Conservation Field Days

Conservation Field Days 2020 had to be cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic,  Here you will find resources provided by some of the presenters who were scheduled to participate, as well as additional topics and information!  Please enjoy and learn!

NUTRITION:  Materials provided by Gabrielle Lanich, MPH, SNAP-Ed Nutritionist, Cornell Cooperative Extension

Here is a tip sheet on the nutritional value of beverages       Beverages.pdf     

Here is a Beverage Menu to select the healthiest beverage      Beverage_Menu.pdf     

Here is a recipe for a yummy and healthy smoothie snack        Snack_Recipe_Fruit_Smoothie.pdf

Here is a fun fruit crossword puzzle        Fruits_Crossword_Puzzle.pdf    

Here is the answer key for the fruit crossword       Fruits_Crossword_Puzzle_Solution.pdf     

Here is a fun GO food crossword puzzle          GO_Foods_Crossword_Puzzle.pdf             

Here is the answer key for the GO food crossword        GO_Foods_Crossword_Puzzle_Solution.pdf   

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION:  Materials provided by Daena Ford of Braddock Bay Raptor Research located on the shores of Lake Ontario just northwest of Rochester.

Information about BBRR          BBRR_brochure_2017_update.pdf               

April 2020 BBRR Newsletter         BBRR_Newsletter_April_20_email.pdf

Daena Ford at Braddock Bay Raptor Research   

View from Hawk Watch Platform at BBRR                  

Broad-Winged Hawk

NY STURGEON FOR TOMORROW:  The Orleans County Federation of Sportmen's Clubs, Inc. shared information on Great Lakes Sturgeon from NY Sturgeon For Tomorrow during Conservation Field Days 2019.

Here is a pdf with information on how you can help Lake Sturgeon:   GreatLakes-LakeSturgeon-TipSheet.pdf       

REINSTEIN WOODS NATURE PRESERVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER ((NYSDEC) - Depew, NY 

Video about Reinstein Woods

CORNELL BOTANIC GARDENS:  We did not have someone scheduled to present from the Botanic Gardens, but they have made their Wildflower Explorations for youth available online:

Cornell Botanic Gardens Wildflower Explorations at Home

COMPOSTING:  Materials provided by Katie Oakes, Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension Horticulture Educator and Orleans County Master Gardeners:   

Learn composting basics:     CFD_compost_flyer.pdf

CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY (BIRDS):  We did not have someone scheduled to present from the Lab of Ornithology, but here is a short video about the Feeder Garden located at the Lab in Sapsucker Woods, Ithaca, NY:

A Bird Feeder Garden

Watch the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Feeder Cam Live!

Last updated July 1, 2020