by admin | May 9, 2010 | Ecology, Field Trips
At the end of my street in the Capital District of New York, there is a beautiful red maple swamp. Even though I don’t own it I think of it as mine because I probably venture into in more often than anyone in the neighborhood. Red maple swamps are some of my...
by admin | May 7, 2010 | Field Techniques
From Steve Young – Inventors are coming up with cheaper and cheaper aerial drones that may be used to look at plants in inaccessible areas like deep marshes, cliffs and in the canopy. I have not seen any of them being used for this purpose yet but it is a...
by admin | May 4, 2010 | Plant Organizations, Publications, Apps, and Websites
We have added this organization to our links list on the right side of the blog. Visit and learn all about this beautiful and diverse swamp in Putnam County.
by admin | Apr 30, 2010 | Plant Sightings
Steve Young at the NY Natural Heritage Program would like to know if you have seen nodding trillium lately. There is some discussion among NY botanists that it is becoming more rare in New York and may be in trouble. If you know of any populations of this trillium...
by admin | Apr 29, 2010 | Rare Plant Surveys
From Steve Young, NY Natural Heritage Program. At the request of the Long Island Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, I spent two days on the South Fork of Long Island evaluating the condition of Nantucket Juneberry (Amelanchier nantucketensis), a globally rare shrub...
