Posted by Doc Hamels

RURAL-URBAN DAY PRESENTED

The Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville held its annual Rural-Urban Day recently.   Jennifer Phillips Russo, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Viticulture Extension Specialist for the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program was its key note (pictured left).  Ms. Russo presented a wide range of possible occupations within the field of agriculture as well as facts on the invasive spotted lantern fly.
 
 
 
Ms. Russo received her BA in Biology from SUNY Fredonia and continued with her graduate degree in Biology/Environmental Science.
 
The Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville has presented the Rural-Urban Day for many years. It was developed by Rotarians Steve and Helen Baran to bring community members together to focus on our region’s rich agricultural resources.