The Nature Sanctuary Society of Western New York, Inc. 

Clean-Up/Work Party and Salamander Survey at the Sherman Bishop Preserve: Sunday, July 12 A clean up party and salamander survey will be held at the Bishop preserve on July 12. According to Ken Roblee, who will be leading the trip, “We will be picking up trash and maintaining the deer guards on tree plantings there. If need-ed, we will water the recently planted trees. After this work, a brief salamander survey will be conducted.” Participants should wear work clothes, st

Join us for our joint NSSWNY/NFBS field trip to the Houghton and Furman preserves, followed by our annual picnic at Sprague Brook Park at Noon. These trips will offer a day of natural beauty at Furman Fen and Houghton Bog, two NSSWNY preserves in southern Erie County. Showy lady’s slippers (Cypripedium reginae), grass pinks (Calopagon tuberosus), and purple pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea) will be among the many plants we will encounter. Long-time member and professional

Sometimes stewardship take a bit of brawn! Join the NSSWNY Trail Crew for general trail maintenance to pro-mote safety and reduce impacts to the Houghton and Fur-man preserves. Work will get underway on Monday, June 22, at 10:00 AM. For more information and to sign up, contact Tom Reagan at reaganjt@frontiernet.net