Trees of the Shawangunks Walk, October 11

From the Mohonk Preserve: Sunday, October 11th, 10am-2pm. Trees of the Shawangunks. Join Ryan Trapani, Education Forester, Catskill Forest Association, Inc., and come out and enjoy a beautiful fall day and share Ryan’s deep knowledge of the forest. Learn to recognize...

Kudzu in Albany, Here and Gone

In 2006 a DEC forester was taking his afternoon exercise walk in downtown Albany and noticed this big leafy legume vine smothering a privacy fence.  He took some digital pictures and notified Jerry Carlson, DEC State Plant Pathologist, of the location.  Ken Carnes,...

Another Invasive Grass to Watch Out For

We recently posted an alert for false brome grass but Marilyn Jordan from TNC Long Island is also concerned about wavy leaf basketgrass showing up in New York. Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P. Beauv. ssp. undulatifolius (Ard.) U. Scholz Reported though the Mid-Atlantic...