April 2018 Events

Please plan to join us for any or all of these free events open to everyone!                                                                                            

Saturday, April 14; 10 AM

FLCC ARBORETUM/EARLY SPRING BLOOMS AT LINCOLN WOODS

Join us for a walk through the FLCC Arboretum (just west of Marvin Sands Drive) with Berna Ticonchuk or Bruce Gilman as we learn about the efforts to inventory the trees of FLCC. Afterwards we can stroll through the wetland trails of Lincoln Hill to spot early spring blooms including skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus).  The ground may be wet but you can get a good look at the colorful blooms from the boardwalks.  You can also appreciate the interpretive posts along the trails. 

Saturday, April 21; 10:00 AM

EARLY SPRING WILDFLOWERS at Harris Whalen Park, Penfield with Burroughs Audubon Nature Club  ( http://bancny.org/ )

Harris Whalen Park in Penfield is one of Monroe County’s best places to enjoy the earliest spring wildflowers such as Bloodroot, Spring Beauty, Trillium and Trout lily. Join us at the top of Harris Hill at Harris Whalen Park for an easy walk in the woods. The park entrance is on the north side of Rt. 441 across from Wegmans, just west of the intersection of Routes 441 and 250. Annette Leopard will be our guide.

Also, Saturday, April 21; 10 AM - 2 PM

2018 Muller Field Station Open House; 6455 County Road 36, Honeoye, NY
Fun activities for all ages and open to the public! Animal artifacts touch table, fish print-making, native plants. FLCC student guided nature hikes and invasive species education, 10: Electrofishing demo and tour of Walleye Fish Culture facility 12-1: Bearing the Winter, The secret lives of black bears by John Van Niel

Friday, April 27, 2018; 1 PM 

NATIONAL ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING at Lakeshore Park in Canandaigua

The City of Canandaigua is a Tree City USA.  Each year a tree is planted with an explanation of proper tree care.  The Mayor will read a proclamation and there will be free posters and goodies from the Arbor Day Foundation.  This year’s tree will be planted in honor of Melissa Virag who passed away in December.  Meet at Lakefront Park (to the east of Kershaw Park). Parking is available just west of Carousel Lane of Lakeshore Drive (where the Canandaigua Lady boards).

Friday, April 27; 6 PM 

ANNUAL POTLUCK DINNER AND Climate Change in the Finger Lakes Region

Meet at Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 183 North Main Street, Canandaigua (enter through St. John’s Court off Howell Street).  Bring a dish to pass and place setting for yourself and any friends you invite along.  Dinner begins at 6 pm. At 7 pm Russ Wesler of our Cornell Cooperative Extension will share the Effects of Climate Change on Plants in the Finger Lakes. Bring cash or check to pay your annual dues and receive the 2018-19 Canandaigua Botanical Society program. ($7 individual / $10 family)

HOW PLANTS REPRODUCE

POSTPONED until November 3, 2018

March 24, 2018; 10:00 AM

HOW PLANTS REPRODUCE

Room C220 Finger Lakes Community College

Do you know about sporophytes, staminate and ovulate cones, pollen, stigma, seeds, fruits, etc?  Sandra Bierbrauer will introduce us to the Birds and the Bees of plant reproduction.  Join us as we get our hands on real plants to learn about the various ways that plants reproduce. 

Directions: Follow the CANANDAIGUA BOTANICAL SOCIETY signs from the front entrance of the main FLCC campus building or enter the conservation wing directly from the east side of the building.