Questions?
Sam Lewandowski
For Stewards & Volunteers
Arbor Team (only)
Release form
Tree-cutting guidelines
Volunteer Events & Schedules
Watch for them!
Trees
Native Tree Guide (Albany, NY, excellent for Craneridge)
Tree ID Northeastern Hardwoods (25 min video)
Tree ID Northeastern Softwoods (10 min video)
Planting Bare-Root Trees (1:30 min video)
How to Plant a Tree (many resources)
Native Plants
Why Native Plants Matter (2:30 min video)
Why Native Plants Matter (more detail)
New York State Native Plants, Shrubs and Trees
Resources from Lyn Chimera’s talk
Native Plants Database
Deer Resistant Native Plants (pdf)
Deer Resistant Plants New England (pdf)
Wildlife Ecology
Certify Your Yard as a Wildlife Habitat (National Wildlife Federation)
NWF Certification Checklist (pdf)
New! Take a Stand Against Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Visit our new HWA page to learn how YOU can take a stand against this threat!
Invasive Plants and Insects
Invasive Species Descriptions and Management (WNY PRISM)
Invasives of Special Concern
Asian Jumping Worm Homeowners Guide (pdf)
Beech Bark Disease
Emerald Ash Borer
Creek and Watershed
Get to Know the Niagara River Watershed
Protecting Headwaters (pdf) Crump Brook is in important headwaters
Craneridge Homeowners Association 