{"id":867,"date":"2016-03-29T20:08:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T00:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oatka.org\/?p=867"},"modified":"2016-03-29T20:08:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T00:08:09","slug":"upcoming-events-of-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oatka.org\/?p=867","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Events of Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A variety of events are happening in the coming weeks:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/?attachment_id=868\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-868\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-868\" src=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/EAB-300x200.png\" alt=\"EAB\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/EAB-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/EAB.png 485w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/?attachment_id=869\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-869\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-869\" src=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/WoolyAdelgid-300x200.png\" alt=\"WoolyAdelgid\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/WoolyAdelgid-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/WoolyAdelgid.png 401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Emerging Forest Pest Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>April 7 &#8211; (RSVPs requested by April 4)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9:30 am \u2013 Noon<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_lblVenueName\">Genesee County Park and Forest Interpretive Center<\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_lblVenueStreet\">11095 Bethany Center Rd<\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_lblVenueCityStateZip\">East Bethany, NY 14054<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Join Cornell University Forest Entomologist Mark Whitmore, Andrea Locke from WNY Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Mgmt., representatives of the WNY Emerald Ash Borer Taskforce, NYS DEC staff and local CCE staff for a discussion relating to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Detection and management of Emerald Ash Borer<\/li>\n<li>Hemlock Woolly Adelgid<\/li>\n<li>Forest Pest Task forces<\/li>\n<li>Tree Identification and next steps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To <em>RSVP or for more information, contact:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Don Gasiewicz, CCE Wyoming at (585) 786-2251 or <em><a href=\"mailto:emh92@cornell.edu\">\u00a0drg35@cornell.edu<\/a><\/em>, or<\/p>\n<p>Sharon Bachman, CCE Erie at (716) 652-5400, ext. 150 or at <em><a href=\"mailto:sin2@cornell.edu\">sin2@cornell.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Webinar &#8211; New York&#8217;s Great Lakes Riparian Restoration Opportunity Assessment Products<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>April 14<\/strong> &#8211; Thursday<\/p>\n<p>New York&#8217;s Natural Heritage Program at the State University of New York College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry and DEC&#8217;s Great Lakes watershed program will be presenting a new GIS landscape assessment tool that the DEC is interested in using to evaluate and prioritize riparian areas for restoration &amp; protection efforts such as the Trees for Tribs program. Anyone interested in signing up for this webinar should contact DEC at <a href=\"mailto:greatlakes@dec.ny.gov\">greatlakes@dec.ny.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/?attachment_id=649\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-649\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-649\" src=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-shot-2015-04-10-at-10.56.46-AM-300x235.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-04-10 at 10.56.46 AM\" width=\"172\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-shot-2015-04-10-at-10.56.46-AM-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-shot-2015-04-10-at-10.56.46-AM.png 405w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>April 23<\/strong> &#8211; Saturday<\/p>\n<p>OCWC will again be hosting Monroe County&#8217;s <strong>Pick up the Parks<\/strong> at the Oatka Park in Scottsville. Vice Chair Maureen is again coordinating the effort. We will be posting more information here as we get closer to the event. For now, find registration forms and more information at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.monroecounty.gov\/parks\/pickuptheparks\">http:\/\/www2.monroecounty.gov\/parks\/pickuptheparks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/?attachment_id=871\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-871\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-871\" src=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gflrpc-300x226.png\" alt=\"gflrpc\" width=\"107\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gflrpc-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gflrpc.png 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 107px) 100vw, 107px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Spring 2016 Regional Local Government Workshop <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>May 19<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; Thursday (Registration through May 11)<\/p>\n<p>8:00AM &#8211; 5:00PM<\/p>\n<p>Burgundy Basin Inn<br \/>\n1361 Marsh Road<br \/>\nPittsford, New York 14534<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genesee Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council<\/strong> will be hosting the workshop which contains a wide variety of topics. Sessions include basics such as &#8220;Planning Board Overview&#8221; as well as the latest information on topics such as &#8220;Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)&#8221;, &#8220;Steps to Improve Community Walkability&#8221; and\u00a0 &#8220;New York State Community Partnership Program&#8221;. For a complete list of sessions and registration information, see the brochure available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gflrpc.org\/uploads\/5\/0\/4\/0\/50406319\/brochure.pdf\">http:\/\/www.gflrpc.org\/uploads\/5\/0\/4\/0\/50406319\/brochure.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/?attachment_id=870\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-870\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-870\" src=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/GRWLogo-300x74.png\" alt=\"GRWLogo\" width=\"300\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/GRWLogo-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/GRWLogo-768x188.png 768w, https:\/\/oatka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/GRWLogo.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>3rd Annual Genesee River Basin Summit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>May 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8:00AM-4:30PM<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_lblVenueName\">Rochester Institute of Technology<\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_lblVenueStreet\">Louise Slaughter Hall, Building 78, Rooms 2240-2210<\/span><span id=\"ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_lblVenueCityStateZip\"><\/span><span id=\"ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_lblVenueCityStateZip\"><span id=\"ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_lblVenueName\"><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_lblVenueStreet\">One Lomb Memorial Drive<\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_lblVenueCityStateZip\">Rochester, New York 14623<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Join the <strong>Genesee RiverWatch<\/strong> as they host their annual river basin summit. This year will be focusing on streambank erosion and soil loss\u00a0 in the Genesee River Basin. This event will explore the issues based upon presentations from regional experts and subsequent discussion with participants.<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit: http:\/\/geneseeriverwatch.org\/index.php\/events\/upcoming-events\/62-2016-genesee-river-basin-summit<\/p>\n<p>To register: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycharities.org\/events\/EventLevels.aspx?ETID=8963\">click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also TBA this spring:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OCWC is partnering with the Seth Green Chapter of Trout Unlimited in a fisheries restoration project of the Oatka Creek in the Oatka Creek Park area. OCWC will be coordinating the Trees for Tribs component of this project. More information soon!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A variety of events are happening in the coming weeks: Emerging Forest Pest Meeting April 7 &#8211; (RSVPs requested by April 4) 9:30 am \u2013 Noon Genesee County Park and Forest Interpretive Center 11095 Bethany Center Rd East Bethany, NY 14054 Join Cornell University Forest Entomologist Mark Whitmore, Andrea Locke from WNY Partnership for Regional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7nBTe-dZ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oatka.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oatka.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oatka.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oatka.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oatka.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=867"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/oatka.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":873,"href":"https:\/\/oatka.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867\/revisions\/873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oatka.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oatka.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oatka.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}