by admin | Aug 12, 2009 | Plant Sightings, Rare Plant Surveys
On August 6th, Kim Smith of the New York Natural Heritage Program visited a known population of Platanthera cristata (Yellow-crested Orchis) on Long Island. This species is endangered in New York and known from only a few sites in the state, so it is a very rare sight...
by admin | Aug 11, 2009 | Invasive Species
From Holly Menninger at Cornell: Invasive species were a prevalent theme at the Ecological Society of America’s annual meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 3-7. For those of you not able to attend but interested in the research, I’ve created a page...
by admin | Aug 9, 2009 | Happenings, Plant Identification
New England Botanical Club SEPTEMBER WORKSHOP “ASTERS of NEW ENGLAND” Lead by Arieh Tal Saturday, 19 September 2009 10 AM for 2-hour indoor session, followed by afternoon field foray $10 (cash or check made out to NEBC) 101 O’Neil Hall College of the Holy Cross, 1...
by admin | Aug 8, 2009 | NY Flora Association
A few years ago we had to stop updating our website for various reasons but in the last year web desiger Paulina Manzo of Plina Designs and board members Troy Weldy and Adam Ryburn have made a concerted effort to redesign and populate a new website that will be...
by admin | Aug 3, 2009 | Natural History, Plant Sightings, Plant Uses
There is a series of three article where Gerry Moore, botanist at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and NYFA board member, answered questions about the flora of New York City. See the questions and answers starting here. The series was discontinued after the three...
