lmost three years ago, the Allyn’s Creek Garden Club determined that its part of the Garden Club of America’s Centennial celebration in

2013 would be a tree project at the Kaiser-Manitou Bird Banding Research Station - a Genesee Land Trust preserve managed in partnership with Braddock Bay Bird Observatory (BBBO) in the Town of Greece. This seemed a logical choice to the club as they had been supporting BBBO for years and recognized its singular importance in the protection of migratory bird habitat.

With Gay Mills, Genesee Land Trust executive director, and Kelly Dockery, Chris Gates and Betsy Brooks of the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, the club’s Conservation Committee and Centennial Tree Committee researched the appropriate trees for the project, selecting native species found along Lake Ontario that would provide good food sources for migrating birds both in the spring and fall. They planted a large variety of species, from early budding trees that attract spring insects to the late fruiting trees of fall along Rob’s Trail, which was created in memory of Robert van der Stricht who was a stalwart conservationist, board member of BBBO and supporter of Genesee Land Trust.

Headed by Linda Riordan, assisted by Laura Hayden and Susan van der Stricht, Rob’s widow, the committee

oversaw the planting in 2011, and then during one of the driest summers in years, found that they were regularly out at the preserve watering. “The biggest challenge was getting the trees watered last summer. There was quite an army of members and families who went out religiously to water, which is not an easy task,” said Susan van der Stricht. Their nearly perfect success rate for the first year was only because of their dedication. To keep track of the trees they had planted, the Garden Club recruited Boy Scout, Dave Holroyd who earned his Eagle Scout by gathering GPS coordinates, mapping the trees, and caging the species that were likely to be browsed by deer. Van der Stricht looks forward to a future of 100+ mature trees offering protection and food for all the birds in all season. She also believes that the Allyn’s Creek Garden Club learned more about the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory from this experience.

This is not the first time the Garden Club has made a commitment to this land and migratory birds. The club provided a generous donation towards the land’s acquisition via the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, ensuring the preservation of vital migratory bird habitat. Genesee Land Trust applauds the Allyn’s Creek Garden Club for its continued conservation service while enriching the greater Rochester community for generations to come. ■

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irders throughout the area cheered on May 12, 2012, when Genesee Land Trust cut the ribbon on a new bridge across a wet area at

the Island Cottage Woods Preserve in Greece.

Built by Genesee Land Trust volunteers, the bridge spans a thin strip of marshy land along Round Pond, skirting some private land and connecting the Land Trust’s land with the Schaller family’s portion of the woods. This bridge provides an easy route from one end of the Woods to the other, reducing the need for high boots in the rainy spring season.

The hottest of birding hotspots when the spring’s migrating warblers arrive, Island Cottage Woods attracts hundreds of Rochester birders to catch glimpses of colorful birds gathering strength before they cross Lake Ontario in spring, or resting after their arduous crossing in fall. Here tiny birds find plenty of bugs and berries to devour before they start the next leg of their extended journey north or south.

So critical is this patch of wooded habitat along

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NEW BRIDGE ATISLAND COTTAGE WOODS by Randi Minetor

BOARD OF DIRECTORSCenie CafarelliErin D. CaldwellDiane CassRoger CassJill M. CiceroJim CurleyRachel EdwardsConnie EhinderoUdo FehnScott ForsythThomas FreyErin GrantAllen HandelmanJeffrey HoughMichael KehoeRobert KrausJean H. McCrearyMerri-Lou McKeeverGeorge ParkerTom RileyBill SchwappacherTom TetteNancy Goodman Torpey ADVISORY BOARDRobert AveryBetsy BrooksLee Caine Richard Dollinger Tim FitzgeraldSandra Frankel Mark GreeneMary Hadley Jim Howe Elthea King-Spiegel Rick MarxJeff McCannJan MillerRandi MinetorMichael PriviteraLynn Slowik James Smith Kathy SpencerBill Steimer Andy WheatcraftSuzanne Wheatcraft Peter Woods

COMING EVENTS All events are open to the public. Visit www.geneseelandtrust.org/events.html for directions to these events.

Published by the Genesee Land Trust, a Not-for-Profit Corporation Summer 2012

ALLYN’S CREEK GARDEN CLUB

To receive email alerts about Genesee Land Trust events, email info@geneseelandtrust.org

Look for fall walks at alasa farms: join us on facebook or check our website, www.geneseelandtrust.org

CHRISTINE SEVILLA WETLANDS PRESERVE WALK, SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 10 A.M.: Naturalist, Steve Daniel will lead this walk to explore birds, butterflies, dragonflies and native plants atthis beautiful wetlands preserve. Wear waterproof boots. This is a reservations only event. Please email Gay Mills at:gmills@geneseelandtrust.org to reserve.

CORBETT’S GLEN DAY –SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH: The Allens Creek/Corbett’s Glen Preservation Group, Genesee Land Trust, and Historic Brighton are co-sponsoring this extraordinary event, which will offer a most amazing afternoon of unique activities to celebrate the past, present, and future of Corbett’s Glen. Follow our website and facebook page for more information.

NORTH COAST AUCTION AT JACK’S PLACE, DURAND EASTMAN PARK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 6 P.M.:

The 2012 Genesee Land Trust Auction will be dedicated to the protection of the North Coast. Jack’s Place is located at 1200 Kings Highway, Rochester, on the shore of Lake Ontario and offers magnificent views—and scrumptious food! Ticket information and invitations will be sent to you in fall. Also find more information on our website, http://www.geneseelandtrust.org/events.html.

WORK PARTIES Our fall schedule will be confirmed soon. Please visit the Work Parties page of our website at www.geneseelandtrust.org/WorkParties_000.html

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Walks at Alasa Farms this Fallplease go to our website for more info!

El Camino Ribbon Cutting, June 2nd

Mayor Richards organizes the children to cut the ribbon…

Diane and Roger Cass

John Boettcher hangs the Wegmans Passport to Big Woods

THANKS to Erin Caldwell for her website work

Great Grant NewsNew York State Conservation Partnership Program, supported by the New York Environmental Protection Fund: $35,000 for membership and fundraising support for the campaign

$15,000 for stewardship and community engagement projectsalong El Camino

Additional grant funding includes: $10,000: the Marquis Jones Foundation for land protection in

Monroe County

$7500: the Rochester Area Community Foundation in support of the Landscaper Apprentice stewardship and community engagement project

$2000: Wayne County Endowment Fund of the RACF for the development of trails at Alasa Farms

$2400: the Norcross Wildlife Foundation for computers

$5,000: the Fred & Floy Willmott Foundation for general support

$11,500: Rochester Garden Club for trees and shrub plantings at Conkey Corner Park along El Camino

Braddock Bay Bird Observatory – protected by Genesee Land Trust

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the North Coast that Genesee Land Trust made its protection a priority from the organization’s beginning. The Trust acquired 62 acres from Bird Refuges, many years ago when Bird Refuges’ leader, Allan Klonick, decided to transfer the land to Genesee Land Trust’s stewardship and dissolve the non-profit organization. Another 16 acres belongs to the Schaller family, who own Schaller’s Restaurant across the road.

“There was once an amusement park where the Schaller woods is, so the trees are second growth,” said Roger Cass, head of the Trust’s land acquisition committee. After the amusement park closed, and the trees returned, birders soon discovered that the land offered a safe haven for birds. The Schallers have welcomed local birders to their land for decades, especially more recently as Genesee Land Trust with the help of Rochester Birding Association, Eagle Scouts and volunteers from local businesses worked to keep it free of trash and maintained the trails throughout the woods. “The Schallers have always been very nice about it. They have never had any problem with the birders,” said Roger. “It was our pleasure that Mrs. Schaller came and cut the ribbon to open the bridge.”

Also attending the ribbon cutting were members of Lake Plains Waterfowl, who own land adjacent to the Trust’s preserve, Rick Marx who was honored for leading Earth Day work days each spring with volunteers from Nixon Peabody, LLP, Paradigm, H&A of NewYork and Stantec, as well as Greece Town Board Member Shannon O’Keefe, New York State Senator Joseph Robach and Hal Harris, Rich Morrill and Larry Yost of the Friends of Webster Trails who shared their bridge design and experience with Genesee Land Trust. ■

NEW BRIDGE AT ISLAND COTTAGE WOODS

Dear Members,

This newsletter tells of two ribbon cuttings celebrating successful projects of Genesee Land Trust that reflect two of our conservation priorities.

El Camino, along with Conkey Corner Park, is the centerpiece of our Connecting to Nature initiative. During its grand opening with Rochester Mayor Tom Richards on June 2, we welcomed children and seniors, bicyclists and walkers to this new urban trail. Genesee Land Trust, in partnership with Ibero American Development Corporation and Project HOPE, will continue to work as a catalyst in the community, facilitating resources and activities focused on stewarding and enhancing the trail.

Preserving the natural habitats of the North Coast along Lake Ontario, such as Island Cottage Woods, protects lands that are vital to migrating birds. In the spring the trees, shrubs and wetland areas of Island Cottage Woods are filled with colorful warblers and other spring migrants – and the many people who like to see them. All are invited to walk, hike and enjoy this preserve of 61 acres that includes woods and wetland areas along Round Pond. Hence the need for a bridge!

For both El Camino and Island Cottage Woods, the unspoken story is the need to maintain and manage these special places now that they have been brought under our care. We need to steward them, and we take stewardship very seriously. That’s why we take into account the long-term need for stewardship whenever we consider a preservation project.

We rely on the support of many volunteers who help us steward our lands: Land Management committee members who meet regularly to plan out what needs to be done; Preserve Stewards who volunteer to lead the activities at a particular preserve, volunteers who respond to the call to gather and work together to clear, clean, maintain and improve; and neighbors who keep an eye out on the land. Together we can keep these special city and country places healthy and beneficial to wildlife, while making them safe and accessible for all to enjoy.

When you next bird Island Cottage Woods, bike El Camino, or hike any of our preserves, remember to thank the many volunteers who help us to steward the land. We do!

Editor-in-Chief: Randi Minetor. Photographers: Nigel P. Kent, Linda Clark, Gloria M. Weyerts. Costa Rica Trip: Steve Daniels. Administrative assistance: Nicole Zito, Chris Potter, Julie Duffy, Jordan Shapiro. Mailing Party: Jeff Arbegast. Conkey Corner Park Pine Cone Donations: Dan Deveau, Cenie Cafarelli, Margaret Potter, Ronald Happ. Field Trip to Alasa Farms: Faculty of School # 22, Janet Buchanan Smith, Nicole Zito, Cracker Box Palace. The Backyard Habitat Tour Booklet: Jennifer Wagner, designer, Xerox Corporation, City Blue Imaging. April DEC Press Conference: Nigel P. Kent, Linda Clark, Nicole Zito. Webster Library Lecture: Nigel P. Kent, Mary Ann Kwiatkowski and the library staff. Frog Walk: Martha Zettel & Bill O’Neill. Walk at Amy’s Ponds: Janet and Bob Smith, leaders from Rochester Birding Association. Island Cottage Woods bird walk: June Summers. Corbett’s Glen Bird Walk: David and Grace Strong. A Walk in Big Woods: Norma Platt and John Boettcher. The Native Plant Sale: Lee Caine, Mary Coupe, Julie Duffy, Nicole Zito, Chris Potter, Mary Hadley, Carol Southby, Kevin Griffi th, Cherie Harder, Judy Bigelow, Martha Zettel, Jim and Carol May, Wendi Gates Morgante, Hildegarde Mitchell, Kathryn Franz, Tom Witt, Elaine Enfonde, Sharon Kunzer, Mary Moss, Sandy Carbone, Martha Blair, Eileen Morris, Jennifer Cos, Allen Handelman, Keane Possner, Peter Henry, Renee Wilson, Tom Witt, Andy Wheatcraft, Cenie Cafarelli, Heather Foti, Mary Moss, Judy Bigelow, Diane Cass, Lisa Strauss, Merri-Lou McKeever. Ribbon Cutting at El Camino: Tom Frey, Rodregus Trip, Merri-Lou McKeever, Cenie Cafarelli, Jordan Shapiro, Dan Deveau, Cherie Harder, Project Hope, Kimmie Romeo of Broccolo Tree and Lawn. Eastman Musicians: Howard Potter, Chris Potter, Marcus Krieger, Evan Lane, Ben Volk. Project Hope volunteers: Luis Santos, Nellie Luciano and staff: Dawn Bird, Miguel Melendez, Iieshia, Sacha Rios. Musicians: Conjunto Tropical. Northeast Celebration: Allen Handelman El Camino neighborhood events: Pat Canty, Eugenio Marlin, Miguel Melendez, Dawn Bird, Iiesha Hall, Sacha Rios, Mary Hadley, Tom Frey, Margaret Potter, Sonya Christensen, Tom Tette, Tommy Tette, Rodregus and Trevon Tripp, Ray Maylioz, Hector Vargas, Mark Johns of Bergmann Associates, Foodlink for the drinks and snacks, Zweigles, Home Depot and Walmart for donations, City of Rochester’s Mark McGee, Jim Farr and Lauren Nelson. Earth Day at Conkey Corner Park: Cenie Cafarelli, Rachel Edwards, Rodregus Tripp, Tom Frey and students from St. John Fisher, Cassia Moffatt, Nicole Zito. Day of Caring: Mike Kehoe, Rachel Edwards, Tom Frey, Cenie Cafarelli, Merri-lou McKeever Bausch & Lomb, team leader: Mary Hadley; Leveraging Technology, team leader, Michael Cardillo; Carestream Health, team leader: Eileen Bauman; RIT English Language Center, team leader: Lynn Rowoth, and their teams of volunteers. Clean Sweep: Tom Frey, Cenie Cafarelli, April Salisbury, Miguel Melendez, Dawn Bird, Rachel Edwards and neighbors. Wildfl ower and Butterfl y Walks at Ganargua Creek Meadow Preserve: Carol and David Southby. Farmers Gathering: Dave and Diane Wilbert, Robert Kraus, Bill Steimer. Compliance review: Anita Pellitier, Scott Forsyth. Outdoor Expo: Donna Silverman, Judy and Nic Bigelow, Caitlyn Walton, Erin Caldwell, Abby Divens, Andrea Billin. Brighton Green Fair: April Salisbury, Ben Shamanoff, Cenie Cafarelli. Flowers for Conkey Corner Park: Susan Eisel Brown and Global Vision Care, Bausch & Lomb, Suzanne Bareham, Rochester Garden Club. Folding chairs: Roger and Diane Cass. Work Party at Kraai Preserve led by Greg Palmer; Volunteers: Tom Witt, Udo Fehn, Cenie Cafarelli, Karen Kremer. Work party at Ganargua Creek Meadow Preserve led by Pete Henry; Volunteers: Nicole Zito, Paul Revekant, Judy Longyear. Ribbon Cutting for Bridge at Island Cottage Woods: Roger Cass, Diane Cass. Work Party at Brookdale Preserve led by Doug Larson and Tom Ryther; Volunteers: Nicole Zito, Sana Mirza, David Lentz, John Larson, Taylor Mirel, Ivy Burruto, Audrey Hunt, Laura Mink, Maria Dunaevsky, Audrey English, Maureen Flanagan, Jordan Scott, Sheila Driscoll, Gena Driscoll, Audrey Higgens, Genny Tripler. Day of Caring Work Party at Alasa Farms led by Mary Novick and Leo Downing; Volunteers: Sana Mirza, Xerox employees. Walks at Alasa Farms led by Tom Hicks. Derby Day Work Party at Alasa Farms: Caitlyn Walton, Barbara DeRoo. Interns and offi ce volunteers: Cody Mendoza, Sana Mirza, Kara Lokot, Nicole Zito, Paul Revekant. Wegmans Passports: Ann Stevens, George Parker, Judy Bigelow, Paul Revekant, Pete Henry, Nicole Zito. Wheelbarrows donations: Rick Marx, Nixon Peabody. Wheelbarrow storage and transportation: Pete Henry, Doug Larson, Rick Marx, Lake Plains Waterfowl Association. Earth Day Work Party at Island Cottage Woods led by Rick Marx; Volunteers: Pete Verocca, Kara Lokot, Rick Worner and from Nixon Peabody: Judy O’Brien, Jim Curley, Elaine Enfonde, Libby Ford, Allan Floro, Mary Beth Hazen, Jean McCreary, Monica Murray, Susan Tripi, Linda Dean, Jennifer Vrielynck, Gina Ignatowski, David Shraver, Putthy Ho, Steven May, Joshua Headley, from Stantec: Tom Wells, Bob Mahoney, Michael Storonsky, from Paradigm Labs: J. Daloia, Marshall Shannon, C. Diehl, H. Allen. Legal assistance: Peter Woods, ESL Federal Credit Union, Tim Fitzgerald, Bond, Schoeneck & King, LLP, George Parker. Christine Sevilla Wetlands Preserve Boardwalk project: Steven Daniel, Tom Low, Mervyn Weerasinghe. Butterfl y Trail: Tina Crandall. Farmland projects: Ora Rothfuss, Tom Low. Backyard Habitat Tour Sponsors: Xerox, City Blue, Broccolo Tree & Lawn Care, The Bird House, Rochester Birding Association, Forte Capital, Mardek, Erb Harzynski Tax & Investment, Conifer LLC, Layer 3 Technologies, Allied Financial Partners, Inc. The 2012 Tour Gardeners: Jurij & Marie Kushner, Elmer &Joyce Dustman, Susan Keith, The First Unitarian Church Landscape Committee, Bob & Ann Nash, Charlotte & Raul Herrera, Debby & Kip Hale. The Booklet: Jennifer Wagner, Sharon Woodruff, Kathy Cleary. Tour Preliminary Work Volunteers: Judy Bigelow, Nicole Zito, Samantha Berkhead, Julie Duffy, Sharon Kunzer, Karen Arbegast, Howard Potter, Chris Potter,Kinloch Nelson. 2012 Tour Committee: Judy Bigelow, Andrea Billin, Cenie Cafarelli, Lee Caine, Mary Coupe, Karen Kremer, Georgia Nelson. Gardeners’ Gathering: Bill Edwards, Spectrum Gallery. Tour Day Volunteers: Jim and Jackie Curley, Judy Bigelow, Merri-Lou McKeever, Samantha Berkhead, Karen Arbegast, Andrea Billin, Arlene Moffatt, Judy White, Georgia Nelson, Dan and Lura Deveau, Sandra Carbone, Jordan Shapiro, Alice Gao, Sheila Driscoll and daughter, Don and Donna Traver, Bill Schwappacher, Connie Ehindero, Gabriel Ritz Saphar, Tom Frey, Carol Whitbeck, Ronald Swanson. New Website: Erin Caldwell, Erin Grant, Rachel Edwards, HSBC in the Community.

NEW MEMBERS Ann Van Bork, Douglas Clapp, Newark Garden Club, James Curley, Mark Fien, Lydia Gastin, Wendi Gates-Morgante, Nanda and Alan Hopenwasser, Laurie Hunt, Phil and Carol Klingler, Joseph Missler, Andrea Reithmayr, Karen Schneider, Shirley Shaw, Harvey Simmons, Karen Vinkey, Mary Ann Weber

GIFTS IN MEMORY OF• Joseph Missler for his mother,

Marie M. Missler

Genesee Land Trust is partially funded by the New York Conservation Partnership Program administered by the Land Trust Alliance Northeast Program with support from the State of New York. A copy of Genesee Land Trust’s annual fi nancial report may be obtained upon request from our offi ce or from the New York State Attorney General’s Charities Bureau, Attn: FOIL Offi cer, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271

OUR HEARTFELT THANKS GO TO . . .

A Promise to Protect Our Beautiful Landscapes Forever

Name Genesee Land Trust in your will and you will create a legacy for generations to come. Planned gifts provide Genesee Land Trust with the financial stability necessary to grow, plan for the future and protect our community’s beautiful landscapes.

Contact us to learn about charitable gift annuities and other ways you can take a charitable tax deduction while supporting The Genesee Land Trust.

Reach us directly: (585) 256-2130 gmills@geneseelandtrust.org

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A Promise to Protect Our Beautiful Landscapes ForeverName Genesee Land Trust in your will and you will create a legacy for generations to come. Planned gifts provide Genesee Land Trust with the financial stability necessary to grow, plan for the future and protect our community’s beautiful landscapes.

Contact us to learn about charitable gift annuities and other ways you can take a charitable tax deduction while supporting Genesee Land Trust.

Reach us directly: (585) 256-2130 gmills@geneseelandtrust.org Photo: © Elinor Obsorn

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3:45 a.m. March 25th:WE ARE OFF TO COSTA RICA! By Roger Cass

HAIL AND FAREWELL TO LISA STRAUSS

ANNUAL MEETING RECAP

The idea for our successful fundraising trip to Costa Rica was hatched during a brainstorming session of, “Let’s do new and exciting things for our members, and introduce new people to Genesee Land Trust.” To bring this to fruition, we turned to Steven Daniel, director of Nature Discoveries, a premier nature travel company, and an active Genesee Land Trust volunteer.

Typical of a birding trip, we started early one morning. Connections were smooth, and soon we met Gustavo and Ricardo, our Costa Rican guides, who were excellent birders, fun loving and full of jokes.

As we wandered the tropical gardens of the San Jose Hotel Bougainvillea on our fi rst afternoon, we began experiencing

an incredible diversity of birds, fl owers and plants. Costa Rica has 877 species of birds, 54 species of hummingbirds, many butterfl ies, and a huge variety of species of trees and plants.

From San Jose we travelled to the Tortuguero Caribbean rain forest, then to Arenal Volcano and the Monteverde Cloud Forest, and on to Carara, the Pacifi c transitional forest. We saw many tropical birds, most notably the resplendent quetzal, the endangered bell birds and many scarlet macaws, as well as many migrants that were just starting their trip north to Canada via our North Coast.

It was a great trip and a successful fundraiser for Genesee Land Trust. Thank you, Steven! ■

After six months as an intern focused on Genesee Land Trust’s accreditation preparation, Lisa Strauss hit the ground running when she assumed the Land Preservation Coordinator position in September 2011.

At the time, Genesee Land Trust was in the midst of a growth spurt. We had just moved into our new offi ce, and we had an ambitious land management agenda. Lisa took it all in stride, managing important kiosk and trail building work, seeing to habitat management, creating new land management plans and absorbing new properties including Alasa Farms, the Martin Farm and the Braman Preserve. She created the maps for the Wegmans Passport for Fitness, and supervised countless volunteer driven work parties. Meanwhile, Lisa provided terrifi c technical support to the whole Trust team while pursuing the best bargains in new equipment purchases.

Lisa has moved to Ithaca, where her husband is a mechanical engineer. We know she is bound to do great things for land conservation. We wish her the best of luck. ■

On Monday, June 11, Genesee Land Trust held its Annual Meeting at the Northridge Church, at the north end of El Camino Trail. Executive Director Gay Mills reported that 2011 was a strong year fi scally, and that the Trust has made progress on land projects. (A fi nancial report will be posted to our website soon.)

Board member Jeffrey E. Hough was elected president, with George Parker as his vice president. We thanked outgoing president Rachel Edwards for her service as a founder and offi cer of the Trust. Jim Curley and Merri-Lou McKeever remain treasurer and secretary, respectively. This year’s Volunteer of the Year Award went to the fantastic members and

volunteers who assisted Lisa Strauss with our national accreditation process. Thank you, Accreditation Team: Merri-Lou McKeever, Nancy Torpey, Jean McCreary, Scott Forsyth, Tom Tette, Peter Woods, Cody Mendoza, Diane and Roger Cass, Robert Kraus, Rachel Edwards, Sharon Kunzer, Judy Bigelow, Kara Lokot, Catherine Lansing, Lauren Baron, Nicole Zito, Sana Mirza, Jim Curley, Caitlyn Walton, Kevin Farrell, Julie Duffy, George Parker and Henrietta Jordan.

At the completion of the meeting, attendees walked the completed El Camino Trail. ■

Our annual Native Plant Sale raised more than $4,000! Thank you to Lee Caine and ALL our volunteers and donors. The Backyard Habitat Tour raised over $10,500! Thank you, Judy Bigelow, Tour Committee and all our sponsors and volunteers. A special thanks to the 2012 Tour Gardeners!Thank you HSBC in the Community

for our new website.Go to www.geneseelandtrust.org

to check it out!

Thank you Bausch & Lomb

Lisa at the Native Plant Sale

Cyclists at Conkey Corner Park

Day of Caring at Conkey Corner Park

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the North Coast that Genesee Land Trust made its protection a priority from the organization’s beginning. The Trust acquired 62 acres from Bird Refuges, many years ago when Bird Refuges’ leader, Allan Klonick, decided to transfer the land to Genesee Land Trust’s stewardship and dissolve the non-profit organization. Another 16 acres belongs to the Schaller family, who own Schaller’s Restaurant across the road.

“There was once an amusement park where the Schaller woods is, so the trees are second growth,” said Roger Cass, head of the Trust’s land acquisition committee. After the amusement park closed, and the trees returned, birders soon discovered that the land offered a safe haven for birds. The Schallers have welcomed local birders to their land for decades, especially more recently as Genesee Land Trust with the help of Rochester Birding Association, Eagle Scouts and volunteers from local businesses worked to keep it free of trash and maintained the trails throughout the woods. “The Schallers have always been very nice about it. They have never had any problem with the birders,” said Roger. “It was our pleasure that Mrs. Schaller came and cut the ribbon to open the bridge.”

Also attending the ribbon cutting were members of Lake Plains Waterfowl, who own land adjacent to the Trust’s preserve, Rick Marx who was honored for leading Earth Day work days each spring with volunteers from Nixon Peabody, LLP, Paradigm, H&A of NewYork and Stantec, as well as Greece Town Board Member Shannon O’Keefe, New York State Senator Joseph Robach and Hal Harris, Rich Morrill and Larry Yost of the Friends of Webster Trails who shared their bridge design and experience with Genesee Land Trust. ■

NEW BRIDGE AT ISLAND COTTAGE WOODS

Dear Members,

This newsletter tells of two ribbon cuttings celebrating successful projects of Genesee Land Trust that reflect two of our conservation priorities.

El Camino, along with Conkey Corner Park, is the centerpiece of our Connecting to Nature initiative. During its grand opening with Rochester Mayor Tom Richards on June 2, we welcomed children and seniors, bicyclists and walkers to this new urban trail. Genesee Land Trust, in partnership with Ibero American Development Corporation and Project HOPE, will continue to work as a catalyst in the community, facilitating resources and activities focused on stewarding and enhancing the trail.

Preserving the natural habitats of the North Coast along Lake Ontario, such as Island Cottage Woods, protects lands that are vital to migrating birds. In the spring the trees, shrubs and wetland areas of Island Cottage Woods are filled with colorful warblers and other spring migrants – and the many people who like to see them. All are invited to walk, hike and enjoy this preserve of 61 acres that includes woods and wetland areas along Round Pond. Hence the need for a bridge!

For both El Camino and Island Cottage Woods, the unspoken story is the need to maintain and manage these special places now that they have been brought under our care. We need to steward them, and we take stewardship very seriously. That’s why we take into account the long-term need for stewardship whenever we consider a preservation project.

We rely on the support of many volunteers who help us steward our lands: Land Management committee members who meet regularly to plan out what needs to be done; Preserve Stewards who volunteer to lead the activities at a particular preserve, volunteers who respond to the call to gather and work together to clear, clean, maintain and improve; and neighbors who keep an eye out on the land. Together we can keep these special city and country places healthy and beneficial to wildlife, while making them safe and accessible for all to enjoy.

When you next bird Island Cottage Woods, bike El Camino, or hike any of our preserves, remember to thank the many volunteers who help us to steward the land. We do!

Editor-in-Chief: Randi Minetor. Photographers: Nigel P. Kent, Linda Clark, Gloria M. Weyerts. Costa Rica Trip: Steve Daniels. Administrative assistance: Nicole Zito, Chris Potter, Julie Duffy, Jordan Shapiro. Mailing Party: Jeff Arbegast. Conkey Corner Park Pine Cone Donations: Dan Deveau, Cenie Cafarelli, Margaret Potter, Ronald Happ. Field Trip to Alasa Farms: Faculty of School # 22, Janet Buchanan Smith, Nicole Zito, Cracker Box Palace. The Backyard Habitat Tour Booklet: Jennifer Wagner, designer, Xerox Corporation, City Blue Imaging. April DEC Press Conference: Nigel P. Kent, Linda Clark, Nicole Zito. Webster Library Lecture: Nigel P. Kent, Mary Ann Kwiatkowski and the library staff. Frog Walk: Martha Zettel & Bill O’Neill. Walk at Amy’s Ponds: Janet and Bob Smith, leaders from Rochester Birding Association. Island Cottage Woods bird walk: June Summers. Corbett’s Glen Bird Walk: David and Grace Strong. A Walk in Big Woods: Norma Platt and John Boettcher. The Native Plant Sale: Lee Caine, Mary Coupe, Julie Duffy, Nicole Zito, Chris Potter, Mary Hadley, Carol Southby, Kevin Griffi th, Cherie Harder, Judy Bigelow, Martha Zettel, Jim and Carol May, Wendi Gates Morgante, Hildegarde Mitchell, Kathryn Franz, Tom Witt, Elaine Enfonde, Sharon Kunzer, Mary Moss, Sandy Carbone, Martha Blair, Eileen Morris, Jennifer Cos, Allen Handelman, Keane Possner, Peter Henry, Renee Wilson, Tom Witt, Andy Wheatcraft, Cenie Cafarelli, Heather Foti, Mary Moss, Judy Bigelow, Diane Cass, Lisa Strauss, Merri-Lou McKeever. Ribbon Cutting at El Camino: Tom Frey, Rodregus Trip, Merri-Lou McKeever, Cenie Cafarelli, Jordan Shapiro, Dan Deveau, Cherie Harder, Project Hope, Kimmie Romeo of Broccolo Tree and Lawn. Eastman Musicians: Howard Potter, Chris Potter, Marcus Krieger, Evan Lane, Ben Volk. Project Hope volunteers: Luis Santos, Nellie Luciano and staff: Dawn Bird, Miguel Melendez, Iieshia, Sacha Rios. Musicians: Conjunto Tropical. Northeast Celebration: Allen Handelman El Camino neighborhood events: Pat Canty, Eugenio Marlin, Miguel Melendez, Dawn Bird, Iiesha Hall, Sacha Rios, Mary Hadley, Tom Frey, Margaret Potter, Sonya Christensen, Tom Tette, Tommy Tette, Rodregus and Trevon Tripp, Ray Maylioz, Hector Vargas, Mark Johns of Bergmann Associates, Foodlink for the drinks and snacks, Zweigles, Home Depot and Walmart for donations, City of Rochester’s Mark McGee, Jim Farr and Lauren Nelson. Earth Day at Conkey Corner Park: Cenie Cafarelli, Rachel Edwards, Rodregus Tripp, Tom Frey and students from St. John Fisher, Cassia Moffatt, Nicole Zito. Day of Caring: Mike Kehoe, Rachel Edwards, Tom Frey, Cenie Cafarelli, Merri-lou McKeever Bausch & Lomb, team leader: Mary Hadley; Leveraging Technology, team leader, Michael Cardillo; Carestream Health, team leader: Eileen Bauman; RIT English Language Center, team leader: Lynn Rowoth, and their teams of volunteers. Clean Sweep: Tom Frey, Cenie Cafarelli, April Salisbury, Miguel Melendez, Dawn Bird, Rachel Edwards and neighbors. Wildfl ower and Butterfl y Walks at Ganargua Creek Meadow Preserve: Carol and David Southby. Farmers Gathering: Dave and Diane Wilbert, Robert Kraus, Bill Steimer. Compliance review: Anita Pellitier, Scott Forsyth. Outdoor Expo: Donna Silverman, Judy and Nic Bigelow, Caitlyn Walton, Erin Caldwell, Abby Divens, Andrea Billin. Brighton Green Fair: April Salisbury, Ben Shamanoff, Cenie Cafarelli. Flowers for Conkey Corner Park: Susan Eisel Brown and Global Vision Care, Bausch & Lomb, Suzanne Bareham, Rochester Garden Club. Folding chairs: Roger and Diane Cass. Work Party at Kraai Preserve led by Greg Palmer; Volunteers: Tom Witt, Udo Fehn, Cenie Cafarelli, Karen Kremer. Work party at Ganargua Creek Meadow Preserve led by Pete Henry; Volunteers: Nicole Zito, Paul Revekant, Judy Longyear. Ribbon Cutting for Bridge at Island Cottage Woods: Roger Cass, Diane Cass. Work Party at Brookdale Preserve led by Doug Larson and Tom Ryther; Volunteers: Nicole Zito, Sana Mirza, David Lentz, John Larson, Taylor Mirel, Ivy Burruto, Audrey Hunt, Laura Mink, Maria Dunaevsky, Audrey English, Maureen Flanagan, Jordan Scott, Sheila Driscoll, Gena Driscoll, Audrey Higgens, Genny Tripler. Day of Caring Work Party at Alasa Farms led by Mary Novick and Leo Downing; Volunteers: Sana Mirza, Xerox employees. Walks at Alasa Farms led by Tom Hicks. Derby Day Work Party at Alasa Farms: Caitlyn Walton, Barbara DeRoo. Interns and offi ce volunteers: Cody Mendoza, Sana Mirza, Kara Lokot, Nicole Zito, Paul Revekant. Wegmans Passports: Ann Stevens, George Parker, Judy Bigelow, Paul Revekant, Pete Henry, Nicole Zito. Wheelbarrows donations: Rick Marx, Nixon Peabody. Wheelbarrow storage and transportation: Pete Henry, Doug Larson, Rick Marx, Lake Plains Waterfowl Association. Earth Day Work Party at Island Cottage Woods led by Rick Marx; Volunteers: Pete Verocca, Kara Lokot, Rick Worner and from Nixon Peabody: Judy O’Brien, Jim Curley, Elaine Enfonde, Libby Ford, Allan Floro, Mary Beth Hazen, Jean McCreary, Monica Murray, Susan Tripi, Linda Dean, Jennifer Vrielynck, Gina Ignatowski, David Shraver, Putthy Ho, Steven May, Joshua Headley, from Stantec: Tom Wells, Bob Mahoney, Michael Storonsky, from Paradigm Labs: J. Daloia, Marshall Shannon, C. Diehl, H. Allen. Legal assistance: Peter Woods, ESL Federal Credit Union, Tim Fitzgerald, Bond, Schoeneck & King, LLP, George Parker. Christine Sevilla Wetlands Preserve Boardwalk project: Steven Daniel, Tom Low, Mervyn Weerasinghe. Butterfl y Trail: Tina Crandall. Farmland projects: Ora Rothfuss, Tom Low. Backyard Habitat Tour Sponsors: Xerox, City Blue, Broccolo Tree & Lawn Care, The Bird House, Rochester Birding Association, Forte Capital, Mardek, Erb Harzynski Tax & Investment, Conifer LLC, Layer 3 Technologies, Allied Financial Partners, Inc. The 2012 Tour Gardeners: Jurij & Marie Kushner, Elmer &Joyce Dustman, Susan Keith, The First Unitarian Church Landscape Committee, Bob & Ann Nash, Charlotte & Raul Herrera, Debby & Kip Hale. The Booklet: Jennifer Wagner, Sharon Woodruff, Kathy Cleary. Tour Preliminary Work Volunteers: Judy Bigelow, Nicole Zito, Samantha Berkhead, Julie Duffy, Sharon Kunzer, Karen Arbegast, Howard Potter, Chris Potter,Kinloch Nelson. 2012 Tour Committee: Judy Bigelow, Andrea Billin, Cenie Cafarelli, Lee Caine, Mary Coupe, Karen Kremer, Georgia Nelson. Gardeners’ Gathering: Bill Edwards, Spectrum Gallery. Tour Day Volunteers: Jim and Jackie Curley, Judy Bigelow, Merri-Lou McKeever, Samantha Berkhead, Karen Arbegast, Andrea Billin, Arlene Moffatt, Judy White, Georgia Nelson, Dan and Lura Deveau, Sandra Carbone, Jordan Shapiro, Alice Gao, Sheila Driscoll and daughter, Don and Donna Traver, Bill Schwappacher, Connie Ehindero, Gabriel Ritz Saphar, Tom Frey, Carol Whitbeck, Ronald Swanson. New Website: Erin Caldwell, Erin Grant, Rachel Edwards, HSBC in the Community.

NEW MEMBERS Ann Van Bork, Douglas Clapp, Newark Garden Club, James Curley, Mark Fien, Lydia Gastin, Wendi Gates-Morgante, Nanda and Alan Hopenwasser, Laurie Hunt, Phil and Carol Klingler, Joseph Missler, Andrea Reithmayr, Karen Schneider, Shirley Shaw, Harvey Simmons, Karen Vinkey, Mary Ann Weber

GIFTS IN MEMORY OF• Joseph Missler for his mother,

Marie M. Missler

Genesee Land Trust is partially funded by the New York Conservation Partnership Program administered by the Land Trust Alliance Northeast Program with support from the State of New York. A copy of Genesee Land Trust’s annual fi nancial report may be obtained upon request from our offi ce or from the New York State Attorney General’s Charities Bureau, Attn: FOIL Offi cer, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271

OUR HEARTFELT THANKS GO TO . . .

A Promise to Protect Our Beautiful Landscapes Forever

Name Genesee Land Trust in your will and you will create a legacy for generations to come. Planned gifts provide Genesee Land Trust with the financial stability necessary to grow, plan for the future and protect our community’s beautiful landscapes.

Contact us to learn about charitable gift annuities and other ways you can take a charitable tax deduction while supporting The Genesee Land Trust.

Reach us directly: (585) 256-2130 gmills@geneseelandtrust.org

Reach us directly: (585) 546-2771 ext. 389

Photo: © Elinor Obsorn

A Promise to Protect Our Beautiful Landscapes ForeverName Genesee Land Trust in your will and you will create a legacy for generations to come. Planned gifts provide Genesee Land Trust with the financial stability necessary to grow, plan for the future and protect our community’s beautiful landscapes.

Contact us to learn about charitable gift annuities and other ways you can take a charitable tax deduction while supporting Genesee Land Trust.

Reach us directly: (585) 256-2130 gmills@geneseelandtrust.org Photo: © Elinor Obsorn

(Continued from front page)

3:45 a.m. March 25th:WE ARE OFF TO COSTA RICA! By Roger Cass

HAIL AND FAREWELL TO LISA STRAUSS

ANNUAL MEETING RECAP

The idea for our successful fundraising trip to Costa Rica was hatched during a brainstorming session of, “Let’s do new and exciting things for our members, and introduce new people to Genesee Land Trust.” To bring this to fruition, we turned to Steven Daniel, director of Nature Discoveries, a premier nature travel company, and an active Genesee Land Trust volunteer.

Typical of a birding trip, we started early one morning. Connections were smooth, and soon we met Gustavo and Ricardo, our Costa Rican guides, who were excellent birders, fun loving and full of jokes.

As we wandered the tropical gardens of the San Jose Hotel Bougainvillea on our fi rst afternoon, we began experiencing

an incredible diversity of birds, fl owers and plants. Costa Rica has 877 species of birds, 54 species of hummingbirds, many butterfl ies, and a huge variety of species of trees and plants.

From San Jose we travelled to the Tortuguero Caribbean rain forest, then to Arenal Volcano and the Monteverde Cloud Forest, and on to Carara, the Pacifi c transitional forest. We saw many tropical birds, most notably the resplendent quetzal, the endangered bell birds and many scarlet macaws, as well as many migrants that were just starting their trip north to Canada via our North Coast.

It was a great trip and a successful fundraiser for Genesee Land Trust. Thank you, Steven! ■

After six months as an intern focused on Genesee Land Trust’s accreditation preparation, Lisa Strauss hit the ground running when she assumed the Land Preservation Coordinator position in September 2011.

At the time, Genesee Land Trust was in the midst of a growth spurt. We had just moved into our new offi ce, and we had an ambitious land management agenda. Lisa took it all in stride, managing important kiosk and trail building work, seeing to habitat management, creating new land management plans and absorbing new properties including Alasa Farms, the Martin Farm and the Braman Preserve. She created the maps for the Wegmans Passport for Fitness, and supervised countless volunteer driven work parties. Meanwhile, Lisa provided terrifi c technical support to the whole Trust team while pursuing the best bargains in new equipment purchases.

Lisa has moved to Ithaca, where her husband is a mechanical engineer. We know she is bound to do great things for land conservation. We wish her the best of luck. ■

On Monday, June 11, Genesee Land Trust held its Annual Meeting at the Northridge Church, at the north end of El Camino Trail. Executive Director Gay Mills reported that 2011 was a strong year fi scally, and that the Trust has made progress on land projects. (A fi nancial report will be posted to our website soon.)

Board member Jeffrey E. Hough was elected president, with George Parker as his vice president. We thanked outgoing president Rachel Edwards for her service as a founder and offi cer of the Trust. Jim Curley and Merri-Lou McKeever remain treasurer and secretary, respectively. This year’s Volunteer of the Year Award went to the fantastic members and

volunteers who assisted Lisa Strauss with our national accreditation process. Thank you, Accreditation Team: Merri-Lou McKeever, Nancy Torpey, Jean McCreary, Scott Forsyth, Tom Tette, Peter Woods, Cody Mendoza, Diane and Roger Cass, Robert Kraus, Rachel Edwards, Sharon Kunzer, Judy Bigelow, Kara Lokot, Catherine Lansing, Lauren Baron, Nicole Zito, Sana Mirza, Jim Curley, Caitlyn Walton, Kevin Farrell, Julie Duffy, George Parker and Henrietta Jordan.

At the completion of the meeting, attendees walked the completed El Camino Trail. ■

Our annual Native Plant Sale raised more than $4,000! Thank you to Lee Caine and ALL our volunteers and donors. The Backyard Habitat Tour raised over $10,500! Thank you, Judy Bigelow, Tour Committee and all our sponsors and volunteers. A special thanks to the 2012 Tour Gardeners!Thank you HSBC in the Community

for our new website.Go to www.geneseelandtrust.org

to check it out!

Thank you Bausch & Lomb

Lisa at the Native Plant Sale

Cyclists at Conkey Corner Park

Day of Caring at Conkey Corner Park

46 Prince Street, Suite LL005Rochester, New York 14607585-256-2130www.geneseelandtrust.org

Gay Mills, Executive Directorgmills@geneseelandtrust.org

Margaret Potter, Director of Development & Communications info@geneseelandtrust.org

Lisa Strauss, Land Preservation Coordinator landprotection@geneseelandtrust.org

Randi Minetor, Newsletter Editor

Nigel P. Kent, Photographer

City Blue Imaging, Newsletter Design

Monroe Litho, Printer

©2012 by Genesee Land Trust, Inc.

Executive Director Gay Mills

Email Margaret Potter at info@geneseelandtrust.org

the North Coast that Genesee Land Trust made its protection a priority from the organization’s beginning. The Trust acquired 62 acres from Bird Refuges, many years ago when Bird Refuges’ leader, Allan Klonick, decided to transfer the land to Genesee Land Trust’s stewardship and dissolve the non-profit organization. Another 16 acres belongs to the Schaller family, who own Schaller’s Restaurant across the road.

“There was once an amusement park where the Schaller woods is, so the trees are second growth,” said Roger Cass, head of the Trust’s land acquisition committee. After the amusement park closed, and the trees returned, birders soon discovered that the land offered a safe haven for birds. The Schallers have welcomed local birders to their land for decades, especially more recently as Genesee Land Trust with the help of Rochester Birding Association, Eagle Scouts and volunteers from local businesses worked to keep it free of trash and maintained the trails throughout the woods. “The Schallers have always been very nice about it. They have never had any problem with the birders,” said Roger. “It was our pleasure that Mrs. Schaller came and cut the ribbon to open the bridge.”

Also attending the ribbon cutting were members of Lake Plains Waterfowl, who own land adjacent to the Trust’s preserve, Rick Marx who was honored for leading Earth Day work days each spring with volunteers from Nixon Peabody, LLP, Paradigm, H&A of NewYork and Stantec, as well as Greece Town Board Member Shannon O’Keefe, New York State Senator Joseph Robach and Hal Harris, Rich Morrill and Larry Yost of the Friends of Webster Trails who shared their bridge design and experience with Genesee Land Trust. ■

NEW BRIDGE AT ISLAND COTTAGE WOODS

Dear Members,

This newsletter tells of two ribbon cuttings celebrating successful projects of Genesee Land Trust that reflect two of our conservation priorities.

El Camino, along with Conkey Corner Park, is the centerpiece of our Connecting to Nature initiative. During its grand opening with Rochester Mayor Tom Richards on June 2, we welcomed children and seniors, bicyclists and walkers to this new urban trail. Genesee Land Trust, in partnership with Ibero American Development Corporation and Project HOPE, will continue to work as a catalyst in the community, facilitating resources and activities focused on stewarding and enhancing the trail.

Preserving the natural habitats of the North Coast along Lake Ontario, such as Island Cottage Woods, protects lands that are vital to migrating birds. In the spring the trees, shrubs and wetland areas of Island Cottage Woods are filled with colorful warblers and other spring migrants – and the many people who like to see them. All are invited to walk, hike and enjoy this preserve of 61 acres that includes woods and wetland areas along Round Pond. Hence the need for a bridge!

For both El Camino and Island Cottage Woods, the unspoken story is the need to maintain and manage these special places now that they have been brought under our care. We need to steward them, and we take stewardship very seriously. That’s why we take into account the long-term need for stewardship whenever we consider a preservation project.

We rely on the support of many volunteers who help us steward our lands: Land Management committee members who meet regularly to plan out what needs to be done; Preserve Stewards who volunteer to lead the activities at a particular preserve, volunteers who respond to the call to gather and work together to clear, clean, maintain and improve; and neighbors who keep an eye out on the land. Together we can keep these special city and country places healthy and beneficial to wildlife, while making them safe and accessible for all to enjoy.

When you next bird Island Cottage Woods, bike El Camino, or hike any of our preserves, remember to thank the many volunteers who help us to steward the land. We do!

Editor-in-Chief: Randi Minetor. Photographers: Nigel P. Kent, Linda Clark, Gloria M. Weyerts. Costa Rica Trip: Steve Daniels. Administrative assistance: Nicole Zito, Chris Potter, Julie Duffy, Jordan Shapiro. Mailing Party: Jeff Arbegast. Conkey Corner Park Pine Cone Donations: Dan Deveau, Cenie Cafarelli, Margaret Potter, Ronald Happ. Field Trip to Alasa Farms: Faculty of School # 22, Janet Buchanan Smith, Nicole Zito, Cracker Box Palace. The Backyard Habitat Tour Booklet: Jennifer Wagner, designer, Xerox Corporation, City Blue Imaging. April DEC Press Conference: Nigel P. Kent, Linda Clark, Nicole Zito. Webster Library Lecture: Nigel P. Kent, Mary Ann Kwiatkowski and the library staff. Frog Walk: Martha Zettel & Bill O’Neill. Walk at Amy’s Ponds: Janet and Bob Smith, leaders from Rochester Birding Association. Island Cottage Woods bird walk: June Summers. Corbett’s Glen Bird Walk: David and Grace Strong. A Walk in Big Woods: Norma Platt and John Boettcher. The Native Plant Sale: Lee Caine, Mary Coupe, Julie Duffy, Nicole Zito, Chris Potter, Mary Hadley, Carol Southby, Kevin Griffi th, Cherie Harder, Judy Bigelow, Martha Zettel, Jim and Carol May, Wendi Gates Morgante, Hildegarde Mitchell, Kathryn Franz, Tom Witt, Elaine Enfonde, Sharon Kunzer, Mary Moss, Sandy Carbone, Martha Blair, Eileen Morris, Jennifer Cos, Allen Handelman, Keane Possner, Peter Henry, Renee Wilson, Tom Witt, Andy Wheatcraft, Cenie Cafarelli, Heather Foti, Mary Moss, Judy Bigelow, Diane Cass, Lisa Strauss, Merri-Lou McKeever. Ribbon Cutting at El Camino: Tom Frey, Rodregus Trip, Merri-Lou McKeever, Cenie Cafarelli, Jordan Shapiro, Dan Deveau, Cherie Harder, Project Hope, Kimmie Romeo of Broccolo Tree and Lawn. Eastman Musicians: Howard Potter, Chris Potter, Marcus Krieger, Evan Lane, Ben Volk. Project Hope volunteers: Luis Santos, Nellie Luciano and staff: Dawn Bird, Miguel Melendez, Iieshia, Sacha Rios. Musicians: Conjunto Tropical. Northeast Celebration: Allen Handelman El Camino neighborhood events: Pat Canty, Eugenio Marlin, Miguel Melendez, Dawn Bird, Iiesha Hall, Sacha Rios, Mary Hadley, Tom Frey, Margaret Potter, Sonya Christensen, Tom Tette, Tommy Tette, Rodregus and Trevon Tripp, Ray Maylioz, Hector Vargas, Mark Johns of Bergmann Associates, Foodlink for the drinks and snacks, Zweigles, Home Depot and Walmart for donations, City of Rochester’s Mark McGee, Jim Farr and Lauren Nelson. Earth Day at Conkey Corner Park: Cenie Cafarelli, Rachel Edwards, Rodregus Tripp, Tom Frey and students from St. John Fisher, Cassia Moffatt, Nicole Zito. Day of Caring: Mike Kehoe, Rachel Edwards, Tom Frey, Cenie Cafarelli, Merri-lou McKeever Bausch & Lomb, team leader: Mary Hadley; Leveraging Technology, team leader, Michael Cardillo; Carestream Health, team leader: Eileen Bauman; RIT English Language Center, team leader: Lynn Rowoth, and their teams of volunteers. Clean Sweep: Tom Frey, Cenie Cafarelli, April Salisbury, Miguel Melendez, Dawn Bird, Rachel Edwards and neighbors. Wildfl ower and Butterfl y Walks at Ganargua Creek Meadow Preserve: Carol and David Southby. Farmers Gathering: Dave and Diane Wilbert, Robert Kraus, Bill Steimer. Compliance review: Anita Pellitier, Scott Forsyth. Outdoor Expo: Donna Silverman, Judy and Nic Bigelow, Caitlyn Walton, Erin Caldwell, Abby Divens, Andrea Billin. Brighton Green Fair: April Salisbury, Ben Shamanoff, Cenie Cafarelli. Flowers for Conkey Corner Park: Susan Eisel Brown and Global Vision Care, Bausch & Lomb, Suzanne Bareham, Rochester Garden Club. Folding chairs: Roger and Diane Cass. Work Party at Kraai Preserve led by Greg Palmer; Volunteers: Tom Witt, Udo Fehn, Cenie Cafarelli, Karen Kremer. Work party at Ganargua Creek Meadow Preserve led by Pete Henry; Volunteers: Nicole Zito, Paul Revekant, Judy Longyear. Ribbon Cutting for Bridge at Island Cottage Woods: Roger Cass, Diane Cass. Work Party at Brookdale Preserve led by Doug Larson and Tom Ryther; Volunteers: Nicole Zito, Sana Mirza, David Lentz, John Larson, Taylor Mirel, Ivy Burruto, Audrey Hunt, Laura Mink, Maria Dunaevsky, Audrey English, Maureen Flanagan, Jordan Scott, Sheila Driscoll, Gena Driscoll, Audrey Higgens, Genny Tripler. Day of Caring Work Party at Alasa Farms led by Mary Novick and Leo Downing; Volunteers: Sana Mirza, Xerox employees. Walks at Alasa Farms led by Tom Hicks. Derby Day Work Party at Alasa Farms: Caitlyn Walton, Barbara DeRoo. Interns and offi ce volunteers: Cody Mendoza, Sana Mirza, Kara Lokot, Nicole Zito, Paul Revekant. Wegmans Passports: Ann Stevens, George Parker, Judy Bigelow, Paul Revekant, Pete Henry, Nicole Zito. Wheelbarrows donations: Rick Marx, Nixon Peabody. Wheelbarrow storage and transportation: Pete Henry, Doug Larson, Rick Marx, Lake Plains Waterfowl Association. Earth Day Work Party at Island Cottage Woods led by Rick Marx; Volunteers: Pete Verocca, Kara Lokot, Rick Worner and from Nixon Peabody: Judy O’Brien, Jim Curley, Elaine Enfonde, Libby Ford, Allan Floro, Mary Beth Hazen, Jean McCreary, Monica Murray, Susan Tripi, Linda Dean, Jennifer Vrielynck, Gina Ignatowski, David Shraver, Putthy Ho, Steven May, Joshua Headley, from Stantec: Tom Wells, Bob Mahoney, Michael Storonsky, from Paradigm Labs: J. Daloia, Marshall Shannon, C. Diehl, H. Allen. Legal assistance: Peter Woods, ESL Federal Credit Union, Tim Fitzgerald, Bond, Schoeneck & King, LLP, George Parker. Christine Sevilla Wetlands Preserve Boardwalk project: Steven Daniel, Tom Low, Mervyn Weerasinghe. Butterfl y Trail: Tina Crandall. Farmland projects: Ora Rothfuss, Tom Low. Backyard Habitat Tour Sponsors: Xerox, City Blue, Broccolo Tree & Lawn Care, The Bird House, Rochester Birding Association, Forte Capital, Mardek, Erb Harzynski Tax & Investment, Conifer LLC, Layer 3 Technologies, Allied Financial Partners, Inc. The 2012 Tour Gardeners: Jurij & Marie Kushner, Elmer &Joyce Dustman, Susan Keith, The First Unitarian Church Landscape Committee, Bob & Ann Nash, Charlotte & Raul Herrera, Debby & Kip Hale. The Booklet: Jennifer Wagner, Sharon Woodruff, Kathy Cleary. Tour Preliminary Work Volunteers: Judy Bigelow, Nicole Zito, Samantha Berkhead, Julie Duffy, Sharon Kunzer, Karen Arbegast, Howard Potter, Chris Potter,Kinloch Nelson. 2012 Tour Committee: Judy Bigelow, Andrea Billin, Cenie Cafarelli, Lee Caine, Mary Coupe, Karen Kremer, Georgia Nelson. Gardeners’ Gathering: Bill Edwards, Spectrum Gallery. Tour Day Volunteers: Jim and Jackie Curley, Judy Bigelow, Merri-Lou McKeever, Samantha Berkhead, Karen Arbegast, Andrea Billin, Arlene Moffatt, Judy White, Georgia Nelson, Dan and Lura Deveau, Sandra Carbone, Jordan Shapiro, Alice Gao, Sheila Driscoll and daughter, Don and Donna Traver, Bill Schwappacher, Connie Ehindero, Gabriel Ritz Saphar, Tom Frey, Carol Whitbeck, Ronald Swanson. New Website: Erin Caldwell, Erin Grant, Rachel Edwards, HSBC in the Community.

NEW MEMBERS Ann Van Bork, Douglas Clapp, Newark Garden Club, James Curley, Mark Fien, Lydia Gastin, Wendi Gates-Morgante, Nanda and Alan Hopenwasser, Laurie Hunt, Phil and Carol Klingler, Joseph Missler, Andrea Reithmayr, Karen Schneider, Shirley Shaw, Harvey Simmons, Karen Vinkey, Mary Ann Weber

GIFTS IN MEMORY OF• Joseph Missler for his mother,

Marie M. Missler

Genesee Land Trust is partially funded by the New York Conservation Partnership Program administered by the Land Trust Alliance Northeast Program with support from the State of New York. A copy of Genesee Land Trust’s annual fi nancial report may be obtained upon request from our offi ce or from the New York State Attorney General’s Charities Bureau, Attn: FOIL Offi cer, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271

OUR HEARTFELT THANKS GO TO . . .

A Promise to Protect Our Beautiful Landscapes Forever

Name Genesee Land Trust in your will and you will create a legacy for generations to come. Planned gifts provide Genesee Land Trust with the financial stability necessary to grow, plan for the future and protect our community’s beautiful landscapes.

Contact us to learn about charitable gift annuities and other ways you can take a charitable tax deduction while supporting The Genesee Land Trust.

Reach us directly: (585) 256-2130 gmills@geneseelandtrust.org

Reach us directly: (585) 546-2771 ext. 389

Photo: © Elinor Obsorn

A Promise to Protect Our Beautiful Landscapes ForeverName Genesee Land Trust in your will and you will create a legacy for generations to come. Planned gifts provide Genesee Land Trust with the financial stability necessary to grow, plan for the future and protect our community’s beautiful landscapes.

Contact us to learn about charitable gift annuities and other ways you can take a charitable tax deduction while supporting Genesee Land Trust.

Reach us directly: (585) 256-2130 gmills@geneseelandtrust.org Photo: © Elinor Obsorn

(Continued from front page)

3:45 a.m. March 25th:WE ARE OFF TO COSTA RICA! By Roger Cass

HAIL AND FAREWELL TO LISA STRAUSS

ANNUAL MEETING RECAP

The idea for our successful fundraising trip to Costa Rica was hatched during a brainstorming session of, “Let’s do new and exciting things for our members, and introduce new people to Genesee Land Trust.” To bring this to fruition, we turned to Steven Daniel, director of Nature Discoveries, a premier nature travel company, and an active Genesee Land Trust volunteer.

Typical of a birding trip, we started early one morning. Connections were smooth, and soon we met Gustavo and Ricardo, our Costa Rican guides, who were excellent birders, fun loving and full of jokes.

As we wandered the tropical gardens of the San Jose Hotel Bougainvillea on our fi rst afternoon, we began experiencing

an incredible diversity of birds, fl owers and plants. Costa Rica has 877 species of birds, 54 species of hummingbirds, many butterfl ies, and a huge variety of species of trees and plants.

From San Jose we travelled to the Tortuguero Caribbean rain forest, then to Arenal Volcano and the Monteverde Cloud Forest, and on to Carara, the Pacifi c transitional forest. We saw many tropical birds, most notably the resplendent quetzal, the endangered bell birds and many scarlet macaws, as well as many migrants that were just starting their trip north to Canada via our North Coast.

It was a great trip and a successful fundraiser for Genesee Land Trust. Thank you, Steven! ■

After six months as an intern focused on Genesee Land Trust’s accreditation preparation, Lisa Strauss hit the ground running when she assumed the Land Preservation Coordinator position in September 2011.

At the time, Genesee Land Trust was in the midst of a growth spurt. We had just moved into our new offi ce, and we had an ambitious land management agenda. Lisa took it all in stride, managing important kiosk and trail building work, seeing to habitat management, creating new land management plans and absorbing new properties including Alasa Farms, the Martin Farm and the Braman Preserve. She created the maps for the Wegmans Passport for Fitness, and supervised countless volunteer driven work parties. Meanwhile, Lisa provided terrifi c technical support to the whole Trust team while pursuing the best bargains in new equipment purchases.

Lisa has moved to Ithaca, where her husband is a mechanical engineer. We know she is bound to do great things for land conservation. We wish her the best of luck. ■

On Monday, June 11, Genesee Land Trust held its Annual Meeting at the Northridge Church, at the north end of El Camino Trail. Executive Director Gay Mills reported that 2011 was a strong year fi scally, and that the Trust has made progress on land projects. (A fi nancial report will be posted to our website soon.)

Board member Jeffrey E. Hough was elected president, with George Parker as his vice president. We thanked outgoing president Rachel Edwards for her service as a founder and offi cer of the Trust. Jim Curley and Merri-Lou McKeever remain treasurer and secretary, respectively. This year’s Volunteer of the Year Award went to the fantastic members and

volunteers who assisted Lisa Strauss with our national accreditation process. Thank you, Accreditation Team: Merri-Lou McKeever, Nancy Torpey, Jean McCreary, Scott Forsyth, Tom Tette, Peter Woods, Cody Mendoza, Diane and Roger Cass, Robert Kraus, Rachel Edwards, Sharon Kunzer, Judy Bigelow, Kara Lokot, Catherine Lansing, Lauren Baron, Nicole Zito, Sana Mirza, Jim Curley, Caitlyn Walton, Kevin Farrell, Julie Duffy, George Parker and Henrietta Jordan.

At the completion of the meeting, attendees walked the completed El Camino Trail. ■

Our annual Native Plant Sale raised more than $4,000! Thank you to Lee Caine and ALL our volunteers and donors. The Backyard Habitat Tour raised over $10,500! Thank you, Judy Bigelow, Tour Committee and all our sponsors and volunteers. A special thanks to the 2012 Tour Gardeners!Thank you HSBC in the Community

for our new website.Go to www.geneseelandtrust.org

to check it out!

Thank you Bausch & Lomb

Lisa at the Native Plant Sale

Cyclists at Conkey Corner Park

Day of Caring at Conkey Corner Park

46 Prince Street, Suite LL005Rochester, New York 14607585-256-2130www.geneseelandtrust.org

Gay Mills, Executive Directorgmills@geneseelandtrust.org

Margaret Potter, Director of Development & Communications info@geneseelandtrust.org

Lisa Strauss, Land Preservation Coordinator landprotection@geneseelandtrust.org

Randi Minetor, Newsletter Editor

Nigel P. Kent, Photographer

City Blue Imaging, Newsletter Design

Monroe Litho, Printer

©2012 by Genesee Land Trust, Inc.

Executive Director Gay Mills

Email Margaret Potter at info@geneseelandtrust.org

lmost three years ago, the Allyn’s Creek Garden Club determined that its part of the Garden Club of America’s Centennial celebration in

2013 would be a tree project at the Kaiser-Manitou Bird Banding Research Station - a Genesee Land Trust preserve managed in partnership with Braddock Bay Bird Observatory (BBBO) in the Town of Greece. This seemed a logical choice to the club as they had been supporting BBBO for years and recognized its singular importance in the protection of migratory bird habitat.

With Gay Mills, Genesee Land Trust executive director, and Kelly Dockery, Chris Gates and Betsy Brooks of the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, the club’s Conservation Committee and Centennial Tree Committee researched the appropriate trees for the project, selecting native species found along Lake Ontario that would provide good food sources for migrating birds both in the spring and fall. They planted a large variety of species, from early budding trees that attract spring insects to the late fruiting trees of fall along Rob’s Trail, which was created in memory of Robert van der Stricht who was a stalwart conservationist, board member of BBBO and supporter of Genesee Land Trust.

Headed by Linda Riordan, assisted by Laura Hayden and Susan van der Stricht, Rob’s widow, the committee

oversaw the planting in 2011, and then during one of the driest summers in years, found that they were regularly out at the preserve watering. “The biggest challenge was getting the trees watered last summer. There was quite an army of members and families who went out religiously to water, which is not an easy task,” said Susan van der Stricht. Their nearly perfect success rate for the first year was only because of their dedication. To keep track of the trees they had planted, the Garden Club recruited Boy Scout, Dave Holroyd who earned his Eagle Scout by gathering GPS coordinates, mapping the trees, and caging the species that were likely to be browsed by deer. Van der Stricht looks forward to a future of 100+ mature trees offering protection and food for all the birds in all season. She also believes that the Allyn’s Creek Garden Club learned more about the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory from this experience.

This is not the first time the Garden Club has made a commitment to this land and migratory birds. The club provided a generous donation towards the land’s acquisition via the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, ensuring the preservation of vital migratory bird habitat. Genesee Land Trust applauds the Allyn’s Creek Garden Club for its continued conservation service while enriching the greater Rochester community for generations to come. ■

(Continued on inside page)

irders throughout the area cheered on May 12, 2012, when Genesee Land Trust cut the ribbon on a new bridge across a wet area at

the Island Cottage Woods Preserve in Greece.

Built by Genesee Land Trust volunteers, the bridge spans a thin strip of marshy land along Round Pond, skirting some private land and connecting the Land Trust’s land with the Schaller family’s portion of the woods. This bridge provides an easy route from one end of the Woods to the other, reducing the need for high boots in the rainy spring season.

The hottest of birding hotspots when the spring’s migrating warblers arrive, Island Cottage Woods attracts hundreds of Rochester birders to catch glimpses of colorful birds gathering strength before they cross Lake Ontario in spring, or resting after their arduous crossing in fall. Here tiny birds find plenty of bugs and berries to devour before they start the next leg of their extended journey north or south.

So critical is this patch of wooded habitat along

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NEW BRIDGE ATISLAND COTTAGE WOODS by Randi Minetor

BOARD OF DIRECTORSCenie CafarelliErin D. CaldwellDiane CassRoger CassJill M. CiceroJim CurleyRachel EdwardsConnie EhinderoUdo FehnScott ForsythThomas FreyErin GrantAllen HandelmanJeffrey HoughMichael KehoeRobert KrausJean H. McCrearyMerri-Lou McKeeverGeorge ParkerTom RileyBill SchwappacherTom TetteNancy Goodman Torpey ADVISORY BOARDRobert AveryBetsy BrooksLee Caine Richard Dollinger Tim FitzgeraldSandra Frankel Mark GreeneMary Hadley Jim Howe Elthea King-Spiegel Rick MarxJeff McCannJan MillerRandi MinetorMichael PriviteraLynn Slowik James Smith Kathy SpencerBill Steimer Andy WheatcraftSuzanne Wheatcraft Peter Woods

COMING EVENTS All events are open to the public. Visit www.geneseelandtrust.org/events.html for directions to these events.

Published by the Genesee Land Trust, a Not-for-Profit Corporation Summer 2012

ALLYN’S CREEK GARDEN CLUB

To receive email alerts about Genesee Land Trust events, email info@geneseelandtrust.org

Look for fall walks at alasa farms: join us on facebook or check our website, www.geneseelandtrust.org

CHRISTINE SEVILLA WETLANDS PRESERVE WALK, SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 10 A.M.: Naturalist, Steve Daniel will lead this walk to explore birds, butterflies, dragonflies and native plants atthis beautiful wetlands preserve. Wear waterproof boots. This is a reservations only event. Please email Gay Mills at:gmills@geneseelandtrust.org to reserve.

CORBETT’S GLEN DAY –SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH: The Allens Creek/Corbett’s Glen Preservation Group, Genesee Land Trust, and Historic Brighton are co-sponsoring this extraordinary event, which will offer a most amazing afternoon of unique activities to celebrate the past, present, and future of Corbett’s Glen. Follow our website and facebook page for more information.

NORTH COAST AUCTION AT JACK’S PLACE, DURAND EASTMAN PARK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 6 P.M.:

The 2012 Genesee Land Trust Auction will be dedicated to the protection of the North Coast. Jack’s Place is located at 1200 Kings Highway, Rochester, on the shore of Lake Ontario and offers magnificent views—and scrumptious food! Ticket information and invitations will be sent to you in fall. Also find more information on our website, http://www.geneseelandtrust.org/events.html.

WORK PARTIES Our fall schedule will be confirmed soon. Please visit the Work Parties page of our website at www.geneseelandtrust.org/WorkParties_000.html

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Walks at Alasa Farms this Fallplease go to our website for more info!

El Camino Ribbon Cutting, June 2nd

Mayor Richards organizes the children to cut the ribbon…

Diane and Roger Cass

John Boettcher hangs the Wegmans Passport to Big Woods

THANKS to Erin Caldwell for her website work

Great Grant NewsNew York State Conservation Partnership Program, supported by the New York Environmental Protection Fund: $35,000 for membership and fundraising support for the campaign

$15,000 for stewardship and community engagement projectsalong El Camino

Additional grant funding includes: $10,000: the Marquis Jones Foundation for land protection in

Monroe County

$7500: the Rochester Area Community Foundation in support of the Landscaper Apprentice stewardship and community engagement project

$2000: Wayne County Endowment Fund of the RACF for the development of trails at Alasa Farms

$2400: the Norcross Wildlife Foundation for computers

$5,000: the Fred & Floy Willmott Foundation for general support

$11,500: Rochester Garden Club for trees and shrub plantings at Conkey Corner Park along El Camino

Braddock Bay Bird Observatory – protected by Genesee Land Trust

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PAIDROCHESTER, NYPERMIT NO. 558

www.geneseelandtrust.org

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PreserveGENESEE LAND TRUST PRESERVES AND PROTECTS NATURAL LANDS AND WATERWAYS THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE GREATER ROCHESTER REGION — PROVIDING WILDLIFE HABITAT, LOCALLY GROWN FOOD, AND CONNECTIONS TO NATURE.

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lmost three years ago, the Allyn’s Creek Garden Club determined that its part of the Garden Club of America’s Centennial celebration in

2013 would be a tree project at the Kaiser-Manitou Bird Banding Research Station - a Genesee Land Trust preserve managed in partnership with Braddock Bay Bird Observatory (BBBO) in the Town of Greece. This seemed a logical choice to the club as they had been supporting BBBO for years and recognized its singular importance in the protection of migratory bird habitat.

With Gay Mills, Genesee Land Trust executive director, and Kelly Dockery, Chris Gates and Betsy Brooks of the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, the club’s Conservation Committee and Centennial Tree Committee researched the appropriate trees for the project, selecting native species found along Lake Ontario that would provide good food sources for migrating birds both in the spring and fall. They planted a large variety of species, from early budding trees that attract spring insects to the late fruiting trees of fall along Rob’s Trail, which was created in memory of Robert van der Stricht who was a stalwart conservationist, board member of BBBO and supporter of Genesee Land Trust.

Headed by Linda Riordan, assisted by Laura Hayden and Susan van der Stricht, Rob’s widow, the committee

oversaw the planting in 2011, and then during one of the driest summers in years, found that they were regularly out at the preserve watering. “The biggest challenge was getting the trees watered last summer. There was quite an army of members and families who went out religiously to water, which is not an easy task,” said Susan van der Stricht. Their nearly perfect success rate for the first year was only because of their dedication. To keep track of the trees they had planted, the Garden Club recruited Boy Scout, Dave Holroyd who earned his Eagle Scout by gathering GPS coordinates, mapping the trees, and caging the species that were likely to be browsed by deer. Van der Stricht looks forward to a future of 100+ mature trees offering protection and food for all the birds in all season. She also believes that the Allyn’s Creek Garden Club learned more about the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory from this experience.

This is not the first time the Garden Club has made a commitment to this land and migratory birds. The club provided a generous donation towards the land’s acquisition via the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, ensuring the preservation of vital migratory bird habitat. Genesee Land Trust applauds the Allyn’s Creek Garden Club for its continued conservation service while enriching the greater Rochester community for generations to come. ■

(Continued on inside page)

irders throughout the area cheered on May 12, 2012, when Genesee Land Trust cut the ribbon on a new bridge across a wet area at

the Island Cottage Woods Preserve in Greece.

Built by Genesee Land Trust volunteers, the bridge spans a thin strip of marshy land along Round Pond, skirting some private land and connecting the Land Trust’s land with the Schaller family’s portion of the woods. This bridge provides an easy route from one end of the Woods to the other, reducing the need for high boots in the rainy spring season.

The hottest of birding hotspots when the spring’s migrating warblers arrive, Island Cottage Woods attracts hundreds of Rochester birders to catch glimpses of colorful birds gathering strength before they cross Lake Ontario in spring, or resting after their arduous crossing in fall. Here tiny birds find plenty of bugs and berries to devour before they start the next leg of their extended journey north or south.

So critical is this patch of wooded habitat along

B

NEW BRIDGE ATISLAND COTTAGE WOODS by Randi Minetor

BOARD OF DIRECTORSCenie CafarelliErin D. CaldwellDiane CassRoger CassJill M. CiceroJim CurleyRachel EdwardsConnie EhinderoUdo FehnScott ForsythThomas FreyErin GrantAllen HandelmanJeffrey HoughMichael KehoeRobert KrausJean H. McCrearyMerri-Lou McKeeverGeorge ParkerTom RileyBill SchwappacherTom TetteNancy Goodman Torpey ADVISORY BOARDRobert AveryBetsy BrooksLee Caine Richard Dollinger Tim FitzgeraldSandra Frankel Mark GreeneMary Hadley Jim Howe Elthea King-Spiegel Rick MarxJeff McCannJan MillerRandi MinetorMichael PriviteraLynn Slowik James Smith Kathy SpencerBill Steimer Andy WheatcraftSuzanne Wheatcraft Peter Woods

COMING EVENTS All events are open to the public. Visit www.geneseelandtrust.org/events.html for directions to these events.

Published by the Genesee Land Trust, a Not-for-Profit Corporation Summer 2012

ALLYN’S CREEK GARDEN CLUB

To receive email alerts about Genesee Land Trust events, email info@geneseelandtrust.org

Look for fall walks at alasa farms: join us on facebook or check our website, www.geneseelandtrust.org

CHRISTINE SEVILLA WETLANDS PRESERVE WALK, SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 10 A.M.: Naturalist, Steve Daniel will lead this walk to explore birds, butterflies, dragonflies and native plants atthis beautiful wetlands preserve. Wear waterproof boots. This is a reservations only event. Please email Gay Mills at:gmills@geneseelandtrust.org to reserve.

CORBETT’S GLEN DAY –SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH: The Allens Creek/Corbett’s Glen Preservation Group, Genesee Land Trust, and Historic Brighton are co-sponsoring this extraordinary event, which will offer a most amazing afternoon of unique activities to celebrate the past, present, and future of Corbett’s Glen. Follow our website and facebook page for more information.

NORTH COAST AUCTION AT JACK’S PLACE, DURAND EASTMAN PARK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 6 P.M.:

The 2012 Genesee Land Trust Auction will be dedicated to the protection of the North Coast. Jack’s Place is located at 1200 Kings Highway, Rochester, on the shore of Lake Ontario and offers magnificent views—and scrumptious food! Ticket information and invitations will be sent to you in fall. Also find more information on our website, http://www.geneseelandtrust.org/events.html.

WORK PARTIES Our fall schedule will be confirmed soon. Please visit the Work Parties page of our website at www.geneseelandtrust.org/WorkParties_000.html

A

Walks at Alasa Farms this Fallplease go to our website for more info!

El Camino Ribbon Cutting, June 2nd

Mayor Richards organizes the children to cut the ribbon…

Diane and Roger Cass

John Boettcher hangs the Wegmans Passport to Big Woods

THANKS to Erin Caldwell for her website work

Great Grant NewsNew York State Conservation Partnership Program, supported by the New York Environmental Protection Fund: $35,000 for membership and fundraising support for the campaign

$15,000 for stewardship and community engagement projectsalong El Camino

Additional grant funding includes: $10,000: the Marquis Jones Foundation for land protection in

Monroe County

$7500: the Rochester Area Community Foundation in support of the Landscaper Apprentice stewardship and community engagement project

$2000: Wayne County Endowment Fund of the RACF for the development of trails at Alasa Farms

$2400: the Norcross Wildlife Foundation for computers

$5,000: the Fred & Floy Willmott Foundation for general support

$11,500: Rochester Garden Club for trees and shrub plantings at Conkey Corner Park along El Camino

Braddock Bay Bird Observatory – protected by Genesee Land Trust

NONPROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDROCHESTER, NYPERMIT NO. 558

www.geneseelandtrust.org

The

PreserveGENESEE LAND TRUST PRESERVES AND PROTECTS NATURAL LANDS AND WATERWAYS THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE GREATER ROCHESTER REGION — PROVIDING WILDLIFE HABITAT, LOCALLY GROWN FOOD, AND CONNECTIONS TO NATURE.

T H E N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E G E N E S E E L A N D T R U S T

46 Prince Street, Suite LL005Rochester, New York 14607