by admin | Mar 1, 2011 | Invasive Species
You are if you consume invasive species. A new website has been set up to delve into the subject of consuming invasive species. Here is an excerpt from their introduction: It’s Invasive Species Awareness Week, and although every week is unofficially Invasive Species...
by admin | Feb 28, 2011 | Invasive Species
Here is a good overview of the effects this insect has had in the Midwest and what we should expect to happen in New York. CLICK HERE. Below is a video of a June 2010 newscast about the beetle first showing up in Western New...
by admin | Feb 27, 2011 | Publications, Apps, and Websites
I have been looking for a complete illustrated plant glossary that would be accessible online. The closest I have come is one called the Botanical Visual Glossary by the LSU herbarium another by Arieh Tal that use photos to show plant parts with little arrows. This...
by admin | Feb 26, 2011 | Plant Identification, Plant Sightings, Quiz
This is a simple slideshow of common wildflowers with birds singing in the background. The photographer needs to work on his focus but it’s nice to see these in the winter and anticipate things to come. Try to guess what they are as they come up (don’t...
by admin | Feb 25, 2011 | Invasive Species
From Bill Moorhead: CLICK HERE for an announcement of two 1-day plant identification workshops, a Fairfield County edition and a Litchfield county edition, taught by me and co-sponsored by Aton Forest Inc. and Highstead Arboretum, focusing on distinguishing invasive...
