Events
Earth Day Floating Fen Cleanup
Wednesday, April 22
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Floating Fen, Stockton, NY
Celebrate Earth Day at the Floating Fen! Join us for a rewarding day outdoors as Land Conservancy staff and volunteers come together to help care for this rare and ecologically significant wetland. Participants will help to remove garbage and litter from the roadside, and if there's time, we will move on to getting trails cleared and cleaned up for the 2026 hiking season.
Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, this is a great opportunity to make a tangible difference and connect with nature. Come get your hands dirty, meet fellow conservation-minded neighbors, and be part of caring for one of Western New York’s most unique natural treasures.
All are welcome, just bring sturdy boots, work gloves, and your Earth Day spirit!
Registration required
Black Creek Preserve Tree Planting
Wednesday, May 6
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Black Creek Preserve, Birdsall, NY
Join us for a tree planting party at our newly protected Black Creek Preserve in Allegany County! Volunteers will help plant 75 native trees along Black Creek to improve wildlife habitat, stabilize streambanks, and protect water quality.
This is a great opportunity to get outside, work with your hands, and make a lasting impact at one of our newest permanently protected preserves. In addition to planting trees, volunteers will help dig holes, install deer fencing and posts to protect the young trees, and haul water and mulch to give them the best chance for success.
All experience levels are welcome. Please bring sturdy boots and work gloves.
Registration required.
Recordings from Previous Events
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.