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Winter Hike at College Lodge Forest

Saturday, January 24
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
8067 Rte 380, Brocton, NY 14716

Bundle up and join us for a guided winter hike at the College Lodge Forest in Chautauqua County. Explore the forest in its quiet winter beauty as we walk wooded trails, look for animal tracks, and learn about how plants and wildlife adapt to the colder months. This two-hour hike is a great opportunity to enjoy fresh air, connect with nature, and experience the preserve in a new season. College Lodge Forest is also one of the featured hikes in the 2026 Outside Chronicles Winter Hiking Challenge, making it a perfect stop for challenge participants and winter adventurers alike.

To learn more about the Winter Hiking Challenge, click here.

(Registration required, limited to 25 participants)

Wildlife Crossings: An Evening with Ben Goldfarb 

Watch Ben Goldfarb discuss his influential book Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of our Planet at our August 25, 2024 event in Buffalo. An Evening with Ben Goldfarb is part of the Land Conservancy community’s effort to advance a region-wide conversation about protecting forests in Western New York, and beyond, by creating the Western New York Wildway, our ambitious long-term plan to protect and connect the largest of our region’s remaining forests. 

Rescuing the Planet: An Evening with Tony Hiss 

Did you miss the May 25th 2023 event? Use the link to watch the presentation on YouTube. The event featured acclaimed author Tony Hiss, one of the strongest advocates for land protection in the United States, who braided the thesis of his seminal book, Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth, with the Land Conservancy's efforts to save the Floating Fen and develop the Western New York Wildway. 

We Are Each Other's Harvest: An Evening with Natalie Baszile 

Did you miss the June 21st 2022 event? Use the link to watch the presentation on YouTube. The eventfeatured a special conversation with Allison DeHonney (Buffalo Go Green/Urban Fruits & Veggies), Mahamud Mberwa (Bwedo Farm), Dao Kamara (Liberian Community Farming Project), and Hamadi Ali (Providence Farm Collective).

An Evening with Ed Marx of the Wildlands Network 

Did you miss the October 27th 2021 event? Use the link to watch the presentation on Youtube. Listen to Ed Marx discuss the Eastern Wildway, an effort to create a wildlife corridor from the Gulf of Mexico to eastern Canada. You’ll also hear from Jajean Rose-Burney, our Deputy Executive Director, about how you can save the Allegany Wildlands.

Finding the Mother Tree: A Virtual Evening with Suzanne Simard

Did you miss the June 16th 2021 event? Use the link to watch the presentation on YouTube. Finding the Mother Tree: An Evening with Suzanne Simard  included a presentation on her pioneering work and a conversation. 

ABOUT US

The Western New York Land Conservancy is an accredited regional not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 land trust that works with landowners, municipalities, and other organizations to help them conserve their most cherished natural areas and working farms. 

CONTACT

716-687-1225

P.O. Box 471

East Aurora, NY 14052

info@wnylc.org

For media inquiries, contact ksemmel@wnylc.org

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