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Winter Sowing with Native Seeds

Nike Base Community Center 3278 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island, NY, United States

Come join us for a hands-on workshop on winter sowing with native seeds at Nike Base Park - Community Center! Learn all about the benefits of using native plants in your garden, including how easy they are to maintain and how they improve the quality of your soil. If you love gardening and miss it during the winter months, […]

Free

Reimagining The Perfect Garden: Gardening for a Purpose

Grand Island Library

Join us to explore creative ways to design and cultivate gardens with a purpose in mind! Peggy Koppman, long time Grand Island resident, GINA member and Master Gardener will be discussing how our gardens need not be perfect, but purposeful. Learn about sustainable gardening practices, planting for pollinators, how to make your garden beautiful but […]

Free

Erie County Master Gardener ‘Communities in Bloom’ Class

Aurora Senior Center 101 King Street, East Aurora, NY, United States

This is a Cornell Cooperative Extension Event. Attendance of this event will count towards the Grand Island Habitat Certification. 9:00am - 10:15am 'Building a Climate Resilient Garden' Peggy Koppmann 10:30am - 11:45am 'Critter Management' Mary Kamien, Michelle Dunham  Fee: Master Gardeners: $20       Public: $25 To register, go to: erie.cce.cornell.edu/events or contact jah663@cornell.edu or (716) […]

$20 – $25

Winter Waterfowl on the Niagara

WNY Welcome Center 1999 Alvin Rd, Grand Island, NY, United States

10:00am-10:45 am | Grand Island Winter Waterfowl Talk | Diane Evans, representing GINA, will discuss the diversity of waterfowl and ducks that appear on the Niagara River during the winter. Register for the Winter Waterfowl Talk

Free

Bird Basics Talk

WNY Welcome Center 1999 Alvin Rd, Grand Island, NY, United States

3:00pm- 3:45 pm | Birding Basics for Beginners | Diane Evans will introduce tools and techniques to help you identify birds in your backyard or local greenspace. Register for the Bird Basics Talk

Free

Erie County Master Gardener ‘Communities in Bloom’ Class

Mansion at Knox Farm State Park 437 Buffalo Road, East Aurora, NY, United States

This is a Cornell Cooperative Extension Event. Attendance of this event will count towards the Grand Island Habitat Certification. 9:00am - 10:15am 'Plant Propagation Methods' Carol Ann Harlos 10:30am - 11:45am 'Can We Preserve Boxwoods in our Landscapes?: A Look at Box Tree Moth and Other Insect and Disease Threats' Margery Daughtrey, Cornell University and […]

$20 – $25

‘Celebrating Gardening’ Master Gardener Education Day

2425 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst, NY 14228 2425 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst, NY, United States

This is a Cornell Cooperative Extension Event. Attendance of this event will count towards the Grand Island Habitat Certification. Kim Eierman – author of The Pollinator Victory Garden, teacher, ecological landscape designer, founder of EcoBenericial LLC Keynote:  'Beyond Sustainability: Using Our Landscapes as a Source of Environmental Change’ Afternoon:  'Creating a Succession of Bloom in […]

$45 – $60

Introduction to Native Plants

Grand Island Library

Join us for an informative session where you can learn all about the beauty and benefits of native plants. Discover how these plants play a crucial role in our ecosystem and why they are essential for a sustainable environment. Our guest speaker for this event will be Kathy Contrino, a Master Gardener, avid birder, and […]

Free

Living a Landscape Ethic: Fostering Biodiversity and Wildlife Coexistence

Alt Nature Center 2489 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island, NY, United States

Join us at the Alt Nature Center to learn how native plants and healthy soils benefit all forms of life, why creating habitat is critical for biodiversity, and how to coexist with wildlife! Nicole Gerber and David Reilly, founders of the Citizen Coalition for Wildlife & Environment (CCWE), will lead this GINA event. CCWE is […]

Free

Guided Bird Walk led by Alec Humann

BEAVER ISLAND KAYAK LAUNCH

Guided Bird Walk: Join us for a walk in search of spring migrants including warblers, thrushes, vireos and other songbirds. Meet at the kayak launch at the end of Ferry Road at 8:00 am. The East River Marsh trail will allow us to see water birds and forest/edge species. About the Guide: Alec Humann is a […]

Native Plant Sale & Talk

Nike Base Community Center 3278 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island, NY, United States

Join us at the GI Nike Base Community Center to learn how to enhance your property with native plants that support biodiversity, attract pollinators, and create a more sustainable landscape. Lyn Chimera, Erie County Master Gardener, frequent speaker on native plants and other gardening topics, and owner of "Lessons from Nature", will share expert tips […]

Free

Master Gardener Plant Sale

First Presbyterian Church of Buffalo 1 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, United States

The Cornell Cooperative Extension Erie Master Gardener Annual Plant Sale is a perfect opportunity to buy great plants at great prices. The sale includes a choice selection of sun and shade perennials, natives, pollinators, herbs, annuals, shrubs, and vegetables from the gardens of CCE Erie Master Gardener volunteers, as well as plants donated from area […]