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Event Date: Thursday, July 31 (detailed schedule below)
Location: 1200A Scottsville Rd Ste 160, Rochester NY
Hosted by: Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District
Presented by: BirdCOR & Genesee Valley Audubon Society
Phone: 585-223-8369
Web site: www.birdcor.org
Event Details:
* Educator training programs open to teachers and nonformal educators.
* Project WILD is a wildlife-focused conservation education program for K-12 educators. [...]

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For nearly 50 years, the levels and flows of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River have been regulated by dams in the river. This regulation has eliminated the natural 15-30 year cycles of low and high levels that have shaped the beaches, dunes and wetlands of the lake’s coastline. The current water regulating [...]

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Here’s an interesting blog and background information on the status of Hemlock and Canadice Lakes:
http://loveyourdestiny.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-york-state-plans-to-buy-hemlock-and.html

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Hurray for Hobart & William Smith College in Geneva for instituting a Community Bike Program to promote a greener campus. I’d like to see this idea spread far & wide.

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Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) has a host of fun suggestions to get you walking and biking around town! And if you’re already doing so regularly, this is your chance to be part of a larger event, and inspire others to enjoy active transportation.
April 7-13 is National Public Health Week (NPHW). RTC is a partner and this [...]

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The earth has been good to us, so now is our time to learn a little more about being good to it. Please call Evergreen Outfitters (Ashville, NY) at 716-763-2266 to register for the following seminars:
Leave No Trace Saturday, April 19
“Take only photos, leave only foot prints.” Leave No Trace is a set [...]

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Finger Lakes Running Club Announces Race and Running Shoe Recycling Events for Late 2008

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My exposures to wind turbines as a hiker have been mainly positive. I encountered them on a wind-swept hill top while hiking across Spain and while on a day hike in California. Now, they can be spotted in the southern tier of NY State. I recently read that the Finger Lakes Trail Conference takes [...]

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Invasive species wreck havoc on native plants and animals worldwide and alter ecosystems forever. Here’s an article on the 5 worst invasive species.

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The Finger Lakes Running Club shoe recycling program transforms donated running shoes into running tracks.

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