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Coming up: volunteer tree planting with WNY Land Conservancy

The Western New York Land Conservancy will hold a tree planting party at their newly protected Black Creek Preserve in Birdsall, Allegany County. Volunteers will help plant 75 native trees along Black Creek to improve wildlife habitat, stabilize streambanks, and protect water quality. This is a great opportunity to get outside, work with your hands, and make a lasting impact at one of our newest permanently protected preserves. In addition to planting trees, volunteers will help dig holes, install deer...

Coming up in May – Book Discussion – “The Book of Hope” by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abram

Concord Public Library 18 Chapel Street, Springville
The Buffalo and Erie County Public Library is offering a series of discussions of books with the theme of sustainability. The next in the series, “The Book of Hope” by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams will be held on May 2, 2026. In this urgent book, Jane Goodall and Douglas Adams explore through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. Copies may be available at the library or by...

Dare to Repair Cafe at Northland Workforce Training Center

Dare to Repair Cafes are community events where people can bring in broken objects like lamps, vacuums, bicycles, toys, clothing, sewing machines, PCs, laptops, and small electronics to be repaired — free of charge — by volunteer fixers. By following along during repairs, attendees can learn the skills they need to fix things on their own. For more information go to: https://thetoollibrary.org/event/dare-to-repair-at-northland-workforce-training-center/...

Erie County & Omega Mentoring Program

Northland Training Workforce Center 683 Northland Ave, Buffalo
Erie County and the Omega Mentoring Program will host an Earth Day Celebration from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 20 at the centrally located Northland Workforce Training Center, 683 Northland Ave., Buffalo. 14211  The event will include family-friendly activities, sustainably-minded giveaways, and information about Earth-savvy organizations and services. There will also be a recognition ceremony for the Erie County Environmental Management Council Annual Environmental Excellence Awards and the WNY Stormwater Coalition’s Rain Barrel Painting Contest.  New this year will be a Dare to...