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Sep 21, 2024 10:00 am - 4:00 pmAbout this Event
Enjoy the premier festival that celebrates all things nature and environment in WNY! Crafts for kids, live animals, hands-on activities, and more! No registration required.
Please leave pets at home.
Boy Scout Troop 500 will sell hotdogs, hamburgers, fresh fruit, drinks and snacks. We encourage visitors to bring cash to purchase food and merchandise, as there is no ATM on site. A $3 donation per person is requested at the door to help cover the costs of the festival.
Take a hike with Buffalo Audubon Society, WNY PRISM, a DEC Forester and more!
A DEC Forest Ranger will demonstrate “The Job of a Forest Ranger”
Buffalo Bonsai Club: Kids will have the opportunity to shape a bonsai tree with a young larch and pipe cleaners to take home for free at our tent
NYS Department of Public Service will be making fridge magnets and bookbag pins for kids to take home
Music by the Buffalo Ukelele Club
Confirmed Exhibitors:
Buffalo Audubon Society
Buffalo Bonsai Society
BUFFALO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC.
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper
Cheektowaga Historical Association
Cheektowaga Youth Engaged in Service (YES)
Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program
DEC Bureau of Wildlife
DEC Division of Lands & Forests
DEC Division of Law Enforcement
DEC Forest Rangers
DEC Hogweed Program (Bureau of Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health)
Depew Fire Department
Earth Spirit
Erie County Foster Care
Erie County Soil & Water Conservation District
Friends of Reinstein Woods
New York State Department of Public Service
NYS Parks
Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve
Tifft Nature Preserve
Tobacco Free Roswell Park
Tropical Fish Club of Erie County (TFCEC)
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Western New York Scout Council
WNY Lions District 20N (Sustainability Committee)
WNY PRISM
WNY Young Birders and Spark Bird Project
Scheduled Events
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10:30
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Bird Walk With Buffalo Audubon Society
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11:15
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The Job of a Forest Ranger
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12:00
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Buffalo Ukulele Club Performance
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1:00
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WNY PRISM Forest Walk
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1:30
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Buffalo Ukulele Club Performance
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2:00
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Tree Hike with DEC Forester
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Parks Adventure Bus:
Green your transportation by riding the Parks Adventure Bus to the Festival!
| Departure from MTC | Arrival to Park | Departure from Park | Arrival to MTC |
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| 9:30 AM | 9:50 AM | 12:15 PM | 12:35 PM |
| 11:30 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:15 PM | 2:35 PM |
| 1:30 PM | 1:50 PM | 4:15 PM | 4:35 PM |
See the NFTA website for more details.
Enjoy These Activities:
- Visit the Pond Exploration Zone
- Kids can make Nature Crafts
- Take part in a Scavenger Hunt and win a prize
- Dress up like a DEC Career!
- See how well you do in the Wildlife Spotter’s Challenge
- Go on a birding or nature walk!
Thank you to our Gold Sponsor!
