by admin | Apr 24, 2009 | Ecology, Plant Sightings
On Saturday April 25th, SUNY-Fredonia students and interested members of the public will visit the Alexander Preserve in Zoar Valley and devote the day to removal of invasive species within the Preserve in honor of Earth Week. The Preserve is owned and managed by the...
by admin | Apr 21, 2009 | Plant Sightings, What's Blooming
Late April is a good time to see our wildflower flora coming back to life after a long winter. You can spot individual species coming up before the rush of May and June when hundreds of species are blooming. In and around the red maple swamp at the end of my street...
by admin | Apr 20, 2009 | Field Techniques
I just finished reading an article entitled “How The E-book Will Change The Way We Read And Write” in the April 20 Wall Street Journal. It makes me wonder when our plant manuals will become available electronically and all we have to take into the field is...
by admin | Apr 19, 2009 | Plant Sightings
While walking along my neighborhood street I spotted a small (about 4 inches tall) member of the Brassicaceae growing in masses in the dirt of a yard. I had not seen this before and at first glance thought it might be a Draba. It turns out that is is a European weed...
by admin | Apr 17, 2009 | What's Blooming
Today I took my son fly fishing along the Upper Hudson at North River in the Adirondacks and along the banks of the river the alder catkins were blooming. Also seen were the white fruits of poison ivy and the capsules of evening primrose, highbush cranberry fruits...
