By Michele Wunderlich, Principal Environmental Planner, Cayuga County Department of Planning & Economic Development

On Monday, May 18, 2026, the Moravia Central School District held its annual Moravia Gives Back Day, a celebration of community service and student involvement. As part of the event, fifteen students and two teachers volunteered at the Fillmore Nature Preserve, where they helped clean up trails. Adam Effler and Jessie Lloyd provided guidance and support to the students as they cleaned the trails. Michele Wunderlich provided information on how to identify the invasive species in the preserve. Thanks to the hard work of these students and staff, the preserve is now a little cleaner—and our students are a little wiser about conservation and community service.

(Cover photo is multiflora rose, an invasive species found at Fillmore Nature Preserve)