Cost: $10 per family
Registration: call 315- 536-5123 or click here

Back by popular demand, Yates County Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Master Forest Owner Volunteers, and the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation will host a workshop on understanding landowner liability issues.  This workshop will explore the responsibility and liability of landowners for the actions of a trespasser, hunter, invitee, and other types of people who may access your property.  This workshop will provide information about the laws of New York and give guidance on how to proceed with enforcement through local authorities.

This workshop presents an opportunity to have all your questions answered by qualified experts.

 Featured Presenters Include:

David Colligan, attorney at law at Colligan Law, LLP will cover the following topics:

• Current landowner liability case law;
• Posting your property;
• Providing permission to people to hike, hunt, or ride ATV’s on your land;
• Liability toward trespassers versus people who are allowed to be there;
• Right-of-ways; and
• Ponds, swimming, and attractive nuisances.

Josh Crain, Environmental Conservation Officer,

Ed Nemitz, Yates County Sheriff’s Department, and

Dave Mashewske, Yates County District Attorney’s Office will cover the following topics:

• What to do when you suspect a trespass;
• How to report a trespass;
• How to approach a potential situation on your property; and
• Personal experiences and lessons learned.

Workshop fee: $10.00 per person/family includes presentations, refreshments, and expert answers to your questions.  Pre-registration is required by clicking here or calling 315-536-5123.

Please call with questions and registration: Yates County Cornell Cooperative Extension 315-536-5123

Did you enjoy the neat hike on the Bristol Trail on July 19?  Did you notice the work that’s needed to make it into a real neat trail, friendly not only for hikers, but also for the Twisted Branch mega marathon runners on August 29, many of whom will be entering this part of the trail in the dark?

So, grab your work gloves, loppers, weed eaters, bowsaws, etc. and join us on Tuesday, August 4 or, if it’s raining, the following day.  We’re starting at 8 AM, so we can get done before it gets too hot.  We’re meeting at the picnic tables outside Bob and Ruth’s in Naples, to plan our workday.  You can get a cup of joe, or anything else you’d like, from their fine breakfast menu.  Most important, you can use their plumbing facilities, to start out with an empty storage tank.  Donna Noteware is meeting us there, to get us access to the middle of the trail, through Longsdorf Rd.  This is where those omnipresent multiflora roses are constantly encroaching on the trail

Hope to see you there.  Let’s show how nice our organization can make this trail for our hikers and runners.

Agenda

  Approve minutes – Katherine
    Please review the minutes prior to the meeting. Please look in the dropbox

  Treasurer’s report – Melissa

  Committee Reports
    Advertizing – Katherine
    Trail Maintenance – Gene
    Trail Building – Rick
    Bicentenial Committee – Wendy, Mark
    Hiking Group – Wendy
      Winter Hikes

  New Business

  Next Meeting