Menu
Log in
  • Home
  • NYESTA 2026 Summer Conference Fossils & Niagara landscape

NYESTA 2026 Summer Conference Fossils & Niagara landscape

  • Tuesday, August 04, 2026
  • 2:00 PM
  • Thursday, August 06, 2026
  • Niagara Falls, NY

Registration


Register

NYESTA Summer Conference -Earth Science in Action: Fieldwork, Fossils & the Niagara Landscape

August 4-6, 2026

Room Reservations

DoubleTree by Hilton Niagara Falls

401 Buffalo Ave, Niagara Falls, NY

https://group.doubletree.com/lf6wrh

Or call 716-524-3333 and press “1” when prompted. The code for our event is EST

Rate will be valid through July 9, 2026

Agenda

Tuesday, August 4th - Day 1

Buffalo State University

1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY 14222 

SAMC building

  • 2:00-4:00 PM: Check-in/Registration
  • 4:00-5:00 PM: Planetarium visit
  • Dinner on your own
Dinner Options Near Buffalo State
Dinner Options Near DoubleTree by Hilton, Niagara Falls

Wednesday, August 5th - Day 2

(Day 2 Only Registration - $100 members, $120 non-members)

  • 8:30 AM: Pembroke Quarry (Buffalo Geological Association)
 PPE required: steel toe boots, hard hats & reflective vests

(1 year of BGS membership is included)

  • Lunch
  • Afternoon: Niagara Gorge Experience (Artpark State Park  450 S 4th St, Lewiston, NY 14092, United States  ) 
    • 1.5-hour guided hike
    • Focus: 11 rock layers + Silurian fossils
  • 2 pm Power Vista Visit (5777 Lewiston Rd, Lewiston, NY 14092, United States)
  • Dinner 
    • DoubleTree Hotel (401 Buffalo Ave, Niagara Falls, NY 14303, United States
    • Awards
    • Speaker Nate Drag  Sea Grant UB
      • Topics include:
        • CoastSnap community science shoreline monitoring
        • Great Lakes shoreline change
        • Optional hands-on modeling activity
        • Coastal resiliency curriculum connections

Thursday, August 6th - Day 3

(Day 3 Only Registration - $50 members, $70 non-members)


CTLE credits provided based on hours attended.

Pricing

- Members: $140

- Non-members: $160

All-inclusive except hotel. *No refunds, so please make every effort to attend.*

Materials included: NYESTA T-shirt and Field Guides & Resources.


**Questions?**

Contact Nadya Mease at nyesta.president@gmail.com



Powered by Wild Apricot Membership Software