Discover! Woodlands Resources

Woodlands Main Page

Questions?
Sam Lewandowski

For Stewards & Volunteers
Arbor Team (only)
Release form
Tree-cutting guidelines

Volunteer Events & Schedules
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Trees
How to Plant a Tree the Right Way (includes short video)
Native Tree Guide (Albany, NY, excellent for Craneridge)
Tree ID Northeastern Hardwoods (25 min video)
Tree ID Northeastern Softwoods (10 min video)
Planting Bare-Root Trees (1:30 min video)
How to Plant a Tree (many resources)

Highlights from May 2 Seedling Giveaway

Native Plants
Why Native Plants Matter (2:30 min video)
Why Native Plants Matter (more detail)
NYS DEC’s Native Plants, Shrubs and Trees (excellent list for Craneridge!)
Resources from Master Gardener Lyn Chimera’s talk
Native Plants Database
Deer Resistant Native Plants (pdf)
Deer Resistant Plants New England (pdf)
How to Winter Sow (pdf)

Wildlife Ecology
Certify Your Yard as a Wildlife Habitat (National Wildlife Federation)
NWF Certification Checklist (pdf)

Take a Stand Against Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Visit our HWA page to learn how YOU can take a stand against this threat!

Invasive Plants and Insects
Invasive Species Descriptions and Management (WNY PRISM)
Invasives of Special Concern
Asian Jumping Worm Homeowners Guide (pdf)
Beech Bark Disease
Emerald Ash Borer

Cornell Forest Experts Talk about Risks to New York Forests (30 mins). Recorded in Ithaca, NY

Creek and Watershed
Get to Know the Niagara River Watershed
Protecting Headwaters (pdf) Crump Brook is in important headwaters