by admin | Jul 23, 2010 | Field Techniques
Below is a photo of botanist David Werier using his iPad in the field to look at plant manuals he has stored on it. David says it saves him a lot of weight and he can carry many references that would have been impossible to bring in the field in the past. It has a...
by admin | Jul 23, 2010 | Invasive Species
From a DEC Press Release: Additional Investigation Planned After Invasive Beetles Found in Traps New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis and state Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today announced the discovery of the...
by admin | Jul 16, 2010 | Plant Sightings, Rare Plant Surveys
After the initial discovery this summer of Isotria medeoloides in Orange County, a follow-up survey was done this week and almost 100 more plants were counted. That is an encouraging sign that the plant is doing well and may be in other areas. The New York Natural...
by admin | Jul 16, 2010 | Invasive Species, Publications, Apps, and Websites
The concept of Novel Ecosystems is gaining traction in the conservation community and will have implications with how preserves and other natural areas are managed (less management of invasive species for example). In the words of one ecologist, “Novel systems...
by admin | Jul 9, 2010 | People
From Steve Young – NY Natural Heritage Program This link is to an obituary in the Watertown Daily Times: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100702/OBIT01/307029958/-1/obit I met Dr. Ketchledge in 1971 when I was his undergraduate student in dendrology...
