY, 14456 (across from St. Mary’s Cemetery).
Learn about the value of crop diversity and enjoy a walking tour of the collections from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Please arrive on time. No reservation needed.
Contact Ben Gutierrez at ben.gutierrez@usda.gov or 315-614-9917 for more information.
Please send an email to canandaiguabotanical@gmail.com by Thursday, September 17 if you wish to carpool from Canandaigua.
https://www.ars.usda.gov/northeast-area/geneva-ny/plant-genetic-resources-unit-pgru/docs/publictours-apple/
* WOLF GULL, Naples
Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 10 AM
Join us for a revisit to Wolf Gull with our Plantman, Dr. Bruce Gilman.
Wolf Gull near Naples, NY is a narrow valley surrounded by two steep hills, the creeks flow in two different directions. It's a protective environment with a variety of plant and aquatic life.
We will meet at the mowed roadside along the Garlinghouse Road just west of the intersection with the Garlinghouse-Atlanta Road.
Please send an email to canandaiguabotanical@gmail.com by Friday, September 18 if you wish to carpool from Canandaigua at 9 AM.
Zurich Bog named an OLD GROWTH FOREST
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Zurich Bog will officially be named an Old Growth Forest
Saturday, September 26, 2026; 10 AM-2PM.
Zurich Bog trailhead
3999 Co Rd 236 (Arcadia-Zurich Norris Rd)
Sodus, NY 14551
Zurich Bog: 3809 Arcadia-Zurich-Norris Road, Lyons, NY 14489
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This was found on the Bergen Swamp Preservation Society facebook page:
Zurich Bog Old Growth Forest CommemorationDid you know that Zurich Bog is home to an old-growth forest? Old-growth forests are increasingly rare. These forests are characterized by large, old trees, multiple generations of trees, standing dead trees, fallen logs, canopy openings, and complex habitats that support biodiversity and important ecological processes.
Our discovery was aided by Dr. Bruce Gilman, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Conservation at Finger Lakes Community College and Curator of the Finger Lakes Herbarium, who helped us identify these old-growth characteristics. The fact that this forest is growing on a drumlin within Zurich Bog makes the site even more unique.
Zurich Bog has been accepted into the Old-Growth Forest Network, a national network dedicated to recognizing and protecting exceptional native forests.
Please join us on September 26th at 10:00 - 2:00pm for a special event commemorating this important recognition and celebrating a forest that has been quietly growing here for generations. The dedication will be followed by a tour through the old growth forest, about a 2 mile walk.
What to wear or bring: long sleeve shirt, hiking pants, hiking socks and boots, hat, mosquito head net, phone, camera, lots of water, snacks/lunch, and backpack. You may also consider bringing a small hunting chair if you need to sit.
Learn more about the Old-Growth Forest Network: https://www.oldgrowthforest.net/
Contact Shelley Walker with questions (585-880-9240)
Did you know that Zurich Bog is home to an old-growth forest? Old-growth forests are increasingly rare. These forests are characterized by large, old trees, multiple generations of trees, standing dead trees, fallen logs, canopy openings, and complex habitats that support biodiversity and important ecological processes.
Our discovery was aided by Dr. Bruce Gilman, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Conservation at Finger Lakes Community College and Curator of the Finger Lakes Herbarium, who helped us identify these old-growth characteristics. The fact that this forest is growing on a drumlin within Zurich Bog makes the site even more unique.
Zurich Bog has been accepted into the Old-Growth Forest Network, a national network dedicated to recognizing and protecting exceptional native forests.
Please join us on September 26th at 10:00 - 2:00pm for a special event commemorating this important recognition and celebrating a forest that has been quietly growing here for generations. The dedication will be followed by a tour through the old growth forest, about a 2 mile walk.
What to wear or bring: long sleeve shirt, hiking pants, hiking socks and boots, hat, mosquito head net, phone, camera, lots of water, snacks/lunch, and backpack. You may also consider bringing a small hunting chair if you need to sit.
Learn more about the Old-Growth Forest Network: https://www.oldgrowthforest.net/
Contact Shelley Walker with questions (585-880-9240)
* Trails at Saunders Finger Lakes Museum, Branchport, NY
Friday, October 9, 2026 at 10 AM
Join us on Friday, October 9th at 10 AM
as we check out the trails of the
Townsend-Grady Wildlife Preserve, Townsend Rd., Branchport, NY 14418
Natalie Cunningham, Education Program Coordinator, will have SFLM staff show us around the Sugar Creek Trail at the north end of the west branch of Keuka Lake.
Parking is available off Townsend Road near 54A in the grass lot on the right side, next to the kiosk.
Please send an email to canandaiguabotanical@gmail.com by Wednesday, October 7 if you wish to carpool from Canandaigua leaving by 9 AM.
Tuesday, October 13; 7 PM at Wood Library in the Ewing Room
FLCC Around the World: Sicily & South Africa
Meet at Wood Library for an evening of stories, photos, and reflections from FLCC’s summer study abroad experiences in Sicily and South Africa. Hear directly from students and faculty as they share highlights from their travels, what they learned, and how these immersive experiences brought their coursework to life.
ONTARIO PATHWAYS GREAT PUMPKIN WALK 2026
Saturday, October 17, 2026
6:30 - 9 PM
Ontario County Fairgrounds, 2820 Co Rd 10, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Ontario Pathways hosts the Great Pumpkin Walk each year as a family fun fundraiser event.
Park at the Fairgrounds parking lot on CR 10 in Canandaigua and enjoy a walk along a corridor of hundreds of Jack-O-Lanterns lighting your way.
Lilac Nature Connection Forest Bathing opportunities
Check out these Forest Bathing opportunities with Lilac Nature Connection:
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Sunday, October 18, 10am-12pm, RMSC Cumming Nature Center
Sunday, October 25, 1-3pm, Corbett’s Glen South
Saturday, November 21, 9-11am, Washington Grove
Saturday, December 19, 9-11am, Birdsong Fairy Trail at Mendon Ponds Park
* Tuesday, October 20 at 1 PM: Black Squirrel Farms
SAVE THE DATE:
BLACK-WALNUT EVENT at BLACK SQUIRREL FARMS
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 1 PM
590 State Route 14, Penn Yan, NY
Sara Tyler of Black Squirrel Farms has invited us to enjoy a Black-Walnut Event with a maple black-walnut ice cream bar finale.
Black Squirrel Farm grows, processes and sells black-walnuts.
Learn more about the black-walnut collection program
If you wish to grow your own native trees, they have black walnut, butternut and pignut tree seedlings available.
This year, in partnership with a forest restoration organization that grows its own trees, Black Squirrel Farms is testing whether their collection model can effectively source oak and hickory seeds. Perhaps we can help with that process!
Watch for the Black Squirrel Farms article in our Fall 2026 Vasculum!
We ask that you please email canandaiguabotanical@gmail.com by Sunday, October 18 if you wish to carpool from Canandaigua.
* Planning meeting: Tuesday, November 10 at 1 PM
Everyone is welcome to meet with us in the Ewing Room of Wood Library (third floor) at 1 PM on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. We will plan events for our 153rd year in 2027. Fred Haynes will be collecting submissions for the Winter 2026 Vasculum newsletter.
If you're unable to attend but wish to share ideas, please send an email to canandaiguabotanical@gmail.com.
** Canandaigua Botanical Society's Newsletter: The Vasculum **
Winter 2026 submissions should be to Fred by November 15, 2026.
You are encouraged to submit material to fredmhaynes55@gmail.com.
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 will 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.
The current "Fall 2026" issue is
Let us know if you can identify the mystery plant.
We have printed copies of the Vasculum newsletters now available at the Wood (Canandaigua), FLCC, Geneva, Gorham, Naples, and Victor-Farmington libraries.
Here is a listing of archived issues:
Summer 2026: Volume 3, Number 2
Spring 2026: Volume 3, Number 1
Winter 2025: Volume 2, Number 4
Summer 2025: Volume 2, Number 2
Spring 2025: Volume 2, Number 1
Summer 2024: Volume 1, Number 3
** Membership Donations **
The Canandaigua Botanical Society remains dedicated to advancing knowledge and enjoyment of plants found in the Finger Lakes Region and beyond.
Renew or become a Canandaigua Botanical Society member:
Benefits including:
Membership emails
Our Vasculum newsletters
Field trips and indoor presentations
(some for members only)
Learning about regional plants
Supporting the Finger Lakes Herbarium,
NYS FLORA Atlas and
local conservation projects
Enjoying the outdoors
Meeting people with similar interests
Payments of $10 per individual or $15 per family can be made in three ways:
1. By check to Canandaigua Botanical Society (send to our treasurer: Bill Bross, 31 Alpine Way, Victor, NY 14564)
2. By cash or check at Canandaigua Botanical Society events
3. Through the Canandaigua Botanical Society FLACE account at Canandaigua National Bank
You can expect an email receipt when funds are received and we update our membership list.
We look forward to seeing you in our 152nd year!
** 2026 Canandaigua Botanical Society Events **
This is where you will find Canandaigua Botanical Society *sponsored events* for 2026 as well as community events we think you might appreciate. Check back often to see the latest updates and links to past events. Underlined events have links on our weblog or another community site.
Friday Mornings: Wander and Wonder Walks at Muller Field Station
Thursday, February 19; 6-7:15 PM: Plants with an Attitude by Bruce Gilman
Saturday, February 21; 10 AM: Winter Wonderland Walk at Zurich Bog
Tuesday, February 24 at 6:30 PM: CLWA Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants
Saturday, March 21: Forest Bathing at Devil's Bathtub, Mendon Ponds
* Thursday, March 26, 2026 from 1-3 PM: Lesser Celandine Dig at Mertensia Park (weather permitting)
Saturday, March 28: Orchids of Western NY
Tuesday, April 7: Grassland Birds at Muller Field Station
Thursday, April 9: wild edibles workshop
Friday, April 10: Birds, Butterflies, and Habitats on zoom
Saturday, April 18: Biochar 101 workshop
Thursday, April 23 from noon to 1 PM: Forest Bathing at Highland Park, Rochester
Friday, April 24 at 1 PM: Arbor Day tree planing
***SPRING EPHEMERAL OPPORTUNITIES***
*Crowfield Farm Sanctuary: Saturday, April 25 at 10 AM;
*Breese Park in Henrietta Trillium and Mertensia: Sunday,April 26, 2 PM with VHT;
*Domine Trail in Fishers, NY: Tuesday, April 28 from 10 AM - Noon
* Friday, May 1, 2026: Annual Potluck, Meeting and Presentation
*Bluebells at Mertensia Park: first week of May
*Tuesday, May 5 at 5:30 PM we will have a brief planning meeting in the Hamlin Room B of Wood Library. We will ask for Summer Vasculum submissions to be sent to Fred by May 5.
*Tuesday, May 5th at 7 PM: Sophie Pedzich to speak on Jumping Worms at Wood Library
Master Gardener Plant Sale; Saturday, May 9, 2026
Sunday, May 17, 10-11 AM: Spring Wildflower walk at Gannett Hill with Emily Debolt
*Huckleberry Bog: Saturday, May 30, 2026- 10 AM
*Ontario Pathways – National Trails Walk on June 6: Park at Orleans and walk south to Hemlock Grove loop trial.
* Wesley Hill NP – Monday, June 15; 10 AM
Zurich Bog – Saturday, June 20 for orchids (will request registrations to limit group size to 25)
* American Columbo – Monday, June 22 time TBD
Paddle with CLWA - Tuesday, June 23 from Woodville
The Extraordinary Caterpillar at Dryden Theatre: Monday, June 29 at 6 PM
* Lehigh Crossing Park – Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 9 AM
* Letchworth State Park: Tuesday, July 14, 2026; 10AM.
* Backwoods in Perinton - Saturday, July 25, 2026; 10 AM
Lilac Nature Immersion Forest Bathing opportunities
* Planning meeting - Wednesday, August 12; 1-2 PM.
* Highland Park- Tuesday, August 18; 10 AM
* There's an APP for that! - Saturday, September 12; 10 AM
USDA open house tour in Geneva - Saturday September 19; 10 AM
* Wolf Gull, Naples - Sunday, September 20; 10 AM
Zurich Bog named Old Growth Forest - Saturday, September 26
*Saunders Finger Lakes Museum trails - Friday, October 9; 10 AM
* Black Squirrel Farms Black-Walnut Event - Tuesday, October 20; 1 PM
Ontario Pathways Great Pumpkin Walk - Saturday, October 17
* Planning for our 153rd year - Tuesday, November 10, 1 PM
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