The Nature Sanctuary Society of Western New York, Inc. 

Preserve Custodian Josh Konovitz will be leading a field trip and work party to the Houghton Preserve on Wednesday, July 15, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, to work on glossy buckthorn removal. Participants will meet at Sprague Brook Park for carpooling to Houghton, where they will briefly go over the preserve management plan for invasive species, glossy buckthorn and poison sumac identification, site sensitivity and protection, and mechanical removal methods. Tools and light refres

The Bruce Peninsula is a spine of dolostone between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada, that includes a section of the Niagara Es-carpment. This naturalist’s paradise harbors rare flora, fauna, and ecological commu-nities, and offers stunning scenery. Wayne Gall will lead the group to Oliphant Fen bordering the Lake Huron shore; the globally rare Great Lakes Coastal Meadow Marsh habitat at Petrel Point Nature Reserve; upland alvar at Saugeen Alvar Nature Reserve;

Spring clean up, Saturday & Sunday May 23 and 24, 2026 May 23, 10 AM at the Hammond Hill Rd. Bridge in East Otto May 24, 11 AM at Mill St .in Springville. Zoar Valley Paddling Club is organizing its 35th Annual National River Clean up in Erie and Cattaraugus counties. According to leader Don Shelters, “We will be cleaning various sections of Cat-taraugus Creek between Rt. 240 in Springville and Versailles Plank Rd. in Versailles. We will supply trash bags and some rafts, an