Their Land, Their Legacy Workshop Friday, October 19, 2018 9:00 am - 3:30 pm NYS Fairgrounds (581 State Fair Blvd. Syracuse, New York 13209) A Workshop on Legacy Planning to Keep Forests as ForestsFew challenges faced by landowners are more important than the issue of passing their land and its responsibilities on to the next generation. Many landowners want to conserve their woods but don’t know about conservation options and how to involve family members in the future ownership and operation of their lands. On Friday, October 19, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County will be hosting Their Land, Their Legacy: A Workshop on Legacy Planning to Keep Forests as Forests at the NYS Fairgrounds, Art and Home Center, Somerset Room. Dr. Shorna Allred, Associate Professor, at Cornell University, will help participants by connecting them with Legacy Outreach Resources to help landowners consider the future of their forests. There are a number of ways that you can help landowners. As foresters, loggers, and professionals, you may talk to your clients about the importance of planning for the future of their land to ensure that their stewardship activities reach their full potential. As a conservation organization, you may be interested in hosting an outreach event that encourages landowners to learn about their conservation-based estate planning options. Whatever your role, you have an opportunity to inform these decisions. In this workshop, participants will learn about landowner decision options relating to the future of their land and to better inform them with effective and award-winning outreach resources. In addition, participants can develop and deliver their own effective conservation-based estate planning programs, applicable to the northeast region, using our publications: Your Land, Your Legacy and Their Land, Their Legacy. yourlegacyny.org.  The workshop will run 9am-3:30pm and the cost is $10/person with lunch included. Registration deadline is October 16. Register on-line at https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/TLTL2018_231.This research was funded by a grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.This workshop has been approved for 4.5 category I SAF credits.Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities. If you have questions, please contact Kristina Ferrare, Program Educator at kaf226@cornell.edu or (315) 424-9485 ext.231 $10 per person cash or check at the workshop Kristina Ferrare, kaf226@cornell.edu, 315.424.9485 x231 ========================================= Forum: Landscaping for Water Quality Tuesday, October 23, 2018 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Skaneateles High School Auditorium (49 E. Elizabeth St. Skaneateles, NY 13152) Learn from experts how to make small changes that ensure the water leaving your property has a positive impact protecting water quality in our community. Click here for event flyer.  Event is free and open to the public. Resources will be provided for attendees who pre-register. Click here to register.Presentations by:Matthew J. Biondolillo, CERP, PMP Environmental and Ecological Consultant. Sustainable shorelines– learn how to design a landscape that works to protect water quality and reduce erosion without losing space to recreate and enjoy.Donald J. Leopold, PhD. - Chair and Distinguished Teaching Professor, SUNY ESF. Native Plants for Sustainable Landscapes- will highlight native species that are no maintenance, resilient, and ecologically valuable. Applicable to home gardens, urban areas, and large scale restoration.NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)– Overview of the NYSDEC Nutrient Runoff Law and Fertilizer/ Phosphorous restrictions. Funding for Cornell Cooperative Extension programming in the Skaneateles Lake Watershed is provided by the City of Syracuse Department of Water. Thank you to our event partners, the Town of Skaneateles and The Skaneateles Lake Association, and the City of Syracuse. Shannon Fabiani, slf226@cornell.edu, 315-424-9485 x232 ========================================= 2018 Annual Meeting Thursday, October 25, 2018 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm NYS Fairgrounds (581 State Fair Blvd. Syracuse, New York 13209) The Annual Meeting will be held October 25, 2018 in the Empire Room, Arts and Home Center Building at the NYS Fairgrounds (Gate 2). We need to know that you are attending, so please register by October 19th. Register here or through the link below!It is FREE to attend!!This year we are also offering a chance for all of the public to donate support for our wonderful volunteer programming, helping them to continue to thrive.Donors will have their names printed in the 2018 Annual Meeting program booklet. If the donation arrives too late, the donor will still be recognized.Please visit www.cceonondaga.org/donate and click the button to donate via PayPal. Hillary Chartron-Bartholomew, hkk39@cornell.edu, 315-424-9485 x234 ========================================= Tick Education and Bite Prevention Workshop Saturday, October 27, 2018 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Onondaga Park Firebarn (500 Summit Ave Syracuse, NY 13207) This presentation and park walk is designed to raise community knowledge about the ticks that exist in central New York, what habitat they prefer, and how to reduce the possibility of tick bites through personal protection, habitat management and cultural controls.The indoor session will be a lecture and discussion followed by a walk in Onondaga Park to look for examples of tick habitat.The workshop is free, registration is not required. Walk-ins are welcome. Please note that the workshop will be held rain or shine, so please dress for the weather.Contact Kristina Ferrare with questions (315) 424-9485 ext. 231 or kaf226@cornell.edu. FREE Kristina Ferrare, kaf226@cornell.edu, 315.424.9485 x231 ========================================= Save The Rain Tree Planting Event Saturday, October 27, 2018 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Kirk Park (300 W Borden Ave Syracuse, NY 13205) Join us as we replant historic trees in Upper Onondaga Park, Lower Onondaga Park, and Kirk Park. On October 27th from 9am-1pm. We will be planting 79 trees along park roadways in Upper Onondaga Park, Lower Onondaga Park, and Kirk Park; restoring its historic character and following the park’s original designers intent.This tree planting event is an important component of Onondaga County's Save the Rain program, a comprehensive stormwater management plan intended to reduce pollution moving to Onondaga Lake and its tributaries. At maturity, each tree intercepts over 1,000 gallons of storm water annually. From this planting, our impact on the water shed will be taking up over 80,000 gallons of storm water annually. Justin Kwiatkowski, jjk336@cornell.edu, 315.424.9485 x250 ========================================= Kombucha Workshop Thursday, November 1, 2018 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm NYS Fairgrounds (581 State Fair Blvd. Syracuse, New York 13209) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County invites you in learning the art and science of making Kombucha to attend the upcoming workshop on Thursday, November 1st, 2018 from 4:30PM to 6:30PM at the NYS Fairgrounds, Home & Garden Center (Wegmans Demonstration Kitchen).Participants will learn how to safely ferment tea using yeast and sugar (to feed the yeast). Each participant will take home a sample bottle of Kombucha.The cost of the workshop is $15 per person and registration is required. $15 Kat Korba, kk569@cornell.edu, 315.424.9485 x230 ========================================= Liverpool Community Tree Planting Saturday, November 3, 2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Washington Park (200 Cypress St Liverpool, NY 13088) Join us at the Liverpool Community Tree Planting Event as we plant trees to beautify the neighborhood and support environmental stewardship. We will be planting trees at Washington Park, Johnson Park, and the Liverpool Historian Museum. The event will be on Saturday, November 3rd at 9:30am. Free Clare Carney, cec294@cornell.edu, 315.424.9485 x 263 ========================================= 4-H Onondaga End of the Year Celebration Saturday, November 3, 2018 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm NYS Fairgrounds (581 State Fair Blvd. Syracuse, New York 13209) - Hooray! -We are happy to invite the 4-Hers and their family to celebrate our 4-H Onondaga End of the 2017-2018 year. The youth, club leaders and parents worked so hard! We all learned a lot! What a wonderful year! Please join us for a lunch celebration at the Youth Building in the NYS Fairgrounds. We will also give the Premiums from the NYS Fair. We ask you to RSVP so we can do headcount for the catering.  RSVP REQUIRED by October 30th at: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/4H_End_of_the_Year_231 $5 Adult / $3 under 13 years old Juliana Quaresma, jmq27@cornell.edu, x241 ========================================= Manlius Community Tree Planting Saturday, November 3, 2018 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Manlius Village Center (1 Arkie Albanese Ave Manlius, NY 13104) Join us at the Manlius Community Tree Planting Event as we plant 10 trees to beautify the neighborhood and support environmental stewardship. The event will be on Saturday, November 3rd at 2:00pm. Free Clare Carney, cec294@cornell.edu, 315.424.9485 x 263 ========================================= Presentation: Herbs Wednesday, November 7, 2018 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville (5110 Jamesville Rd Jamesville,, NY 13078) The Master Gardners of Onondaga County will be delivering a presentation on Herbs on Wednesday, November 7th from 7:00pm to 8:00pm at the Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville.This presentation is free and open to the public.Registration is encouraged. Please contact the Community library of DeWitt  and Jamesville at 315-446-3578 or www.CLDandJ.org free Karen Bishop, ksb96@cornell.edu, 315.424.9485 x236 ========================================= Camillus Tree Planting Saturday, November 10, 2018 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Reed Webster Park (3491 Warners Rd Camillus, NY 13031) Join us at the Camillus Community Tree Planting Event as we plant 9 trees to beautify the neighborhood and support environmental stewardship. The event will be on Saturday, November 10th at 2:00pm. Free Clare Carney, cec294@cornell.edu, 315.424.9485 x 263 ========================================= Office Closed Monday, November 12, 2018 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm ========================================= 2018 Onondaga County Maple School Saturday, November 17, 2018 8:30 am - 12:15 pm NYS Fairgrounds (581 State Fair Blvd. Syracuse, New York 13209) Building and Maintaining a Reverse Osmosis Machine and Grading and Filtering SyrupThis year's maple school will focus on some essentials for small and beginning producers hoping to make their business or hobby more profitable and/or manageable. Reverse osmosis technology concentrates the sugar in your sap, reducing boiling time. This efficiency can make your operation more profitable and even give you a little free time during maple season - to sleep! And if you are planning to sell your syrup, you have to filter and grade it! Steve Childs from the Cornell Maple Program will join us at the NYS Fairgrounds, Wegman's Kitchen to demystify these necessary skills. The workshop will be all indoors. Morning refreshments will be served.Arrive at 8:30 a.m. for refreshments and we will begin at 9 am with the program.Registration is required at this link: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/OnondagaMaple2018_231... Hope to see you there! $15 per person/ $20 per family Kristina Ferrare, kaf226@cornell.edu, 315.424.9485 x231 ========================================= Office Closed Thursday, November 22, 2018 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm ========================================= Board of Directors Meeting Thursday, December 6, 2018 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm CCE Onondaga Classroom (The Atrium, 100 S. Salina St. Suite 325 Syracuse, NY 13202) Hillary Chartron-Bartholomew, hkk39@cornell.edu, 315-424-9485 x234 ========================================= Office Closed Monday, December 24, 2018 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm =========================================