BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Long Island Conservancy - ECPv6.15.18//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:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Dubai BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0400 TZOFFSETTO:+0400 TZNAME:+04 DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230907T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230907T120000 DTSTAMP:20260417T070458 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:20260417T070458 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=Asia/Dubai:20230805T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230805T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T070458 CREATED:20230729T003136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240329T001238Z UID:2713-1691229600-1691258400@longislandconservancy.org SUMMARY:We Are Selling Native Plants at Summerfest! DESCRIPTION:We are selling native plants on Main Street Sayville at Summerfest Saturday\, August 5th!\nCouldn’t make it to our “Plant Raiser” for Sayville’s parks at South Shore Dive Thursday? \nSayville High School selling their plants \nSugar Maple\nShowy Aster\n  \n\nSee you here! \nSummerfest\n \nSummerfest\nCome Meet Our Plants\nPlants For Sale\n\nWe be selling native plants and talking about them with you from 10AM-6PM\nWe will be offering a variety of native plants and trees\, and will be listing what plants we will be selling in the coming days as we inventory them.   By selling these native plants (while advising on their care and feeding)\, we can help Sayville go native! \nThe money we will raise will go to two of our local endeavors:  At Meadow Croft\, aka The Roosevelt Estate\, which is situated in a fork in Brown’s River\, we are raising money for “ecotypes” or highly local native species\, and seeking volunteers\, ideally local school groups\, who would be good stewards for these plantings.   We have already done some significant plantings:  11 Red Maples\, the Roosevelt Native Garden\, and coming soon\, an American Chestnut Mother Orchard. \nAmerican Chestnuts\nInvasive Plant Removal\nNative Garden at Meadow Croft\n  \n  \n  \n  \nPlanting Natives At The Chamber House\nIn addition to selling native plants\, we will be signing up volunteers and putting together a native planting for The Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce. \n  \nChamber House (and Santa’s Workshop)\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nContact Us 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 \n\nDONATE TO OUR LOCAL EFFORTS HERE \n[wpedon id=”2522″] URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/summerfest-selling-native-plants/ LOCATION:Summerfest\, Main Street\, Sayville\, NY\, 11782\, United States CATEGORIES:Street Fair ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://longislandconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_3291-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Marshall Brown":MAILTO:marshall@longislandconservancy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230518T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230518T203000 DTSTAMP:20260417T070458 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:20260417T070458 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