Greetings NYFOA Members and Friends.

NYFOA is pleased to partner again with the Audubon Society to bring you a woods walk workshop to demonstrate songbird habitat management in practice.We would like to give a special thanks to Audubon for providing financial and planning support to these programs. We would like to give further thanks to the NYFOA volunteers at the state level and chapters for their efforts to plan, administer, and host these events; their commitment of time to bring this benefit to our organization and friends is most appreciated.

We are excited about this program and hope you will join in for the opportunity to learn about some different practices you can implement on your property to promote songbird inviting habitat.This woods walk will be led by Audubon staff on a property they selected to demonstrate management practices for promoting songbird habitat that have been implemented there. Furthermore, Audubon has been certifying consulting foresters across NY through training, to give you additional access to qualified professionals to assist you in planning and implementing these practices.

We are contacting you to invite you to the workshop scheduled in your area as described below.

There is no cost to you to attend, but space is limited to 40 participants and pre-registration is required.

If light rain, the program will proceed as planned, but in event of heavy rain or other severe weather, you will be contacted ahead of time about canceling and rescheduling. Please dress for the weather.

Lunch will be provided, but if you have special dietary needs, please bring the food and drink you need. Please also bring a camp chair, etc. as there is not seating for lunch at the program location.A porta potty will be available at the site.

Program: : Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program - Please find an overview of this project effort enclosed.

Host: NYFOA Allegheny Foothills Chapter & Audubon

Date: May 11, 2024 [Potential rain date: To be determined]

Time: Check in – 9:30am-10:00am; Workshop – 10:00am-12:00pm; Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm

Location: Bush Hill State Forest, Clark Wilson Road, Town of Lydon & Farmersville, Cattaraugus County (near the Allegany County border)

Meeting Place: Clark Wilson Road at the NYS DEC gate. Approx. 1.75 miles east of the four way intersection with Grove Road.7 miles east of the Village of Franklinville. GPS Coordinates: 42.34889 N, 78.33952 W

Registration Deadline: May 8, 2024

To Register Contact: Mike Jabot – phone: 716-673-3639 email: michael.jabot@fredonia.edu

Please provide your name, phone number, email address, number of attendees, and if you are opting out of the boxed lunch provided.

We look forward to seeing you there.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the NYFOA host chapter chair or myself at 716-237-0880 or cvollmer@nyfoa.org.

Program Description

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