Date |
Education Session |
Main Program
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April-24 |
Map & Compass Basics |
“30×30 and its Impact on WNY” by Jay Burney |
March-24 |
Nathan Ibarra of LPL Financial on Values Directed Investing |
Waterkeepers by Robert Coady |
February-24 |
Keeping yourself “found” by Paul Gannon and Jonathan Coupal |
Freedom Seekers – Naturalists of the Northeast by Mary Ronan |
January-24 |
Liam Burgeson on Cycling |
ADK 46er Jason Lape |
December-23 |
Annual Holiday Gathering! |
Annual Holiday Gathering! |
November-23 |
Dressing for the Cold with Paul Gannon |
“Capturing the Return of Wildlife” by Kevin Szen |
October-23 |
Leave No Trace with Fred Thornley |
Eastern Timber Rattlesnakes by Richard Rupprecht |
September-23 |
Ice Cream Social! |
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June-23 |
Annual Meeting and Picnic at Akron Falls Park |
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May-23 |
Map & Compass Basics |
The Beauty of Bats by Dr Karen Sloth |
April-23 |
Traveling by Bicycle by Aaron Slosman |
Protecting Chautauqua County’s Natural Resources & Scenic Beauty by Mr. Twan Leenders |
March-23 |
The basics needed to lead a hike by Ed Kasperzek |
New York State – 380 Million Years BCE by geologist Dan Krisher |
February-23 |
Emergency “Shelter” options by Paul Gannon |
Animal Relationships by Reinstein Woods |
January-23 |
“Winter Backpacking” workshop presented by member Jonathan Coupal |
Laura Molenda’s discussion of her March 2022 summit of Mt Kilimanjaro, the Mountains and Marathons (international leadership group), and Buffalo’s Girls Education Collaborative which operates a girl’s school in Tanzania |
December-22 |
Holiday Potluck Dinner and Chapter Meeting |
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November-22 |
Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Workshop / Snowflake Ski Shop |
Silent Seasons / environmental lawyer and author Laura Evans, on sustainability |
October-22 |
Mark Carra as President Theodore Roosevelt |
“All Our Relations” / Pete Hill, project director of Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties |
September-22 |
Ice Cream Social and Slide Show of Members’ Nature Photos |
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June-22 |
Annual Meeting and Picnic at Sprague Brook Park |
Hike with Larry Moses, nature hike with Lynn and Doug Kenney, Alan Baczkiewicz, and Mike Radomski / Secret Places of Western New York: 25 Scenic Hikes authors Jennifer Hillman and Bill McKeever / Music by Gino McManus & Frank Grizanti / Conservationist of the Year Award presented to Rick Steinberg |
May-22 |
The Backyard Bird Sanctuary / author Alan Baczkiewicz |
“Wildlife Rescue 101” / Margie Hanrahan of Messinger Woods Wildlife Care and Education Center |
April-22 |
“The Current State of Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population” / Dave O’Donnell |
“The Ecological Restoration of Tifft Nature Preserve” / Kimberly Adriaansen |
March-22 |
“Discovering Underappreciated Natural Resource Areas in WNY” / naturalist John Sander |
“An Unnatural Diet” / environmental artist Alexis Oltmer |
February-22 |
“Friends of Allegany State Park” / organization president Paul Crawford |
“The Habitat Project” / Anne McCooey, director of the Black Rock Riverside Alliance |
January-22 |
Zoom Meeting: “Forest Bathing” / Jennifer Fendya, PhD |
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December-21 |
“The 10 Essentials” and “Winter Gear” / Mike Radomski |
“Creating a Bridge – Connecting Forward Our “Loves” with the Next Generation” / Dr Michael Jabot, Distinguished Professor of Science Education at SUNY Fredonia |
November-21 |
“The Owls of Reinstein” / Daniel Mlodozeniec, educator, Friends of Reinstein Woods |
Q&A with Dr Gerry Rising, author of the weekly Buffalo News column Nature Watch |
October-21 |
Zoom Meeting: “Proposed Allegany Wildlands” / Kyle Semmel of WNY Land Conservancy |
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September-21 |
Zoom Meeting: Virtual Ice Cream Social and Members’ Photo Slideshow / Doug Gaffney |
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August-21 |
Annual Picnic at Ellicott Creek Park |
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June-21 |
Zoom Meeting: Chapter Election |
“Edible and Medicinal Plants of New York” / Heather Housekeeper, aka The Botanical Hiker |
May-21 |
Zoom Meeting: “Adirondack Search Utilizing the Rescue Incident Command System” / Peter Boinet, Adirondack Mountain Rescue Organization |
April-21 |
Zoom Meeting: “Paddling Safety and Fun” / Andrea Vaillancourt-Adler, Certified Paddling Instructor, and Mary & Richard Schraven |
March-21 |
Zoom Meeting: “WNY Hiking Challenge” / Mike Radomski |
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February-21 |
Zoom Meeting: A Chat with ADK Staff / Andrew Hamlin, Trail Coordinator |
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January-21 |
Zoom Meeting: “ADK Summit Steward Initiative” / Kayla White |
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December-20 |
Zoom Meeting: Slide Show of Members’ Nature Photos |
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November-20 |
Zoom Meeting: “Saving Old Growth Trees at College Lodge Forest” / Kyle Semmel |
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October-20 |
Zoom Meeting: “Orienteering with a Compass” / Mike Radomski |
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September-20 |
Zoom Meeting: Business and Election of Officers, Member’s Slide Show |
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August-20 |
Zoom Meeting: Outings Policies and Procedures, and 2020 Covid Advice |
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June-20 |
Zoom Meeting: “High Peaks Adventuring: Part II” / Mike Radomski |
“Getting High with My Son – A Hut-to-Hut Traverse of the Presidential Range” / Paul Gannon |
May-20 |
ZOOM “Let’s Get Ready for Spring Cycling” / Mike Lex |
Nature Appreciation: Photos of Lynn and Doug Kenney and Mary Schraven |
April-20 |
Zoom Meeting: “Footloose and Blister Free” and “Rafting Through the Desert” / Paul Gannon |
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March-20 |
“What Does It Take To Be a Winter Mountaineer?” Maureen Rowley, Sue Kolasz, and Pam Sander share their experiences during the 2020 Winter Mountaineering School |
“Buffalo River Projects” / Buffalo Niagara Waterkeepers |
February-20 |
“Delicious Backcountry Cooking” / Mary and Richard Schraven |
“Endangered Species” / Buffalo Zoomobile |
January-20 |
Snowshoe & Cross-Country Ski Round Table / Teresa Corrigan |
Great Gorge Trolley Route/Niagara Regional Parks |