Home > Events > Reservations Required > Sanctuary Walk & Talk Upcoming Events « All Events This event has passed. Sanctuary Walk & Talk September 20, 20221:00 pm - 3:00 pm « Story Walk Kick-Off The Buzz on Bees » Reservations Required Enjoy a guided walk in the woods, and learn to recognize and report the newest threat to American Beech Trees: Beech Leaf Disease (BLD). Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust (THTLT), the St. Lawrence-Eastern Lake Ontario Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (SLELO PRISM), and NYS DEC Forest Health Specialist Maria MoskaLee will lead the program. Event Details Tuesday, September 20th 1pm-3pm Joseph A Blake Wildlife Sanctuary Registration is required no later than 8 pm on Monday, September 19th. BLD is spreading rapidly across the Northeastern U.S. and Canada, affecting and killing both native and ornamental beech tree species. Associated with a nematode whose feeding causes dark bands in the leaves. Young trees can die in less than five years after the first signs of damage appear. BLD has only been discovered in recent years. In 2022, it has been found in 14 new counties in New York, for a total of 35 infected counties. It was recently found in Oswego County in the SLELO region, and nearby on the southwestern edge of the Adirondacks. Prior to attending, participants should follow these steps to be able to report observations and aid state-wide early detection efforts: Make a Free iMapInvasives User Account Download the Free iMapInvasives Mobile App Register Here Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Details Date: September 20, 2022 Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Event Category: Reservations Required Venue Joseph A. Blake Wildlife Sanctuary 31241 Middle Rd. Watertown, NY 13601 + Google Map Related Events Tug Hill Traverse Trail Work Day September 21, 202410:00 am - 2:00 pm
