Check out this month's events!
Terrestrial Invasive Species on the FLT with FL-PRISM Thursday, June 17 @ 7 p.m.
Learn how you can help stop the spread of invasive species in this dynamic presentation!
Matt Gallo is the Terrestrial Species Outreach Coordinator with Finger Lakes PRISM (Partner for Regional Invasive Species Management). He will teach you how to survey for invasive species using your phone while out on the trail, helping FL-PRISM identify and respond to priority areas. This is important work and we need your help.
Don't miss this opportunity to enhance and protect outdoor spaces in our region!
Trail Stewardship with NYS Parks
Tuesday, June 22 @ 7 p.m.
Many people think the job of NYS Parks is to take money at the gate, clean bathrooms, and mow the grass. But NYS Parks, officially known as the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), is responsible for a wide array of stewardship projects, including natural resource, historical and cultural projects - and some of them are really cool.
Join us for a special two-part FLT Connect event to learn more about NYS Parks and the work they do. First, Steuben Brewing Company will host an engaging presentation with Josh Teeter from NYS Parks on Tuesday, June 22. You can attend this event live or via Zoom (tickets to both are available using the link below).
Then, join us for a hike in Robert H. Treman State Park with Josh on Saturday, June 26 to see some NYS Parks projects first hand!
You may choose to attend one or both events. We hope to see you!
June 22 Presentation
Date and time
Tue, June 22, 2021
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT
Location
Online event
FLT Connect: Trail Stewardship Discussion with NYS Parks' Josh Teeter
Learn more about NYS Parks and trail stewardship with Environment Educator Josh Teeter!
About this event
Many people think the job of NYS Parks is to take money at the gate, clean bathrooms, and mow the grass. But NYS Parks, officially known as the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), is responsible for a wide array of stewardship projects, including natural resource, historical and cultural projects - and some of them are really cool.
Join us for a special two-part FLT Connect event to learn more about NYS Parks and the work they do.
Steuben Brewing Company is hosting a hybrid presentation by Josh Teeter Tuesday, June 22 (SBC Club Members may attend live, all others via Zoom). Josh will talk about the many kinds of projects the NYS Parks oversees and is involved with, and about the mission and history of the organization.
Then, on Saturday, June 26, join us for a hike on the FLT through Robert Treman State Park in Ithaca to see some projects first hand! Separate registration is required for this event.
Josh Teeter is the Finger Lakes Region Environmental Educator with the NYS Parks. He has worked as an adjunct lecturer at SUNY Cortland and SUNY Binghamton, teaching courses on Environmental Education, Wilderness and American Culture, Natural Resource Management, Hiking, Backpacking, and Winter Travel. Josh has an M.S. in Recreation Management and spent a year studying primitive and survival skills at Wilderness Awareness School in Duval, WA.
This event is the first in a series of events offered in partnership between NYS Parks, Steuben Brewing Company and the Finger Lakes Trail Conference. The three organizations share a commitment to support activities in outdoor spaces, and to encourage responsible recreation.
June 26 Hike
Robert H. Treman Park Hike with the FLT & NYS Parks
Date and time
Sat, June 26, 2021
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
Location
Robert H. Treman State Park, Upper Entrance
129 Upper Park Road
Newfield, NY 14867
Join us for a lovely hike on the FLT in Robert H. Treman State Park with NYS Parks' Josh Teeter and our partners at Steuben Brewing Company!
About this event
This hike will include the Overlook of Lucifer Falls, as well as the Old Mill (built in 1837) that houses a Civilian Conservation Corps display and information about the former hamlet of Enfield Falls.
The hike will be led by Josh Teeter, and Environmental Educator with NYS Parks. Josh has worked as an adjunct lecturer at SUNY Cortland and SUNY Binghamton, teaching courses on Environmental Education, Wilderness and American Culture, Natural Resource Management, Hiking, Backpacking, and Winter Travel, and has an M.S. in Recreation Management. Josh will be giving a guided tour of NYS Parks projects and pointing out special aspects of this hike on the Finger Lakes Trail.
This event is the first in a series of events offered in partnership between NYS Parks, Steuben Brewing Company and the Finger Lakes Trail Conference. The three organizations share a commitment to support activities in outdoor spaces, and to encourage responsible recreation.
Leave No Trace Principle #2: Travel & Camp on Durable Surfaces Thursday, June 29 @ 7 p.m.
FLT Connect: Understanding Leave No Trace Principle #2, Travel & Camp on Durable Surfaces
About this event
Christy and Michaela are hitting the trail to demonstrate Leave No Trace Principle #2: Travel & Camp on Durable Surfaces.
There is a lot to consider when you're planning an overnight or backpacking trip on the FLT. Michaela and Christy spent a night on Map M20, taking care to think through where to set up a tent, how to minimize impact on vegetation while we were hiking, and other aspects of this important LNT principle.
Date and time
Tue, June 29, 2021
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
Location
Online event
