BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Long Island Conservancy - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Long Island Conservancy X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://longislandconservancy.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Long Island Conservancy REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T201500 DTSTAMP:20260530T153512 CREATED:20260402T165815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T165815Z UID:9461-1776970800-1776975300@longislandconservancy.org SUMMARY:Plants: Native\, Non-Native and Invasive at Hempstead Public Library April 23rd at 7! DESCRIPTION:Please join Marshall Brown\, Co-Founder and Board President of the Long Island Conservancy\, as he speaks about the importance of native plants\, the problems that non-native plants bring\, and the threat that invasive plants pose for Long Island. \nCome learn what you can do in your yard and in your community to support local wildlife. Learn what plants you should be planting and which ones to avoid. URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/plants-native-non-native-and-invasive-at-hempstead-public-library-april-23rd-at-7/ LOCATION:Hempstead Public Library\, 115 James A. Garner Way\, Hempstead\, NY\, 11550\, United States CATEGORIES:Discussion,Lecture,Long Island Invasive Plants,Long Island Native Plants,The Dirty Dozen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://longislandconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Meadow-July-9th.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Marshall Brown":MAILTO:marshall@longislandconservancy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260416T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260416T210000 DTSTAMP:20260530T153512 CREATED:20260210T074236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T034356Z UID:9198-1776366000-1776373200@longislandconservancy.org SUMMARY:Long Island's Ecosystems: Past\, Present and Future? DESCRIPTION:What is Long Island’s environmental heritage? What did it look like before the Dutch arrive? What habitats were lost over the course of the centuries as Long Island was “developed’? What can be revitalized for future generations? \nOn April 16th at 7pm\, Marshall Brown\, President and Co-Founder of the Long Island Conservancy\, will be talking about the history and future of Long Island’s ecosystems at the Cold Spring Harbor Library\, sponsored by The Dartmouth Club of Long Island. \nIf the ultimate goal is to create a sustainable Long Island – how our understanding of local ecology\, and building upon work done decades ago here on Long Island\, can lead us to that goal. Learn why it is so important to plant native plants and remove invasive ones. \nIn conjunction with Spadefoot Design and Construction\, the Long Island Conservancy has been active in invasive plant removal\, and in the planting of natives. \nJoin us at the Cold Spring Harbor Library\, located at 95 Harbor Road in Cold Spring Harbor\, on Thursday\, April 16th at 7pm. URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/long-islands-ecosystems-past-present-and-future/ LOCATION:Cold Spring Harbor Library\, 95 Harbor Rd\, Cold Spring Harbor\, 11724\, United States CATEGORIES:Discussion,Invasive Removal,Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="The Long Island Conservancy":MAILTO:info@longislandconservancy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T203000 DTSTAMP:20260530T153512 CREATED:20260210T080559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T125803Z UID:9208-1773858600-1773865800@longislandconservancy.org SUMMARY:Dix Hills Garden Club DESCRIPTION:Marshall Brown\, Co-Founder of the Long Island Conservancy\, will be speaking on native plants\, invasive plants\, and ecosystem services i.e. the importance of biodiversity\, food webs\, and soil health. \nMarch 18th\, 2026\n6:30pm – 8:45pm\nHHHC Library – Lecture Hall \nVisit the Dix Hills Garden Club website for more info on how to join. URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/dix-hills-garden-club/ LOCATION:Half Hollow Hills Community Library\, 55 Vanderbilt Parkway\, Dix Hills\, 11746\, United States CATEGORIES:Discussion,Invasive Removal,Lecture,Long Island Invasive Plants,Long Island Native Plants,Native Planting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260307 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260308 DTSTAMP:20260530T153512 CREATED:20260210T080153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260301T072647Z UID:9205-1772841600-1772927999@longislandconservancy.org SUMMARY:Oceanside Kickoff for the LIC’s Seed Library Launch DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the growing season at our Seed Library launch! Stop by to browse free seeds and get planting tips\, perfect for gardeners of all levels. Learn about sustainable gardening\, at the Oceanside Public Library. \nWe will be speaking on native plants\, invasive plants\, and ecosystem services i.e. the importance of biodiversity\, food webs\, and soil health. \nTime to come. URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/oceanside-kickoff-for-the-lics-seed-library-launch/ LOCATION:Oceanside Library\, 30 Davison Avenue\, Oceanside\, 11572\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Fair,Discussion ORGANIZER;CN="The Long Island Conservancy":MAILTO:info@longislandconservancy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250419T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250419T130000 DTSTAMP:20260530T153512 CREATED:20250118T222509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T190900Z UID:5116-1745056800-1745067600@longislandconservancy.org SUMMARY:We Must Plant Some Milkweed This Spring! Come To Plantstock V! Purchase Your Native Plants Online From LINPI! DESCRIPTION:For Plantstock V\, we are very excited to announce that not only will we be selling varieties of milkweed\, but also offering a variety of Native Plants through a Native Plant Exchange.  LINPI (The Long Island Native Plant Initiative) approached us to ask how they could participate this year at Plantstock.   As they are set up for online sales of the many plants they have overwintered\, we offered to help them get the word out.  The whole reason we established Plantstock in the first place was to make it easy for people to source quality native plants\, ones that actually are from Long Island. \nSo here it is:  The link to LINPI’s native plant ordering page! \nNote that we are also looking for local boutique growers to promote so that we can offer the native planting community on Long Island the broadest\, most biodiverse selection possible.   Email us at info@longislandconservancy.org or phone us at (516)778-9719 to discuss how you can join the Native Plant Exchange. \n \nThe Long Island Conservancy will otherwise be selling milkweed.  Here is what milkweed can do:  Less than a year after converting an old driveway to a meadow\, we had 40 monarchs come visit one day.  You can help create the same magic in your yard this year! \nJoin us at Plantstock V\, a semi-annual event! The Long Island Conservancy is pleased to offer for sale three varieties of milkweed native to Long Island. These locally grown perennials are essential for supporting the local butterfly population. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to help protect our environment by planting milkweed in your garden. \nLong Island’s Three Native Milkweeds\nWe will have Common Milkweed (great if you have an open field)\, Butterfly Milkweed (for dry sunny areas) and Swamp Milkweed (for where of course it gets wet). \n\n \n \n \n \n Asclepias syriaca. Green flower buds of a common milkweed.\n \n \n \n \n \n Monarch caterpillar eating a common milkweed leaf.\n \n \n \n \n \n Common name: Common milkweed\, scientific name: Asclepias syriaca\n \n \n \n \n \n Monarch butterfly on common milkweed plant\n \n \n \n \n \n Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) blooming in the garden\n \n \n \n \n \n Monarch butterfly on swamp milkweed\n \n \n \n \n \n Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly weed \n \n \n \n \n \n Monarch Feeding On Swamp Milkweed\n \n \n \n \n \n A colorful Monarch Butterfly pollinates rose milkweed plants in a meadow.\n \n \n \n \n \n Pink Asclepias incarnata\, the swamp milkweed\, rose milkweed or rose milkflower\n \n \n\nThe Milkweeds Are Locally Sourced From Long Island Natives\nThe Long Island Conservancy seeks to restore native habitat throughout Long Island.  We will not be offering ‘cultivars\,’ that is plants produced through selective breeding such as would be sold in garden stores\, but ‘ecotypes\,’ that is plants that are locally sourced and grown from local seeds. \nDo you want to see more native plants in your yard and have a landscaping service?  We will have cards available to give to your landscaping company so that they know to source at Long Island Natives. \nBe A Part of the Solution:  Plant Native Everywhere You Can\nDon’t have a landscaper? Or do you have one that is unfamiliar with native plants? Make sure you get a landscaper who knows their plants and how to care for them.  Do you want to support native plantings as a business?  Be a part of Long Island and plant what belongs here! \nIs your park or public space in need of some TLC?  You can help Long Island look like Long Island should look like by planting what belongs here rather than whatever is being sold otherwise.  Plants from elsewhere — from Asia\, Europe\, South America\, etc — do nothing for local wildlife.   Choose native and build local habitats for our pollinators\, and thus for our birds and the rest of the local food web. \nMilkweed Kills Spotted Lanternflies and Their Nymphs\nAs an extra added bonus\, milkweed it turns out kills Spotted Lanternflies. Our native insects “know” not to feed off of milkweed sap.  Spotted Lanternflies\, according to new research just published by The Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station\, lack the ability to recognize that milkweed is poisonous to most insects. \nThey have also affirmed that milkweed is toxic to the Spotted Lanternfly.  This accords with our field operations.  We are finding piles of dead Spotted Lanternflies around our milkweed plantings.  Please read “The Spotted Lanternflies Are Here\, We Must Prepare!” for more information on this noxious\, destructive pest. \nAs we are reckoning with a infestation of these insects as they make their way east\, it is good to know that we have this weapon in our arsenal. \n \nHamlet Organic Garden Is Where Plantstock Happens\nSo come to Plantstock V\, meet up with fellow plant people\, stock up on our three native milkweeds\, make your yard beautiful\, help the endangered Monarchs\, battle the invasive Spotted Lanternfly\, and enjoy the magic ambiance of Hamlet Organic Garden\, aka The Hog Farm. \nThey are a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm. There will be live music\, fresh made food and beverages for sale. A discussion of milkweed and how to tend it would be part of the programming.   The HOG farm\, in addition\, has a variety of programming throughout the year that supports local musicians and artisans\, native plantings\, and the community of Brookhaven Hamlet in particular.   Check them out! \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/plantstock-v-milkweed-planting/ LOCATION:Hamlet Organic Garden\, 319 Beaver Dam Road\, Brookhaven\, NY\, 11719\, United States CATEGORIES:Discussion,Gathering,Plantstock ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://longislandconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HOG.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Long Island Conservancy":MAILTO:info@longislandconservancy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241111T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241111T130000 DTSTAMP:20260530T153512 CREATED:20241024T175616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T181610Z UID:4500-1731319200-1731330000@longislandconservancy.org SUMMARY:Volunteer Day At Meadow Croft: Caring For Our Native Plants DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, November 11th from 10-1\, The Long Island Conservancy will be hosting a volunteer day at Meadow Croft.  Over the past several years\, The Long Island Conservancy has been reintroducing native plants at this iconic former estate of John Roosevelt while also removing invasive plants. \nMeadow Croft\nWe’ve planted Red Maples along the edge of the meadow\, established a native wildflower garden\, and planted American Chestnut saplings as part of our breeding program.  Native plants are crucial for our native wildlife. \nRed Maples — Crucial Plants\nNative Wildflower Garden Freshly Planted With Native Plants\nA Chestnut Sapling Ready To Plant\nAs winter approaches\, we need to prepare. Of greatest concern are the invasive plants that threaten the grounds. This time of year is the perfect time to tackle the problem\, and many hands make light work! \nThere are lots of reasons to volunteer: \n \n\nMany schools have volunteer requirements.  Monday\, Veteran’s Day\, is a holiday.\nEncounter Nature.  Meadow Croft is beautifully situated at a fork in Brown’s River.\nLearn about this historic estate\, once owned by Theodore Roosevelt’s cousin John.\nLearn about native and invasive plants.\nHear the story of The American Chestnut\, and about our efforts to bring it back.\nLearn how we can combat The Spotted Lanternfly.   What can we each do?\nGet some native wildflower seeds to start your own pollinator garden or meadow.\nAll volunteers will receive a Long Island Conservancy hoodie to be sent to you once we have your size.\n\nLet us know if you plan to be a part of our restoration effort to return native plants to Meadow Croft!   The Long Island Conservancy promotes local stewardship in communities across Long Island.  Where else can we help out? \nMeadow Croft is located at 299 Middle Country Road\, Sayville.   It’s on the north side.  Turn onto the gravel road\, drive through the reeds\, and the estate will be right before you.\nUseful links:\nWe Will Restore The American Chestnut\nAmerican chestnut tree seeing revival on Long Island in effort to stop extinction\nJoin the necessary fight against spotted lanternflies\nThe Spotted Lanternfly Can Be Defeated With Your Help \nIf you run into any snags or have any questions\, call (516) 778-9719 \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/volunteer-for-our-native-plants/ LOCATION:Meadow Croft\, 299 Middle Road\, Sayville\, NY\, 11782\, United States CATEGORIES:American Chestnut,Discussion,Invasive Removal ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://longislandconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Virtual-Tour-Theodore-Roosevelt-2-e1729775990712.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Long Island Conservancy":MAILTO:info@longislandconservancy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240427T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240427T130000 DTSTAMP:20260530T153512 CREATED:20240404T183503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240405T005411Z UID:4020-1714212000-1714222800@longislandconservancy.org SUMMARY:Help Plant An American Chestnut Orchard For Arbor Day (Well\, Technically The Next Day -- Saturday 4-27 10-1) DESCRIPTION:Arbor Day:  Plant Native Trees and A Lot of Them!\nPost Arbor Day\, on Saturday\, April 27th\, 10-1\, come help The Long Island Conservancy as we plant an American Chestnut orchard at Meadow Croft\, the historic John Roosevelt estate resting in a fork in Brown’s River between Sayville and Bayport. \n \nFor The Long Island Conservancy\, Arbor Day is not just a day or week\, but is year round. The Long Island Conservancy is engaged in an ongoing effort to plant native at Meadow Croft\, and to remove invasive ones.  We are also spearheading the effort to return this majestic tree to our forests.    A hundred years ago\, there were an estimated 3-4 billion of these forest giants up and down the Eastern Seaboard. \nAmerican Chestnuts For Arbor Day\nA Chinese Chestnut Tree\, imported by the New York Zoological Society\, now The Bronx Zoo\, carried with it a fungal blight that our chestnuts had no immunity against.  Thus within a couple of decades\, we lost what were our keystone ‘forest feeders\,’ with the oaks now performing that task in our forests.   The vanishing of the American Chestnut\, though\, changed our forest ecology\, and in ways we are still discovering. \n  \n  \nAmerican Chestnut\nArbor Day:  Hope From Above\nThe Long Island Conservancy\, with the assistance of Nico Nantsis\, an intrepid soul you can see in this film\, gather the remnant chestnuts.  They are then hand-pollinated. There are too few American Chestnuts left for windblown pollen. \n \nFrom there\, the chestnuts are hand pollinated\, then grown into saplings\, that are then planted in clusters of eight (orchards) around various strategic locations throughout Long Island.  Do you have a candidate place for an orchard?  Let us know below!  You can also read about our restoration efforts here. \nArbor Day: Bring Back Our Ancient Trees\nHere at Meadow Croft\, we plan to revive this important foundational species by planting an orchard.  After we hand pollinate their chestnuts in turn\, using a pollen that will confer blight resistance\, to the half that will be female\,  it will be their offspring will be chestnut blight resistant\, and will be a local ecotype or strain of the American Chestnut.  Long Island had an estimated 100000 American Chestnuts.  It’s a local goal to shoot for.   Let’s get back to roasting those chestnuts by an open fire\, or imagine that they are in our Thanksgiving stuffing. \nMeadow Croft\, Where We Are Planting\nAmerican Chestnuts For Arbor Day:  Volunteer!\nWe invite volunteers for “American Chestnuts For Arbor Day.”  Come to learn and to take part in the generational effort to return this forest giant to Long Island and beyond!    \nThe True Meaning of Arbor Day\nWhere ever you find yourself on Arbor Day\, plant native\, and plant in numbers.   Let us remember on Arbor Day what in fact an arbor is: It is a stand of TREES\, an canopy retreat beneath.  For Arbor Day\, then\, plant an actual arbor.  Nothing exotic.  Something that belongs there\, a slice of native forest\, a bit of canopy and understory\, a stand. \n  \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/american-chestnut-for-arbor-day/ LOCATION:Meadow Croft\, 299 Middle Road\, Sayville\, NY\, 11782\, United States CATEGORIES:American Chestnut,Discussion,Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://longislandconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_3957-scaled-e1697464326287.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="The Long Island Conservancy":MAILTO:info@longislandconservancy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240320T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240320T203000 DTSTAMP:20260530T153512 CREATED:20240219T022539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T180713Z UID:3818-1710961200-1710966600@longislandconservancy.org SUMMARY:Beautification in Bay Shore: Talking Native Plants DESCRIPTION:Bay Shore Beautification \nhas invited The Long Island Conservancy to speak before them at The Bayshore – Brightwaters Library 7 PM Wednesday the 20th to discuss the ways in which they can bring green practices and native greenery to the community.   We will discuss  plants — native\, non-native and invasive.   What belongs in your yard\, and what is trouble?   Do you want to plant a  native meadow\, create a bioswale?   How do you create  habitat for local wildlife? \nHow does Bay Shore Beautification “bring Nature home?” \n\n \n\nLeading the discussion will be Marshall Brown.   A long time advocate for Long Island’s environment\, starting with Save The Great South Bay\, and since 2022 with The Long Island Conservancy.\n\nThe goal of the Long Island Conservancy is to support local stewards\, and so we are delighted to be speaking before this venerable organization.  We very much look forward to assisting in Bay Shore / Brightwater’s beautification. \nThe LIC works with municipalities\, land trusts\, and homeowners to clear invasive plants and plant native\, to help rebuild\, community by community\, Long Island’s native habitats.  Let’s turn sumps into bird sanctuaries.  Let’s clear our woods and yards of English Ivy\, and save a million trees! \n  \nMarshall will be joined by Suzanne Ruggles\, aka The Barefoot Gardener. \n \n\nFor twenty years now\, Suzanne has been preaching the virtues of native plantings.   Her ‘enchanted acre’ in West Hampton\, bordering The Pine Barrens\, is alive with local nature\, and serves as an inspiration to all those that visit. \n\n \nTo learn more about the importance of planting native\, we’ve made a little film (Little Green Shoot) on the topic: \n \n\nYou can also learn about “The Dirty Dozen” Campaign\, which lists out Long Island’s worst invasive plants. ones we are sure can be found in most yards. The Long Island Conservancy seeks to educate the public on invasive species generally\, and there is no better place to start than The NYSDEC’s Emmy Award Winning Film for 2023\, Uninvited.\n \n \n\nWhether or not you can attend the talk on Wednesday\, understand that we are really invested in creating an ongoing public discussion about what is happening in each of our communities\, and what we can do about it.  Long Island has such natural beauty.  It is really up to us to protect\, preserve and restore it where we can for future generations\, and in honor of those who came before us here. \n\n\n\n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/bay-shore-beautification/ LOCATION:Bay Shore / Brightwaters Public Library\, 1 South Country Road\, Brightwaters\, 11718\, United States CATEGORIES:Discussion,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://longislandconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bayshore-Beautification.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Sullivan":MAILTO:sullivan219@yahoo.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231008T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231008T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T153512 CREATED:20230918T220628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T012904Z UID:3144-1696773600-1696784400@longislandconservancy.org SUMMARY:Plantstock! Buy Native Plants For Your Fall Plantings. Learn About Them Too! DESCRIPTION:Buy Your Organic Local Produce Here! On October 8th 2-5\, Buy Native Plants Here Too at Plantstock!\n \nWE ARE DOING THE RAIN DATE!     SEE YOU ON SUNDAY THE 8TH\, WHERE WE ARE EXPECTING SOME ACTUAL SUN!!! \nFall is a great time to plant\, and to buy native plants! They’ve had a summer to grow and are starting to “wind down” for the winter.  Give your native plants a head start for spring!   Come to Plantstock at Hamlet Organic Garden\, a working all natural farm and a community fixture for over 24 years!   We love H.O.G.  So will you! \nIt’s as magical as it looks!\nBuy native plants from the following organizations: The Long Island Conservancy and  Rewild Long Island.   What native plants would you want to see there?  Make your requests below and we will look to accommodate! \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ\n \n\nIn addition\, the following organizations will be on hand to talk plants\, native and invasive\, along with best practices for growing and tending: \nOwen Williams of Native Meadows will speak about …. Native meadows!    More and more\, people are choosing a native meadow over a traditional (pollutive\, invasive\, wasteful) lawn.   We will even be interviewing our plants so they can tell us a little bit about themselves!\n \n                                                     What Do I Have To Tell You? \nOwen will find his audience with the following organizations: \nPost-Morrow Foundation \nBrookhaven Village Association \nBellport Environmental Committee \n1\,000 Yards Campaign \nCEED  (The Center for Environmental Education and Discovery) \nKMS NATIVE PLANTS\n \nREWILD LONG ISLAND \nLONG ISLAND NATIVE PLANT INITIATIVE \nNORTHPORT NATIVE GARDEN INITIATIVE \nTyska Natives\n \nWomen In Nature \nThe Long Island Conservancy’s goal is to facilitate a growing movement to go native.  This goes way beyond a matter of simple aesthetics.   For local wildlife\, it is a matter of survival.  Without native plants\, there is no habitat.  We are seeing the results of that. \nWe can reverse that.  So please come to H.O.G. on Oct 8th 2-5.  Buy native plants.   Get to meet them.  Meet the humans too.  Plant people\, that’s us. \nThe Long Island Conservancy will also be discussing the threat posed by invasive plants as part of The Dirty Dozen Campaign\, which showcases the worst invasive plants on Long Island. \nLet’s Get These Out Of Our Yards and Parks!\nThere will be live music\, and of course healthy food at Hamlet Organic Garden!   There always is! URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/plantstock-buy-native-plants/ LOCATION:Hamlet Organic Garden\, 319 Beaver Dam Road\, Brookhaven\, NY\, 11719\, United States CATEGORIES:Discussion,Fall Planting Day,Lecture,Plantraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://longislandconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Plantstock-Orange-Wide-All-Logos.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="The Long Island Conservancy":MAILTO:info@longislandconservancy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230907T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230907T120000 DTSTAMP:20260530T153512 CREATED:20230831T165756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T185323Z UID:3069-1694084400-1694088000@longislandconservancy.org SUMMARY:Kill The Spotted Lanternfly and The Tree of Heaven -- An Online Forum DESCRIPTION:The Spotted Lanternfly is now making it’s way east\, following the highways and the train lines\, clustering on trees\, with the worst yet to come.  The Spotted Lanternfly was only recently introduced here in 2012 as a ‘stowaway’: \nSpotted lanternfly (SLF)\, Lycorma delicatula\, an invasive planthopper native to China\, is thought to have arrived as egg masses on a stone shipment in 2012. That first infestation was found in Berks County\, Pennsylvania\, in 2014 in a wooded area of Ailanthus altissima\, or Tree of Heaven.” \nCornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences \nThe Tree of Heaven by contrast\, was introduced here in the 1700’s as an exotic from China.  Like any non-native plant\, it is invisible to native insects\, and therefore has been a landscaper’s favorite.   They call such plants exotics or ornamentals.   You will hardly ever find an insect bite on them UNLESS that insect is also non-native\, and is adapted to feed off that plant. \nFor The Spotted Lanternfly\, The Tree Heaven is “home cooking.”   They will spread to where there is Tree of Heaven growing.  And the problem is\, it is now growing about everywhere\, along our highways\, trainlines\, and in our public parks and forests and The Spotted Lanternfly is right there with them. \nIn this public discussion of the tree and the fly\, we will discuss how to identify and kill the Tree of Heaven\,  as well as how we may defend our farms and properties from the spotted lanternfly. \nTree of heaven – Latin name – Ailanthus altissima\nREGISTER HERE TO BE A PART OF THE DISCUSSION THURSDAY SEPT 7TH 11-12. \nPlease visit our Library to view our previous videos. URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/spotted-lanternfly/ LOCATION:Little Green Shoots Studio\, 275 Candee Ave\, Sayville\, NY\, 11782\, United States CATEGORIES:Discussion,Little Green Shoots,The Dirty Dozen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://longislandconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Spotted-Lantern-Fly.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Long Island Conservancy":MAILTO:info@longislandconservancy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230829T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230829T113000 DTSTAMP:20260530T153512 CREATED:20230826T174635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230826T174635Z UID:3044-1693306800-1693308600@longislandconservancy.org SUMMARY:Little Green Shoots -- Mosquitoes And How to Kill Them Responsibly DESCRIPTION:In our inaugural episode of Little Green Shoots\, a podcast dedicated to Long Island’s environmentalists and their work\, we will be joined by Kim Simmen of Rewild Long Island and KMS Native Plants\, and by YOU\, the audience! \nTo join us and participate live on Tuesday August 29th at 11:00 AM\, please REGISTER HERE. \nMosquito Dunks URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/little-green-shoots-mosquitoes/ LOCATION:Little Green Shoots Studio\, 275 Candee Ave\, Sayville\, NY\, 11782\, United States CATEGORIES:Discussion,Little Green Shoots ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://longislandconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mosquitoes.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Long Island Conservancy":MAILTO:info@longislandconservancy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230518T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230518T203000 DTSTAMP:20260530T153512 CREATED:20230515T024813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T041301Z UID:1994-1684436400-1684441800@longislandconservancy.org SUMMARY:Going Native -- The Many Benefits Of Creating Habitat In Our Yards DESCRIPTION:“Planting native plants while removing the invasive ones is the key to Long Island’s environmental future.” \nREGISTER HERE FOR THE MAY 18th 7 PM TALK AT SAYVILLE LIBRARY \nMarshall Brown\, Executive Director\, The Long Island Conservancy\, will share with us the benefits of using plants native to Long Island in our yards and gardens. Native plants can help with increased water absorption which means less flooding. They help filter water as it travels from land to the bay\, creating a cleaner bay\, and they also help to bring back the birds and insects we need to re-balance our natural Long Island habitats. Come find out more and how easy it is to make a difference in your own yard and in your community! \nThanks to Ryan Sweezey for this award winning photograph\n“A haven for all flora and fauna native to Long Island\, Marshall Brown’s property in Sayville is a testament to imaginative\, imperative\, and inspiring ecologically sound lawns.”  — Suffolk County News\, 8-18-2022\, Sean Desmond\nBlue Wild Indigo and Swamp Milkweed\nSeaside Goldenrod\nPurple Cone Flower\nYou can register for the talk here at the library’s site. \nWe will begin by discussing what is now growing in our yards and in our public spaces — non-natives and invasive plants like \nPorcelain Berry\nOriental. Bittersweet\nGarlic Mustard\nJapanese Knotweed in Sayville\nFrom there we will talk of what the environmental implications are for having so few native plants\, and so many invasive ones\, including English Ivy and privet hedge.  How does that effect local wildlife populations?  What happens to our birds\, insects\, reptiles\, fish and amphibians when there is little native vegetation? \nWe will round out our discussion by suggesting what each of us can do in our own yards to make a difference.   Planting native in our yards and in our open spaces will aid local wildlife\, bring natural beauty to your property.   It won’t need all the water\, fertilizer\, and pesticides that non-natives do. \nKentucky Blue Grass is actually of Eurasian origin and is considered an invasive in the Great Plains where it is driving out native grasses.  Think of what it takes in terms of water\, fertilizer\, and various fungicides and herbicides to keep that lawn glowing green.   And since the lawn is invasive\, you are guaranteed all sorts of weeds that you have to battle constantly and at some cost to your wallet and the environment. \nWe recommend in particular reading Nature’s Best Hope\, or becoming familiar with Prof Tallamy’s central thesis\, which is that is essential that we each everywhere seek to rebuild local habitat for our wildlife\, beginning in our yards.   The future for our local critters is in the balance\, as we are effectively crowding them out\, along with invasive plants and animals. \nPlanting natives at the scale we need to is an enormous task.   We need 70% of our yards native to sustain local wildlife\, and particularly in suburbs and in cities we are nowhere near that.   There are a million species set to vanish globally in this Sixth Great Extinction.   Let’s build ours “homes” by restoring native habitat everywhere we can\, in our yards\, public spaces\, green rooftops.   We will need to change how we plant and landscape\, how we treat our soil\, and do so quickly. \nThe Long Island Conservancy will be offering native wildflower seeds for your future pollinator garden! \nGathering Wildflower Seeds\nIf you would like for us to speak at your library or before your civic group\, please use this contact form here: \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/going-native-the-many-benefits/ LOCATION:Sayville Library\, 88 Greene Ave\, Sayville\, NY\, 11782\, United States CATEGORIES:Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://longislandconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_3189-1-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Jonthan Pryer":MAILTO:jpryer@sayvillelibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230408T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230408T160000 DTSTAMP:20260530T153512 CREATED:20230331T211134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240329T000938Z UID:1739-1680951600-1680969600@longislandconservancy.org SUMMARY:For Science Speaker Series: Going Native on Long Island DESCRIPTION:Going Native\n “Going Native on Long Island.“\nDestination Unknown Brewery‘s For Science Speaker Series  continues this Saturday April 8th between 1-4 with “Going Native on Long Island.”   Join us as Marshall Brown\, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Long Island Conservancy\, and Frank Piccininni\, CEO of Spadefoot Design and Construction discuss native and invasive plants\, and how each of us  can create habitat for our local wildlife\, even in our own yards.   The hour long talk will be filmed and will be available as a podcast for those unable to attend. \nThis event is perfect for anyone who is going native\, who cares about the environment and wants to learn how they can restore nature in their communities.  Come for the conversation\, stay for the beer\, and leave with new knowledge and inspiration! URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/going-native-on-long-island/ LOCATION:Destination Unknown Brewery\, 1 South Chicago Avenue\, Bayshore\, NY\, 11706\, United States CATEGORIES:Discussion,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://longislandconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Bioswale-August-22nd-2022-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Marshall Brown":MAILTO:marshall@longislandconservancy.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR