OCAC – Third Thursday Environmental Series: Foraging Edible Treasures in the Wild

On the surface, farmers and environmentalists seem to be on opposite ends of the spectrum but how true is that? Is there a tradeoff between producing food and preserving wildlife habitat? How do farmers protect ground-nesting birds, turtles, and amphibians? How do herbicide treatments and fertilizers affect groundwater, soils, and streams? Are conventional farmers getting a bad rap?

Jake Wedemeyer has been with the Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District for 22 years. His passion is dairy farming, and he worked for Crystal Spring Dairy Farm in Andes, NY, one of the nation’s top Jersey herds. Jake has a Bachelor's in Environmental Science with a minor in chemistry, a Master’s in Geography, and is a Certified Professional in Crop Advisement and Erosion and Sediment Control.  He will answer any of your questions on the impact of farmers’ choices on the environment.

This is a free, interactive webinar via Zoom. Simply navigate to https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83538684901 on Thursday, October 17, at 6:30 p.m., or send an email to [email protected] any time before the event to obtain a clickable version of the link.

The Third Thursday Environmental Series is a program of free, online events, organized by members of the Rochester, Marbletown, Rosendale, Gardiner, and Olive Environmental Conservation Commissions (ECC’s).  Each month, every third Thursday, the series presents a free, online program on an environmental topic of interest to residents of Ulster County.  To view videos of prior presentations, go to the Third Thursday Environmental Series channel on YouTube.

All meetings are now in-person.

All meetings are now in-person

7 pm

*Only meets if an application has been submitted.*

All meetings are now in-person.