This is a great way to get outside, meet new people with similar interests!
American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day Macedon to Montezuma Bike Ride – June 3, 2017
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This year is the 58th Apple Blossom Festival in Williamson N.Y. This festival is the longest continuous festival in New York. There are endless float ideas to inspire you, from tie dye to Woodstock. Organizations and individuals are encouraged to enter a float. Generous cash prizes will be awarded to three lucky floats but everyone wins by participating in one of Western New York’s biggest parades! Parade starts promptly at 2:00 on May 20, 2017.
More information and event times can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/Williamson-Apple-Blossom-Festival-133175249382/
(photo left: 1968 Williamson Apple Blossom Festival – this year’s theme is “Still Groovy After all these years”)
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State Agriculture Commissioner Announces Application Now Open for NYS Grown & Certified Agricultural Producers’ Grant Program
$5 Million Available Statewide to Help NYS Farmers Meet Food Safety Standards and Participate in the New York State Grown & Certified Program
Funding Provided in the 2017-18 New York State Budget Deadline for Eligible Applicants to Apply through the State’s Regional Economic Development Councils Consolidated Funding Application is Friday, July 28
State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced that eligible applicants can now apply for the $5 million New York State Grown & Certified Agricultural Producers’ Grant Program. Funded through the 2017-18 New York State Budget, the program is part of the Regional Economic Development Councils process. It was created to assist New York State agricultural producers meet food safety standards and join the New York State Grown & Certified program.
More information on the Agricultural Producers’ Grant Program here, or contact District Technician, AEM Specialist Ian Priestley
Email: priestleyswcd@rochester.rr.com
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May 6, 2017: 11th Annual Wildlife Festival at the Montezuma Audubon Center –
The Montezuma Audubon Center’s 11th Annual Wildlife Festival on Saturday, May 6th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. will celebrate the Montezuma Wetlands Complex as a critically important habitat for millions of migratory birds with activities for all ages. Games, crafts, music, and theatrical performances at the Family Theater and Activity Tent are just some of the events that will entertain the large audience expected at the festival this year.
“There will be something for everyone at our largest event of the year,” said Chris Lajewski, Center Director at the Montezuma Audubon Center. “The weather is warming, the sun is shining, and the birds are returning to Montezuma’s forests, wetlands and grasslands. Spring is a great time to experience the impressive bird migration and we look forward to seeing families from across the Finger Lakes Region at this exciting and unique event.”
Live animal shows, music, food, guided canoeing and bird watching walks, children’s activities, local artisans & crafters, prizes, and a huge bounce house. 10am to 3pm. MAC, 2295 Route 89, Savannah. (315) 365-3588. For more information visit http://ny.audubon.org/montezuma
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Meet up on Earth Day for the Erie Canal Clean Sweep. New York’s largest Earth Day clean-up event.
Each year the NYS Canal Corporation and Parks & Trails New York hosts volunteer events along the New York State Canal System as part of the 12th annual Canal Clean Sweep.
April 22, 2017
In Lyons volunteers will clean from Geneva Street/ Route 14 bridge, along canal bank and dock area to Lock 27 and bike trail to Abbey Park. Meet up at 9:00 A.M.
FOLLOW THIS MAP FOR MORE EVENTS
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Participate in NY Great Lakes Action Agenda
