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01MayThursday Night Nature: Young Forests = Biodiversity and Healthier Ecosystems with Dan Duran, Ph.D. (May 1, 2025)
Frequently, conservationists and others have led us to treasure older forests more than other ecosystems. Open-field habitats and young forests, however, hold significantly more biodiversity than closed-canopy forests. Those…
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08MayThursday Night Nature: From Indigenous Plants to Modern Medicine with Daniella I. Olan, Ph.D. (May 8, 2025)
This lecture explores the journey of traditional plant-based healing into modern medicine. Indigenous communities have long used medicinal plants for holistic wellness. Science has harnessed the power of these…
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15MayThursday Night Nature: Seeding Ecosystems of the Future with Evelyn M. Beaury, Ph.D. (May 15, 2025)
Climate change is impacting the distribution of biodiversity across time and space. Our gardens can be incredibly useful tools to support biodiversity conservation, such as by supporting native plant…
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22MayThursday Night Nature: Why Cicadas Matter with Chris Alice Kratzer (May 22, 2025)
Cicadas are large and clumsy insects whose calls are synonymous with “summer” the world over. Learn how cicadas fit into the broader ecosystem and how they serve as a…
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29MayThursday Night Nature: Gill Creek Green Infrastructure Solutions Project – Creating and Using Natural Ecosystems for Stormwater Purification with Brad Mudrzynski (May 29, 2025)
Gill Creek and its impoundment Hyde Park Lake are located within Hyde Park in the City of Niagara Falls, New York. The lake has poor water quality and experiences…
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09Jun“Wild” Gentle Yoga: Yoga to Connect with Yourself and Nature (June 9, 2021)
This program has a tiered pricing system that allows you to pay what you wish.
Join Priscilla Hayes, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve volunteer naturalist and certified yoga teacher, for gentle…
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03Nov“Wild” Gentle Yoga: Yoga to Connect with Yourself and Nature (November-All)
This program has a tiered pricing system that allows you to pay what you wish.
Join Priscilla Hayes, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve volunteer naturalist and certified yoga teacher, for gentle…
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11MayGrowing Native Plants: Mother’s Day Make and Take Basket
Get ready for Mother’s Day with a special planter for mom made with love by you. Our make & take table will be open next to the Visitor Center…
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12MayGrowing Native Plants: Mother’s Day Make and Take Basket
Get ready for Mother’s Day with a special planter for mom made with love by you. Our make & take table will be open next to the Visitor Center…
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20OctGrowing Native Plants: Make-and-Take Carnivorous Plants
What’s scarier than a plant that eats meat? Join us in our Native Plant Nursery to…
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08JanWinter Lecture Series: Monarch Butterflies: Masters of Migration with Mike Weilbacher (Jan. 8, 2023)
Every year, monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus)—those showy, Halloween-colored beauties—engage in one of nature’s most extraordinary feats: flying to a very few secluded mountain valleys in Mexico. After wintering, they…
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15JanWinter Lecture Series: Pawpaws to the People with Chris Chmiel (Jan. 15, 2023)
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba), the North American native tree that produces the largest edible fruits—once nearly forgotten—has seen a dramatic resurgence in popularity. While you may not see the fruit…