Enjoy the premier festival that celebrates all things nature and environment in WNY! Crafts for kids, live animals, hands-on activities, and more!

Please leave pets at home.

Boy Scout Troop 500 will sell hotdogs, drinks and snacks. We encourage visitors to bring cash to purchase food and merchandise, as there is no ATM on site. A $3 donation per person is requested at the door to help cover the costs of the festival.

Branding Buffalo will be on site printing Friends of Reinstein Woods’ 20th Anniversary T-shirts, hoodies and more!

The Buffalo Geological Society will be demonstrating how to identify rocks and fossils at their table. Visitors also can bring a mineral, fossil or rock that they own and the Society will help you how to identify the object.

Parks Adventure Bus:
Green your transportation by riding the Parks Adventure Bus to the Festival! The bus will arrive at the festival at 9:50 AM, 11:50 AM, and 1:50 PM and departs for Metropolitan Transportation Center at 12:15 PM, 2:15PM, and 4:15 PM.

Enjoy These Activities:

Visit with Buffalo Zoo Animals (11 AM to 2 PM) and other live animals on exhibit!
Try archery with US Fish & Wildlife Service
Visit the Pond Exploration Zone
Kids can make Nature Crafts
Take part in a Scavenger Hunt and win a prize
Become a Scientist in the Science Zone!
See how well you do in the Wildlife Spotter’s Challenge
Use a compass with Niagara Frontier Search & Rescue Team
Go on a birding or nature walk!
Food from Boy Scout Troop 500
Facepainting with Cheektowaga YES (11 AM – 4 PM)

Scheduled Events:

10:30 AM Erie County Park Ranger Hike: Explore forest & wetlands with an Erie County Park Ranger
11:00 AM SPCA Wildlife Department Talk: Learn how the SPCA takes care of injured wildlife.
11:30 AM Buffalo Ukulele Club Performance
12:00 PM Job of a DEC Forest Ranger: Learn about forest fire fighting techniques in this interactive demonstration.
12:45 PM Buffalo Ukulele Club Performance
1:30 PM Bird Walk with Buffalo Audubon Society
2:00 PM Tree Hike with DEC Forester Nature Morey
2:30 PM Merlin Demo with WNY Young Birders Club: Learn how to use the Merlin app to identify birds by sight or sound!

Date: September 16, 2023

Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location: Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve - 93 Honorine Drive Depew, NY 14043

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