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Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) Training and Snowshoe Hike!

• Sunday, March 8, 2020, 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Come learn about HWA and how you can help protect the Skaneateles Lake watershed from HWA, an invasive insect that can kill Eastern Hemlock trees, which is an important tree species for protecting water quality. This event will feature training on iMapInvasives, a portal that allows citizen scientists to help track HWA. Steve Kinne, CNY HWA-Hunters Team will speak about what HWA is and how to identify it. A snowshoe hike will follow the training, and will show how to identify hemlocks and HWA.

HWA had previously been found only on the west side of Skaneateles Lake, but has recently been discovered on the eastern side. Citizen scientists can help track the spread of HWA, which is valuable for management of infested hemlocks. This event is intended to help train citizen scientists in the watershed who will be able to assist with efforts to protect watershed hemlocks. 

When: Sunday, March 8, 2020

Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (training)
           1:15 pm (hike)

Where: CNY Land Trust Office, 7 Fennell St., Skaneateles (training)
            High Hickory Preserve, 1294 Richard Rd., Skaneateles (snowshoe hike)

Register at: http://bit.ly/HWA2020 or contact Camille Marcotte at (315) 424-9485 ext.232 or ctm78@cornell.edu.

This event is presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County in partnership with CNY Land Trust and the Central NY HWA Survey Group. Support for this workshop comes from the City of Syracuse.

Please be sure to dress appropriately for the hike portion of the event: bring snowshoes and ski poles, if you have them. If conditions change and snowshoes are not needed, be sure to wear appropriate hiking footwear (ski poles are still useful).  A limited number of snowshoes (youth and adult) are available for use. To reserve a pair, please contact Camille Marcotte at (315) 424-9485 ext.232 or ctm78@cornell.edu.

This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. There will be a short break for lunch before the hike – please bring your own lunch or be prepared to grab something quick nearby. On-street and municipal parking are available.

For questions or concerns regarding this event, please contact CCE Onondaga Water Quality Educator, Camille Marcotte at ctm78@cornell.edu or (315) 424-9485 ext.232.

Fee

Free

Learn More

http://bit.ly/HWA2020

Location

Central NY Land Trust
7 Fennell Street
Skaneateles , NY 13152

Last updated February 18, 2020