HWA Survey: January 23, 2016
This winter season we will have a series of field surveys in which the public is invited to join and work alongside RTPI, CWC and JCC researchers, conservationists and professors. As we all know, Western New York winter weather can be rather snowy and cold. Individuals interested in participating in surveys should be prepared for the weather with warm clothing and boots. Snow pants and snow shoes or cross country skis are highly recommended when snow pack is deep. Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Survey: Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 9am We will be surveying the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy’s...
Read MoreHWA Survey: January 15, 2016
This winter season we will have a series of field surveys in which the public is invited to join and work alongside RTPI, CWC and JCC researchers, conservationists and professors. As we all know, Western New York winter weather can be rather snowy and cold. Individuals interested in participating in surveys should be prepared for the weather with warm clothing and boots. Snow pants and snow shoes or cross country skis are highly recommended when snow pack is deep. Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Survey: Friday, January 15, 2016 at 1pm We will be surveying the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy’s...
Read MoreSuccessful HWA Survey
Saturday was our first official Hemlock Woolly Adelgid survey at the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Elm Flats Preserve. As you can see, we had a great deal of help combing through hemlock branches in search of the invasive bug. Fortunately, we didn’t find any evidence of the adelgid and all the hemlocks looked to be in beautiful health! Our surveys throughout the area will continue through the rest of January and into February. Be sure to check out our events page, bundle up and join us in this important work!
Read MoreSpeaker Series – Joan Maloof
Joan Maloof is the Founder and Director of the Old-Growth Forest Network, a nonprofit organization creating a network of forests across the US that will remain forever unlogged and open to the public (www.OldGrowthForest.net ). She is the author of two forest related books: Teaching the Trees: Lessons from the Forest, and Among the Ancients: Adventures in the Eastern Old-Growth Forests. Maloof studied Plant Science at the University of Delaware (BS), Environmental Science at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (MS), and Ecology at the University of Maryland College Park (PhD). Maloof is...
Read MoreBoutwell Hill State Forest
While August is the last full month of summer, it’s not too late to go out and enjoy a walk through the local state forests, such as Boutwell Hill State Forest pictured here and a RTPI Natural History Atlas site. Many late summer flowers can be seen in bloom as well as a variety of birds flitting through the trees. So get out while the weather is warm, pick a trail and take a hike!
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