Friday, February 16, 2024
6:00-8:00 pm
Meet and Greet
Come and join us for an informal social event, with some of our sponsors, partners, and presenters. Food and Beverage available.
6:00-8:00 pm
Meet and Greet
Come and join us for an informal social event, with some of our sponsors, partners, and presenters. Food and Beverage available.
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Noon-5pm
Indoor displays, programs, and presentations
Noon-1230 PM
Presenter: Christina Rockwell Buffalo Ornithological Society
“Flocks and Floofs: Adaptations of Niagara’s Winter Birds”
12:45 PM -1:30 PM
Presenter: Greg Stevens, Executive Director, Niagara River Greenway Commission
The Greenway Updates and What is Next!
1:45 PM-2:30 PM Niagara River Birds
PRESENTER: Connie Adams, New York State DEC Wildlife Biologist
Learn about the many species of birds on the Niagara River including ducks, geese, swans, colonial waterbirds, the Common Tern, and their conditions and threats in 2024.(reprise of the Saturday Burchfield program -for the Niagara Falls Audience)
2:45PM -3:30 PM
Presenter: Margaret Wooster
STAMP and the impact on the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
3:45 PM 4:30 PM
Group Presentation and Discussion
30 x 30 The Western New York Environmental Alliance
How can our region participate in 30 x 30? Niagara County, New York State, and the urban and agricultural areas of the region.
4:30 PM - 5:00PM
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge/USFWS Mock Bird Banding Demonstration
Join Ranger Logan to learn about bird banding and its purpose through a fun, family-friendly mock bird banding demonstration while learning about the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Wildlife Refuge System, and Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge! *No live birds will be present*
Noon-5pm
Indoor displays, programs, and presentations
Noon-1230 PM
Presenter: Christina Rockwell Buffalo Ornithological Society
“Flocks and Floofs: Adaptations of Niagara’s Winter Birds”
12:45 PM -1:30 PM
Presenter: Greg Stevens, Executive Director, Niagara River Greenway Commission
The Greenway Updates and What is Next!
1:45 PM-2:30 PM Niagara River Birds
PRESENTER: Connie Adams, New York State DEC Wildlife Biologist
Learn about the many species of birds on the Niagara River including ducks, geese, swans, colonial waterbirds, the Common Tern, and their conditions and threats in 2024.(reprise of the Saturday Burchfield program -for the Niagara Falls Audience)
2:45PM -3:30 PM
Presenter: Margaret Wooster
STAMP and the impact on the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
3:45 PM 4:30 PM
Group Presentation and Discussion
30 x 30 The Western New York Environmental Alliance
How can our region participate in 30 x 30? Niagara County, New York State, and the urban and agricultural areas of the region.
4:30 PM - 5:00PM
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge/USFWS Mock Bird Banding Demonstration
Join Ranger Logan to learn about bird banding and its purpose through a fun, family-friendly mock bird banding demonstration while learning about the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Wildlife Refuge System, and Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge! *No live birds will be present*