Conservation Packs

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The 2023 Forever Green Tree & Shrub sale is underway. This year the District is offering five different types of conservation packs. These are great starters for the garden. Each pack is $20 and contains 2 of each 5 different species. Order with payment due by March 10, 2023

Native New York Wildlife; 2 each of White Pine, Red osier Dogwood, Black Cherry Tree, Hazelnut Bush, Juneberry Bush

Perennial Plant Pack;  2 each of Dream Baby Daylilly, Stella De Oro Daylilly, Mixed Peony, and White Iris


Butterfly and Bird Pack; 2 each of Butterfly Bush, Elderberry, Lilatris, Ninebark, Stella Dora Daylily


Ornamental Flowering Pack; 2 each of Ninebark, Butterfly Bush, Lilac, Rose of Sharon, White Flowering Dogwood

Pond Habitat Pack
Pond Habitat Pack; 2 each of Red osier dogwood, Buttonbush, Sycamore, River Birch, Willow

Hosta Pack Pack
Hosta Plant Pack, 2 of each species/ variety of Ventricosa, Hyacinthia, Albo Marginata, F. Aureo Marginata, Honey Bells

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Thinking about Bee Keeping?

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Are you thinking about beekeeping and wondering what all the buzz is about?
Join Master Gardener and Beekeeper, Barb Cummings and learn the basics of beekeeping and what it involves.
Topics covered will be equipment needed, possible diseases and pests, extracting, overwintering, and options for all that wax and honey! We’re hoping this workshop will help you decide whether to Bee or not to Bee keep!
Registration opens Monday, Oct. 16th – $10.00 per person
Mail a check, or stop by the office with cash or check:
CCE Wayne County, 1581 Rte. 88 N., Newark, NY 14513
In the memo: Bee Class
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Cover cropping, Irrigation system management and the promotion of pollinator habitat.

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The District is pleased to announce funding to help with cover cropping, Irrigation system management and the promotion of pollinator habitat.

$29,450 was awarded to Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District to work with a vegetable and maple operation to implement an irrigation water management system. The project will also include the establishment of pollinator habitat to increase beneficial insects that support the farm operation and add to biodiversity.
$154,663 was awarded to Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District to work with a vegetable and fruit farm to implement an irrigation water management system to water 30 acres of fruit trees. The project will also incorporate an integrated pest management system and weather monitoring system to prevent pest and frost damage related to climate change.
$35,468 was awarded to Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District to work with a fruit orchard on their irrigation water management system, installing a micro-irrigation drip system over 22 acres of high-density fruit trees. The system will directly apply water or fertilizer to the root zone and maintain soil moisture. A riparian buffer will be installed to promote biodiversity and pollinator habitat
$185,856 was awarded to the Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District to implement 830 acres of cover crops on four farms for three years, resulting in 2,490 acres of cover cropping over the life of the project. Much of the project acreage borders directly on the Canandaigua Outlet, and cover cropping will increase the farms’ climate resiliency, greatly improve the soil health of the land, and elevate water quality in the surrounding watershed.
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