by admin | Jan 19, 2011 | Publications, Apps, and Websites
The UBC Botanical Garden in Vancouver produces this website with plants from all over the world. The accompanying text is sometimes pretty long so a lot of work goes into each entry. CLICK HERE for the website.
by admin | Jan 18, 2011 | Ecology, Natural History
Evelyn Greene sent a link to this video to show how frazil ice is formed in Yosemite. It is the same process that builds the ice we see on the ice meadows at The Glen on the Hudson River. Evelyn has studied this phenomenon for years and how it affects the unique...
by admin | Jan 18, 2011 | Publications, Apps, and Websites
The Plant Trivia app touts it as, “a simple game to help you learn 200 plant names and pictures. The game is pretty simple: You start with 60 seconds on the clock. Each correct answer is worth 5 points on the first try, 3 on the second, 2 on the third, and 0 on...
by admin | Jan 13, 2011 | Publications, Apps, and Websites
Last year I wrote a post about plant identification apps for the iPhone. Since then it has consistently been one of the top two most popular posts on this blog. That tells me that the public is very interested in having apps that help them identify the plants they are...
by admin | Jan 12, 2011 | Ecology, Invasive Species
Northeast forest health managers are cautiously optimistic they might be along the path to protecting threatened Northeast hemlock populations. For the full news release CLICK HERE.
