NSSWNY/NFBS Joint Trip to The Houghton and Furman Preserves

Sunday June 29th, 2025 8:30AM Join us for a fun-filled day, featuring hikes to the Houghton and Furman preserves with our friends from the Niagara Frontier Botanical Society (NFBS) followed by our annual picnic at Sprague Brook Park.. You’re welcome to join us for either or both of these events. 

Please join us for a day of natural beauty at Furman Fen and Houghton Bog, two NSSWNY preserves in southern Erie County. Showy ladyslippers (Cypripedium reginae), grass pinks (Calopagon tuberosus), and purple pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea) will be among the many plants we will encounter. Long-time member and professional entomologist Dr. Wayne Gall will be our guide. 

We will be meeting at 8:30 AM at Sprague Brook Park Casino, 9674 Foote Road, Glenwood, 14069, in southern Erie County. Bring water shoes or boots; this is an easy level hike.

Contact Houghton Preserve Custodian Ed Fuchs for more info: edfuchs.nfbs@gmail.com or

716-598-1307 

Then, after hiking our preserves, you can put your feet up, fill your plate with food, and enjoy the company of your friends and fellow mem-bers of NFBS and NSSWNY at our NSSWNY annual picnic. The picnic will get under-way at Sprague Brook Park, Shelter Number 7, at 12:00 noon. Of course, folks can come for one or both of the preserve visits or just plan on attending the picnic only. Please do sign up for the picnic by emailing jcourtneyswift@aol.com or calling: (716) 532-6022. Plan to bring your own table service and a dish to pass. Sandwich makings will be provided as well as beverages. Don’t miss this fun and delicious tradition.