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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County and the Land Conservancy Partner to Educate and Train Communities to Stop the Spread of Deadly Invasive Pest
February 3, 2026: Eastern Hemlock trees are keystone species in healthy Western New York forests, essential habitat for insects and animals. For hundreds of years, they’ve kept our forests in ecological balance by providing shade for native plants and even brook trout, preventing soil erosion, and filtering pollutants and carbon dioxide from the air we breathe. Thanks to a grant from the United State Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USDA-FS), Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County and the Western New York Land Conservancy are partnering to offer Hemlock Woolly Adelgid education and training to help stop the spread of this deadly pest.
The Land Conservancy Permanently Protects Bush Property, Part of a Critical WNY Wildway Linkage
January 21, 2026: The Western New York Land Conservancy is pleased to announce the purchase of a significant wetland in Birdsall, Allegany County. The 226-acre Black Creek Preserve is the first of five “Black Creek Protection Projects” that will be protected thanks to the generosity of our community, The Nature Conservancy in New York, and a critical grant from the New York State DEC's Water Quality Improvement Program (WQIP), which awarded the Land Conservancy a grant to work with willing land-owners to permanently protect land in the Black Creek watershed.
Buffalo News: Land Conservancy adds another link to WNY Wildway
Buffalo News (Editorial Board): Help is on the way for wildlife, farmers and families burdened by medical debt
Buffalo Rising: The Land Conservancy Permanently Protects Bush Property, Part of a Critical WNY Wildway Linkage
New York Almanack: More of WNY Wildway Protected by the Land Conservancy