Assists landowners and other groups to protect the county's natural resources by providing technical assistance and programs to residents, landowners, and units of government.

Assists landowners and other groups to protect the county's natural resources by providing technical assistance and programs to residents, landowners, and units of government.

Offers natural resources programs and services, including technical assistance to farmers and landowners, training programs, and environmental education programs.

Interactive exhibits highlighting ever-changing history of life on earth including millions of specimens from microfossils to Ice Age giants. conducts, facilitates and communicates findings of paleontological research houses, curates and makes available specimen collections and a research library publishes technical and popular paleontology books and journals promotes earth history and paleontology through public exhibits and educational materials and programs for all levels of schools and students

Assists landowners and other groups to protect the county's natural resources by providing technical assistance and programs to residents, landowners, and units of government.

Works to foster and develop agricultural and natural resources, creates and supports local farmers, dairies, ranchers and gardeners to protect the natural resources through educational programs and technical services and practice in organic farming. Resources for new or beginning farmers available.

Offers a full continuum of care to both children and adults, individuals and families in WNY and beyond, having or at risk for genetic disorders. The division offers diagnosis, treatment and prevention of serious genetic disorders and related developmental abnormalities, and hereditary cancer counseling and testing. The Division of Genetics is also the New York State Metabolic Disease Treatment Center for Western New York. CLINIC SITES: 7 North Erie Street Hall Clothier Building Mayville, NY (Serves Cattaraugus & Chautauqua Counties) Cattaraugus County Health Department 1701 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 4010 Olean, NY (Serves Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties)

Science center devoted entirely to genetics education and operates center for molecular genetic research. Offers field trips, student summer day camps, education workshops, teacher training and fellowships, school district membership programs and opportunities for public education.

Contains a variety of library materials: books, magazines, newspapers and community publications relating to African-American heritage.

Provides training and education programs to the community through workshops and seminars on human sexuality. Goals include strengthening parent-child communication skills, educating adolescents about sexual decision making and responsibility, and providing prevention education on a broad spectrum of health problems, including AIDS.

Offers individuals a full scope of services in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. Services include bone density scans, physical therapy, physician evaluation, exercise classes, support groups, research and education.

Provides information in various methods to educate local farmers on management of their farms and gardens regarding season extension, marketing locally grown food, and vegetable and fruit production more effectively with an emphasis on environmentally friendly practices. Also provide landscape, grounds and turf management with current practices.

Provides educational programs on agriculture, horticulture and related topics. Provides assistance with insect, plant disease, weed identification and management crop production recommendations environment and health issues farmland and open space management and preservation. Also interprets research studies and educates populations on the proper safeguards when using chemicals/pesticides.

Focuses on the needs of breast cancer patients and families. Its mission is to serve the people of the Town of Islip confronting this disease and to provide education, outreach and support in enhancing their quality of life. Help and services are provided to qualified Town of Islip residents through its Lend a Helping Hand program. Additionally, the coalition provides support and assistance in promoting research into prevention and treatment.

Provides a research facility which includes digital collections, historical and genealogical databases, Brentwood High School yearbooks, reference collection for genealogy and local history research, scrapbooks, photographs and artifacts related to Brentwood history. Please call ahead for access to our special collections.

Fosters academic success and personal growth of Ithaca College lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students throughj college-wide services to enhance the campus community's understanding and appreciation of LGBT people and themes.

Advances the recognition, evaluation, and treatment of pediatric Multiple Sclerosis through the creation of a multidisciplinary program dedicated to clinical care and scientific research of children and adolescents with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Improves the diagnosis and treatment of MS in the pediatric age group and better defines the emotional, clinical, and neurological complications of the disorder.

Offers university affiliated resource center that brings research and practice together in community settings. RCASD Old Westbury provides evidence-based training and support to families and professionals, and through ongoing research, contributes knowledge to the field of autism spectrum disorders. RCASD Old Westbury provides high quality autism spectrum resources to individuals and families affected by autism, and to school personnel and community providers. RCASD functions with an overarching goal of identifying, disseminating, and assisting in the implementation of practices to build capacity to improve services and outcomes for children and youth with autism spectrum disorders. As a member of partnership of six university-affiliated programs across New York State, the RCASD at Old Westbury is part of a regional model approach demonstrated to be a successful paradigm around the nation for providing services and resources to families and professionals across the state that may not had access to cost-effective services in the past. Call for more detailed information.

Assists landowners and other groups to protect the county's natural resources by providing technical assistance and programs to residents, landowners, and units of government.

Offers natural resources programs and services, including technical assistance to farmers and landowners, training programs, and environmental education programs.

Grows seed clams, oysters and bay scallops for the enhancement/restoration of natural shellfish populations in local town and New York State waters. Offers public education on the importance of shellfish through facility and site tours. Also offers to the public oyster gardening opportunities.

Provides research results and information about farming issues to local farmers with varying farm size and enterprises, through farm visits, newsletters, and local programs. Provide workshops on specific farm issues, such as herd health, nutrition, farm business management, calf care, and more.

Recruits children and adults with varying degrees of autism and their families for various studies in order to advance knowledge and understanding of autism, and therefore create and modify different treatment methods.