In honor of Invasive Species Awareness Week, on Thursday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Western New York Land Conservancy is partnering with the Western New York Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) to remove Tartarian Honeysuckle from the Kenneglenn Nature Preserve in Wales. 

Tartarian Honeysuckle is an invasive shrub that was introduced to the United States from Asia. Here in Western New York, where it has no natural controls, its leaves appear early in the spring and remain into late fall, giving it a competitive advantage over native plants. The implications of an invasive plant infestation are wide reaching, from impacts to native woodland plants to insects and birds. 

Jamestown, NY – Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC) has added raised beds to its kitchen garden and will be offering three free gardening workshops, all thanks to a grant from Jamestown Cummins Engine Plant

Reg Boutwell, an avid gardener with years of experience, designed and built the raised beds. He is also instructing the 6-7 p.m. Raised Bed Gardening workshop on Thursday, July 6. Rain date is the same time on July 13.

Raised beds require some thought when it comes to design, and filling the beds requires a bit of know-how to get the best results. They also have some advantages over in-ground gardens.

Jamestown, NY – After supporting a successful outreach last year, the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF) is again aiding Audubon Community Nature Center in extending their programming into northern Chautauqua County.

With help from a Community Grant from the NCCF, a number of Audubon events are planned in their area. This grant was made possible through generous community-minded donors who have established community benefit funds at the NCCF.

Earlier this month, retired SUNY Fredonia professor Terry Mosher gave a workshop at the College Lodge in Brocton. He taught participants how to identify bird songs then led them on the trails of the lovely College Lodge woods where they could listen for those songs and others.

On Saturday afternoon, June 24, beadwork artist and teacher Anne Jackson will lead a Dragonfly Pendant Workshop at the Fredonia Technology Incubator in Dunkirk.