The Adirondack Chapter of The Nature Conservancy and the Adirondack Land Trust will be holding their annual meeting on Saturday, August 9, at VIEW, the arts center in Old Forge.
The event is open to the public and all are welcome to attend.
During the meeting, the Regional Inlet Invasive Plant Program will be recognized for its local efforts to protect Adirondack lands and waters from Japanese knotweed, an invasive plant that chokes rivers and streams, harms native plant and wildlife habitat, impairs recreational access, and damages infrastructure.
Speakers will be Executive Director Mike Carr will provide a conservation update on projects ranging from fish-friendly culvert upgrades to the Heart of the Adirondacks, which is making available to the public places like OK Slip Falls for the first time in more than 100 years.
Keynote speaker Mark Burget, executive vice president and managing director of the Conservancy’s North America Conservation Region, will talk about why nature really matters.
All attendees will be automatically entered in a raffle for a chance to win a custom-built lightweight Hornbeck solo canoe.
A reception will follow in the gallery where the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors is on display.
Participants are asked to register in advance and encouraged to arrive at 2:30 p.m. To register, contact Erin Walkow at (518) 576-2082, ext.133 or: ewalkow@tnc.org.
The Nature Conservancy is a leading international, nonprofit organization working to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
Since 1971, the Adirondack Chapter has been working with a variety of partners in the Adirondacks to achieve a broad range of conservation results.
The Adirondack Land Trust, established in 1984, protects open space, working farms and forests, undeveloped shoreline, scenic vistas, and lands vital to residents.
