​NYS Hemlock Initiative Train-the-Trainer Event Tuesday, September 24, 2019 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Saratoga Springs Public Library (49 Henry Street Saratoga Springs, NY 12866) Join the New York State Hemlock Initiative and Capital-Mohawk PRISM a Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management for their upcoming Train-the-Trainer event! This program helps increase the capacity of the NYS Hemlock Initiative to educate and train new audiences around the state while providing local environmental educators and organizations with hemlock and hemlock woolly adelgid outreach materials. Potential trainers should have strong hemlock and HWA identification skills, be able to use powerpoint for presentations, and be familiar with using iMapInvasives for reporting HWA findings. During this event, potential NYSHI trainers will become familiar with the educational content for presentations including basic HWA biology and field surveying techniques. After the presentation, trainers will head outside for a short HWA survey to become familiar with field methods for HWA data collection. Trainers can register for this upcoming training by visiting the NYSHI Train-the-Trainer website page and filling out the short trainer information survey at the bottom: https://blogs.cornell.edu/nyshemlockinitiative/nyshi_training/Saratoga Springs Public Library in the Susman Room 49 Henry Street Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Kristopher Williams, kbw44@cornell.edu, 518-321-0189 ========================================= Field to Fork Wednesday, October 2, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Saratoga County 4-H Training & Education Center (556 Middle Line Road Ballston Spa, NY 12020) Upper Hudson River Valley QDMA Branch and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga and Warren Counties present FIELD TO FORKHarvest your own local meatIf you want the ultimate in free-range, antibiotic/ additive-free meat then sometimes you just have to do it yourself. This workshop will teach you deer hunting basics to help you live more sustainably. Eat wild. Eat natural.For adults 18 and up. Firearms will be provided for workshop and during hunts. Experiences mentors will be available to guide course participants in their first hunts. Instruction will include:  hunter educationlicensehunting as it relates to conservationunderstanding deermaking ethical shotshunting essentials,field game caremeat processing preservationcooking venison.Hunter Orientation: October 2nd and 16th 7-9PMNYS Hunter Ex/ Range Day: October 20th 9AM-5PMHuns will occur between November 16th and December 8thFurther detailed info available upon requestFeatured Piece in Lancaster Farming $50 ========================================= North American Invasive Species Management Association Annual Conference Monday, September 30, 2019 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm The Saratoga Hilton (534 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866) The 2019 NAISMA Annual Meeting will be a joint conference with the New York Invasive Species Research Institute, Cornell University, an internationally renowned center of academic research and outreach. Conference sessions, presentations, and workshops will bridge the geographic divide between West to East and North to South, connecting terrestrial and aquatic invasive species management, research, policy, and outreach initiatives and opportunities across North America. Kristopher Williams, kbw44@cornell.edu, 518-321-0189 ========================================= Backyard Permaculture Wednesday, October 9, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm SUNY Adirondack Community College (640 Bay Road Queensbury, New York 12804) Presented by Warren and Saratoga Cornell Cooperative Extensions & Warren County Soil and WaterOctober 9th from 6:30pm - 8:00pmCost: $10 Free to SUNY ADK students Pre-Register with payment by October 4th. Contact CCE Warren at 518.668.4881 or by email jmh452@cornell.edu Join us to learn about how you can implement permaculture in your own backyard through gardening, farm animals and water resources.SUNY Adirondack 640 Bay Rd, Queensbury Building C. Bryan Hall Room 128 10 free to SUNY ADK students Jessica Holmes, jmh452@cornell.edu, 518-885-8995 ========================================= Making Jerky & Canning Meat Thursday, October 10, 2019 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County (50 West High Street Ballston Spa, NY 12020) Learn how to safely make your own jerky in an oven or food dehydrator. Canned meat is tender and makes a quick meal. Learn the steps to safe pressure canning, a process that can be used for preserving vegetables and soups too. Participants will take home a sample of jerky.Pre-registration require click here for registration form. Diane Whitten, dsh23@cornell.edu, 518-885-8995 ========================================= 4-H Camp Wild Great Camp Out Saturday, October 12, 2019 4:00 pm - 12:00 pm Saratoga County 4-H Training & Education Center (556 Middle Line Road Ballston Spa, NY 12020) Saratoga County 4-H Presents Camp Wild's Great Camp Out! The Great Camp Out is an overnight camping fundraising event to benefit upcoming 4-H Camp Wild programs. Saturday October 12th, families are invited to join us at the Saratoga County 4-H Training Center. Camp sites are available with the capacity to fit two tents with maximum occupancy of 8. The price of a ticket will include dinner, an outdoor movie, and a pancake breakfast Sunday morning; along with plenty of other activities throughout the evening for families to participate in. Space is limited to 10 open sites so we encourage families to reserve space now. Tickets are $50 for a family of 4 with additional members costing $5 each. Children under 3 are free. 4-H families will receive a $15 discount.There is security deposit of $25 required at the time of reservation and will be refunded if reservation is canceled BEFORE October 1st. ANY RESERVATIONS CANCELED AFTER OCTOBER 1st WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR REFUNDS.Reservations will be accepted until all the sites are sold out or until October 7th. In the case of a sellout, a waiting list will be made available. Regular updates will be provided via social mediaBalance will be required @ check-in.All proceeds to benefit the Saratoga County 4-H School Outreach Camp Wild program. Full details/ rules/ schedule will be sent with confirmation but please call our office with any questions. 518-885-8995 $50/ family of 4, $5 each additional family member Andrea Love Smith, als458@cornell.edu, 518-885-8995 ========================================= Detect Invasive Species Locally with Smartphone App Tuesday, October 15, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Saratoga Springs Public Library (49 Henry Street Saratoga Springs, NY 12866) HWA (hemlock wooly adelgid) is a tiny insect pest that has been killing hemlock trees; the pest has been found in Saratoga county. The New York Natural Heritage Program’s Invasive Species Database Program (nyimapinvasives.org), together with partners at the Hemlock Initiative and the Capital Mohawk PRISM is leading an effort by volunteer citizen scientists to identify infected hemlock trees as early as possible.This class also introduces invasive species such as burning bush plants, oriental bittersweet, and Japanese Barberry. Early detection can be crucial to controlling the spread of these plants and insects (such as HWA) to New York and its northern half, especially where Saratoga County sites. Register to get trained in detecting HWA and the plants mentioned above, and in use of the iMapInvasives Mobile app to record your observations in New York’s invasive species database. Kristopher Williams, kbw44@cornell.edu, 518-321-0189 ========================================= Field to Fork Wednesday, October 16, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Saratoga County 4-H Training & Education Center (556 Middle Line Road Ballston Spa, NY 12020) Upper Hudson River Valley QDMA Branch and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga and Warren Counties present FIELD TO FORKHarvest your own local meatIf you want the ultimate in free-range, antibiotic/ additive-free meat then sometimes you just have to do it yourself. This workshop will teach you deer hunting basics to help you live more sustainably. Eat wild. Eat natural.For adults 18 and up. Firearms will be provided for workshop and during hunts. Experiences mentors will be available to guide course participants in their first hunts. Instruction will include:  hunter educationlicensehunting as it relates to conservationunderstanding deermaking ethical shotshunting essentials,field game caremeat processing preservationcooking venison.Hunter Orientation: October 2nd and 16th 7-9PMNYS Hunter Ex/ Range Day: October 20th 9AM-5PMHuns will occur between November 16th and December 8thFurther detailed info available upon requestFeatured Piece in Lancaster Farming $50 ========================================= Field to Fork Sunday, October 20, 2019 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Saratoga County 4-H Training & Education Center (556 Middle Line Road Ballston Spa, NY 12020) Upper Hudson River Valley QDMA Branch and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga and Warren Counties present FIELD TO FORKHarvest your own local meatIf you want the ultimate in free-range, antibiotic/ additive-free meat then sometimes you just have to do it yourself. This workshop will teach you deer hunting basics to help you live more sustainably. Eat wild. Eat natural.For adults 18 and up. Firearms will be provided for workshop and during hunts. Experiences mentors will be available to guide course participants in their first hunts. Instruction will include:  hunter educationlicensehunting as it relates to conservationunderstanding deermaking ethical shotshunting essentials,field game caremeat processing preservationcooking venison.Hunter Orientation: October 2nd and 16th 7-9PMNYS Hunter Ex/ Range Day: October 20th 9AM-5PMHuns will occur between November 16th and December 8thFurther detailed info available upon requestFeatured Piece in Lancaster Farming $50 ========================================= DEFENSIVE DRIVING Sunday, November 3, 2019 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County (50 West High Street Ballston Spa, NY 12020) The Defensive Driving Program is the NY State approved 6-hour course. This allows the participant to receive either an insurance reduction or point reduction. This is not court mandated although it may be. This class is open to anyone with a valid driver’s license. The program is 6 hours of classroom instruction with breaks. The cost is 40.00 per person, cash, money order or checks made payable to: CCE of Saratoga.INSTRUCTOR: Cynthia Dort- Certified Defensive Driving InstructorDATES OFFERED:Sunday May 198:00AM - 4:00PMWednesday September 18 AND Thursday September 19 (participants MUST attend both)5:00PM - 9:00PMSunday November 38:00AM - 4:00PM $40.00 Cindy Dort, cjd53@cornell.edu, 518-885-8995 ========================================= Making Jam for Gifts Saturday, November 23, 2019 9:30 am - 12:00 pm 50 West High St. Ballston Spa, NY 12020 Jam makes a great gift from the heart and is easy as pie. We’ll make both freezer jam (a no cook recipe for kids), and cooked jam, then decorate a jar to take home for gift giving. This class will cover the basics of canning in a boiling water bath or steam canner, including equipment needed.Registration form click here. Diane Whitten, dsh23@cornell.edu, 518-885-8995 =========================================