Hudson River Foundation Salt Marsh Seminars

The Foundation presents a seminar series on scientific issues related to the environmental quality and resource management of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary. Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 10:30 am Ecological Functions of Hudson River Salt Marshes and Submerged...

Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Talk Coming Up

October 13, 2009 Tuesday, 7:30 PM Mary Beth and Paul Tomko: β€œThe Edgewood Oak-Brush Plains Preserve.” The Edgewood Oak-Brush Plains State Preserve is the second largest remnant of pitch pine/scrub oak in NY and the only such area on Long Island. The past, present, and...

Long Island Plant Sightings May 2009

From the Long Island Botanical Society: Corydalis sempervirens, pink corydalis (Fumariaceae, the Fumitory Family; formerly included in the Papaveraceae, the Poppy Family). This delicate, showy spring wildflower is very rare on Long Island; the LIBS draft atlas of...