by admin | Feb 3, 2011 | Funding and Jobs
POSITION: Assistant Plant Inspector SALARY: $15.93/hour APPOINTMENT: Temporary, Non-Competitive LOCATION: Otsego County POSITION DESCRIPTION: As an Assistant Plant Inspector, you will be assigned to the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Control Program. The objective of the...
by admin | Feb 1, 2011 | Field Techniques, Publications, Apps, and Websites
If you want to enter GPS coordinates in web-based maps it can be a hassle to convert the coordinate systems depending on how you record them. There is a great website that does it for you and with one click will go to the web map you want. It is called leware.net...
by admin | Jan 31, 2011 | Plant Distribution
Recently I was looking at species of Rosa in the New York Flora Atlas. When I looked at the genus I noticed that the genus map had Cortland County as the only county without a record of any species of Rosa. That made me curious to find out if any other common genera...
by admin | Jan 28, 2011 | Ecology, Publications, Apps, and Websites
The Pollinator Partnership is a fascinating website that deals with the role of pollinators. The Pollinator Partnership’s mission is to protect pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation, education, and research. Signature initiatives include...
by admin | Jan 28, 2011 | Publications, Apps, and Websites, Taxonomy
If you have ever sought the meaning behind the scientific name of a plant there is an easy website to use called Botanary (botanical dictionary) to look them up. It’s part of the gardening site “Dave’s Garden”. Keep it handy on your smartphone...
