Composting: Tuesdays in the Garden Series Tuesday, May 7, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Paine Library, 113 Nichols Ave , Syracuse , NY 13206 A gardening lecture series sponsored by the Eastwood Community Garden, Eastwood Neighborhood Association, and Onondaga Master Gardeners Program.RSVP to eastwoodgarden@yahoo.com or to our Facebook Event for event you choose.5/7 6 pm Composting w/ Master Gardener Nancy Stewart @ Paine Branch Library, 113 Nichols Ave. Park across the street in the VFW lot. Kathleen Burns Copeletti, kab462@cornell.edu, x236 Registration: eastwoodgarden@yahoo.com ========================================= Herbs: Tuesdays in the Garden Series Tuesday, May 14, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Paine Library, 113 Nichols Ave , Syracuse , NY 13206 A gardening lecture series sponsored by the Eastwood Community Garden, Eastwood Neighborhood Association, and Onondaga Master Gardeners Program.RSVP to eastwoodgarden@yahoo.com or to our Facebook Event for event you choose.5/14 Noon Herbs w/ Master Gardener student Joan Arno @ Paine Branch Library, 113 Nichols Ave. Park across the street in the VFW lot. Kathleen Burns Copeletti, kab462@cornell.edu, x236 Registration: eastwoodgarden@yahoo.com ========================================= Board Meeting Thursday, May 16, 2024 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County, 6505 Collamer Road , East Syracuse, NY 13057 Hillary Chartron-Bartholomew, hkk39@cornell.edu, 315-424-9485 x234 ========================================= Garden Tool Maintenance Saturday, May 18, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am NOPL at Cicero, 8686 Knowledge Ln. , Cicero, NY 13039 Proper maintenance of gardening tools makes your gardening tasks easier but also ensures the health and the beauty of your plants. This program will discuss the benefits of sharp garden tools and how to properly maintain them. If weather allows a demonstration will be presented outside in the Library Farm. A representative from Ace Hardware in Brewerton will be the presenter.Registration is required. Seating is limited, sign up early. Event Type(s): Community, Education, Home & GardenAge Group(s): Adults, SeniorsPresenter: Ace Hardware of BrewertonSue Buswell(315) 699-2032 ext. 3304sbuswell@nopl.org Kathleen Burns Copeletti, kab462@cornell.edu, x236 Registration: https://onlibnopl.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?eventid=24778 ========================================= Master Gardener Annual Plant Sale Saturday, May 18, 2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Immanuel United Methodist Church, 303 Kasson Rd , Camillus, NY 13031 Kathleen Burns Copeletti, kab462@cornell.edu, x236 ========================================= Office Closed Monday, May 27, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm ========================================= Lasagna Gardening Saturday, June 1, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am NOPL at Cicero, 8686 Knowledge Ln. , Cicero, NY 13039 Lasagna gardening has nothing to do with cooking but everything to do with gardening. The talk is based on a series of books by Patricia Lanza that touts a no digging, no weeding, no tilling, no kidding approach to setting up a home garden. A Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener will talk about the premise behind the book and then give applications for everyday gardeners. There will be a demonstration out in the Library Farm property immediately following the program, weather permitting. Registration is required. Saturday, June 01, 2024: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMEvent Type(s): Community, Education, Home & GardenAge Group(s): AdultsPresenter: CCE Master GardenerNOPL Contact: Sue Buswell(315) 699-2032 ext. 3004sbuswell@nopl.org Free Kathleen Burns Copeletti, kab462@cornell.edu, x236 Registration: https://onlibnopl.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?eventid=24610 ========================================= 2024 Onondaga County Parks 4-H Summer Camps - Registration Deadline Sunday, June 9, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm This summer, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County will be offering three 4-H day camps at three different Onondaga County Parks. Youth are welcome to register and attend more than one camp this summer, but please keep in mind that programs will be repeated each week. Please reach out to David Scholl, our camp director, at 315-424-9485 x250 or ds963@cornell.edu if you have any questions at all. July 8th – 11th (9:00 am – 3:00 pm): Camp Brockway @ Pratts Falls County Park July 15th – 18th (9:00 am – 3:00 pm): Pines Camp @ Highland Forest County Park August 5th – 8th (9:00 am – 3:00 pm): McKinley Shelters @ Oneida Shores County Park Onondaga County Parks 4-H Summer Camps will offer a wide variety of programs! Environmental education will be a main focus, with ticks/lyme disease, water quality, community forestry, geology, and more. Physical activity will also be incorporated through hiking, orienteering, archery, and organized sports. If your child is active, curious, and loves the outdoors, you’re in the right place!All registrations and payments must be completed in full by June 9th. If you have multiple children to register, please complete this registration form for each child. $50 per week David Scholl, ds963@cornell.edu, x250 Registration: https://www.cognitoforms.com/CornellCooperativeExtensionOfOnondagaCounty/OnondagaCountyParks4HSummerCampsRegistrationForm ========================================= Stabilizing Steep Slopes to Stop Soil Erosion in Skaneateles Lake: Highlighting a Project by the Central New York Land Trust Saturday, June 15, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Central New York Land Trust Property, 2989 Bacher Rd , Skaneateles, NY 13152 Event Address: 2989 Bacher Rd, Skaneateles, NY 13152Registration link: https://forms.gle/8XBGprf6y9mcNtkT9Parking is available on site, but capacity is limited. Please consider carpooling if able.*This event will involve walking on steep slopes. Please wear appropriate footwear. Attendees will be asked to sign a risk waiver. * Description: The Central New York Land Trust recently completed a riparian restoration project in Spafford to protect water quality in Skaneateles Lake. This large project encompasses almost 94 acres of previously logged and damaged land. Part of this project included native tree, shrub, grass and wildflower plantings to prevent soil erosion on the steep slopes and provide habitat and food for wildlife. Learn more and see the project for yourself at this program, which will be presented by Paul Porter, Director of Stewardship.Speaker: Paul Porter, Director of Stewardship, Central New York Land TrustQuestions? Contact Camille Marcotte, Water and Ecology Educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension Onondaga County, at ctm78@cornell.edu or (315) 424-9485 ext.232.Cornell Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer. This program is presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County. Support for this event comes from the City of Syracuse. None Camille Marcotte, ctm78@cornell.edu, x232 Registration: https://forms.gle/8XBGprf6y9mcNtkT9 ========================================= Office Closed Wednesday, June 19, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm ========================================= Office Closed Thursday, July 4, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm ========================================= Rain Gardens: One Solution to Stormwater Pollution and Pollinator Protection Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Skaneateles Library, 49 E Genesee St. , Skaneateles, NY 13152 Register: https://forms.gle/R3HZTDCZYC93P4m28Rain gardens help slow the flow of stormwater, often carrying pollutants, so that it can filter and help to protect water quality, including Skaneateles Lake, the drinking water source for Syracuse and other communities. Join us to learn more about how to install a rain garden on your property, doing your part to create a "sponge" to soak up polluted water in the watershed.Rain gardens, filled with native perennial plants, are food and home for declining insect populations – including pollinators. Learn more about how rain gardens can also support pollinators presented by Molly Jacobson, Pollinator Ecologist with the SUNY ESF Restoration Science Center. After these brief presentations, we will walk over to the demonstration garden, which is located just down the street from the library in front of the City of Syracuse Water Department building. There will be a short garden tour and time for questions and answers and discussion.Speakers:Camille Marcotte, Water and Ecology Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension Onondaga CountyMolly Jacobson, Pollinator Ecologist, SUNY ESF Restoration Science CenterPartners:Cornell Cooperative Extension Onondaga with support from the City of SyracuseSUNY ESF Restoration Science CenterGo Native! perennialsThe Skaneateles LibrarySkaneateles Lake AssociationQuestions? Contact Camille Marcotte, Water and Ecology Educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension Onondaga County, at ctm78@cornell.edu or (315) 424-9485 ext.232.Cornell Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer. This program is presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County. Support for this event comes from the City of Syracuse. Free Camille Marcotte, ctm78@cornell.edu, x232 Registration: https://forms.gle/R3HZTDCZYC93P4m28 ========================================= Office Closed Monday, September 2, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm ========================================= Board Meeting Thursday, September 19, 2024 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County, 6505 Collamer Road , East Syracuse, NY 13057 Hillary Chartron-Bartholomew, hkk39@cornell.edu, 315-424-9485 x234 ========================================= Office Closed Monday, October 14, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm ========================================= Office Closed Monday, November 11, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm ========================================= Office Closed Thursday, November 28, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm ========================================= Board Meeting Thursday, December 5, 2024 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County, 6505 Collamer Road , East Syracuse, NY 13057 Hillary Chartron-Bartholomew, hkk39@cornell.edu, 315-424-9485 x234 ========================================= Office Closed Tuesday, December 24, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm =========================================