Please be alert and report any sightings of Spotted Lantern Flies.
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SPOTTED LANTERN FLY
Please be alert and report any sightings of Spotted Lantern Flies.
Click here to watch a NYS DEC video
FRIDAY, APRIL 26th
Friday, April 26, 2019; 1 PM
NATIONAL ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING
Telyea Park
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. The location
of the Arbor Day tree planting will be at Telyea Park, off of South Pearl Street between Chapin and Bristol Streets.
Friday, April 26, 2019; 6 PM
ANNUAL POTLUCK DINNER AND ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION TREE CITY USA PRESENTATION
Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 183 N Main St.
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 we will learn about Arbor Day
Foundation’s Tree City USA. Bring cash or check to pay your annual dues ($7 individual / $10
family).
FLCC EARTH WEEK CONFERENCE
Finger
Lakes Community College Earth Week Conference, Wednesday, April 24:
All events in Stage 14. Each keynote address begins with a 10-minute talk by Vera Whisman on "Women and Sustainability."
11 a.m. to noon: Kathleen Draper, from the Ithaca Institute for Carbon Intelligence, will present a talk on biochar and carbon sequestration and will have copies of her newly released book, "Burn: Using Fire to Cool the Earth."
Noon - 1 p.m.: Izy Grooms speaks on "Food Processing: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly."
1 - 2 p.m.: Elizabeth Henderson speaks on sustainable community-based food production. She is a writer, activist, local pioneer in organic growing, founder of Peacework Organics, and formerly on the board of directors for the Northeast Organic Farming Association.
2 - 3 p.m.: Moderated Q&A with guest speakers on how to start and manage a sustainable community garden at FLCC. Come with questions and ideas, and express any interest in joining a long-term effort to build soil while building community.
3:30-5 p.m.: Join conservation retiree Marty Dodge in the Student Lounge outside of Stage 14 for a discussion of Aldo Leopold's environmental classic "A Sand County Almanac."
All events in Stage 14. Each keynote address begins with a 10-minute talk by Vera Whisman on "Women and Sustainability."
11 a.m. to noon: Kathleen Draper, from the Ithaca Institute for Carbon Intelligence, will present a talk on biochar and carbon sequestration and will have copies of her newly released book, "Burn: Using Fire to Cool the Earth."
Noon - 1 p.m.: Izy Grooms speaks on "Food Processing: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly."
1 - 2 p.m.: Elizabeth Henderson speaks on sustainable community-based food production. She is a writer, activist, local pioneer in organic growing, founder of Peacework Organics, and formerly on the board of directors for the Northeast Organic Farming Association.
2 - 3 p.m.: Moderated Q&A with guest speakers on how to start and manage a sustainable community garden at FLCC. Come with questions and ideas, and express any interest in joining a long-term effort to build soil while building community.
3:30-5 p.m.: Join conservation retiree Marty Dodge in the Student Lounge outside of Stage 14 for a discussion of Aldo Leopold's environmental classic "A Sand County Almanac."
Join us for our 145th year!
Friday, April 26, 2019; 6 PM - 8 PM
ANNUAL POTLUCK DINNER, MEETING &
ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION
TREE CITY USA PRESENTATION
TREE CITY USA PRESENTATION
Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 183 N Main St.
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 we will learn about Arbor Day
Foundation’s Tree City USA. Bring cash or check to pay your annual dues ($7 individual / $10
family) to receive a printed program.
Our 145th year will include:
Burroughs Audubon Nature Center Open House
Mother’s Day at Sonnenberg
Gardens
Interfaith Climate
Summit
Ontario County Historical Society Tour
of Gardens
Forest Therapy Walk
Channing H.
Philbrick Park
Boughton Park Hike
Butterfly Gardens with BANC
Powder Mills Fish Hatchery
Devil’s Bathtub walk
Propagating
Wildflowers
2020 Maple Weekends
Muller
Field Station Open House
Canandaigua City Arbor Day
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