Date | Education Session | Main Program
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December-24 | Holiday Potluck | Holiday Potluck |
November-24 | Back Country Meals (pt. 2) | Winter 2024 Whitewater Adventure by Mike Radomski |
October-24 | Back Country Meals (pt. 1) | Deaths in National Parks: Who, What, and Why by Randi Minetor |
September-24 | Ice Cream Social | Ice Cream Social |
June-24 | Summer Picnic | Summer Picnic |
May-24 | Meteorology & Weather Forecasting by Jessica Hilbert | Making a Difference with Citizen Science by Dr. Brenda Young |
April-24 | Map & Compass Basics | “30×30 and its Impact on WNY” by Jay Burney |
March-24 | Nathan Ibarra of LPL Financial on Values Directed Investing | Waterkeepers by Robert Coady |
February-24 | Keeping yourself “found” by Paul Gannon and Jonathan Coupal | Freedom Seekers – Naturalists of the Northeast by Mary Ronan |
January-24 | Liam Burgeson on Cycling | ADK 46er Jason Lape |
December-23 | Annual Holiday Gathering! | Annual Holiday Gathering! |
November-23 | Dressing for the Cold with Paul Gannon | “Capturing the Return of Wildlife” by Kevin Szen |
October-23 | Leave No Trace with Fred Thornley | Eastern Timber Rattlesnakes by Richard Rupprecht |
September-23 | Ice Cream Social! | |
June-23 | Annual Meeting and Picnic at Akron Falls Park | |
May-23 | Map & Compass Basics | The Beauty of Bats by Dr Karen Sloth |
April-23 | Traveling by Bicycle by Aaron Slosman | Protecting Chautauqua County’s Natural Resources & Scenic Beauty by Mr. Twan Leenders |
March-23 | The basics needed to lead a hike by Ed Kasperzek | New York State – 380 Million Years BCE by geologist Dan Krisher |
February-23 | Emergency “Shelter” options by Paul Gannon | Animal Relationships by Reinstein Woods |
January-23 | “Winter Backpacking” workshop presented by member Jonathan Coupal | Laura Molenda’s discussion of her March 2022 summit of Mt Kilimanjaro, the Mountains and Marathons (international leadership group), and Buffalo’s Girls Education Collaborative which operates a girl’s school in Tanzania |
December-22 | Holiday Potluck Dinner and Chapter Meeting | |
November-22 | Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Workshop / Snowflake Ski Shop | Silent Seasons / environmental lawyer and author Laura Evans, on sustainability |
October-22 | Mark Carra as President Theodore Roosevelt | “All Our Relations” / Pete Hill, project director of Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties |
September-22 | Ice Cream Social and Slide Show of Members’ Nature Photos | |
June-22 | Annual Meeting and Picnic at Sprague Brook Park | Hike with Larry Moses, nature hike with Lynn and Doug Kenney, Alan Baczkiewicz, and Mike Radomski / Secret Places of Western New York: 25 Scenic Hikes authors Jennifer Hillman and Bill McKeever / Music by Gino McManus & Frank Grizanti / Conservationist of the Year Award presented to Rick Steinberg |
May-22 | The Backyard Bird Sanctuary / author Alan Baczkiewicz | “Wildlife Rescue 101” / Margie Hanrahan of Messinger Woods Wildlife Care and Education Center |
April-22 | “The Current State of Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population” / Dave O’Donnell | “The Ecological Restoration of Tifft Nature Preserve” / Kimberly Adriaansen |
March-22 | “Discovering Underappreciated Natural Resource Areas in WNY” / naturalist John Sander | “An Unnatural Diet” / environmental artist Alexis Oltmer |
February-22 | “Friends of Allegany State Park” / organization president Paul Crawford | “The Habitat Project” / Anne McCooey, director of the Black Rock Riverside Alliance |
January-22 | Zoom Meeting: “Forest Bathing” / Jennifer Fendya, PhD | |
December-21 | “The 10 Essentials” and “Winter Gear” / Mike Radomski | “Creating a Bridge – Connecting Forward Our “Loves” with the Next Generation” / Dr Michael Jabot, Distinguished Professor of Science Education at SUNY Fredonia |
November-21 | “The Owls of Reinstein” / Daniel Mlodozeniec, educator, Friends of Reinstein Woods | Q&A with Dr Gerry Rising, author of the weekly Buffalo News column Nature Watch |
October-21 | Zoom Meeting: “Proposed Allegany Wildlands” / Kyle Semmel of WNY Land Conservancy | |
September-21 | Zoom Meeting: Virtual Ice Cream Social and Members’ Photo Slideshow / Doug Gaffney | |
August-21 | Annual Picnic at Ellicott Creek Park | |
June-21 | Zoom Meeting: Chapter Election | “Edible and Medicinal Plants of New York” / Heather Housekeeper, aka The Botanical Hiker |
May-21 | Zoom Meeting: “Adirondack Search Utilizing the Rescue Incident Command System” / Peter Boinet, Adirondack Mountain Rescue Organization |
April-21 | Zoom Meeting: “Paddling Safety and Fun” / Andrea Vaillancourt-Adler, Certified Paddling Instructor, and Mary & Richard Schraven |
March-21 | Zoom Meeting: “WNY Hiking Challenge” / Mike Radomski | |
February-21 | Zoom Meeting: A Chat with ADK Staff / Andrew Hamlin, Trail Coordinator | |
January-21 | Zoom Meeting: “ADK Summit Steward Initiative” / Kayla White | |
December-20 | Zoom Meeting: Slide Show of Members’ Nature Photos | |
November-20 | Zoom Meeting: “Saving Old Growth Trees at College Lodge Forest” / Kyle Semmel | |
October-20 | Zoom Meeting: “Orienteering with a Compass” / Mike Radomski | |
September-20 | Zoom Meeting: Business and Election of Officers, Member’s Slide Show | |
August-20 | Zoom Meeting: Outings Policies and Procedures, and 2020 Covid Advice | |
June-20 | Zoom Meeting: “High Peaks Adventuring: Part II” / Mike Radomski | “Getting High with My Son – A Hut-to-Hut Traverse of the Presidential Range” / Paul Gannon |
May-20 | ZOOM “Let’s Get Ready for Spring Cycling” / Mike Lex | Nature Appreciation: Photos of Lynn and Doug Kenney and Mary Schraven |
April-20 | Zoom Meeting: “Footloose and Blister Free” and “Rafting Through the Desert” / Paul Gannon | |
March-20 | “What Does It Take To Be a Winter Mountaineer?” Maureen Rowley, Sue Kolasz, and Pam Sander share their experiences during the 2020 Winter Mountaineering School | “Buffalo River Projects” / Buffalo Niagara Waterkeepers |
February-20 | “Delicious Backcountry Cooking” / Mary and Richard Schraven | “Endangered Species” / Buffalo Zoomobile |
January-20 | Snowshoe & Cross-Country Ski Round Table / Teresa Corrigan | Great Gorge Trolley Route/Niagara Regional Parks |