Event

Native Plants and Your Garden- part 3 of a 3-part series!

Start Date: Jun 1, 2013 10:30 am
End Date: Jun 1, 2013 04:30 pm
Registration Info:

For more information and to RSVP contact Molly Marquand (email: mmarquand@catskillcenter.org, phone: 845-586-2611 Ext. 103) or visit catskillinvasives.com.


For more information:

See Registration info above.


Join us at the Ashokan Center for the final installment of our three-part series about native plants from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. The workshops are free for all! Come for the whole day or just for part of the day. Dress to be outside.

The day’s events kick-off with a presentation by Molly Marquand of the Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership on how to manage invasive species in the garden. Directly following the CRISP presentation, designer and horticulturalist Barbara Restaino will present on ‘native plants in the wild and in the garden’. A free lunch will be given to volunteers who plan to stay for the afternoon learning session and help out planting the Ashokan Center’s new native plant gardens. Stay for the evening for music from Jay Unger and Molly Mason and a square dance!
 
The schedule for the day is as follows:
 
10:30-11:30 am- ‘Managing Invasive Species at Home and Choosing Native Alternatives’
 
11:30 am-12:30 pm- ‘Native Plants in the Wild and in the Garden’
 
12:30-1:30 pm- Free Lunch for volunteers!
 
1:30-2:30 pm- ‘Grow Your Own Pollinator Garden’
 
2:30-4:30 pm- Work Session- Invasive species removal, prepping grounds, and planting native plant gardens
 
5:00-6:30p.m- Dancing and music with Jay Unger and Molly Mason



Stop Hydrilla! "Ask the Expert" Event

Start Date: Jun 6, 2013 10:00 am
End Date: Jun 6, 2013 12:00 pm
Registration Info:

Free! Participate via Twitter or Email!


For more information:

Contact for more information on this event: Erin Strobl, Cornell Cooperative Extension Invasive Species Program at ees94@cornell.edu or send a Direct Message to @NYInvasiveSpp on Twitter


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Watch Live Via Twitter - @NYInvasiveSpp and @StopHydrilla

**Don't have to use Twitter to participate!**

What/Who:  James Balyszak, Hydrilla Program Manager, Member of Cayuga Lake Hydrilla Task Force and Outreach Group will answer questions submitted about Hydrilla verticillata, one of the worst invasive aquatic plants.

When: Thursday, June 6th, 2013 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm EST

What types of questions should you submit?

  • Questions about Hydrilla biology, impact, and control measures
  • Questions on where to get informational resources
  • Questions on how you can help
  • Etc…

Questions can be submitted the day of the event or in advance! How to submit?

  • Via Twitter: Include either #Hydrilla, @NYInvasiveSpp, or @StopHydrilla in a Twitter post. (*Make sure your Tweets are not private or we may not see them!*)
  • Via Email: Submit questions via Email to Erin Strobl from the Cornell Cooperative Extension Invasive Species Program (ees94@cornell.edu).  Please include “Ask the Expert” in the subject line.

How do you see the answers to your questions?

  • Via Twitter: Follow either @NYInvasiveSpp or @StopHydrilla to see the Tweets on the morning of June 6th.
  • Via email: A summary document of the Q and As will be emailed to those who submitted questions via email and to the NY CCE-PRISM List serves.

Visit: www.nyis.info or www.stophydrilla.org for more information on Hydrilla




Isolated Ash Tree Grove Hike 

Start Date: Jun 8, 2013 10:00 am
Registration Info:

Register by calling (845)586-2611 or emailing mmarquand@catskillcenter.org, space is limited!


For more information:

Call (845)586-2611 or email mmarquand@catskillcenter.org


Come join us for a hike to an isolated ash tree grove by Giants Ledge. The emerald ash borer (EAB) is threatening to kill all of the Catskills ash trees in the next decade or so, but a few isolated ash tree groves might survive the onslaught. Come see the isolated ash groves and learn what makes them special.