On Tuesday, June 16 at 10 am, all members are invited to a free talk featuring two speakers. The first lecture will be presented by Samuel Beck-Andersen, Associate Director of Invasive Species Programs and Coordinator of the Finger Lakes Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management at the Finger Lakes Institute, at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. His topic is “Addressing Invasives Species Across 17 Counties in the Finger Lakes.” Sam has deep roots in the Finger Lakes area.  He has a degree in Natural Resources Management from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, where he studied forestry, ecology, and the human dimensions of resource management.

The second speaker will be Timothy McDonnell, who will talk about the special geologic history that gave us Niagara Falls. Tim is a professor emeritus at Monroe Community College and the former Coordinator of the New York Geographic Alliance. He is also a member of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT, and he has led many different courses since 2006. The title of his presentation is “Why is Niagara Falls Here?”