LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS MONTH LIVE DEMONSTRATION:

It's Always Been About the Water

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18th STARTING AT 6:30 PM

In-Person- 5828 Big Tree Road, Lakeville, NY 14480 or online

Few people work harder to keep our drinking water pure than the team at the Livingston County Water & Sewer Authority. You're invited to hear Jason Molino, LCWSA Executive Director, share its fascinating history, what they do for us every day, and their long-range plans to benefit our watershed. Join us for this free presentation in person or online!

Event is co-sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension, Livingston County, Watershed Education Center, Town of Livonia, and Conesus Lake Association, Inc.

LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS MONTH LIVE DEMONSTRATION:

Protect Your Watershed: Effective Home Garden and Lawn Plantings

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18th FROM 6:30-8:00PM

In-Person - 2223 Amber Rd, Marietta, NY 13110

Pat Koloski of Hillside Gardens will lead a discussion about simple practices that residents can adopt to help minimize runoff. He will also present hands-on techniques for native landscaping as well. Attendees will not go home empty handed- each will choose a new Red Oak or American Sweetgum!

Event is sponsored by Otisco Lake Preservation Association.

LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS MONTH WEBINAR

Developing A Community Rain Garden Project

THURSDAY, MAY 19th FROM 11-12 PM, VIA ZOOM

This event will describe the experiences and outline the

importance of building partnerships among community groups

for a community rain garden project.

Topics will include:

-Our motivation for the project and steps in planning the rain garden.

-Our planting day experience.

-Community partnerships, public information, and outreach in the watershed.

-Our public park project location and possible future steps.

Four members of our community team will present their experiences, including volunteer Board Members of the Owasco Lake Watershed Association, Lead Watershed Inspector of the Owasco Lake Watershed Inspection and Protection Division, and the Director of Cayuga County Parks and Trails.

Event is sponsored by Owasco Watershed Lake Association.

LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS MONTH WEBINAR

Connecting Land and People: Seneca County SWCD's Local Projects

THURSDAY, MAY 19th FROM STARTING AT 12 PM, VIA ZOOM

The presentation will include an overview of how SWCD's were formed, how they are structured, and how they are funded. The primary focus will be a highlight of Best Management Practices

implemented by Seneca County Soil & Water.

Event is sponsored by Cayuga Lake Watershed Network.

LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS MONTH LIVE DEMONSTRATION

Citizen Science Hike at Hinchcliff Family Preserve: Baselining Birds in a Changing Environment

SATURDAY, MAY 21st FROM 8-10:30 AM

In-person - Hinchcliff Preserve, 3599 Covey Rd., Homer, NY 13077

Join SLA Executive Director Frank Moses along with local bird experts and learn about popular smart device applications such as eBird, iMapInvasives, and naturalist followed by a birding hike at Finger Lakes Land Trust’s Hinchcliff Family Preserve. The event will also be an effort in support of the Onondaga Audubon Society’s Birdathon. “Some say you don’t know what you have until it’s gone, but we also won’t know what to protect from being gone until we know what we have!”

Event is sponsored by Skaneateles Lake Association with site hosting from the Finger Lakes Land Trust.

LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS MONTH LIVE DEMONSTRATION

Owasco Nursery Willow Planting Event

SATURDAY, MAY 21st FROM 9-1 PM

In-Person, 140 Melrose Road, Auburn, NY 13021

A riparian forest buffer is an area adjacent to a stream, lake, or wetland that contains a combination of trees, shrubs, and/or other perennial plants and is managed to provide conservation benefits. Conservation benefits of riparian buffers include carbon sequestration for reducing the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, and the settling of sediments and nutrients that might otherwise discharge into waterways. In partnership with SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry and the Owasco Watershed Lake Association, the Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council is hosting this volunteer community planting event to develop a shrub willow nursery in a vacant lot in the Town of Owasco. The nursery will act as a long-term source of shrub willow for the future installation of riparian buffers within the Owasco Lake watershed.

Event is sponsored by Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council, Owasco Watershed Lake Association, and SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry.

LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING AWARENESS MONTH LIVE DEMONSTRATION

Eco-Friendly Craft Kits and STEAM Learning with IDEA Collective

SUNDAY, MAY 22nd FROM 12-5 PM

In-person, 2725 Bellis Hill Road Dundee, NY 14837

IDEA (Innovation. Design. Education. Art.) Collective is a sustainable toy company and mobile art classroom that connects kids with nature through STEAM education. Their eco-friendly craft and garden kits bring fun, hands-on learning to homes while helping families and educators provide meaningful experiences to their children. Kiddos

will learn about important environmental topics while exercising hand skills, connecting with nature, and creating

fun memories through art! Their in-person craft workshops engage students with entertaining hands-on activities that integrate art with environmental education to empower the next generation of creative Earth stewards.

IDEA Collective will give a tour of their studio and introduce their education toy company to visitors. They’ll also spark conversations about future collaborations with Keuka and Canandaigua Lake watershed.

Event is sponsored by Keuka Lake Association and the IDEA Collective.