Survey Work Continues
Call us crazy, but we have done it again: bundled ourselves up and trudged around in knee deep snow to survey for the deadly Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. This time, our JCC/CWC/RTPI survey team traveled down to Warren County to visit the Hatch Run Conservation Demonstration Area for the second year in a row. This site is loaded with Eastern Hemlock trees that make up a beautiful and valuable riparian zone between the streams and upland forests. We are happy to report that we didn’t find the pest we were after (which is a good thing!) and being in that particular site made us really think....
Read MoreKick Off For NISAW
Happy National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW)! As events are taking place around the country, spreading the word about invasive species, we teamed up with our friend Andrea Locke WNY PRISM Coordinator to kick things off with a training session on Asian Long-horned Beetle (ALB), Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA). We had 16 people in attendance of the training session and had a brave few stay for the outdoor survey portion of the training, bearing the cold temperatures while searching for HWA here at RTPI. We are happy to report that we didn’t find any in...
Read MoreUnder the Hemlocks
This will be our view on Friday as we survey for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA). We want to do everything in our power to keep this view looking the same for years to come by preventing the spread of this deadly invasive insect making its way across the northeast. All are welcome to join in the survey efforts and we will be meeting at the RTPI parking lot at 12:30 pm. We will leave from there and adventure down to South Valley State Forest in Cattaraugus County from about 1-5 pm. So bundle up and come join RTPI, JCC and CWC as we work to slow the spread of HWA throughout our forested...
Read MoreHWA Surveys Set to Begin
This winter season the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, Jamestown Community College and Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy are teaming up to survey for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) at a number of sites within Chautauqua County. The public is welcomed to join in the survey efforts and will receive on-site training encompassing general information about hemlock trees, the threat of HWA as well as the protocols utilized to survey for the invasive insect. The survey team will evaluate South Valley State Forest in Cattaraugus County, New York on February 13th from 1:00-5:00pm and...
Read MoreJamestown’s Waterways
Our local waterways are amazing resources and are home to many spectacular species. While the waterways that flow through Jamestown and beyond are not perfect, they are capable of supporting an abundance of lifeforms, including us! So next time you pass over a stream or take a drive over to Chautauqua Lake or Lake Erie, take a moment to appreciate all the water surrounding you and do your part to take care of this important and valuable resource.
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