Join Us to Celebrate!

Genesee Land Trust is opening our 20th nature preserve, and first in Ontario County!

Saturday, Sept. 20th

1 - 4 pm

Mertensia Park in Farmington

Contra Dance w/ Live Music by PossumTone String Band and Margaret Matthews

Free Molly V’s Homemade Ice Cream

Nature story times with Victor Farmington Library

Crafts and Games

The new preserve is located just off the Auburn Trail across from Mertensia Park in the Town of Farmington.

The ~66 acres of woods and wetlands include beautiful views of Ganargua Creek (aka Mud Creek) and 1 mile of shoreline.

Accessibility: The new preserve is connected to the Auburn Trail, which is flat and made of stone-dust. Trails within the preserve are still in progress. For more information, please reach out to our Inclusion Point of Contact, Elliotte Bowerman, at ebowerman@geneseelandtrust.org or (585)

Parking and Public Transit: The park has a parking lot with accessible spots available for event attendees.

Restrooms: ADA restrooms will be available in the Mertensia Lodge.

Pets: Dogs, other pets, emotional support, comfort, and companion animals are not allowed at this event. Although your pet may be friendly, everyone has different familiarity and experiences with animals. Thank you for being respectful to other attendees. 

Service Animals: Service animals, which are dogs or miniature horses that are specifically trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities, are welcome. Service animals must always be under the control of the handler, housebroken, cleaned up after, and vaccinated in accordance with state laws.