Genesee Land Trust and River Alliance Events:
Inclusion Point of Contact:
How can we support your participation in our program events and/or visiting nature preserves? Would you like to request an ASL interpreter? Have questions about the parking or trails?
Please get in touch with:
Mckenna Erwell
merwell@geneseelandtrust.org
(585) 450-3939
Support Resource:
If there is specific mobility equipment you need to explore our trails and nature preserves, we invite you to reach out to Endless Highway, a Rochester-based non-profit dedicated to ensuring children and adults who use mobility devices have opportunities to participate in adaptive and inclusive sports, recreation, and arts.
You can contact them directly by calling (585) 313-8695 or completing this online form.
Free Community Events by Other Groups:
Please email community event suggestions to info@geneseelandtrust.org.
August
August 6 | 6 – 7pm: Walking Tour–Reinventing Rochester’s 6th Ward (Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County)
August 8 | 1 – 2pm: Moss Terrariums (Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County)
August 10 | 11:30am – 12:30pm: Grow It, Dye It, Wear It! (Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County)
August 11 | noon – 3:30pm: Basic Tree Identification (Burroughs Audubon Nature Club)
August 12 | 11am – noon: RMSC Delivers–Dinosaurs (Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County)
August 15 | 10am – noon: Fabulous Ferns (Burroughs Audubon Nature Club)
August 15 | 11:30am: Historical Walk with Rush Town Historian Sue Mee (Rush RPA)
August 20 | 6 – 7:30pm: Walking Tour–Felons, Flowers, Recreation, & Repurposing'; A Stroll Down South Avenue (Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County)
August 22 | 9:30am & 11:30am: Bug Hunt! (Rush RPA)
August 27 | 7 – 9pm: Musical Open House & Katydid Chorus (Burroughs Audubon Nature Club)
September
September 3 | 5 – 6:30pm: Walking Tour–From Shoes to Shrapnel: Industrializing (east) Rochester (Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County)
September 10 | 3 – 4:30pm: ROC Ecology (Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County)
September 12 | 1:30 – 3pm: Native vs. Invasive Walk (Rush RPA)
September 17 | 5 – 6:30pm: Walking Tour–Washington Square Neighborhood (Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County)
September 19 | 8:30 – 9:30am Forest Bathing (Rush RPA)
Save the Date
Monday, October 12, 2026 | 6 am - 6 pm Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Saturday, November 28, 2026 (Small Business Saturday) | 10 am - 5 pm: Native Made Market