Our May program is scheduled for May 19, 7:30 p.m. at the Elm Park Methodist Church, Chestnut St., Oneonta.   Larry Bifaro, Wildlife Biologist for New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will speak on Black Bears in New York, Natural History, Management and Interactions with People.

 Larry has been employed by DEC for 26 years and has spent the past 19 years in the Stamford Wildlife Office working with black bears in the western Catskill region. He is a member of DEC’s Big Game Management Team and resides in Delaware County.

The program will describe basic bear biology and behavior with a strong focus on impacts to people and communities.

This presentation is free and open to the public.  Refreshments will be served.  For further information, call (607) 652-2162.