September 20, 9:00 a.m. – NOON Black Creek Preserve, Birdsall, NY
From the Western New York Land Conservancy,
Get your first glimpse of our future Black Creek Preserve by joining us for a volunteer day! We’ll be planting native trees to help restore the riparian buffer at the site. Bring your enthusiasm, a shovel, and a pair of gloves.
If you register, please be sure to fill out and bring the release and waiver form linked in the button below.
(Directions to be sent in registration email)
Microsoft Word – RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY 2024
The Black Creek Preserve
The crown jewel of the Black Creek Protection Projects is the 276-acre Black Creek Preserve in the town of Birdsall, NY. Created through the purchase of two privately owned properties, this stunning property contains forests, wetlands, and multiple headwater streams. Located just southwest of the Keeney Swamp State Forest (2,408 acres), the Black Creek Preserve adds important acreage to the core area of the WNY Wildway.
The property is home to wide variety of plants and animals. In the spring, the forests explode with wildflowers including trillium, trout lily, mayapples, and wild geranium. Dark stands of Eastern Hemlock trees are home to Ruffed Grouse and Black-throated Green Warblers. Bright flashes of red from nesting Scarlet Tanagers can be spotted in the hardwood forests. If you are lucky you may spot beavers or river otters in the wetlands.
Once this property is permanently protected we will begin work on a parking area and trail system to make this amazing property accessible for hiking, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing.
For more on the WNY Land Conservancy and the Black Creek Preserve visit: Black Creek | WNYLC
